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Dakota v River House

I have been an active member of the Porsche club for over 10 years, have tried do every club night
East and West in that time, regardless of time of year or weather. Have spent quite a few nights sitting
on my own or with one or two other people wonder why the hell we bothered dragging ourselves out of our.
nice warm houses on the Dark Damp horrible night and went along to Car Club night, to me it was to meet up
with those same friends sitting there and to be there in case some new member would appear with the same
Porsche Illness as we have........

I Get a lot out of my Membership of the Porsche Club and have met a lot of Great people who i class as my Friends. When the postion of RO came up unexpectedly last year i gave it a lot of thought about taking it on
and even thought about involving my Wife Susan in becoming joint RO with me, She was dead keen as she
obviously has been infected with the Porsche Illness the same as me.

When i realised the work involved and the time it would take up I had to have a reallity check and realise with
2 young boys in the house and dailly job to do I just didnt have the time.

What im getting to is I know that the RO has his faults, dont we all...... but he has at least stepped up to the Plate
and is trying to move the Club forward and make it Better for us all. Dont forget that No One wanted the ROs
postion when it was on offer for 3 or 4 months over the summer/end of the year07.

Would it not be a good Idea to try out the New Format for the Official Club night and arrange our social nights
for a different time in the Month.........rather than trying to sabotage the Club Night, as all that is going to happen
is Region 1 as a whole is going to suffer..

Please Please Please lets have some some come and go,

Other wise i might have to be forced to Buy a Nancy Boy
Ferrari[:D][:D][:D]

Best Regards
Big Al
 
I have one question in this debate that is why Alan Seadon our RO does not come on the forum yet has access to e mail his members?

Just a confusing thought I have???

Jane x
 
ORIGINAL: Jane Smart

Alan please don't go the Nancy boy way [8D]

Jane x

Cheers for that Jane, I think my Passion for Porsche will hopefully be Too Strong...

Cheers
Big Al

Sorry if ive given you eye strain tonight, I would just hate to see the Region crumbling around about us..
I have mulled things over for a few days and felt i had to say something..[:)]
 
ORIGINAL: Jane Smart

I have one question in this debate that is why Alan Seadon our RO does not come on the forum yet has access to e mail his members?

Just a confusing thought I have???

Jane x

You and me Both??
Alan our RO is apparently not a big Internet/Forum user..........

Cheers
Big Al
 
Interesting and particularly offensive comment as during my time as regional organsier we had a minimum of 2 events per month during the summer months and an average of 3 per month - while Brian was RO he has something on pretty much every weekend during the summer. How many of these did you support?

Greig, I'm sorry if I offended you, that certainly wasn't my intention, likewise Brian but I can only call it as I see it.

I could say I was offended by Charles' comments but I'm not because he is as entitled to his opinion as I am to my mine, I'm just a bit puzzled. Just because he has never met me at any of the club events means that I've never been to any? Even if I hadn't been to any does that mean I have no opinion on what I like and what I think is good (or bad) for the club?
 
ORIGINAL: Jane Smart

Alan please don't go the Nancy boy way [8D]

Jane x

I'm not so sure, with that trim new waistline I'm sure you'd make a very good Nancy Boy

[:D][:D][:D][:D]


(Only joking Al, just thought this thread needed a bit of levity! [;)])
 
ORIGINAL: John H

ORIGINAL: Jane Smart

Alan please don't go the Nancy boy way [8D]

Jane x

I'm not so sure, with that trim new waistline I'm sure you'd make a very good Nancy Boy

[:D][:D][:D][:D]


(Only joking Al, just thought this thread needed a bit of levity! [;)])

Hi John
Got to agree with you there John, this thread does need a bit of Humour to try and give it a lift.

Now must get out those new Loafers and practice the Walk[:D][:D][:D]
 
I'm in agreement with Big Al on everything so far.

Here's a question though: Would it suit anyone better to have the established social get togethers on the second week of the month, or something like that "¦ instead of the same time as the new official club nights?

With trying to attend TIPEC meetings as well as PCGB ones, Jen and I get serious car club fatigue the first week in every month. There's no way we'll bother with three get togethers in the same week every month if that's the way things end up.
 
Ok, lets try something new. A game called, "dear members, what do you think"

Based on the above, I can see each and everyones view, and it clearly appears that we are all trying to look out for the best interests of the club.

So, we all know that the 1st Tuesday each months is "west" and 1st Thursday each month is "east". And we all agree that having organised talks, displays, etc are a welcome change to sitting stuffing your face, gassing about tyres and, in Jane and I's case, getting sloshed. So why not arrange to have these talks at either The Sherbrook, or Dakota? That way, no venue change, and the introduction of new material? Can it really be that easy???

Dakota have a private room that they would allocate to us just as the Riverhouse has done?

Answer/Comments/Points of View below please.[:)]

EDITED for shocking spelling [8|]
 
ORIGINAL: audirs2

Dont forget that No One wanted the ROs
postion when it was on offer for 3 or 4 months over the summer/end of the year07.

Not exactly true! Mr Laurie stepped up and offered!
 
ORIGINAL: LBD

Ok, lets try something new. A game called, "dear members, what do you think"

Good idea. I'll play.

ORIGINAL: LBD
"¦ we all know that the 1st Tuesday each months is "west" and 1st Thursday each month is "east".

Personally, I'm a big fan of having one central meet, rather than separate ones for east and west.

I don't really care where that meet is, Edinburgh, Glasgow, Stirling "¦ it's all the same to me. I do think Sherbrooke is a bad choice of venue given it's rubbish car park and shocking exit ramp (coated with years of paint scraped off expensive front splitters). Dakota at Eurocentral has a good car park, so does River House in Stirling.

I'm quite happy with going to Stirling on the first Tuesday of every month. I just wish it didn't alienate so many people I was just getting to know better and starting to count as friends!
 
ORIGINAL: audirs2

ORIGINAL: LBD

I don't think anyone is denying that Alan has really upped his game and organising more events and the like. What many of us are simply asking for, is, as paying members, that we are consulted on these decisions. Every other club/organisation would do this.

As Kim has said, breakaway groups are likely to form...fast.

So Ash, could we please have some member consultation? Thats all we're asking for.

Oh, and Dakota is also booked for June 5th. Usual suspects will be there.

I agree that there should have been consultation with the Membership with regards to moving the
Club night. I know there were Questions asked in Porsche Post regards suggestions on other Locations
to Suit a Club night for Whole of region One not just East/West. Dont know if the RO got any replys..

I am first to agree that the implimentation of this has been badly managed,But I know that the intent is good
and the RO is just trying make the club Better for everyone as a whole..

I dont think arranging Nights that coincide with The Official Club night is the Correct Thing to do.......

Like John i would like to do Both Nights (Club Night and Social Nights) If these nights are going to end up
being the Same nights Im afraid i Have no alternative but to do the Official Club night... As i feel that is the
correct thing to do for the betterment of the Club.

Best Regards
Big Al

Is that not what I have just said, other than, the regular nights should not have been disrupted and a 'new' club night should have been on a different night/week?? And why was the Thursday night chosen anyway?? That was my point.........only trying to help but wished I hadn't bothered. It seems a shame that people who have met up for years at the regular meetings, who are friends, and DO welcome people into both groups are being ignored by the RO when all could have been resolved by him quite simply coming along to the east/west meetings and asking members how they would feel etc etc.

End off.[&:]
Kim
 
I have a question: Did Alan go to the east coast meetups? Never having attended one myself, I don't have a clue.
 
ORIGINAL: poprock

I have a question: Did Alan go to the east coast meetups? Never having attended one myself, I don't have a clue.

No, he's never been to one in the (almost 3) years that I've been going!
Apparently he didn't go to the West one either.

The cynic in me wants to say that, that's cause the distance didn't suit him, and his mate didn't own the restaurant!

damn, did that just happen out loud????

[:D]
 
ORIGINAL: LBD

ORIGINAL: poprock

I have a question: Did Alan go to the east coast meetups? Never having attended one myself, I don't have a clue.

No, he's never been to one in the (almost 3) years that I've been going!
Apparently he didn't go to the West one either.

The cynic in me wants to say that, that's cause the distance didn't suit him, and his mate didn't own the restaurant!

damn, did that just happen out loud????

[:D]


As Alison says Alan our RO was very rarely at the club nights if at all, It really used to iritate me and i
have told him personally more than once that if he cant make the Club night he should not have taken on the
Job...

Got to say he has certainly upped his game now. Some would say Not before time..
I believe his work load has eased slightly so think that has Helped.

Regards venue when i took Alan to task re the Location he had said the Reason for picking the River House
was to suit the Membership as a whole, had looked at Dakota M8 as another alternative but felt it was Great for
East/West but not really good for Fife / Perthshire hence Stirling was selected.
Dont know if his Mate owns the Restaurant but i wouldnt think so.

Cheers
Big Al

 
ORIGINAL: LBD

ORIGINAL: audirs2

Dont forget that No One wanted the ROs
postion when it was on offer for 3 or 4 months over the summer/end of the year07.

Not exactly true! Mr Laurie stepped up and offered!

Didnt Know this as when i spoke to Chris Clark on numerous occasions the only person in the
frame was Alan Seadon and he had offered to take it on and do his best with the time he had,so as
not to leave the region with no RO..
Then i heard that after Alan was appointed that Kim had offered to possibly step forward but i was told
by Club office at that time that she may/ may not have been a member.

No doubt Scott will be along shortly to confirm if his name was in the hat..

Cheers
Big Al
 


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Didnt Know this as when i spoke to Chris Clark on numerous occasions the only person in the
frame was Alan Seadon and he had offered to take it on and do his best with the time he had,so as
not to leave the region with no RO..
Then i heard that after Alan was appointed that Kim had offered to possibly step forward but i was told
by Club office at that time that she may/ may not have been a member.

No doubt Scott will be along shortly to confirm if his name was in the hat..

Cheers
Big Al
[/quote]

Yes, one of the reasons was the Kim hadn't been a member for 2 years, and then I also understand that Porsche Ownership is a pre-requisite. (but seems not for the ARO post)

I also had a discussion with Alan around last September-ish, just when I heard the devastating news that Greig was hanging up his cape, to offer my assistance, and it was quite frankly chucked back in my face. So maybe this is where the chip the size of the Grand Canyon in my shoulder has come from in this while fiasco!

 
You should hopefully guess from my Previous posts I have no axe to grind or
members to favour I only say as I see and only want the best for the Club.

When asked about Kim regards the RO postion by Club office back then I had said that I
thought she would be good for the Club and had a nice outgoing personality and to my mind
was well liked with in the Membership Me included.
Thats when they said one of the Hurdles was She may/ may not be a Member.

Thought Ash had a Boxter as well his/his families Audi ?

Didnt know you had offered to assist, I would have thought any assistance would have been Good.

Cheers
Big Al

 

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