<VV> Vendors on the Board

[GYoungwolf at aol.com]

To hopefully put an unintended thread-starter to bed... (fat chance :-):
 First, I apologize for sending what was intended to be a private note to Lon 
Walls on vendors and the board to the list. I obviously did something wrong 
when I thought I 
deleted the VV address. I realized my mistake when I saw the next digest.
 Secondly, it was several of elections ago that I was asked to consider 
running for 
one of the eastern seats on the BOD. I was totally self-employed at the time 
and 
had a very flexible schedule (unlike today). I asked the person on the BOD 
who 
asked me as to whether being a vendor would be a conflict of interest. They 
supposedly checked with some other board members and got back to me that 
it would not be a good idea. I really didn't have a burning desire to serve 
(but 
was willing to help in the absence of others, or to be some fresh meat), so I 
j
ust let it drop. It wasn't, and still is not, a killer issue with me. Vendor 
members 
could easily abstain from voting on issues which affect them. 
 Finally -- guys and gals -- I think many people are taking this whole CORSA 
membership thing much too seriously. Not that it is not important -- just that 
it is, after all, a car club.....the more who join, the more effective and 
useful it can be. It is certainly not beyond the means of anyone who owns a 
Corvair to join, and anyone who refuses to join on some principle or due to some 
gripe probably has no business in a hobby whose existence is based on the 
"love" of the car and enjoying being with others who feel the same. To make it more 
than that is simply a waste of time.....(IMHO :-)
Grant