fair enough. and all i got out of your original post was about the well deserved cuts.if i missed out, thanks for showing me where. my post was not intended to attack, but merely to represent my first post, perhaps with more clarity.
the trails situation(similar to the bonnie situation, but with less dead people) is a one off for the thirtieth anniversary, as i understand it. this suggests to me that it will be lower somewhat than currently. more info needed here.
i recommend we ask todd about this. he will certainly be able to explain better. still we have to consider that as trails has gotten better, we've not increased dues to compensate. do i think we should cut trails to compensate? no. can and should we raise dues to compensate? yes. it's not just trails. all expenses related to keeping the club what it is have gone up. trails just happens to be the most visible example.
the other tangible benefits will continue to grow, as we compensate for cost of living adjustments( or cost of car club adjustments
) if there is fall out, we may well suffer some. but the ones who stay will be the most dedicated guys, and therefore the most excited about, and able to convey that excitement to new members. we will recover without them, and we may well be stronger for it.
this doesn't mean i wish to see them go, but some folks can't see the forest for the trees. i want every cruiserhead to be a part of our little family, but we can't continue to believe that our paltry twenty five dollars is enough to sustain us. and we can not pander to the few who wish to blindly believe this line of reasoning. we are gonna have to raise dues, and we are gonna lose some members for the effort.
it'll sadden me, but perhaps it will be for the best. the core remaining will be stronger, more dedicated, more willing to be the guys that step up and do. and that's what we need. the dues, the fresh blood, the excitement. it'll help us grow, and recover from any losses.
to quickly address the cost of trails: 100k seems like alot to me, but that seems like alot to me regardless of where or why. somebody page todd to the white courtesy phone, and i'm sure he'll be able to paint the picture, so that we who do not publish this magazine can undertsand( that means small words, todd!!
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i'm stoked about you stepping up. wish more would, but then who would be general membership? and as far as the statement about all 3600 members being on bod, and how do we know what they really want? well, these threads are to help us understand the point of view, but in the end, the decision has to serve the club, and the general assembly as best as possible. will toes get trod upon? almost certainly, or at least the perception of, but we have to do what is best overall, not for a select few. we'll miss 'em, but we can survive without them.
and, of course, i believe the money should, and will, go to better things, as my first post pointed out about keeping trails open for all off road wheeled activity. the club is not asking for the dues raise specifically for trails, but again, trails is the most visible, and certainly the most costly. and worth it. i've met alot of cruiserheads through trails, and maybe someday i'll get to see them in person. it has always been, and will always be, worth it to me. and even more so if the money helps us to make bigger, better impacts in other ways.
and what this about steak? man, you rich people kill me!!
