[spookypt]

The rush can stack in my trailer Greg. It's small enough!

Perhaps this year is a good idea at one of the dinners as a group to discuss costs and numbers. The reality is as numbers decrease costs go up. We love this event and are lucky to have it locked in over the long weekend for so long but something may have to give.

Numbers are again down this year it seems (Gavs fault as he's not coming) and the NSW club bears all the weight of any net loss. I know the QLD club chip in but perhaps an overall rethink to keep the nats the great event it is.

Numbers pay the bills so if we can increase the numbers as a state and then national level we all benefit. I enjoy the events fun social status but it can't stay that way if numbers decrease as the NSW club won't be able to subsidise it.

It's a great event but needs the participation to make it viable. Kim will be able to tell us how numbers went this year but I'm pretty sure they'd let my mum and her Gemini in at this stage to help boost the $s.

Spookypt