Bill, Good points! Funny, I'm not as old as you, but in my nearly 70 years of being involved in a number of different organizations and hobbies, I've observed the one's whining the most are those who do the least, are the thriftiest (notice I didn't say cheap), and have the most to say about how others can spend their time and money to satisfy the whiner's wants and desires. My time for whining is loudest at those who are dishonnest and corrupt! Ain't it a great country where whining is legal? :-)
Gary Chudzinski Re: NASG Annual Convention - Forced Membership Posted by: "Bill Fraley" [email protected] Wed Dec 24, 2008 7:29 am (PST) I belong to both the NMRA - MER - Susquehanna Division and the NASG and the Lehigh Valley S Gaugers 1962. I've never understood how we in S can operate our organization for a lousy $20.00 bucks a year? (and yet we have many on this list and otherwise who won't spend the twenty bucks!) My NMRA plus Association dues for 2009 are $64.00 and the NMRA is going to raise that because of economic reasons. Plus they are going to cut their splendid Scale Rails magazine back 20 some pages to save money. They say they are hurting! What makes the NMRA so special that they can't operate on $20.00 bucks a year like we do? Regarding secret meetings and all the other gripes about our organization .... Folks we ain't never had it so good, believe me and I've been at this since 1960. For those that don't like what is going on, elections are coming up, we would like to see seven or eight volunteers at each election open spot! Sure would make Jamie happy! Heck several years ago a disgruntled member was screaming at Jamie because he didn't get the ballots out on time! WOW! Get that, someone screaming, cursing at a volunteer, like this is all Jamie has to do. Jamie has a beautiful wife, three lovely children, is a school teacher [which can be hair raising in itself,] trying to be a father to all, and is modeling in our S scale. So, go figure .... he gets hollered at! This list at times gets like "Ground Hog Day" ... So darn redundant it is unbelievable! It is Christmas time to you believers out there, get the kids and go run your trains! Please stop the griping! We ain't ever had it Sooooooo Goooood! Merry Christmas! LOve and Hershey Kisses to all, Bill Fraley [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] ------------------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/S-Scale/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/S-Scale/join (Yahoo! ID required) <*> To change settings via email: mailto:[email protected] mailto:[email protected] <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [email protected] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
