Georgia Fiero Club Forum
All Things Fiero => Club News => Topic started by: TopNotch on March 18, 2019, 03:00:57 pm
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I have added something to the Members Only section of this forum. If you are a paid member, and can't see the Members Only section, please PM me.
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OH well!
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Don't trip over it. The world won't end.
The sad part is that a notice had to be placed in the public section, to get people to log in to look at the members' section.
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I dont see it, all I have under "Members Only" is "Club Business" and "Tool Shed" Unless I'm in the wrong place..... De Shoe
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There is a new thread in club business.
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BUT, MEMBER'S ONLY, L O L
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Membership has its benefits.
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For those of you who haven't looked at the Members Only section today, I have another goodie there.
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Just a thought, but maybe sticky both items.
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I just Left a BBQ restrant and My simi DIL is the Mgr. and she said they would be Happy to Have the Fiero club hold there monthly there, And If Just Once it could on a 3rd Saturday, Larry's in the Morning coffee and donuts, two brothers BBQ for lunch and Meeting then Riverstone Cruise in for the Afternoon, A Full day Happy Happy .
I'll Rejoin if Mikie can Make it Happen,
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wow just Reread that Post, It Wasn't ment to seem Threatning, I know ya'll could care Less
If you don't care about getting new Members, you won't care about losing one.
This IS Ment to Sound Harsh,
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Years ago, I belonged to a Fiero club that was local. My Fiero had a 4.9 swap. When one of the members found out, he yelled at me in front of the club. This included name-calling, and other un-called-for remarks. Several long-time members never came back. Some time later, we had some people join who wanted the club to do things their way. That member who had yelled at me initially welcomed the new members, but then overheard them discussing Corvette brake upgrades with me, and we were all removed from the club. Eventually, the club was down to just that one person. All the other people got completely out of Fieros. Several of us changed our phone numbers, because that member used to call and yell at us.
I think there were 8 active members, originally. Apparently, there were 2 other local Fiero clubs. None of us were aware of the other clubs, until after all three clubs were gone. I was unable to determine what happened to the other clubs. I was actually kicked out, as in, told never to return, and the yelling member egged my Fiero. Personally, I was a bit turned off. No one stood by me. Consequently, no one was there to stand by them when they were kicked out.
At GFC, everyone is welcome. Everyone makes their own choice. I chose to do what I could to build the club. Yes, I can be abrasive, but that is not my intent. I choose to do what makes me happy.
The club does reach out to members, both new and old.
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wow just Reread that Post, It Wasn't ment to seem Threatning, I know ya'll could care Less
If you don't care about getting new Members, you won't care about losing one.
This IS Ment to Sound Harsh,
John, I understand your frustration. But you are wrong in some of your assumptions. You know it's difficult to even get our members to participate in club events or come to meetings. Many of those out there only make contacct with us when they want something. Get the part, help, or advise they need and we never hear from them until the next time they have a need. Not even a thank you or reply that the solution offered was the right one for their issue. Last year the Don Hulse Memorial Cruise had to be canceled because no one was planning to participate. This year, it's looking like maybe? 3 cars.
I promise you, that at least I will attend a future Coffee and Donut and a Riverstone event. And at one of those events, I will have a car that will speak well of Georgia Fieros.
I will also continue to endeavor to get over to help you with your Grassroots Fiero. It's impossible through the week and even weekend spare time is limited, depending upon the work schedules of my daughter and son-in-law. Tegan prefers to spend time with me than with anyone else.
And Yes, we definitely do care about losing anyone. You have contributed more to this club and gotten less while therre are many who have gotten much and contributed nothing.
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From a post on PFF about wanting to join a club, these chaps were the only ones to bother posting a reply and with a very warm welcome.
The odds of me ever meeting them is slight but despite that all I have received is friendly discussion and some great advice, particularly about hamsters and crank mice.
Just my experiences here.
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when I Joined I said to topnotch 'I don't do Clubs '
I Want Too Much From Other People
I want Them to be willing To Do What I am Willing to do.
My Analogy of Life is , Pain Doesn't Go Away You Just Get Used To to It I Know I am Thin Skinned , Ive Been told Before.
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PK, the get help but give help statement doesn't apply to you. I was referring to the 15-20 Fiero owners that are relatively close to us. There are people all over the country that I've worked with for many years. Some of them have joined the club. Most haven't. Glad to do it and don't expect them to come to meetings. It would be nice for them to show up at a RFTH, though. Some of them have helped me with problems I've had, and some of them are go-to people when I'm trying to find an answer for someone else.
John has delved in and helped us, and he has helped me to help others. He has a wealth of talent and he shares it.
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PK, they have low expectations of us. With a bit of effort, we could attain them.
For GTXVette, the club needs people with talent.
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I hate to see any kind of discord with a club like this. What little I know about the The Ga Fiero Club is that it is a community of people with a passion for their cars and enjoying spending time together. They seem to love working on their cars, their friends' cars and helping anyone with anything Fiero related. Lets spend our time together, either in person or thousands of miles away, just learning, helping and having fun.
I was a member of a local car club, The Weekend Cruisers, that had been established for over 2o years. There were some internal conflicts and some of the older members passed on. Others just lost interest. The club disbanded. The Fiero community continues to experience natural attrition as our cars and us age. We need each other. Lets enjoy the time we have together.
Obviously I am a very new member and have attended one meeting only very briefly due to other commitments. As of now I have a very superficial view of the club but what I see I like very much. The members I met at Northlake Automotive were very welcoming, friendly and extremely talented. Trying to be realistic I hope to be able to attend two meetings a year. Round trip for me is over 1000 miles. I now try to plan my trips to Atlanta to visit my daughter on the 2nd Saturday of the month. Please don't tell her!
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You have me beat on distance.
It happens all over. Just about any club I see is mostly made up of people who are retired. Most events seem to be put on by retired people. The thing is, the people who put on the events have been doing it for 50 years or more. And I must admit that I benefit from a lot of events. I attend barbershop events, but am not currently in a barbershop group. I attend fish frys, but no longer help with the entertainment. I attend festivals/carnivals, go on easter egg hunts, and attend picnics that I do not help staff or plan.
I would not clasify this as discord. Adjustments are being made to adapt to the new club dynamics. Think about the after-effects of Thanksgiving dinner. Adjustments have to be made.