Guys
Whew, I had know idea this was cooking!
Guys I consider you all to be friends and with that we all go through difficult
times at home we might have have health issues or problems at work and
sometimes we don’t always mean what we say or we say things or do stupid things
without thinking how it might effect others. Or we might say things that are
justified at the time but later regretted.
Lord knows I am guilty of it.
Now we must remember we are all rocketeers and we are special people with
special personalities. That was a mouth full.
Thank god I am normal!!!! haha.
Life is too short boys!
Sounds like it’s time for a BBQ around a fire with a few laughs!
Whew, I am afraid to read the next e-mail.
Lee
Sent from my iPhone
On May 28, 2018, at 4:35 PM, Rick D. <rocketrick@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
On Mon, May 28, 2018, 3:52 PM Richard Dierking <applerocketry@xxxxxxxxx>
wrote:
I think this developed when ROC became less of a team and more person
dependent.
Strangely, I've seen the exact opposite.
ROC started as very person-dependent. Seven specific people, in fact.
Originally, the board members did, quite literally, everything. The same
seven people, for years and years, did everything, from building the pads and
launch system, to customizing and then towing the trailer to every launch.
Eventually, some of them left the board, either through health issues
(including death), work constraints, moving away, or other reasons. New blood
joined the board, and new ideas started being explored (such as, "maybe we
ought to become an actual non-profit organization", and "perhaps we'd have
new volunteers for the board if we acted like we wanted them, rather than
just asking people to raise their hands at ROCstock once a year to keep the
old crew running the show").
As a direct result of ROC becoming more team-focused, and open to new ideas,
we are now an actual non-profit, hold yearly elections for one third of the
board, and now also have a fantastic wireless launch system, two new smaller
trailers that almost anyone can tow, storage facilities mere minutes from the
launch site, much higher waivers, a yearly youth-focused launch that has seen
growth almost every year, and a board that has, over time, had quite a few
new folks join it, giving it fresh perspectives and new ideas on a regular
basis.
Yeah, I know that was one huge sentence. Sorry.
But seriously, Richard. I think ROC has come a long way in a good direction,
and I'm tired of you bashing it any time someone questions the utility of one
of your suggestions.
I'm no longer on the board, but I know from my time serving on it that they
have the duty to question everything, in order to figure out how and when
it's appropriate to spend the club's money, and in what.
I'm not saying your suggestion is without merit. I'm saying that, just
because the folks in charge are doing due diligence to see if the proposal
makes sense to implement, they're not *bad*, or out to get you, or insular
and out of touch. They're simply doing what they should be doing: talking out
the pros and cons of what was suggested.
Thinly-veiled insults won't make your suggestions more likely to be
implemented.
Fortunately, given that every single current board member is a fair and
honorable person, thinly-veiled insults probably won't make them any less
likely to be implemented, either. They'll get a fair evaluation, and a
decision will be made by the board.
Cheers,
Rick "_I_ never resigned mid-term"* Dickinson
*: Not very thinly-veiled
