At-A-Boy John,
A thinker of solutions rather than a pointer of
fingers.
A great and logical marking idea .... a paid for bag
and a better mag all in one simple decision.
Best, Robert.
--- John Sims <ahbn6@optonline.net> wrote:
> For the delegates to state that they are not aware
> of the problem is
> disingenuous. This has been a hot Healey List
> subject for a long time. It
> all boils down to cost and/or no one wanting to take
> the first step.
>
> It has been suggested that a $5 increase in dues
> would cover this problem
> and that many would be willing to pay the increase,
> however that may not be
> necessary.
>
> I receive a lot of my golf magazines bagged and
> bagging affords another
> advantage that may be overlooked -- the insertion of
> catalogs or other
> "slick and glossy" advertising into the bag. If we
> allow our advertisers to
> do this, I am sure that they would have to pay a fee
> thus serving to defray
> any increased cost in bagging the magazine.
>
> Time for our Club leaders to think outside of the
> box.
>
> John Sims, BN6
> Aberdeen, NJ
>
> www.healey6.com
>
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-healeys@Autox.Team.Net
> [mailto:owner-healeys@Autox.Team.Net] On
> Behalf Of Awgertoo@aol.com
> Sent: Thursday, May 10, 2007 9:50 AM
> To: BlkBT7@aol.com; healeys@autox.team.net
> Subject: Re: Delayed / damaged marque mag
>
> In a message dated 5/10/2007 8:49:49 AM Eastern
> Daylight Time,
> BlkBt7@aol.com
> writes:
>
> I've forwarded this discussion to my local AHCA
> delegate, how many
> others have taken the time to let your
> representatives know your
> opinion or attempted to have a local club opinion
> given tot your
> delegate before they vote with their heads in the
> sand?
> -----------------------------------------
> Bob and all--
>
> I don't think that the issue is that Delegates are
> not aware of the problem,
>
> though there does seem to be a substantial
> difference between the dimension
> of
> the problem as reported here by recipients versus
> the numbers of incidents
> that Mike Schneider is aware of.
>
> We in MD consistently get HM's late--I cannot recall
> if any members report
> them mangled--but Beth Lunney the Publisher has
> reported at Delegates
> meetings
> that all issues are mailed at the same time and that
> timeliness of
> deliveries
> is a Post Office problem. Similarly her information
> regarding a $6K cost to
>
> bag the issues appears to be a conversation-stopper:
> Others have questioned
>
> this figure but I have not seen any hard data
> submitted.
>
> In any case I agree with Bob's suggestion--With
> Conclave rapidly approaching
>
> it would be great for members to let their Delegates
> know of their actual
> experience regarding timeliness and condition of the
> HM delivery.
>
> Best--Michael Oritt
Robert - Yellow 65BJ8
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