Bob
when it gets personal ("because of life members like you") that is when I get out of the discussion...and urge other people to as well. Go out enjoy the weekend, solder something do anything to blow down. I will. I will help...last pass for me. take the closing shot if you want it.
have a great Saturday...since coming home I try and I have embraced the line from the song "I am so glad I am standing here today".
take care make it a great day.
Robert WB5MZO life member AMSAT ARRL
Date: Sat, 16 Jan 2010 08:44:45 -0500 From: [email protected] To: [email protected] CC: [email protected] Subject: Re: [amsat-bb] Re: AMSAT adopts Acceptable Use Policy for mailing lists
Because of life members like you, I can assure you I am not now and will not be in the future, a leader of AMSAT. I out of the game. I have not taken a call from an AMSAT leader in nearly two years. The only notifications I get are on the advisors list. So as a leader, I am next to useless since I have no role and am not actively seeking one. I want to do engineering should the need arise (but I am not holding my breath to tell you the truth). I have personally had all of the crap here I can tolerate as a volunteer leader. As for you, I would have long ago taken the pitiful excuse of a life membership donation you gave to AMSAT and returned it to you, with interest, and returned it to you.
Please list for us the positive contributions you have made to the organization since you gave it your dues ages ago.
Bob McGwier, N4HY Life Member AMSAT and ARRL
P.S. And by the way. I have done a few other minor things along the way in addition to giving these organizations less money than I spend on coffee in a year.
On 1/16/2010 8:35 AM, Rocky Jones wrote:
Bbo. so clever.
this is how the "leaders" of Amsat, you know the ones who somewhere in a discussion (and I see you reached this stage as well) start to tell everyone "none of this discussion is launching anything into space"... people blow fuses.
YOU personalized the discussion. Until your post, the discussion was about concepts...but "YOU" went into and made it a personal engagement.
it is along with the "nothing is helping us launch satellites" the last refugee of people trying to defend something that is essentially not defense able Have a great weekend...go out and do something...it will help that blood pressure.
Robert WB5MZO life member AMSAT ARRL
-- (Co)Author: DttSP, Quiktrak, PowerSDR, GnuRadio Member: ARRL, AMSAT, AMSAT-DL, TAPR, Packrats, NJQRP, QRP ARCI, QCWA, FRC. "the only people for me are the mad ones, the ones who are mad to live, mad to talk, mad to be saved, desirous of everything at the same time, the ones who never yawn or say a commonplace thing, but burn, burn, burn like fabulous yellow roman candles" Kerouac Twitter:rwmcgwier Active: Facebook,Myspace,LinkedIn
_________________________________________________________________ Your E-mail and More On-the-Go. Get Windows Live Hotmail Free. http://clk.atdmt.com/GBL/go/196390709/direct/01/