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09-03-2009, 07:40 AM
catchacab wrote:
+1
I have been running with this club for 20+ years and a member going on 15. In all that time Bill O'Connell never greeted me once. I know I introduced myself several times to him and those encounters left me with the feeling that I didn't know the "secret handshake". I am glad those days are over, and we have a new, friendly, inclusive board who are sensitive to what is going on in the real world, instead of mourning the loss of days gone by.
I also find the timing of his tirade to be curious in that the Executive Board elections are coming up, and his employer is one of the past presidents' who are currently trying to push through their "recommended slate" which, for the first time that I am aware of in the history of the club, does not put forth the willing incumbent for President . I'm not sure what's up with that, but since no one has given me a straight answer yet as to why this has happened, I have concluded that the fossils are trying to preserve their way of life. I think this has been a tough year for the club, and given the previous administrations actions which left Graham a virtual Pandora's Box of trouble, I for one would like to keep moving forward.
Quote:I got home today, and read Mr. O'Connell's letter. WOW, what a letter. For my own piece of mind I need to respond to much of the letter that has not yet been commented on here.
Congratulations on being a 20 year member of the E-Board. You were on the E-Board as Immediate Past President when I joined PCA in 2002. As a member who at that time, regularly attended membership meetings, thank you for not making any effort to personally introduce yourself to me or any other new member that I know.... snip.....I agree that a new region should be created. This new region should consist of members both new and old, who are interested in their Porsches as well welcoming and getting to know all members of the club, just not the same old friends that they have had for the past 20 years.
+1
I have been running with this club for 20+ years and a member going on 15. In all that time Bill O'Connell never greeted me once. I know I introduced myself several times to him and those encounters left me with the feeling that I didn't know the "secret handshake". I am glad those days are over, and we have a new, friendly, inclusive board who are sensitive to what is going on in the real world, instead of mourning the loss of days gone by.
I also find the timing of his tirade to be curious in that the Executive Board elections are coming up, and his employer is one of the past presidents' who are currently trying to push through their "recommended slate" which, for the first time that I am aware of in the history of the club, does not put forth the willing incumbent for President . I'm not sure what's up with that, but since no one has given me a straight answer yet as to why this has happened, I have concluded that the fossils are trying to preserve their way of life. I think this has been a tough year for the club, and given the previous administrations actions which left Graham a virtual Pandora's Box of trouble, I for one would like to keep moving forward.