Club Meeting Today

rushed to get to our club meeting this morning, might as well not have bothered......I got there and we had 5 members including my self, sec said he had nothing to say and did anyone else have anything to say, I asked when we get the rings, he will order tomorrow and we will have them within 3 days, then meeting was closed.....what a complete waste of time, I should have just stayed at home .

Sounds like one of our meetings waist of time

Well actually not a waste of time , at least you turned up and if there was anything that needed sorted yous could have done so. It's the ones who don't turn up who cannot moan if any decisions where made . It's ours next week and some won't bother but like I said they can't moan if not there and that goes for the whole season. That is the trouble nowadays not many are bothered and they leave it all to us proper pigeon men

True peel bros. I never ever missed meetings. Club, Fed or RPRA Region.** Sadly sign of the times. Attendances get smaller each year. But then if one doesn't attend, how can they talk, comment about others not attending.
Got to the stage where a decent turn out to have a say as to what would suit them regards the race program. Oh yes, a lot more when debating 'Pay Outs'!

** Only time of late was / is for genuine health reasons.

markevans wrote:

Sounds like one of our meetings waist of time

Same, same here Mark unfortunately. Actually from my point of view a bad, bad thing sadly for our sport in general I suspect. Accountability factor disappears out the door etc when things are left to a few bean counter types to run everything I suggest.

Yes Knackered. Gives the few a free hand to promote self desires to the detriment of the sport.

Every year it is brought up regards Race Points / Bird of prey. Bad libs etc. etc. ON Sites such as this.
Over a week or two much is thought about and debated. Never heard yet of any taking such proposals to the club for even consideration. So its the same on same with nothing ventured, tried etc.
Then the stay always etc. blame those that are there saying within their deep apathy 'Werr! It's a waste of time going … They will do as they want whatever and regardless'! Eek!

Daz wrote:

Yes Knackered. Gives the few a free hand to promote self desires to the detriment of the sport.

Every year it is brought up regards Race Points / Bird of prey. Bad libs etc. etc. ON Sites such as this.
Over a week or two much is thought about and debated. Never heard yet of any taking such proposals to the club for even consideration.  So its the same on same with nothing ventured, tried etc.
Then the stay always etc. blame those that are there saying within their deep apathy 'Werr! It's a waste of time going … They will do as they want whatever and regardless'! Eek!

Spent much of my time/life here Daz flying in the biggest Fed in the country here etc . Now close to being a total basket case Fed as such, with what is happening now. Old time officials "Much respect" would be turning in their grave in disappointment I suspect . True story Secretary told me, when I just picked my rings up at the weekend. Modern day champ type here Face book, twitter/ internet user, anything to push his barrow raving about winning a Fed race 15 flyers/100 pigeons & we both were reminiscing, as one does "being 2 old fart types" winning club races with over 1000 odd birds in them, & thinking nothing of it type of thing. OH, Oh how times change I suggest.

Was a time Knackered that Secretaries dealt with 4o or more flyers. All results worked out on paper etc. Sometime Sunday or even Monday when the results were known officially... some had an idea who and what of course. Members stay and a great social element was had by one and all. Some clubs were held within a Working men's club or such and the club would have entertainment etc. later … Struth even Bingo lol.
The sec was honoured and credit given to him... He was undoubtedly and person that worked hard and full of help. Maybe had a say and even a sway of what was what etc.

Mind to be truthful the calibre and sincerity was a part and partial of the upbringing … apparent...Often not like the day's insincere I fear.

Daz wrote:

Was a time Knackered that Secretaries dealt with 4o or more flyers.  All results worked out on paper etc. Sometime Sunday or even Monday when the results were known officially... some had an idea who and what of course. Members stay and a great social element was had by one and all. Some clubs were held within a Working men's club or such and the club would have entertainment etc. later … Struth even Bingo lol.
The sec was honoured and credit given to him...  He was undoubtedly and  person that worked hard and full of help. Maybe had a say and even a sway of what was what etc.

Mind to be truthful the calibre and sincerity was a part and partial of the upbringing … apparent...Often not like the day's insincere I fear.

Old time professionalism "please make allowances, on that one" . Gone out the door these days etc on average I suggest Daz Secretary rang me on Monday night here, asking my thoughts on the line of flight for next year as there was a delegates meeting the following night. Told him, I didn't give a rats A**e where we flew as such. But asked him to ask where our prize money was as it should have been payed out months ago under what would have been normal times of old. Said  he would pass my thoughts on to our Mr Benzing "our delegate etc" & so one waits in hope though, sadly I doubt it I'm that I may just get some extra xmas money to spend as such Final note     Secretary, showed me a cheque he had received some time ago      his words now, not mine       it looks as if it's been through a bloody washing machine as such it was that wrinkled & messy looking     Professionalism     Aussie style now, one could maybe say    . Another grumble      .  Years ago here when winning money one would receive an itemised account for every dollar as such & where it was won type of thing. These days       one receives a cheque     & it tells you absolutely nothing     except the amount etc          .  

As with many things and with life in general many changes have occurred over the past 70 years as to make our sport in particular in many instances unrecognizable.

What fun on a Friday night setting up to 50 clocks, of many different kinds.

Rubbering maybe 350 or more birds, some fanciers sweating their hearts out others just letting them.

Come working the result many time you had to have two or three strike offs some fanciers knowing they were out of the result would just put their clock in and leave.

Working out the variations using a swizzle stick, the variations, nearly always a must with many timers of the day. and then the actual velocities by hand.


But, hey, it all added to the sport, the vast majority of fanciers were salt of the earth, hard working (and in many cases hard drinking) very few were money orientated, but WHAT FUN, today ??????????.



Regards.

MISTY wrote:

As with many things and with life in general many changes have occurred over the past 70 years as to make our sport in particular in many instances unrecognizable.

What fun on a Friday night setting up to 50 clocks, of many different kinds.

Rubbering maybe 350 or more birds, some fanciers sweating their hearts out others just letting them.

Come working the result many time you had to have two or three strike offs some fanciers knowing they were out of the result would just put their clock in and leave.

Working out the variations using a swizzle stick, the variations, nearly always a must with many timers of the day. and then the actual velocities by hand.


But, hey, it all added to the sport, the vast majority of fanciers were salt of the earth, hard working (and in many cases hard drinking) very few were money orientated, but WHAT FUN, today ??????????.



Regards.      

Sad part Daz I suggest, of being around too long etc & having a memory I'm   that's remembers how life was in the old days as such .

The whole society Knackered has shamefully and unfortunately has taken a downward spiral in nigh all aspects. Sportsmanship flounders to the whim of money. Morals flounder to greed and 'Stuff you Jack I'm alright'. To a supposedly climb up a ladder... mostly like snakes and ladders down to a slipper Pole.
Mahat Ghandi said: And I quote: Earth provides enough to satisfy every man's need, but not every man's greed'! How sadly true eh!

Daz wrote:

The whole society Knackered has shamefully and unfortunately has taken a downward spiral in nigh all aspects. Sportsmanship flounders to the whim of money. Morals flounder to greed and 'Stuff you Jack I'm alright'. To a supposedly climb up a ladder... mostly like snakes and ladders down to a slipper Pole.
Mahat Ghandi said: And I quote: Earth provides enough to satisfy every man's need, but not every man's greed'! How sadly true eh!

Carn't/couldn't argue with that bit of wisdom/advise Daz     etc.