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Mistress Rose
Joined: 21 Jul 2011 Posts: 15579
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cassandra
Joined: 27 Mar 2013 Posts: 1733 Location: Tasmania Australia
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Posted: Tue Dec 03, 19 9:01 am Post subject: |
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Thanks for that definition MR - fortunately it was not I who was the Harpie. Modom walked out the meeting several times and had to be brought to order by her mother.
It was a long hard meeting, but apparently, while my nemesis is still looking for reasons to usurp the position of Treasurer, she was at least convinced (finally) that her 'meeting' was not a meeting. In order to provide her with a small win, I conceded we should re-name the 'minutes' from the October meeting as 'notes of discussion' as we were not a quorum, and did nothing but a bit of housekeeping.
After a lengthy search of the Articles which prove fruitless, she also conceded (though with reservations) that our Treasurer is still part of the Committee and that her letter seeking leave of Absence was marginally acceptable, but I had to trek through our entire Articles to provide her with sufficient chapter and verse to persuade her. I did also 'save the day' with my arrangement with Council which stopped further recriminations.
So my Christmas will be spent redrafting the Articles (I got that motion through), the person who was 'elected' at the attempted coup has now been formally voted in as a member, and even if she storms off we still have a quorum. So it is all good.
On several occasions she alleged that documents were missing from the file, but I was able to retrieve them from the filing cabinet and table them to show that they are indeed part of our records, so while she is still on the rampage the committee has pretty much endorsed all that I wanted them to and the next meeting will be in January with the Boyz attending which will give me two more voices to endorse what I am saying in terms of governance. |
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gz
Joined: 23 Jan 2009 Posts: 8604 Location: Ayrshire, Scotland
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Shan
Joined: 13 Jan 2009 Posts: 9075 Location: South Wales
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dpack
Joined: 02 Jul 2005 Posts: 45472 Location: yes
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gregotyn
Joined: 24 Jun 2010 Posts: 2201 Location: Llanfyllin area
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cassandra
Joined: 27 Mar 2013 Posts: 1733 Location: Tasmania Australia
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Mistress Rose
Joined: 21 Jul 2011 Posts: 15579
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cassandra
Joined: 27 Mar 2013 Posts: 1733 Location: Tasmania Australia
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Posted: Thu Dec 05, 19 6:19 am Post subject: |
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Another day of full on winds today and I am so tired all I want to do is curl up in a ball and sleep for a week. Sadly that was not an option so it was a six am start today to get organised to take my dirty old man down for his podiatry appointment. I have to explain that he has a reputation in that department which I defused pretty quickly after making him sit at a picnic table and watch me knit for an hour or two while we waited for the other patient. It got him talking about his wife and her knitting and so we have been on safe ground ever since.
While his feet were being prepared for Christmas I scurried off and did my shopping (now safely stowed in the freezer etc), and was back before he knew I was gone. Wrestling the car up the highway in 50km winds was fun, as was dodging log trucks (which seem to be in abundance at present).
Back to Oatlands for lunch at my favourite cafe (which is moving and expanding to a larger premises with potential for a restaurant), and a chat with German Ralph (Kat's husband),then home to walk the dog, unpack the groceries, and light the fire (a bit ambitious, but there you go) in preparation for an early (early) night. Tomorrow I get to drive someone to Hobart once more. Have never had her as a passenger, but from past experience I hope she's taking her anti-psychotics, haha.
This is all presuming I am not blown away between now and then. |
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gz
Joined: 23 Jan 2009 Posts: 8604 Location: Ayrshire, Scotland
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Mistress Rose
Joined: 21 Jul 2011 Posts: 15579
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gregotyn
Joined: 24 Jun 2010 Posts: 2201 Location: Llanfyllin area
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Posted: Thu Dec 05, 19 11:50 am Post subject: |
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Yes, I find the high winds a pain for driving, but if only high meant high, then that would be good-well above big lorry height would be best! So as MR says take care, Cassandra. You seem to be getting the hall sorted-well done you!
You too gz, stay in and admire the weather from afar-well inside and dry!
I am early today because of an appointment at our doctors' for eye testing for diabetes. I was sent an appointment, then cancelled and then reinstated. I leave work early only to find they have not bothered to turn up for the 200-300 people who they normally do in the day! I appear to be not the only one, stiff letter a strong possibility-cost me money! Oh well I suppose I will have to go home and chop some wood, such a shame!
We have just had an influx of children from the school. As the library is under threat of closure, they get the children to come as a class and select a book, which they take home and return; this helps keep the library viable in the councils eyes, who would dearly like to close it and all the council offices here and them be concentrated 15 miles away in Welshpool, annoying for those who don't drive or are house bound, as many are here-born and bred and don't move anywhere.
So I am off to chop wood-now there's a change! The arm is holding up so I am happy, but am going to buy/make a machine to do it for me, for as I get older, I will still want to do the wood chopping, but without the pain in the arm if I over step the mark-in time terms, which I do on occasions. Demand is high this year, if only they would switch the heating on! |
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cassandra
Joined: 27 Mar 2013 Posts: 1733 Location: Tasmania Australia
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Mistress Rose
Joined: 21 Jul 2011 Posts: 15579
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Posted: Fri Dec 06, 19 8:03 am Post subject: |
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Husband has an appointment for a diabetic eye test today, so son is taking him. They have some legal stuff to do afterwards, so son is going to do the honours with driving as husband has to have dilating eye drops. I will be going to food bank for the first time for 3 weeks. We had our yearly Food Bank Christmas Meal yesterday evening, which was good. Very good restaurant and such good portions that several people had to have boxes to take home the extras.
We are back to milder, wet and windy today unfortunately. I was quite enjoying the colder bright still weather. We don't use artesian wells here; we have springs and winterbournes, some of which seem to be running already. Although we had a fairly dry summer, they are up quite early.
Our library also is under threat, and we have already lost our mobile one. Trouble is the councils just don't have the money to pay for all of it, and I can quite see that they need to pay for things like adult and child care before libraries, but the libraries and other things are still really necessary.
Your craft co-op sounds really good Cassandra, so hope it happens. |
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gz
Joined: 23 Jan 2009 Posts: 8604 Location: Ayrshire, Scotland
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