Christmas Dinner 2005 Review
Some Things Need Fixin' Fast!
by Gary/K4EXT on Sat 12-24-2005
The annual EARS Christmas Dinner 2005 was held on December 16th at
Po Folks Restaurant in Enterprise. From most accounts, all attendees
certainly had a good time.
Unfortunately, a few aspects of the gathering bothered me quite a bit.
In all honesty, some things just plain need fixin' before Christmas Dinner
2006 rolls around. Specifically:
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Issue #1
I couldn't believe my eyes when I noticed that the first person
to pass through the buffet serving line was Glenn/KD4FNI. I mean
geez ... does no one remember the picture of this guy during
the cookout at Field Day 2005? Why in the world was he allowed
anywhere near our Christmas Dinner food? I know he's now the club
PIO, but I sure don't like the idea of him PIO'ing around my dinner
plate! Please ... for the health and welfare of everyone, this thing
needs fixin' fast!
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Issue #2
Men are from Mars, women are from Venus. It's a fact ... get
used to it. Yet much of the post Christmas Dinner speech by
Todd/KI4DFC was Mars only. Mars this, Mars that. Mars here,
Mars there. Hey, didn't we have quite a few women in attendance
that evening? Why were they totally ignored? Would it have been
a crime to at least include a few remarks about Venus? I really
think that the 100% focus on Mars sent a bad signal to our
female members. Please, for the sake of equal rights, mom, and
apple pie ... next year's dinner speech absolutely must counteract
the damage done at the 2005 Christmas Dinner. More Venus ...
less Mars ... let's make it fair. This thing needs fixin' fast!
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Issue #3
This club needs to get control of its octogenarian members! It's
a sad, sad situation that now exists. This picture of Duane/WA4WQW
tells the whole story. As a club, we have dropped our sense of
responsibility in keeping our octo-hams out of trouble. We let
these 80 year-olds wander the halls aimlessly and look what happens.
Please ... for the safety of our children, and for the safety of our
children's children, this thing needs fixin' fast!
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Issue #4
As I understand it, peas were added to this year's Christmas
Dinner per special request. I even overheard some folks say that
the peas tasted real good. Personally, I think peas suck. But
that's just my own opinion. The point is, since special requests
are apparently now allowed, I would like to make a recommendation
that Cheetos be added to the menu for Christmas Dinner 2006. Best
I can tell, there were absolutely zero cheese items on the menu
for 2005. A real shame since I'm pretty sure that cheese is one
of the essential food groups for daily living. A quick glance at
some of the ingredients in Cheetos will probably make your mouth
water:
- Enriched Corn Meal
- Ferris Sulfate
- Thiamin Mononitrate
- Partially Hydrogenated Soybean Oil
- Monosodium Glutamate
... and the list of tasty additives goes on and on. So please,
for 2006, let's lose the damn peas and go with Cheetos instead!
It's one thing that can get a fixin' fast!
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