[Namron] Meeting places and other things
Radei Drchevich
radei at moscowmail.com
Mon Feb 27 16:05:03 PST 2006
In all fairness. You have done your share of complaining when people try
to help.
----- Original Message -----
From: Jennene
To: "Barony of Namron"
Subject: [Namron] Meeting places and other things
Date: Mon, 27 Feb 2006 17:10:07 -0600
On Feb 27, 2006, at 12:37 PM, Grimmie wrote:
We started using the VFW in McAlester and they were nice and let
us have it free.Grimmie
To Grimmie-
Could you please follow up and see if this is a viable option for us?
To the list-
I have tried to sit on my hands and say nothing as this thread
continues but alas, I cannot. I wish people would keep in mind that
this is a volunteer organization. You get back what you invest. Is it
too much to ask that people put a little effort and do a little
investigation on their suggestions? I'm getting rather exasperated
with those who make suggestions (that may or may not work), then
expect others to run ragged trying to do the actual foot work. THEN
these people complain that their suggestions are not being handled
well. There's an old saying "If you want something done right. do it
yourself."
We were spoiled rotton by Buzz. (which we did buy food... but that's
another issue) Until they re-open, if they reopen, we have to deal
with finding a place to meet. Yes, we have uncertain about the place
we are meeting at present (although it has been at the same place for
a few months now). That is because no matter where we think about
meeting there is always those who complain that is it not what they
think is ideal. (Have any of the complainers actually tried to help
to find a place? - and I mean do some of the footwork- not just talk)
Oh, and for clarification- Thomas penciled us in a Denny's as an
option (in case there were objections to paying $40 to meet at
Andrews. If he had waited then that option would have been taken by
another group and there aren't that many free meeting places in
Norman) We need to decide what we can live with. (no solution is
going to be perfect)
What I am curious about is: Has anyone actually contacted our
Seneschal directly or one on one to lodge complaints on how this
problem is being handled? Or is it easier to go straight to the
internet list to safely grandstand? Thomas does have a cell with lots
of minutes and free long distance. Call him. (If you can't afford
the long distance, place a short call then he will call you back on
his phone. A minute of long distance is not THAT expensive)
As for the dead horse issue of the populas that was cancelled because
of weather that some keep harping on, I want to say this: Thomas did
apologize for getting the information out late but the weather did
deteriorate quickly I was out in it with a 4WD SUV and it was
dangerous. I grew up in the north and know how to drive on ice and
snow (and BTW Thomas is a degreed Meteorologist and therefor maybe
able to make some weather decisions.) Oh and Pooky, who is an officer
and gotta love him WAS there out in the freeze, letting people know.
Could we please let that horse die? Oh BTW, that day Thomas was also
having to deal with a very stressed and worried wife who was
concerned because one of her close friends was having a angiogram
(and possible open heart surgery) that day. Seneschals have real life
stresses too.
Yes I am biased. I have watched my husband working his tail off for
this Barony and worry himself sick over it's welfare. I, for one am
getting rather tired of the "Armchair seneschals, armchair
baron/esses and armchair .... (pick the office or job of your
choice). I am getting tired of people making all sorts of
suggestions (some of them are good and need to be followed up on)
then disappearing into a black hole only to emerge months later to
complain that their suggestions aren't being utilized to their
satisfaction. (I have always found it amazing how many people hold
others to standards that they themselves cannot maintain) Deeds are
needed more then words.
The commitment to being a officer/landed is large. Please keep in
mind that these people are our friends and loved ones. They are real
people who do try to do their best and ARE HUMAN. I know this easy
to forget when you are sitting behind a computer. They are NOT
a convenient whipping boy/girl or other target when they fall short
of unreasonable expectations or when others are just having a bad
day. If you don't like they way something is going why not contact
that person directly and offer to help share the load?
We make the Barony what it is. It can either be a group of people
working together or a group of whiners, complainers. I, for one, much
prefer the first option.
HL Anya Elizabeth Gordon Lamontm.k.a.Jennene Stanley**************************************************"Vanity
working on a weak mind produces every sort of mischief"-Jane Austen***************************************************mooharpist at cox.net
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