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Old 21-07-2006, 03:35 AM posted to austin.gardening
Victor Martinez
 
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Default Austin Pond Society Tour July 15-16th

Libralove wrote:
He was not going to the any of the other ponds all over town, only the 2
there near his house where he was baby carriage pushing, so why should
he have to pay the full 2-day price to look at two neighborhood ponds
was my thought?


Because it's a fundraiser and those are the rules? If they're his
neighbors, he could easily come by some other time and look at the
ponds, right?

I was told by one board member as recently as yesterday that the board
believes basically that if we let one or two people get over by cheating
or seeing a pond for FREE "there could be millions more right behind


Obviously not millions, but how many would you think it's ok?

Then I will be ready to applaud the group again -- as long as they let
the neighbors into the nearby ponds for free (as long as there is no


I think that ought to be a decision of the pond owner. After all, it is
their house.

It was to be at the discretion of each volunteer ticket takers -- and
female, tall, blonde society Nazis could make any call they wished to
keep cheapskate men with babies from free "pond peeking". LOL


You really shouldn't call these people nazis. It demeans the word and
its meaning and it's too harsh an insult, don't you think?


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