Whinges, half truths, snide comments, innuendo and the negative!
All one of the same?
There are some in the angling world who do nothing but whinge.
They are not happy with their boss at work, they are not happy that an organisation that is trying to resurrect itself for the good of angling, and they are not happy because the club/society they belong to, wont let their mates get their own way.
They are the carp boy's who want the club lakes turned into carp fisheries, and they are the match fishing boys who want the pleasure fishing lake so enjoyed by the members turned into a match lake.
Apparently, they are also the single species anglers who think their way is the only way.
You've seen them,you've heard them, they are everywhere.Fortunately a small minority in any organisation.
One similar individual, in particular does nothing for the Society I am part of, although he claims he has.
Well I tell a lie, he gives a day's fishing to a member of the Society, who bids in the Society's annual Research and Conservation Fund auction.
Well , he claims to give, but in reality as all the members of his syndicate pay the annual rental, they in fact give the day, he just puts it up on their behalf, not that they who were once apparently the Society's members, are asked!
A guest ticket by the way is £5 divided by say 40!
Not that I, or the R&C fund are complaining.
While I was a member I never did see any accounts, not that I asked. I trusted the one man in charge to do all he could for the membership.
Anyway, that very same Society that a few others (and we need help) and I, put in a considerable amounts of our time to provide the membership with apparently, what the vast majority seem to be happy with.
We do that of our own free will.
We are those that are quite happy to get up off our butt's and do. Some of us have other jobs to do, let alone a life to live. Do we get paid? No
Do we get expenses? Yes, well some of us do,those that claim.
In fact we get a total of 20p a mile to attend meetings, which this year meant , those that do make a claim travelled 7000 miles, got a total of £1144, which is the equivalent of just over 6p a mile!!
Yet this individual makes the snide comment about the Society's accounts that it's "the only thing that went up" "by 300%" and he repeated it. Half truths?
What he left out was that there was an increase in the bank balance by 21.56%, as well as many other positives.
But hey, there are none so blind as those that don't want to see, or even attend an AGM given fair notice.
He also claims that there are many detractors, and says that one or two committee men have left, over 15 years, blaming the long term chairman for their reasons for leaving.
This takes no account of the other committee members that have stayed on without personal hangups, and who have more of a say in running the Society.
After all a chairman is the guy who sits in the chair and gives a casting vote after a stalemate,and is the figure head, isn't he?
Well in my view that's not a bad turnover when compared to many organisations, it just so happens that some these people have felt it necessary to throw stones and call silly names from outside the organisation, they have been given the tools to do so by fishing Internet sites.
These openings, as we know, are very fast becoming a thing of the past, many of the site owners have seen the spoilers for what they are.
These individuals may now only have their own Blogs to give their personal gripes,if they really want to, but in the end nobody will give them the time, as Internet site managers have found.
One other thing he states, "Now lets be clear I don’t have any personal grudge against Steve" but then goes on to imply that he is a back stabber...no personal grudge, yeh right!!!
....... and who was it who said name calling looses an argument ? Err... I know it was himself, now calling Rich names. Isn't it funny how he don't read his own stuff?
So,Tony ( el Presidente)...cya!
My guess is though, it's just a threat used for effect.
Now,who was that little guy who kept shouting wolf?
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ReplyDeleteNicely put Fred.....what a shame that yours and others blogs have to be used to defend what really does not need defending?Or rather should not.
RW and MJ are from the same mould...they are simply jealous of those that have any sign of control.
Tony,well he's simply a conductor and a canny one at that.:)He beats the drum and others do the dance......but haven't we known that for a long time??
Yes Rich,it is a shame.
ReplyDeleteI'm glad I now have the opportunity,without going into to much detail, of putting matters straight.
It's also a shame that the gullible get taken in by the half truths.
Those that is,who don't remain the silent majority
Tony wouldn't put my link on his site, so one assumes he's worried that his readers will see what he's up to,or he is worried that people who read his Blog will not return after seeing my one!!
ReplyDeleteHe's,to use his phrase, gone a bit defensive too and wondered why I needed to respond to his Blog post.
Well Tony the reason was to highlight the half truths.
But having gone on the defensive, now once again is a bit short on the facts.
The fishery costs were reduced by substantial negotiation with landowners, by our Hon.Sec.which you don't give credit for.
That doesn't include the Severn fishery, which comes out of this financial year!
Another half truth?
He's good at dishing out half facts is our Tony, but when it comes to it, and he's challenged he doesn't have the answers, just the one liners.
"he is worried that people who read his Blog will not return after seeing my one"!!
ReplyDeleteFred, I almost wet my pants then.:)
I removed your link a while ago so as to save folks suffering boredom.
Funny thing is, so did I writing it but I haven't found the smiley things yet.
ReplyDeleteGreat and typical response though!
Fred,
ReplyDeleteAs Tony has decided to trash my response on his blog I will say on here that his words now have no credibility whatsoever other than to himself and his group of sycophants.
Will not be communicating with the man again, he is not worth it.
Bob Roberts is quite right in his view of Tony.
Hi Fred,
ReplyDeleteIn view of some of the words spouted today on another blog, this thought sprang to mind.
People ALWAYS show their true colours when they leave something, be it work,a team or lets say the Barbel Society and that would include its committee.
Those who have served well, confident in their own skin ALWAYS act with dignity, the very idea of kiss and tell being anathema to them. Strangely enough all the people I have known who fit this category remain as friends of mine.
Then we have those who are less adequate, those whose influence does not reach as far as they would like, those that fail to reach their personal life goals, those who willingly "Spill the beans" as they see it for effect. Funnily those I have met are no longer friends, not that they ever were.
Just a thought but worth remembering.
I may well elaborate on my next blog, I'll be getting more visits than you and Bob then!
Steve.
Thanks for those thoughts Steve.
ReplyDeleteIt has also appeared to me for sometime, that those who have missed out in achieving anything,through probably the lack of their own abilities, are those that continue to want to knock others more successful off their perches.
It's as if they have a gnawing hatred of their own inadaquacies or weaknesses, and are always looking for somebody else to blame.
They also seem incapable of actually spotting an offer of friendship,or should I say reconcilliation, with those they blame.
Not really such a new phenomena as we may think, this blame culture thing.
Hey,but I'm no phylosipher,I'm just an 'umble clerk, but that's the way it seems to me.
It will be interesting to read your further thoughts on this Steve.