[decooney]

Oh, and THANKS to the rest of you who sent me emails and called my cell phone today to alert me about the whining session going on here in this thread on CC. Sorry I did not respond sooner. But, those of you who know us, knew we would. I've been out of state back East dealing with a very serious family matter with a Mother near expiring, and just saw this thread now. Sure takes the rest of the flame out of a person to come back and read this stuff, and I probably am an idiot for putting up with any of it when I do have a regular job that I work 60-hours a week at plus 300-400hrs donated time to WSCB each year, and all for non-profit; not including the rest of the folks who donate their time. Hmmm. We may have to really rethink this for 2009, possibly letting the attendees put on their own event. You can't secure anything or put anything on without non-refundable deposits and expenditures that cannot be refunded. That all comes from attendee registration fees. For us who do donate time, the main reward comes from those who actually show up each year. Thanks to the rest of you for your ongoing support and understanding about how this is all made possible. And, for the rest who still don't understand - we agree to disagree with you, and defer back to the agreement you agreed to.