Hi Misolites,
Nothing to report on the status of Mi-sol Park as I am in England.
I came across this article in one of the newspapers, which I have adapted to relate to Mi-Sol Park...It is very true to life, have a read and see if you recognize yourself....
remember this is supposed to be fun, fun, fun
Windbags, Time Wasters and Pedants.
An Everyday Tale of Community Meetings
THERE are a few phrases guaranteed to break me out in a cold sweat But, one that is coming close to topping my tiny list of terror is "remember, next week it’s the community AGM," (cue thunderclap and flash of lightning).
These annual gatherings become alternate universes where time loses meaning, logic is thrown out the window, patience is stretched to transparent levels of thinness, and the pedants rise up for their moment in the spotlight.
Even now in the safety of my living room I'm trying to will my blood pressure back down to normal levels as I think about our forthcoming meeting. A couple of hundred (OK maybe 100) owners will be on the terrace to grapple with the important issues facing our large community.
I was ill prepared for our last AGM a year ago, naively thinking that everyone there was trustworthy and honest and with only a few items on the agenda we would be all done and dusted within a couple of hours. If only.
Amongst our number was an irate Spaniard incensed that the meeting had been called the day before the general election. To be fair he had a point, but he didn't need to spend two hours trying to ram it home. The hapless chairman from our inept former administrators failed to take charge despite the shouts and pleas from the floor.
Looking at the frustrated faces around the room I'm surprised the chairman or complainant didn't leave with a number of household objects inserted into places where manufacturers recommend they should not go. Following a mini exodus I left after 5 hours. I think the meeting eventually wrapped up after seven hours, or maybe it was seven days.
I'm all for a well run meeting but I have wasted far too much of my life in ones that wandered way off course, typically scuppered by the behaviour of a troublesome minority.
So like a whispering Attenborough observing the rituals of a herd of wildebeests for a natural history programme here is my cod anthropological study of the behavioral types to be found in meetings. And it applies to any type of assembly. What follows in no particular order is the good, the bad and the very ugly.
Windbags - these are the puffed up empty vessels who have nothing to say but say it anyway because they are in love with sound of their own voices. What's more they spend a lot of time saying it, using up valuable oxygen
Nasties - every question or comment that splutters from their acid tongues are designed to take a pop at someone else. Nasties are the sorts of people who pulled the wings off butterflies when they were younger.
Time wasters - they ask barrage upon barrage of pointless questions, taking meetings off into unnecessary directions. Stop them before it's too late. (CHAIRPERSON--Are you listening)
Jobsworthies - discussions can't proceed until every last “i” has been dotted. These people spend more of their time picking holes in minutiae rather than devoting their energies to looking for ways to go forward.
Helpers - they care passionately, listen attentively, and have great ideas.
Obstructionists - you say 'black" they say "white" - no matter what, they will always be contrary.
I feel our community is now better equipped to sort out some of our problems. These include - what shall we do with the debtors? I believe the possible solutions up for discussion are whether to pursue them through the courts or strap electrodes to various body parts and hit the switch marked "fry".
My hope is that more of the positive personality types will turn up so that we can come up with a handful of resolutions and be out in record time.
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Seen on Blackpool Promenade
Me At My Exercise Class - I am just out of view on the left... lol
Derek getting a lecture from one of our grandsons--and his reply (only joking)
Will be in touch sooooon,
take care
xxxx
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