Interesting.  We really don't spend much time on comparisons or
evaluations of the work of various preservation agencies and
organizations.  They all have flaws and strengths.  They are all easier
to admire or despise from a distance.  They are all made up of people
who are likable or not for more reasons than professional ability
alone.

Generally heat is reserved for stupidity and arrogance.

New Yorkers generate a lot of heat.  But its accidental, they don't
know any better.  And because there are so damned many of them, they
hardly notice the squeeks of protest coming from the far corners.

If I hesitate to criticize NPS, or Parks Canada, it may be that I am
always a little mindful of the warning in some work of literature about
what happens if you start tearing down laws to get at the devil and
find yourself facing the devil without the protection of those laws.

-jc


On Nov 17, 2003, at 7:00 AM, Becker, Dan wrote:

>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: Jeremy Wells [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
>> Sent: Monday, November 17, 2003 6:34 AM
>> To: [log in to unmask]
>> Subject: Re: Proto-preservationist in protracted purgatory
>>
>>
>> C.P.,
>>
>> I've always thought that
>> you guys are doing a rather dandy job of protecting your
>> heritage. (I won't get into any comparisons with the NPS as
>> things could get heated.)
>>
>> -Jeremy
>
> Jeremy--
>
> You're new around here, aren't you. Things could get heated, but for
> entirely different reasons than you believe to be the case. And they
> will have nothing to do with the NPS. Nothing at all. They will have
> everything to do with CP in _________ (fill in the blank) and the
> provincial attitudes he must deal with.
>
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