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roo roo	Jun 23 2008, 11:39 PM
Total Gas Bag! Posts: 2,691 Group: Full Members Member #479 Joined: June 8, 2007	just been reading all the stories on another forum i go on.a guy has received 2nd degree burns with hot fat from the catering tent and the lady who won a cc in boxers was nearly killed.some terrible stories.(ive copied one here) I've seen it said that some Boxer people only got out of their wet weather tent because they heard the anouncement on the tannoy. People who were still in the SYB class said that the judge finished going over all the dogs but then a steward came running in telling them to abandon and evacuate the class so no one got placed. All those had not heard the tannoy announcement because of the noise. Whilst people were packing up the back of the tent and all the ropes with the massive bolts ripped up and one side and roof ripped up. There were people throwing themselves over loved ones, & their boxers petrified. I should imagine that there will be many dogs that went today that never show again. I've been told of Great Danes being taken off their feet and Newfs too. There are people with scalding injuries from the catering tent. All in all a nightmare for all involved there today. and another post. This is what the lady that was awarded the dog CC in my breed has recounted her ordeal at Blackpool. It's sounds absolutley terrifying. Although this should have been one of the best days so far, of my showing career, it will probably stay in my mind for ever as the day we nearly died!! I do not think I have ever been so terrified for myself or my family + Todd. Once the judging was halted due to the terrible windy condidtions at Blackpool, I stopped to thank the Mr Habig for awarding Todd the CC and to collect the ticket, which had been left on the table awaiting further details to be added, along With Barbara Morrison (Xandene)(reserve ticket winner) and also my husband. A gentleman was frantically telling us to vacate the huge marquee as soon as possible, I looked over to my bench and saw my son and his friend looking in my direction with urgent expressions.I saw people grabbing their stuff and dogs. I told my husband to collect the ticket from the table whilst I ran to the bench to retrieve Todd and the children. As quickly as we could, we got the dog off the bench, dismantled the bench front and loaded everything into bags, I gave Todd to my son to put on his walking collar and lead, we stood up, everything in hand and my son said I have put the collar on wrong ! I dropped the bags and readjusted the collar, as I stood back up, the huge tent peg bases, which hold down the guide ropes for the marquee, were ripped from the ground by the wind and swung upwards high into the air, at this point I cannot be exact as to what happened, I remember people screaming and running, I grabbed the boys and held them down infront of the bench, my sons friend held the bench front over our heads as huge poles and metal plates and foot long stakes swung around our heads and poles javelined through the air, the wind blew and everything rose to the air again, I grabbed the boys and yelled RUN NOW, a young lady who benches opposite me (affix- leigharac) was in the same predicament as us, she ran and pushed my sons friend out of the tent infront of her. As I ran, Todd ran in the opposite direction, as by now the metal plates were swinging back in our direction, he was terrified, I told my son to run and I went back for the dog, during this a massive pole on a rope came crashing back down to earth smashing into the bench where Todd had been caged not a few minutes before hand! I yelled at Todd to stop and come, which thankfully he did , I grabbed his scruff and dragged him back to the exit, where metal objects were still flying round on the end of ropes and you didn't have a clue wich way they were heading, I grabbed the show bag on the way, as a footing plate narrowly missed us, it was like running the gauntlet for your life, my son ran back in the marquee to help me drag the dog out, we all collapsed outside the marquee. A lady came to help us who I am very thankful to (whoever you were) as my son had been hit by one of the iron bars on his arm, at this point he collapsed on the floor , went as white as a ghost and went into shock. I heard shouting and my husband had just realised what was going on and was frantiaclly running towards us, I shouted at him to stand still as yet again the wind had catapulted the metal plates into the air, as it tangled itself up he made a run for it. I understand the young girl Leigharac (affix ) , was hurt also, but think she helped get my sons friend out of the marquee. I hope she is ok, as we speak often, but I have never asked her name. We gathered ourselves up and headed away from the tent as emergency services turned up, I still did not have my CC in hand, but was thankful we came through that ordeal alive. How no one was killed or seriously injured, is by the grace of God. My son says if he hadn't have put the collar on the wrong way and held us up for that 10 seconds then we would have been ripped to pieces, by the flying metal. He is proably right. He is only fourteen and is still badly shaken by the whole ordeal and hardly said a word on the five hour drive home.He says he feels sick when ever he thinks of it. His friend admitted that he has never been as terrified in his life or thought that he was going to actually die before today. All excitement of winning the ticket, had gone, also the dissapointment at the bitch judging not being finished and the final challenge for BOB. So instead of driving home on cloud nine, we all drove home subdued and with our own thoughts of what could have and nearly did happen. Edited by roo roo, Jun 23 2008, 11:41 PM.


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