EAA493 Mailing List: Re: EAA Chapter 493 January Meeting

[Gerald Hatch (gf_hatch]

We totally understand Tony. Looking forward to seeing you and Mary at a meeting. Thanks for getting the "President stuff" to Bob so quickly.

Gerry et al

On Thursday, January 18, 2018, 6:23:43 PM CST, Anthony Marcum <crclebrner [at] gmail.com> wrote:

Glad to see that the chapter will continue. I will be back in town tomorrow and will give Bob everything I have for the president. I do plan to continue as a member, but I don't know how many meetings I will be able to make. Not crazy about working out of town, but need the employment. I really can't do what I plan to do aviation wise without it.

Best to all, may see ya at a meeting, Tony

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On Jan 18, 2018, at 4:11 PM, Don Baker <dabpilot53 [at] mail.com> wrote:

Don,

Many thanks for an outstanding report!!!

Don

Don Baker

210-452-1953 (cell)

dabpilot53 [at] mail.com

On Jan 17, 2018, at 9:31 PM, Don Treadwell <donald [at] treadwellphotography.com> wrote:

I haven't seen anyone else report on last night's meeting, so I thought I would recap last night's meeting for everyone. I'm sure some people would like to know what happened. 

Thirteen people met on a very cold evening in the break room of Skyline Aviation from 7pm to 9pm. We were offered the upstairs classroom but declined the offer as some people might not be able to negotiate the steep stairs. 

The break room was cozy and just the right size for our round circle of friendship. 

We were excited and many of us spoke at the same time, making it hard for Bob Reece and others with hearing aids to hear what was being discussed. Bob chastised us and demanded that we use Robert's Rules of Order and hold up our hands and speak one at a time when recognized by Gerry Hatch, who was in charge of the meeting for reasons no one could define, but only guess at. 

Bob's excellent idea made the evening business meeting much easier for everyone to understand. Someone suggested that we each take a turn at telling how we felt about the chapter continuing in 2018. As we went around the room everyone was in favor of continuing EAA Chapter 493 but no one was volunteering to be an officer except Andy Spinks, who said he would serve as treasurer for a one, two, or three year term.  His commitment generated excitement in the crowd.  Don Smucker said he would be secretary when he was in town, which might only be half of the time. At that point several people started handing Andy cash and checks for membership. I handed him one of the two $20 bills I was carrying last night. My wife Nancy volunteered to fill in for Don Smucker as secretary

when he was out of town. I asked Andy if he had change for a twenty dollar bill so I could buy a family membership. Andy did not have change, only twenty dollar bills. LeRoy quickly gave two dollars toward a family membership, I found a one dollar bill in my wallet and Andy said he had two dollars which made Nancy a member and an auxiliary officer in less than a minute. 

Bob Reece had volunteered before the meeting to take any officer position, so Gerry nominated Bob Reece for president and he was elected without opposition. A visitor named Ron volunteered at that point to be Vice President and after he was elected we had a complete slate of officers, with Bob and Andy serving two year terms and Don and Ron serving one year terms. 

There were many good ideas shared for programs. Everyone was encouraged to come up with one good program during the year. It was decided that some monthly meetings would be held on saturdays during the day so the chapter could meet on location to inspect whatever project the host was building. 

Nancy York volunteered her home as a meeting place, Nancy Treadwell said we had room for the group,  and Gerry thought it might be time to have another meeting at his ranch since he held the neat meet the Sirius Jet at his home in 2009. It was decided that the next meeting of Chapter 493 would be held at Skyline Aviation on Tuesday, February 20 at 6PM. There will not be food at the meeting so eat before you arrive. It appeared that Andy Spinks would probably be at the Mathis Field Chinese restaurant an hour or so before the meeting, or when ever he could get there after work. 

I think all 13 people paid membership fees last night and we counted another six people that we felt were likely to join later. If you are interested please send your $20 or $25 (family) membership fee to Andy Spinks.

Everyone attending last  night's meeting enjoyed being able to hear what each person had to share with the group. It was easy to hear since we spoke one at a time and we all had a sense of getting to know first hand what each person felt and wanted to share with the group. I have a couple of small amplifiers that we could try at the next meeting to see if that helps everyone to hear those who speak softly.  In the coming year some meetings we be held during the day on Saturdays so that people from distant locations will have an opportunity to fly in to San Angelo and return home before dark. If you know of someone who may be interested in attending the next meeting please spread the word and let them know that everyone is welcome and invited to attend. 

It is very enjoyable to be back in a big circle of friends and getting to hear what each person has been working on during the last month. 

After our meeting was adjourned there was the usual camaraderie of many people visiting at once. One of the nice things about Skyline Aviation is they have a big quiet hangar just outside the meeting where people with difficulties hearing could talk one on one with another member. 

Don Treadwell

PS: I am aware of mistakes in this letter but between Go Daddy's and Apple's worthless operating system and lousy software it is impossible to get the cursor, and I do mean curser, to appear where I would like to edit .

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