I've had it!

[TRT2]

as noted above... here is the letter that I sent to Mike with my apology. He has received it and I don't believe there is anything personal or that I would be ashamed of.

If you are also experiencing Mike's frustrations as noted in this post, then this letter also applies to you (I'll send you a personal one if you like).

Dear Mike…

Unfortunately, this letter is going to contain excuses, apologies and promises.
The last 12 months (and possibly even longer) have been excruciating for TLCA with regards to communication and cooperation to name only a few. While many volunteers work hard for the association in an effort to express their love and appreciation, their actions may not always meet with unanimous agreement or yield their desired results.

All too often, a Member is lost in the paper shuffle or simply does not receive that which is owed to them. I am afraid this may have been the case with regards to your last years worth of Toyota Trails and your TLCA Membership. I hold myself to blame for this and offer my sincere apology. The lessons learned have been bitter for TLCA and possibly cost us your continued membership and support. It is TLCA’s loss in this case.

However, I do not navigate a trail or route by looking in the rear view mirror. While it would be easy to point fingers at someone else or cast blame on others, I will not. I am ashamed at recent TLCA actions, as a team and as individual contributors, and have decided not to walk away but help initiate change by remaining involved in a positive manner. To this end, I have been elected President and have begun to restore friendship and cooperation, things that I believe are instrumental to our continued success.

I am including numerous issues of past Toyota Trails, which you are entitled as a Member, and was missed by TLCA. This was our error, whatever the reason. I also realize that we (for we are a team) have probably lost you forever as a TLCA Member. While this saddens me immensely, I certainly understand your point of view. But I also want you to see the changes which I have spoken of. How can you if you are not a Member? The only way I can think of is for me personally to send you a few more Trails so you can witness the change of attitude and the renewed atmosphere of friendship. I hope you won’t mind and I also hope that with time, your distaste for TLCA will also soften and perhaps one day, I truly can claim success when I see Mike Smythe renewing his membership.

Many thanks Mike and I hope we can wheel together someday at a TLCA event.

Your friend, Tony Twiddy

(OK, I am claiming my first success!)

[SpaceGhost]

Thats what I recieved, along with back issues as he promised here. Thanks Tony!

BTW I posted my error and comments in the ackowledgement to Tony thread. Somebody tell my wife I AM human!