I think Jeff needs to put his hand bag down....
On 06/02/11, Jeff Scott <jscott.pla...@gmx.com> wrote: > Craig, > > So let's correct your statement a little bit. "*WE* just sit around and > plan....." If you're a part of the chapter, you can make a difference in how > it operates. As a former tech counselor, and current chapter president, I > can't tell you how many times I have asked for input from the membership on > something and stand there looking at a room full of stone faces. If you think > you're EAA Chapter isn't up to par, then make the commitment to make it into > what you want it to be. When I accepted the responsibility of chapter > president, our EAA chapter was practically dead. It had become about 5 guys > that sat around drinking coffee and talking about airplanes. I made a > committment that every meeting would be an opportunity to learn with a > technical program, either speaker, demonstration or hands on, every month. > I'm sure others can do it better than I have, but our membership is way up > and our meetings are something that the membership looks forward to every > month. It's not that hard to do. > > Craig, you just happened to be the one that complained about your chapter so > I singled you out. Don't take it personally as my criticism isn't directed > specifically at you so much as EAA members as a group. Lots of guys are > perfectly content to sit back and gripe about the way their EAA Chapter > operates, but aren't willing to step up to help fix it. If you aren't willing > to take on the responsibility to put together tech programs or arrange > speakers for your EAA Chapter, then you really have no right to complain > about the way it operates. I would bet that if you offered to start finding > speakers for a monthly tech program, the chapter officers would be delighted > to let you. > > Best regards, > > -Jeff Scott > N1213W > N143W > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: Craig Williams > Sent: 06/02/11 01:03 PM > To: KRnet > Subject: Re: KR> Tiny Bingilis Award > > Glad to hear someone is getting support from their local chapter. Here they > just sit around and plan the next parade or fly in. But I don't want to sound > bitter. You guys are all the help I need. C > _______________________________________ > Search the KRnet Archives at http://www.maddyhome.com/krsrch/index.jsp > to UNsubscribe from KRnet, send a message to krnet-le...@mylist.net > please see other KRnet info at http://www.krnet.org/info.html > > -- James Collins Email: james.coll...@eastlink.ca Cell: 902-401-3458
