<VV> 100% CORSA membership

[J R Read_HML]

How did that old TV show start?  There are 10,000 people in the city.  There 
are 10,000 stories...  Something like that, anyway.

It boils down to (in my mind) individualism.  Driving THESE cars around, 
already makes many of us more "individual" than the general public!

Individuals are going to make individual choices for their own various and 
individual reasons.  Some will be CORSA members, some will be LOCAL members, 
some will be neither, some will be both.  Heck, some even belong to more 
than one LOCAL.

That said, the more attractive CORSA can be made to everyone (members and 
non), the better the participation is likely to be.  There is a line 
existing (and it varies per individual) between encouragement to join and 
being pushy.  Becoming "pushy" about it is likely a turn-off to many.  For 
myself, I don't even like the $20 (or is $25) that the less than 100% locals 
have to send in each year.  But, it is a small enough amount that I just 
think of it as a PITA and go on enjoying BOTH my LOCAL and CORSA 
memberships.

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Later, JR
'61 Rampside Standard 4/110
'65 Monza Convertible 4/140
'66 beater Coupe - icemobile 4/140
CCE
CORSA


----- Original Message ----- 
From: <Corvkid50 at aol.com>
To: <virtualvairs at corvair.org>
Sent: Thursday, March 03, 2005 5:39 PM
Subject: <VV> RE: 100% CORSA membership


> Well I have been reading all the posts about this and  thought I'd put my 
> 2
> cents in on it. I'm one of those people that has been  referred to as a
> freeloader. I don't belong to CORSA at this time but have in  the past. 
> The closest
> Corvair club is a 3 hour drive away, and yes I belong to  it. What 
> benefits do
> I get? A monthly newsletter and I attend their car show  once a year. The
> other Corvair club I belong to is 1700 miles away. I am on ssd  and cannot 
> afford
> to go to a National convention so a member ship to CORSA for  me would 
> mean
> one more monthly newsletter. I totally enjoyed the newsletter form  CORSA 
> when I
> got it. It was well done and I know the work that goes into putting  one 
> out.
> I have nothing against CORSA  But for me it's financial reasons.  In the 
> past
> I have read what a few have said about spending money foolishly  elsewhere
> and not joining CORSA. Well that's my choice not CORSA's to decide. I 
> join
> things that are fun , and lately it seems like most of the posts are 
> either
> attacking someone or Pushing membership, or books. Make it fun and they 
> will  come.
> Lets not forget this is each person's choice to join or not. If a CORSA
> sales person starts hounding me to buy anything I'll tell them like I tell 
> any
> other pushy salesperson, GET LOST. CORSA does a lot for our hobby, but 
> without
> the local clubs supporting it it's nothing. Lets try to make this a fun 
> hobby
> and one all can afford. Now let the flames fly, I have thick skin.
> Ron T (The  Freeloader)
>