I do not disagree with the comments regarding the postal service and our entry program. It was considered that the nationals would fill certainly within week and possible within three days. This was my opinion when discussion in December but to many it was more like a month. This event filled within three minutes and even if it was several hours, this would have been woefully inadequate.
When it was decided that Disney was to be the venue, it was my forethought, innovation and planning that came up with what was done. There were no other suggestions from the advisors and the class had no policy otherwise. So this deal was on me and I thought it was a good one till the 10th when I opened 54 envelope and rapidly ran out of breath in panic.
We are doing the best we can with the situation and have, as this time, filled all channels in all band except 27mhz. The staff knows what it is doing organizationally and the event will be as efficently run as can be. There will be problems because all the bands will be full.
We have never had 60 people send in checks for over a $100 within a fews days for any event five months in advance. Who would have thunk! I can assure you that there are many now that want to talk about what they did not want to talk about three years ago when this problem was forecasted. Ossmosis or a bat up side the head is sometimes that was needed.
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