I'm amazed (and I know I'm not alone) by the incredible amount of work that is TCR; from the organizing, location, cooking, hot-tub, wrestling... all of these things (and more) are the product of a great amount of industry and passion from the people that make them happen. TCR is not an all-year theme park with full time paid employees. We want to encourage more people to contribute and we don't want to frustrate and shut down the people who already go far and beyond the call of duty. Bottom line: don't take it for-granted. I personally will always judge a venue when I get there, and not before, and if I don't like it I'll politely mention it to the organizers... in private. I know Allan enough to trust his judgement. Best Regards, ~~Thomas
--- On Mon, 8/9/10, Allan Cobb <a...@oztotl.com> wrote: From: Allan Cobb <a...@oztotl.com> Subject: Re: [Texascavers] Location for TCR To: "'TexasCavers'" <texascavers@texascavers.com> List-Post: texascavers@texascavers.com Date: Monday, August 9, 2010, 2:37 PM Well a week has passed since I offered to let someone come up with a better location. As expected, no one did. Did anyone even try? I doubt it. Over the past week, I thought about why I even bother organizing TCR if a very vocal minority will do nothing but complain. Is it really worth it? I think it is, that is why I do it. I've noticed that those who complain the most are the ones who actually do little or nothing to make TCR happen. Yet their vocal complaining is an irritation that I frankly don't need. It is also an irritation to others. Coming to TCR is your personal choice. If you choose not to come, fine, you miss the fun. TCR is put together by a very dedicated group of volunteers who spend more hours than they care to count getting everything ready, running, and breaking down TCR. Trust me, we don't do all this work to make ourselves heroes, we do it so that other can come out and have fun. Other than a few key volunteers, no one ever really sees all the people who work to make TCR happen. I want to thank all these people who put their time and effort into TCR. Thank you volunteers, thank you very much If people still want to complain about the location, go ahead, it really isn't too late to cancel TCR. Allan ----- Original Message ----- From: Allan Cobb To: 'TexasCavers' Sent: Monday, August 02, 2010 9:58 AM Subject: [Texascavers] Location for TCR Since so many people have complained about my choice for the location of TCR, I am will to make a deal. Anyone who wants to can find a better site. For one week only, I am willing to change the location if a better site can be found. Here is your chance to make a difference. Channel all your energy that has been used for complaining into finding a site. Send me informaion on location, description, cost, and availability. Now get out there and get to looking! Allan --------------------------------------------------------------------- Visit our website: http://texascavers.com To unsubscribe, e-mail: texascavers-unsubscr...@texascavers.com For additional commands, e-mail: texascavers-h...@texascavers.com
