Tom,
You make several good points about clubs. If you want to change how a club
works, you have to do the work that it takes to make the change. Or start
your own.
One thing about additions to PDLJMPR - it may be that since this list is
archived and searchable, there is less impetous to submit to PDLJMPR. This
is just a guess on my part. OTOH, I'd be happy to modify and submit a
couple of long posts I've made in the past that I've gotten several
requests for. One is on hydraulics bleeding and the other is on replacing
the rear hub, seals, etc. Again, though, I don't know if a curious reader
wouldn't be better served by searching the list since my experiences and
advice may be rather shallow compared to those of other list members.
I would love to see an update at PDLJMPR, though.
Jeff
At 11:21 PM -0400 10/20/99, tom zylla wrote:
> Dear list,
> Apologies up front, but someone started this thread
> and I have at least 2 cents to spare right now. Please
> delete if you like, but if you're following the
> thread, are unhappy in your current situation, or are
> just curious about what one enthusiast is doing to
> fight the apathy...read on. There's a point here
> somewhere.
>
> Like everything else that people take for granted, get
> complacent about, or otherwise just accept as normal
> operations...Clubs are affected by the dreaded "I just
> don't care anymores." However, there is usually a core
> group that keeps things going so that the real
> enthusiasts can stay enthused, involved, and
> motivated. These are the people to seek out because
> they make the hobby worthwhile.
>
> Has anyone checked the last update date on the PDLJMPR
> page? March 20th??? Has apathy hit the very web page
> that we claim as our own? Suggestions and input by
> this scribe have aparently fallen upon deaf ears.
> Point being, we can all contribute something to this
> page and get it updated more than once in 7 months.
> Even the "Noise in the rear tire area" thread could
> help someone if it appearewd on this web page.
>
> I've been through many clubs in my days...depending on
> where I was located, I've been a VP, Activities
> Director, Rallymaster and member. It's not so much the
> club directors or constitution that dictates if I
> enjoy myself and my club mates....it's my enthusiasm
> and the enthusiam of those I associate with. If
> they're disgruntled, I shun them.... and then there's
> that core group again. Political posturing never
> interested me.
>
> Today, I belong to 1 national club, 1 local all
> marques club and I've started my own elite club of
> enthusiasts who try our damnedest to live up to the
> spirit of Kimber and Healey....The BCDC, (British Car
> Driver's Club) is a small group of friends and
> enthusiasts who enjoy DRIVING our cars, as they were
> bloody well intended...love of LBC's is not enough for
> membership. 1 requirement for membership, besides
> being sponsored by a current member, is that you have
> to sponsor a driving event within 6 months of being
> accepted. Does this keep the group small? YES, Do we
> have a ton of fun? YES, Do we care if someone in the
> group wants to have a political agenda? YES....it's
> simply not allowed to be an issue that gets in the way
> of enjoying our cars.
>
> To all of you who are suffering from burn out,
> overexposure, or what have you, I offer this....take 6
> months off...organize yourself and several friends...
> and hang out, drive, repair each others
> cars...whatever...just stay together and involved with
> the cars!!! It's got to be a lot cheaper than therapy
> and you just might have a ball on the way...Don't
> limit yourselves to British only events...Hot rodders
> LOVE the little Furrin cars too. So many people have
> had an MG or Sprite, or have known someone who had an
> MG or a Bugeye when they were growing up, that's it's
> fun just to watch their faces light up when they look
> one over.
>
> WHATEVER YOU DO, DON'T ISOLATE YOURSELVES!!!!!
>
> Good Luck to all, and thanks for listening.
>
> Tom Zylla
> Camarillo, CA
> '60 Bugeye "Starbug"
> '60 MGA "Flintstone" (no floors)
>
> =====
Jeffrey H. Boatright, PhD
Senior Editor, Molecular Vision
http://www.molvis.org/molvis
Mailto:jboatri@emory.edu
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