Vlad Posted October 28, 2006 Share Posted October 28, 2006 (edited) I don't know how other clubs run, and what their group dynamics are like, but we have some wiered stuff around my club. We have the best people you can imagine, from the match directors to all the volunteer helpers. Today we where setting up for our annual 3 gun match and had 10 people or more come out and help. We had even one of the more casual shooters come out and help and bring us coffee and dounughts. We built 9 stages in about 9 hours, including trucks (fuctional), missle launchers (complete with real practice rockets), doors to be opened with battering rams, door to be blown open with your shotgun, a shotgun run through the woods, and countless other cool bits. Hopefully the overnite weather wont destroy to much of it. So what am I bitching about? Without fail people will get on each others nerves, blood presure will rise, a few people will throw their hand up in their air and walk away to help with a different stage, someone will leave cursing at themselves or muttering about some problem or another, and people who have been friends for years will in one way or another get really pissed at each other. At the end of the day the job will be done, and the next morning friends will be friends again. Nevertheless, it drives me nuts when people start arguing over the most meaningless details of a stage. We pleanty of people who are really out to get us out there, foreign or domestic, we choose to take our frustration out on those we have chosen to hang out with over silly details of a hobby we have chosen to participate in. Some of us do it more often, some less. I know I get on peoples nerves every now and then. I guess it says something that we keep on coming back for more weekend after weekend, and the end of the match we still all go out for dinner and laugh and BS like nothing ever happened, but I sure do hate it when we get on each others nerves. Edited October 28, 2006 by Vlad Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Baier Posted October 28, 2006 Share Posted October 28, 2006 I think you'll find that at most clubs. I know I get a little frustated from time to time. But by the end of day its all but forgotton. Its the end of the year for shooting at our club and we'll all get to recharge our batteries for next year Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AlamoShooter Posted October 28, 2006 Share Posted October 28, 2006 Well! what are you saying?! People act like that. ... yes they do, yes I do. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sfinney Posted October 28, 2006 Share Posted October 28, 2006 Amen. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tightloop Posted October 28, 2006 Share Posted October 28, 2006 It's all good if the stages get built, noone gets shot or beaten up.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flexmoney Posted October 28, 2006 Share Posted October 28, 2006 We all need a good ass-kicking every so often. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
et45 Posted October 28, 2006 Share Posted October 28, 2006 I take it you don't work in the construction business.I hear and put up with that shit every day. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DMiculek Posted October 29, 2006 Share Posted October 29, 2006 (edited) IPSC=Irritated People Squabbling Constantly Edited October 29, 2006 by DMiculek Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ted Murphy Posted October 29, 2006 Share Posted October 29, 2006 I take it you don't work in the construction business.I hear and put up with that shit every day. Same here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
driver8M3 Posted October 29, 2006 Share Posted October 29, 2006 i think the most common phrase at the MD/VA section setup was "pack your shjt and get out of here." i'm pretty sure nobody actually left... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ted Murphy Posted October 30, 2006 Share Posted October 30, 2006 It is sad when stuff like this happens. I've been involved in a few majors where several of the prime movers of the event end up not talking to each other for weeks, months, or ever after the match. Silly the little things that pop up and kill friendships. I think if the principals involved weren't so darn darn tired at the time, things said wouldn't cut as deep. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big Bore Posted October 30, 2006 Share Posted October 30, 2006 I take it you don't work in the construction business.I hear and put up with that shit every day. Same here also, every damn day. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris Keen Posted October 30, 2006 Share Posted October 30, 2006 It is sad when stuff like this happens. I've been involved in a few majors where several of the prime movers of the event end up not talking to each other for weeks, months, or ever after the match. Silly the little things that pop up and kill friendships. I think if the principals involved weren't so darn darn tired at the time, things said wouldn't cut as deep. 2006 AREA 5 'nuff said ??? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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