What the hell happened to this chapter?

Andy in Pa. said:
Matt,
There is one thing that needs to be cleared up here, if it were not for John B., we would not have a NAC chapter. I agree with John to the point that you cannot put up a post like this and not stay actively involved, 13 hour work days or not.
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Excuse me - what is the definition of "actively involved"? He did come back onto the thread. I don't know about you, but after working a 13-hour shift (and I've pulled one or two) the LAST thing I'm thinking about is "gee, I wonder how my NAXJA thread is going?" I'm more concerned with getting home in one piece, eating, and going to bed. I mean, good heavens man, the thread's only two days old.

Ok, I'll concede that maybe he didn't word his original post too diplomatically. On the other hand, several folks seem to think that the NAC forum is not the place for such a discussion. I'd be curious to know what those individuals thought the appropriate place would be.

I'm not familiar with the bylaws on the matter of events - is it required that the BOD has to take lead on organizing chapter-sponsored events, or can they just put their stamp on one that has been set up by chapter members if it's meets the usual chapter-sanctioned event criteria?
 
It seems like this is getting off topic and folks are just attacking each other. Let’s not forget we all have something in common, we like to wheel and I don’t know that we can afford to get pissy with each other. No one will show up at M&G's.
 
lawn cher you have a pm.. o and i work 12 hour days 5 days one week 6 the next thats one day off after every 4 . at a trash bag factory ! Need some CO $. and i still manage to type some edjamacated responses.. haha


keith h
 
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lawn cher you have a pm.. o and i work 12 hour days 5 days one week 6 the next thats one day off after every 4 . Need some CO $. and i still manage to make some edjamacated responses.. haha
 
Andy in Pa. said:
After he was called out by John B. for "lurking", but not replying to his own discussion.
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"My" discussion? It was my initial post, certainly, but the discussion belongs to the chapter.

And yes, Andy and John, there was at least one instance where I read the responses in this thread and did not post myself. Please bear in mind that it was not my intention in starting this thread to try to 'save the chapter' by myself, or to imply that our current BOD was doing a poor job. Maybe it was a bad decision, but I thought the title and wording that I chose would be a good way to draw attention, and get some responses (since the response to the last attempt to energize the chapter was a little underwhelming). I would be more than happy to do some of the legwork required to get this chapter active again, though. And if the chapter would have me, I would gladly run for a formal office in the next election, though I will be moving out of the chapter next August to finish my education.
 
I hope I'm not stepping on the NAC BOD's toes by asking this, but what sorts of stuff do those of you in the chapter want to do?

Wheeling
- there's Paragon, obviously, though that's old hat to a lot of people.
- Rausch Creek. Has anyone wheeled there? Would it be worth a trip?
- I hear that there is some legal wheeling land in western Massachusetts. I understand that mentioning trail names and locations is a no-no on the public forum, but is there stuff worth doing out there?
- Is there anywhere else that's both legal and not-too-far for most of the chapter? I have a buddy who's land-use co-ordinator for a local club; I'll ask him if there's anything to do in New York, though I doubt it.

Wrenchfest
Would anyone be interested in getting together to work on each other's Jeeps? If someone owns or has easy access to a shop, this would seem to be a good way to help out some newbies and get to know each other better.

Chapter Meeting(s)
I know the chapter covers a lot of area, but maybe it would be worth everyone's while to convene and discuss chapter business. Maybe a two-day trip with business on the first day and wheeling on the second. I think even if it were just once a year (maybe in the winter, to be opposite NACfest), this might be a good thing to do.

Let's try to take this discussion somewhere productive. Who else has some ideas?
 
Mambeu said:
I hope I'm not stepping on the NAC BOD's toes by asking this, but what sorts of stuff do those of you in the chapter want to do?

- Rausch Creek. Has anyone wheeled there? Would it be worth a trip?

Let's try to take this discussion somewhere productive. Who else has some ideas?
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Yes I have been to Rausch Creek, and it has some good stuff. Not nearly as big as PAP, but I have been wanting to get back there for a few months now. I can organize a run to RC if we have a decent sized group that wants to check it out. I know the management there pretty well.

I am up for any of the things suggested. We used to have a picnic once a year at someones house too. This has not happened in a few years.
 
Mambeu said:
- I hear that there is some legal wheeling land in western Massachusetts. I understand that mentioning trail names and locations is a no-no on the public forum, but is there stuff worth doing out there?
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there tons of stuff out in W Mass for all types of rigs, from stockers to buggies, heres some links to some pics from this past summer

Last Weekend
http://www.tremek.com/forum/showthread.php?t=26008

Labor Day Weekend
http://www.tremek.com/forum/showthread.php?t=24861

7/30 Trip
http://www.tremek.com/forum/showthread.php?t=23754

April Trip
http://www.tremek.com/forum/showthread.php?t=19847
 
Mambeau...Matt is it? I'd like to publically apologize for calling you out in the fashion that i had.

Last night was "Dart Night" out with the boys and i had a few cold ones. I came home, logged in and read Hinkleys thread over in the members forum and your comment about the vererans of this organization and honestly...it pissed me off all over again...then i posted what i did.

In my opinion NAXJA has a problem with bashing others, and now i'm as guilty as those i despise.

I feel that common respect and civility on these forums is non-existant. I felt that a personal attack was made on one of my friends...and i jumped in....i need to remind myself that Ben is a big boy now. ;)

This will be the last post from me in this thread. Carry on but lets keep it on topic and see if we can salvage any good from it...like the last several posts.
 
has anyone thought of trying to break up the NAC into smaller segments? not seperate chapters necessarily, but maybe into three regions. I know the other guys don't have places to wheel like the pine barrens, rausch creek, and PAP, but they could still get together for m&g's, and small club like events. We could kind of conglomerate on here in sharing our experiences. But that might work better than trying to set something up and expecting people from canada to PA to show up for it. whenever i call out a time to meet up at paragon for some camping and wheeling in the area, i don't expect anyone except maybe NJ, NY, PA, DE, and MD to show up. I'd definately drive 2-3 hours for a M&G, or even 1 day of wheeling, but thats about it, it just isnt a big enough event to go any further than that. We probably wouldnt need a seperate BOD for each region, but perhaps just one or even a few "coordinator" people who can stir things up. just an idea i wanted to throw out since we're talking about it. I would love to see some stuff going on, but I can't really afford to do stuff more than every 2 months or so since i'm going to school and trying to keep 2 heeps on the road.
 
OK, I lied...


Andy in Pa. said:
Matt,
There is one thing that needs to be cleared up here, if it were not for John B., we would not have a NAC chapter. .
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Andy, thanks but without the likes of you,Ben,Chris,Mike,and a few others there wouldnt be a Chapter. No one can do it alone..

The more time that passes the more i miss those times and friends.
 
OH BOY OH BOY.

1. Ok Lets turn this thread into a positive quickly or it will be edited/deleted.

2. I would love to see more activity as well, i.e. work/wrench party, M & G or whatever.
Please don't think you need to be a member to "start" these types of things mentioned above.
a. As far as events or any type of wheeling with NAXJA's name on it, YES THEY NEED TO BE SANCTIONED BY THE BOD and for any new event idea needs to be presented to the national BOD and then voted and blah, blah, blah.

3. With that said PLEASE turn this into something constructive.

Thank You,
STROKER
 
STROKER said:
OH BOY OH BOY.

1. Ok Lets turn this thread into a positive quickly or it will be edited/deleted.

2. I would love to see more activity as well, i.e. work/wrench party, M & G or whatever.
Please don't think you need to be a member to "start" these types of things mentioned above.
a. As far as events or any type of wheeling with NAXJA's name on it, YES THEY NEED TO BE SANCTIONED BY THE BOD and for any new event idea needs to be presented to the national BOD and then voted and blah, blah, blah.
3. With that said PLEASE turn this into something constructive.

Thank You,
STROKER
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So leave the banner at home, and lets go try to brake your junk again!!!!!:laugh3:

I am in for doing something at RC, I'll start a post sometime in the next few weeks about figuring out when we can do it. Unfortunately we are getting into a busy time of year, but maybe we can put 10-20 local (within 2-3 hours away) trucks together for a day.

A.
 
Andy in Pa. said:
So leave the banner at home, and lets go try to brake your junk again!!!!!:laugh3:

I am in for doing something at RC, I'll start a post sometime in the next few weeks about figuring out when we can do it. Unfortunately we are getting into a busy time of year, but maybe we can put 10-20 local (within 2-3 hours away) trucks together for a day.

A.
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Yes lets do it

Hey wait a minute, I've been ready, willing and able. So lets go oh wait, don't you have a new born to take care of.....


STROKER
 
Not to mention it's deer season so until I get a deer I'm just a surfer.
 
You know what as I re-read this thread I've noticed that a lot of the folks who have posted are folks I've wheeled with, so it seems to me that this bunch is always looking to wheel and no matter who many events we come up with we'll want more at least until we brake, which is a good thing. So maybe the future of this chapter is better off then we thought.

Off topic: Jon (muddygp) how did your tire situation work out what ya running?
 
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