ANST - Arrow vote

[Bob Dewart]

Greetings and thank you,

I just had to yell it out.  I still think we're going to get our butt kicked
next year by there archers.  Guess that's what will have to happen.  Maybe
not,  this little rant has gotten somefolks to thinking about it.  Well see.

Thanks for your concerns, most of which were right on.  I'm OK now.  In
fact, if the transmission is done, I'm going to Norther Warlord with the
arrow factory and make some more of those arrows.

Thanks for caring

Gilli
-----Original Message-----
From: Michael Tucker <michaelt at mechatronics.com>
To: ansteorra at Ansteorra.ORG <ansteorra at Ansteorra.ORG>
Date: Tuesday, March 16, 1999 2:45 PM
Subject: Re: ANST - Arrow vote


>Greetings, all, but most especially HL Gilli:
>
>Bob Dewart (Gilli) wrote:
>>
>> Ok folks, here's your chance to make up my mind because at this point I
can
>> go either way and be happy about it.  But, I'd like to know what that
>> portion of the Kingdom on this list would like.
>>
>> For the next 48 hrs. I will be taking a poll on weather or not to take
>> loaner combat arrows to the next war.  I will post the results by 7PM on
the
>> 17th.  And the results is what I'll do.
>>
>> [snip]
>>
>> Thanks for your input.
>>
>> Gilli
>>
>
>Gilli, my friend, this is one of those things you have to decide for
yourself.
>Are there those of us out here in the kingdom who appreciate your efforts
to arm
>our archers for war? Sure, you betcha. Is it a pain in the rear to make all
>those arrows? Is it all-too-frequently without much help or appreciation?
Yep,
>to both.
>
>I don't mean to sound like I'm preaching, 'cause I know if I am I'm
preaching to
>the choir. But the plain fact is, every task any of us takes on in the SCA
has a
>pain-in-the-rear quotient AND a personal-satisfaction quotient. They can be
>increased or decreased depending on how much help we get doing the job, and
how
>much acknowledgement we get for a job well done. But each of us has to
decide
>for ourselves when that quotient has become too one-sided.
>
>If you find enough personal satisfaction in seeing our archers go
well-equipped
>to war, and knowing that YOU made most of those arrows, then GO FOR IT! By
all
>means, continue to make and bring arrows to war, because they *do* make a
difference.
>
>But, if you've reached a point where it's just too big a pain in the
kiester,
>then COOL IT, at least for a while, and let someone else "lift that bail
and
>tote that barge". When you find yourself looking at the job again (a month
from
>now, or a year, or never) and thinking "You know, that looks like fun",
then get
>back in the saddle. (Is that enough mixed metaphors? Hmmm...)
>
>Personally, it sounds to me like you're stressed out over your blown
>transmission, and bummed out because you didn't get much help this year (or
last
>year, or...), and just basically ticked off because your contribution to
Gulf
>Wars this year didn't come off in a way that would have brought you
>satisfaction. It sounds to me like your *dis*-satisfied, but don't want to
>decide for yourself that it's time to take a breather. It sounds to me like
you
>want *us* to tell you to take a rest.
>
>Well, I'm not going to make myself responsible for your decision. But if
all you
>want is encouragement and appreciation, then here it is: I appreciate what
>you've done, this year and in years previous. I encourage you to keep doing
it,
>*if* you continue to find satisfaction in getting the job done. BUT: if
what you
>want is confirmation that we don't care, and we wish you'd stop, you won't
get
>that from me. If you're tired, then rest; but that's YOUR decision.
>
>Good luck with your decision, and safe journeys whatever you decide.
>
>Yours in service and friendship,
>Michael
>(Baron Michael Silverhands,
>who someday will string a bow and knock an arrow for Ansteorra)
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