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BobC63 
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 Posted: December 04 2008 at 5:41pm |
 frednwilma1999 wrote:
You have really got some great ideas. It will be really good to see you at the January meeting. I'm glad you be able to make it. Does this mean you will be able to start coming to all of them?
Deb
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Right now the only reason I don't get to the meetings is work. I work nights  Ironically, I work only 10 minutes away from the meeting place... I will certainly try to make it to every other meeting in 2009 for sure; if I can get my work schedule rearranged (about a 50 - 50 chance of that right now) then I will be able to attend every meeting...
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Posted: December 04 2008 at 5:51pm |
That would be great Carslo63 if you could come. It was fun to take a trip out to get rock and sand with you.
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Here is what a customer said while on hold Oh my gosh! Did you open the door? I told you not to open the door. Dre is in here completely naked and he's got freak'n Macaroni and Cheese in his hands.
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BobC63
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Posted: December 04 2008 at 5:55pm |
cl2ysta1 wrote:
wow bob!!!!! you really summed it up. I'm planning on getting our southern people involved in the reef club. Many people down south just dont know about it. ... < edit > There are also a ton of reef tanks in southern utah believe it or not and I think we should be able to get a southern utah reef tour together which maybe you all can carpool to like you do the idaho tour. You'd be suprised what we can grow in the desert ;) |
Crystal -
Believe it or not we are in a similar situation here in Utah County, as far as having many hobbyists who still don't know about WMAS... we (Ut Co.) also end up underrepresented on things like the Reef Tour - last year I was the only stop on the Tour for Utah Co... And I mean it's not like we are hundreds of miles away like you (no offense); we've got Aquatica and Reef Runners and Wheres Nemo and Jays Jungle that all deal heavily in SW stuff - plus the usual assortment of Petco's and Petsmarts - so the "demand" for the hobby is obviously alive and well in Utah County...
I'm not sure exactly how to go about getting Utah County to "represent" but I believe that it should be a goal for the Club to improve our presence in Ut Co. for 2009...
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BobC63
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Posted: December 04 2008 at 6:03pm |
Mike Savage wrote:
2) An organized outing down South to show Mark, Kyle & Crystal, etc. some "WMAS love"...
(if they'll have us  )
Hopefully gas will still be a buck-fifty and then it won't be such a big expense. Carpool and the passengers split the gas tab...If you take 3 -4 people per vehicle (plus the driver) the gas cost for each person should be only $10 - $15 round-trip, unless you are 'Hummerpooling'... we stop and get breakfast going in, lunch on the way home...
ROAD TRIP!!!!
Corey and I did this but when it came down to it nobody else was able to make it.
Jeremy (Banshy) and I also visited Utah county Reef Tour hosts after normal hours and had a great time, but again, nobody else was able to make it though the invitation was open.
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I remember that Mike, trust me! Because (if you remember) You & Jeremy were the only visitors I got that time on the Tour (oh, and Steve "the Butler" sent his wife, too)
Maybe if we do it again a little more planned out (like maybe pick a month, put it on the "Upcoming Events" tab as "Southern Reef Tour" a couple of months ahead of time, post a sign up thread maybe 45 days prior, etc) maybe we'd get a bigger response? Maybe Crystal ties it in with a Tour of her local LFS..?
Plus (of course) keep our fingers crossed gas stays cheap  ...
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BobC63
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Posted: December 04 2008 at 6:11pm |
Mrs Viper wrote:
When we first joined, that was a suggestion we made about doing introductions so we could know who it was we had been talking with on the board. Place names with faces. We still believe that is a great idea and for new comers to introduce themselves, then have a member introduce them around to others. That way people would feel more welcome. |
Exactly. As long as the newcomer is willing to stand up and introduce themselves for a minute or 2. Which they should be willing to do. If the aren't, then they should complain later that "nobody came up to me..."
Newbies, don't "chicken out"...take the first step! 
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Posted: December 04 2008 at 6:11pm |
As of now I have a natural gas surbabn. It get 18 miles to the gallon, but it hols 8 and is only 79 cents a gallon to fill up. It would be cheap to go down.
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Here is what a customer said while on hold Oh my gosh! Did you open the door? I told you not to open the door. Dre is in here completely naked and he's got freak'n Macaroni and Cheese in his hands.
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Posted: December 04 2008 at 6:16pm |
Bob, I came and saw you for the reef tour this year. It really isn't that far. We actually started at Adam's and ended at your house. I wish we would've had 8 more hours that day that though.
Deb
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Posted: December 04 2008 at 6:19pm |
My GF ended up liking Bobs the best out of all the ones we saw.
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Here is what a customer said while on hold Oh my gosh! Did you open the door? I told you not to open the door. Dre is in here completely naked and he's got freak'n Macaroni and Cheese in his hands.
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BobC63
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Posted: December 04 2008 at 6:21pm |
sukie wrote:
NO MORE EXCUSES PPL!!
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I think that should be the "slogan" for 2009
- Don't come to a meeting, hide in a corner, never speak to anyone, then complain "no one made me feel 'welcome'..."
- Don't decline to participate in the Reef Tour and then complain "how few houses there are this year..."
- Don't decline to participate in any event and then complain "how it wasn't done right..."
- If you are going to complain, be tactful - and try to suggest a solution or better idea along with the gripe
- If you are gonna post up big, long lists of ideas then you better be prepared to get involved implementing some of those ideas...
(Ooops, that last one sounds like me  Well, don't worry, I promise I'll help out and not just blabber on the whole of 2009... )
Edited by carlso63 - December 04 2008 at 6:36pm
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Posted: December 04 2008 at 6:35pm |
frednwilma1999 wrote:
Bob, I came and saw you for the reef tour this year. It really isn't that far. We actually started at Adam's and ended at your house. I wish we would've had 8 more hours that day that though.
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Debbie - Of course I remember you and Jeff coming over!
Matt - I am glad she liked it - it's even better now
Interesting to note that although I had the highest amount of Tour visitors of all the homes on the Tour in 2008, you three were the only SL County WMAS Members that came by me - the only ones... and Deb is the only Presidency member who has ever come by that I am aware of.
Other than Mike, who did the pre-tour photo shoot the day before the Tour...
P.S. - Hey Mike! What happened to all those pictures ??!!
Edited by carlso63 - December 04 2008 at 6:35pm
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Posted: December 04 2008 at 6:47pm |
Carso63 I'll have to come and check it out again.
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Here is what a customer said while on hold Oh my gosh! Did you open the door? I told you not to open the door. Dre is in here completely naked and he's got freak'n Macaroni and Cheese in his hands.
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Posted: December 04 2008 at 7:14pm |
I loved your tank carlso63. and it realy isnt that far out of the way.
I have been from "BFE" (brigham city) twice and spanish fork and all in between for tank stuff already!
take an hour from your day and enjoy seeing others tanks. although most make mine feel inferior... but I am working on that. Getting better every day.
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Posted: December 05 2008 at 8:51am |
Mugshot Thread - Helps newbies know who everyone is, and helps the rest of us know who they are. Maybe even have a mugshot drawing (put your pic on the thread and you are entered in a drawing).
Group rates for an overnight stay! If I go to a meeting down south, I'd probably prefer to stay the night and make a nice weekend out of it.
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Posted: December 05 2008 at 11:06pm |
carlso63 wrote:
Ideas: (some may have already been mentioned before)
2) Short "introduction" period at start of meeting where President (or someone on the Council) asks if there are any first-timers at the meeting, hands raise, each person gives a brief intro of themselves, everybody says "Hi _____!" like a chorus, so the newbies feel all warm & fuzzy inside... I will be attending my first meeting ever in January so you can all practice on me ... |
Bob:
" Hi my name is Bob, and I'm a reefaholic"
Crowd:
"HELLO BOB"
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"So, Just right in half? I have a very large one, Like 4" that I would like to frag, as well as a few smaller ones"
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Posted: December 05 2008 at 11:15pm |
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I was thinking the same thing Jason...LMFAO!
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Posted: December 06 2008 at 6:11pm |
carlso63 wrote:
if I can get my work schedule rearranged (about a 50 - 50 chance of that right now) then I will be able to attend every meeting... |
"Come into my office Bob. You and I need to have a little talk about priorities." 
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