I guess I have to put in my .02.
If I was expected to pay the entry fee at every event I attended, I would
not attend any events. If I take my car, I enter it. If I don't take my car
I sure as hell am not paying the entry fee, that's BS. Call me cheap if you
want but that would be stupid.
The next thing you know, someone will be suggesting that all Healey club
members send in registration fees for ALL Healey events.
Hell, I'm thinking of dropping my Healey club membership. The only benefit I
get from it is a few pretty pictures of BIG Healey a few times a year. I can
get that on the Net for free. I get 1,000 times more Sprite info on this
list than from the club....
Larry Miller
----- Original Message -----
From: Brad Fornal <toyman@htcomp.net>
To: <Lancer7676@aol.com>
Cc: <boxweed@thebest.net>; <macleans@earthlink.net>;
<spridgets@autox.team.net>
Sent: Sunday, August 15, 1999 3:07 PM
Subject: Re: Event participation??
> I guess I'll throw in my .02 as this is winding down as I have a few
questions
> and comments. First,it is stated that these events need to make their
monies back
> for the club,Fine, but in the AHCUSA(of which I am a member) are you gonna
make
> me believe that the $35 yearly dues are used solely for the publication of
the
> club magazine(30 pages received about 7-8 times a year)BULL!I get a weekly
> magazine with almost 200 pages in it for $40 a year.I am willing to
suggest that
> some of the dues are used to sponsor the events such as Mike was
attending.
> Second, if money needs to be raised for some funding why is there no
provision to
> have a gate fee,could it be that there is not enough interest in LBC's
outside of
> our group that the average Joe Public is gonna lay down his hard earned
cash JUST
> to see your project completed?Third,is this kind of infighting between the
big
> Healey owners and the (obviously lesser) Spridget owners indicative of the
> treatment I can expect to receive should I decide to attend a Healey meet
here in
> Texas?When I purchased our box Sprite only our close friends knew that I
was
> working on it yet I somehow got an invitation from AHCUSA to join,(how did
they
> know of my purchase,I didn't tell them?)but as a proud Healey owner, I
> joined.Little did I realize that as a member I would be expected (by some
> members)to register at events in my area merely for the opportunity to
> attend,pray tell,what are the dues for again?? I don't need a club to
enjoy my
> car,simple ownership is enough for me,the list here offers freely(for now)
and
> openly any and all advice that I could ever want.It is not unusual for me
to give
> total stangers at Wal-Mart a ride around the block in the Sprite merely to
give
> them a taste of the joy that I have on a daily basis.But I will NEVER
register my
> Sprite in any event as I feel it is not a good restoration,so this
eliminates me
> from attending, if I understand Ed correctly,SO,why do I need to be a
member of
> AHCUSA,to notify me of events I'm not welcome at??Those folks who do
register at
> the events, I praise you and your efforts to bring your car back to
factory
> original,I hope you win that trophy in your class,but I know that I will
not win
> because my car looks good but is not a frame-off so why pay $95 for the
purists
> to scoff the car that I am very content with.The list had a thread two
months
> back that discussed the attitude of the Big Healey owners to the Sprite
owners,I
> feel that Ed (BN7)settled that debate for me.Last Question,since I have
been
> enjoying the photos from WCM/CHW that Bob and Annice were so kind as to
post on
> the list, will I be required to send money for the viewing pleasure I
> received,they are gorgeous cars and I only wish I had the money to make
mine look
> as good(a few of the Sprite owners live on a budget) gettin' off the box
now.
> Brad (seriously considering his need of club membership)(and cheap)Fornal
>
>
> Lancer7676@aol.com wrote:
>
> > In a message dated 8/15/99 11:19:38 AM Eastern Daylight Time,
> > boxweed@thebest.net writes:
> >
> > << There's no need for you to apologize for not registering for this
event.
> > If
> > it were required to pay an admission charge for looking at the cars,
there
> > would have been someone standing at the entrance selling tickets who
would
> > not have let you in without paying, like at most of the car shows I've
been
> > to. The fact that there was not implies to me that everyone is invited
to
> > come on in and look around for free. I would not have paid $95 to look
> > around at the cars either. >>
> >
> > I have been reading these posts back and forth and I agree
wholeheartedly
> > with Bob. Even for an entry, $95 is very steep--it would keep me away
for
> > sure. And I agree that if it were not implied that you could just come
in
> > and look around there would have been people stationed in strategic
places to
> > remind you of that. Don't worry about it Mike!
> >
> > ---David
>
>
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