Post by steveinmaryland on Jul 8, 2011 9:23:16 GMT -6
THANKS TO THE TROOPS
especially the Military Troops stationed around the world that defend, fight, suffer injuries, and even loose their lives to promote the idea of
FREEDOM FOR ALL !
so in the spirit of resolution, let's try to remember a guy from the past, Rodney King. I & I guess most people don't remember much from this man, I don't know how long a go he had his 15 minutes of fame in the media. He is the unfortunate man that in an apparent time of altered states of mind, either substance or alcohol induced, just wouldn't stay down as ordered by the Los Angeles police, and suffered a brutal beating at the hand(s) of some bad officers of the law. If he had just stayed down, I never would have heard of him but he kept getting up and what I remember most was his statement, " WHY CAN'T WE ALL JUST GET ALONG ?"
............ so let's bury the verbal hatchets and all get along from now on, and ALL have a GREAT TIME at the HOI FAIR as one big happy group. Sure there will be always be disagreements, but hopefully they can be handled in a gentle, civil way.
DON'T TAKE MY INCLUDING A THANKS TO THE MILITARY FOLKS as an indication that I consider the people that I mention below as equals at all in deserving thanks. The military members and their families deserve real thanks on a much higher level, their lives are on the line. The people below (Overlanders TROOPS) are supporting a hobby that they enjoy, not life threatening situations like fighting terrorism.
I just volunteer to do a very minor part of the club operation, trying to update the website and top of the message board with info that is sent to me.
There are several others that deserve BIG TIME THANKS for what they do for the Overlanders4x4 club.
At the events I've been to in the past, the toughest, nastiest, most physically demanding "job" that I have witnessed is whoever ends up being the cable hooker/unhooker for the mud bog. Doing that task, ankle deep or deeper in mud for hour after hour, that person deserves SPECIAL RECOGNITION & THANKS for making the event possible.
The club members that volunteer to work at setting up the event, then run back and forth working on their trucks to race, then back to helping with the event, those people deserve a BIG THANKS.
The tech crew that must interpret rules & sometimes bear the brunt of criticism from angry entrants, while all along attempting to be as fair as possible to all participants. Those guys deserve a BIG THANKS.
At some events there are the "gate people" that spend most of the day far removed from where the action is, collecting gate fees as people drive into the place, so they don't even get to see much of the racing. They deserve a BIG THANKS. (I guess they usually got paid for doing that so lets change their BIG THANKS to just a regular THANKS)
The club officers and other members that attend/hold monthly meetings, respond to angry posts on the message board, arrange for events and venues to hold them, sit at the sign-in desk all morning long, make sure that the bills are paid, and then clean up the site after being there all day or maybe several days after all the fun has ended. Those people deserve a BIG THANKS.
The Phipps brothers that for years and years have allowed play days to be held in their woods & fields and have volunteered to stand at the end of the drag track to raise the flag indicating the course is clear for the next group and keeping the program running smoothly. They deserve a SPECIAL BIG THANKS.
One couple that I think really deserves a REALLY SPECIAL BIG THANKS are Deb & Jeff McCue. For years they have worked tirelessly for the overall benefit of the club. Many times I have enjoyed their incredible hospitality where they not only devote a lot of time but also have spent a lot of their personal cash for the benefit of others. They love to put out a big spread of food & drink for all to share at every event that I can remember, and probably at a few that I don't remember all that clearly, ha-ha. For those of you that know what [glow=red,2,300]APPLEJACK[/glow]is, wow, the memories and fun that that liquid mixture created, along with quite a few hangovers. So to Deb & Jeff, THANK YOU so much for your hard work, generosity and hospitality throughout the years.
The entrants at all of the events that spend their time & money gettin their trucks ready to race and then spend big money on gasoline just to drive to the event They do it for the love of the sport and for the enjoyment of the crowd. They deserve a BIG THANKS for participating.
It really does take a lot of effort from many people for the events to be held. I'm sure that there are plenty of others that I forgot to list or that I don’t know about, all of the people behind getting things done for the club and the spectators enjoyment deserve a BIG THANKS.
Wishing the best for all of you. Have FUN and BE SAFE !
Steve in Maryland
especially the Military Troops stationed around the world that defend, fight, suffer injuries, and even loose their lives to promote the idea of
FREEDOM FOR ALL !
so in the spirit of resolution, let's try to remember a guy from the past, Rodney King. I & I guess most people don't remember much from this man, I don't know how long a go he had his 15 minutes of fame in the media. He is the unfortunate man that in an apparent time of altered states of mind, either substance or alcohol induced, just wouldn't stay down as ordered by the Los Angeles police, and suffered a brutal beating at the hand(s) of some bad officers of the law. If he had just stayed down, I never would have heard of him but he kept getting up and what I remember most was his statement, " WHY CAN'T WE ALL JUST GET ALONG ?"
............ so let's bury the verbal hatchets and all get along from now on, and ALL have a GREAT TIME at the HOI FAIR as one big happy group. Sure there will be always be disagreements, but hopefully they can be handled in a gentle, civil way.
DON'T TAKE MY INCLUDING A THANKS TO THE MILITARY FOLKS as an indication that I consider the people that I mention below as equals at all in deserving thanks. The military members and their families deserve real thanks on a much higher level, their lives are on the line. The people below (Overlanders TROOPS) are supporting a hobby that they enjoy, not life threatening situations like fighting terrorism.
There are several others that deserve BIG TIME THANKS for what they do for the Overlanders4x4 club.
At the events I've been to in the past, the toughest, nastiest, most physically demanding "job" that I have witnessed is whoever ends up being the cable hooker/unhooker for the mud bog. Doing that task, ankle deep or deeper in mud for hour after hour, that person deserves SPECIAL RECOGNITION & THANKS for making the event possible.
The club members that volunteer to work at setting up the event, then run back and forth working on their trucks to race, then back to helping with the event, those people deserve a BIG THANKS.
The tech crew that must interpret rules & sometimes bear the brunt of criticism from angry entrants, while all along attempting to be as fair as possible to all participants. Those guys deserve a BIG THANKS.
At some events there are the "gate people" that spend most of the day far removed from where the action is, collecting gate fees as people drive into the place, so they don't even get to see much of the racing. They deserve a BIG THANKS. (I guess they usually got paid for doing that so lets change their BIG THANKS to just a regular THANKS)
The club officers and other members that attend/hold monthly meetings, respond to angry posts on the message board, arrange for events and venues to hold them, sit at the sign-in desk all morning long, make sure that the bills are paid, and then clean up the site after being there all day or maybe several days after all the fun has ended. Those people deserve a BIG THANKS.
The Phipps brothers that for years and years have allowed play days to be held in their woods & fields and have volunteered to stand at the end of the drag track to raise the flag indicating the course is clear for the next group and keeping the program running smoothly. They deserve a SPECIAL BIG THANKS.
One couple that I think really deserves a REALLY SPECIAL BIG THANKS are Deb & Jeff McCue. For years they have worked tirelessly for the overall benefit of the club. Many times I have enjoyed their incredible hospitality where they not only devote a lot of time but also have spent a lot of their personal cash for the benefit of others. They love to put out a big spread of food & drink for all to share at every event that I can remember, and probably at a few that I don't remember all that clearly, ha-ha. For those of you that know what [glow=red,2,300]APPLEJACK[/glow]is, wow, the memories and fun that that liquid mixture created, along with quite a few hangovers. So to Deb & Jeff, THANK YOU so much for your hard work, generosity and hospitality throughout the years.
The entrants at all of the events that spend their time & money gettin their trucks ready to race and then spend big money on gasoline just to drive to the event They do it for the love of the sport and for the enjoyment of the crowd. They deserve a BIG THANKS for participating.
It really does take a lot of effort from many people for the events to be held. I'm sure that there are plenty of others that I forgot to list or that I don’t know about, all of the people behind getting things done for the club and the spectators enjoyment deserve a BIG THANKS.
Wishing the best for all of you. Have FUN and BE SAFE !
Steve in Maryland