Interesting, Scott. And just what “part of the problem” am I? 73..RH Sent from my i-Thingamajig
> On Nov 7, 2017, at 9:24 PM, Scott Royall via BVARC <[email protected]> wrote: > > That’s the rub, the GFM well may have been intended as satire, but it came > across as a whine. Something along the lines of, "that mean ol' judge > rejected my disability claim so buy me a K3 with accessories." Excuuuuuuse > me? I mean, if Bill legitimately needs a stable rig, even I have a spare > IC-7000. It's no K3, but it's better than a 718. But, the message appeared to > be an expectation of charity because of disability. I'm disabled, and I > managed to get my degree and then worked. > > Rick, ya know, I've been mulling over the call for BVARC officer candidates, > and I keep returning to the same thought. Even down at the level of a ham > club, it's all about the politics. Who knows whom, and so forth. I could > technically be an officer, certainly, but could I actually accomplish > anything? I keep hearing vague rumblings about how staid BVARC is, and just > today I was told that you're part of the problem. I don’t know who's right, > but I am smart enough to realize every story has multiple sides. In any case, > it's all this strife and consternation around anything that matters that > keeps people from getting involved. It's a major reason why I stay away from > so many meetings. Who needs extra aggravation? I freely acknowledge Ron Story > pretty much soured me on BVARC a few years ago by disinviting me to Field Day > because of my disability. I'm sure he had good intentions, but he was out of > line and needed correcting. That’s the most embittering point, nobody spoke > up so it's really difficult to care about BVARC. > > > -----Original Message----- > From: BVARC [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Rick Hiller via > BVARC > Sent: Tuesday, November 7, 2017 18:31 > To: BRAZOS VALLEY AMATEUR RADIO CLUB <[email protected]> > Cc: Rick Hiller <[email protected]>; Yahoo <[email protected]>; > [email protected] > Subject: Re: [BVARC] My GoFundMe Page > > Ya know, I didn’t mind the GFM submission, I just thought the level of the > request was quite ludicrous. Why not start a tad smaller. > The issue was a drifting hf rig. A 718 Icom is pretty darn stable and will > drive an amp just fine. It wud be under warranty too. I might have even > donated empathetically to that cause. > W5RH > > > >> On Nov 7, 2017, at 6:11 PM, Yahoo via BVARC <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> I thought it was funny too. Everyone has problems and can use money, go >> fund yourself is probably the best tool. >> >> Bill >> >> Sent >> >> >>> On Nov 7, 2017, at 2:20 PM, Eddie Runner via BVARC <[email protected]> wrote: >>> >>> I thought the go fund me page was really funny.... >>> >>> I don't know why it upset so many folks..?? >>> >>> Eddie (NU5K) >>> >>> I guess if we see it on the internet it has to be true... :) >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> BVARC mailing list >>> [email protected] >>> http://mail.bvarc.org/mailman/listinfo/bvarc_bvarc.org >>> Message delivered to [email protected] >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> BVARC mailing list >> [email protected] >> http://mail.bvarc.org/mailman/listinfo/bvarc_bvarc.org >> Message delivered to [email protected] > > _______________________________________________ > BVARC mailing list > [email protected] > http://mail.bvarc.org/mailman/listinfo/bvarc_bvarc.org > Message delivered to [email protected] > > > _______________________________________________ > BVARC mailing list > [email protected] > http://mail.bvarc.org/mailman/listinfo/bvarc_bvarc.org > Message delivered to [email protected] _______________________________________________ BVARC mailing list [email protected] http://mail.bvarc.org/mailman/listinfo/bvarc_bvarc.org Message delivered to [email protected]
