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Laura Hayes wrote:
> Truman wrote:>>I had hoped the HWC would be much more proactive - but 
> it hasn't happened. Like most of the BOD and committees - they are 
> good people but they can't bring themselves tog row some fangs and get 
> the job done and end up paying lip service. It takes set of balls to 
> address the issue of abusive riders. What does the HWC do - try to 
> push through a bone headed rule changing one hour to 30 minutes at the 
> end. Will this catch a single abuser - hell no. Will it impact rides - 
> hell yes. It is a total cop out. For my money the HWC has not worked. 
> Maybe time to try something else. I had great hopes for it - but the 
> baby turned ugly. I don't know why - nor do I care - it is time to 
> rethink the whole issue.<<
> OK Truman, you have called me out. A few days ago I put my phone 
> number and email address on a post and offered to listen to people's 
> opinions of the proposed rule change. Several considerate and caring 
> people who wish to communicate in a civil manner, have contacted me. I 
> have to spend some time tomorrow answering some of the questions I 
> have not gotten to. Thank you to those people, you have been heard and 
> your voice counts. SO I come here to RC to see what I can learn, and I 
> find I need to grow a set of balls, or fangs (depending on the 
> paragraph)to live up to the standards you have set for me.
No Laura I am not calling you out and if you check your Email you will 
find that I did in fact send you on 1/8/2007 at 7:14 PM such an Email 
spelling out my concerns with this change. If you can't find it I will 
be more than happy to resend. Do I need to get a receipt or do you think 
you can find it this time? This email points out one problem we have in 
this organization. I have no issue with you, but I do have an issue with 
how the HWC has evolved. You are not the HWC - the HWC is a committee of 
the AERC that you just happen to be the current chair. If criticism of 
the HWC is a direct affront to you - that is your problem. As the old 
saying goes - it's not personal it's just business.

If no issues can ever be discussed without fear of ruffing someone's 
feathers - how you want the AERC to make progress? Bottom line I shoot 
from the hip. I calls them as I see them. There are not pretenses. I was 
born this way - I will die this way. No excuses - no apologies. I am 
more than happy to listen to logical arguments that have valid 
justification - and yes I would like to see numbers. I have not seen any 
such discussion. You are going to save horses with this rule - how and 
how many?

Now if you would like to discuss the issues and enlightening us on the 
details of the justification for the rule change - I am sure there are a 
lot of people that would like to hear it.

Truman
>


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