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Super Opinionated and Always Correct
It would be really easy to misinterpret my constant harping about the performance of our officers and management as "something personal." Please, whatever you read into what I write, do not believe for a second that I do not appreciate every singe thing any of them does. I also absolutely appreciate the personal friendships I have with every one of the officers I have met.
Anyone who wants to follow this message with testimonials about how great all these folks are, should just go right ahead and contribute. It is Christmas season and by golly we ought to send glad tidings whenever possible!!!
BUT
The simple fact is. I used to be the Class secretary. I was canned, removed, fired, tossed out and booted in the butt as I went. There was an oxygen consuming creature from Florida who wrote email and told people that I was stealing our Laser class dollars. The creature was put on the executive committee and given a title as measurer just to totally ram in my face the utter hate the new Executive committee had for me PERSONALLY!! Somewhere in the midst of things most of the money from our advertisers and main supporter was shut off and I ended up spending $20K to $30K finishing my responsabilities, paying for class operations, and moving the class materials to Annapolis.
My reward for all my dedicated hard work? The new officers slammed me every possible way, published nonsense about the financial situation, and then had NO ONE run the office for two solid months. ( I left the class with about $15,000 cash, $6,000 accounts receivable for the freshly published ads, about $6,000 worth of books and clothing, a freshly printed newsletter, and 3106 members) Two months later we were already bankrupt and down to 2800 members. The idiots destroyed what I built by spending every waking moment for three years.( with a great head start from the Broadribbs and lots of help from Faust and a ton of others)
So, the only thing I have ever been able to do is point out on email forums like this that the NA Class grew for every one of the 35 months before I was canned. We did a lot of things Allan used to do and I spent a ton of personal effort doing my very best to be the best thing that ever happened to Laser sailing.
Unfortunatly for those who followed me as class employees, few if any people on the planet love Laser sailing more than Fred and few have the energy, compasion, or experience to put that passion to effective use.
I do not expect our new management team to put in the hours or reinvest their personal pay checks as I did. Not only was it nuts but they can look back and see...the reward can be a simple direct kick in the ass.
I am, however, thoroughly burned by the fact it is obvious the class fell flat on its face after I left and nobody has been even slightly impatient with the fact that THESE PEOPLE ARE DOING WORSE THAN THE GUY WE FIRED!!!
I will certainly back off some and quiet down if the membership rapidly exceeds the 3100 we had on the day I stopped. I will shut up and do nothing but contribute when the class begins to grow EVERY month as it did when I was running things.
Or
I would shut up if there were some extremely public apologies and a move by the class to permanently ban the liar who told people I stole from the class. ( Hey! Aren't all of you officers potential targets for a lunatic nutcase who says he has a finance degree and thinks you are a thief? If you don't protect me, nobody will follow your example and protect you.)
I would even shut up if the officers publically admitted they simply decided to throw me out because they didn't like me and they cared more about having people they liked in charge than someone who served the game. ( I am not stupid. I realize that I can be a boorish pain in the ass. If that is the reason for my dismissal, nobody has had the integrity to say so)
In the meantime.... Until it is no longer obviously true, I will continue to occasionally get the fur up on the back of my neck and remind everybody what a crappy job is being done compared to the guy who was fired.
Summary? I really like you manager and officer folks and it is just too darned bad you happened to fall into a job where there used to be a guy who was a super dedicated nutball fanatic cheerleader and tireless organizer....who was canned and is still pissed.
But not in any way at you. You are great folks.
and thanks for mailing me a special copy of the newsletter. It arrived one day after the regular one.
I appreciate you!! Personally and for the jobs you do.
Merry Christmas, Happy New Year
Come sail at Easter
Fred
Anyone who wants to follow this message with testimonials about how great all these folks are, should just go right ahead and contribute. It is Christmas season and by golly we ought to send glad tidings whenever possible!!!
BUT
The simple fact is. I used to be the Class secretary. I was canned, removed, fired, tossed out and booted in the butt as I went. There was an oxygen consuming creature from Florida who wrote email and told people that I was stealing our Laser class dollars. The creature was put on the executive committee and given a title as measurer just to totally ram in my face the utter hate the new Executive committee had for me PERSONALLY!! Somewhere in the midst of things most of the money from our advertisers and main supporter was shut off and I ended up spending $20K to $30K finishing my responsabilities, paying for class operations, and moving the class materials to Annapolis.
My reward for all my dedicated hard work? The new officers slammed me every possible way, published nonsense about the financial situation, and then had NO ONE run the office for two solid months. ( I left the class with about $15,000 cash, $6,000 accounts receivable for the freshly published ads, about $6,000 worth of books and clothing, a freshly printed newsletter, and 3106 members) Two months later we were already bankrupt and down to 2800 members. The idiots destroyed what I built by spending every waking moment for three years.( with a great head start from the Broadribbs and lots of help from Faust and a ton of others)
So, the only thing I have ever been able to do is point out on email forums like this that the NA Class grew for every one of the 35 months before I was canned. We did a lot of things Allan used to do and I spent a ton of personal effort doing my very best to be the best thing that ever happened to Laser sailing.
Unfortunatly for those who followed me as class employees, few if any people on the planet love Laser sailing more than Fred and few have the energy, compasion, or experience to put that passion to effective use.
I do not expect our new management team to put in the hours or reinvest their personal pay checks as I did. Not only was it nuts but they can look back and see...the reward can be a simple direct kick in the ass.
I am, however, thoroughly burned by the fact it is obvious the class fell flat on its face after I left and nobody has been even slightly impatient with the fact that THESE PEOPLE ARE DOING WORSE THAN THE GUY WE FIRED!!!
I will certainly back off some and quiet down if the membership rapidly exceeds the 3100 we had on the day I stopped. I will shut up and do nothing but contribute when the class begins to grow EVERY month as it did when I was running things.
Or
I would shut up if there were some extremely public apologies and a move by the class to permanently ban the liar who told people I stole from the class. ( Hey! Aren't all of you officers potential targets for a lunatic nutcase who says he has a finance degree and thinks you are a thief? If you don't protect me, nobody will follow your example and protect you.)
I would even shut up if the officers publically admitted they simply decided to throw me out because they didn't like me and they cared more about having people they liked in charge than someone who served the game. ( I am not stupid. I realize that I can be a boorish pain in the ass. If that is the reason for my dismissal, nobody has had the integrity to say so)
In the meantime.... Until it is no longer obviously true, I will continue to occasionally get the fur up on the back of my neck and remind everybody what a crappy job is being done compared to the guy who was fired.
Summary? I really like you manager and officer folks and it is just too darned bad you happened to fall into a job where there used to be a guy who was a super dedicated nutball fanatic cheerleader and tireless organizer....who was canned and is still pissed.
But not in any way at you. You are great folks.
and thanks for mailing me a special copy of the newsletter. It arrived one day after the regular one.
I appreciate you!! Personally and for the jobs you do.
Merry Christmas, Happy New Year
Come sail at Easter
Fred