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Charlie. Agree! CW. I don't remember the year that FMCA realized they had to do something about their Convention, the annual, got so big, we ran out of Fairgrounds that could accommodate us! That's when we started the Winter Convention...only mistake, they called it an anniversary! How can you have a 50 year anniversary in Summer & a 51st in March? Then 52nd in August the same year? Now, the pendulum is slowing down, not near the size. of attendees anymore! EB has got to start thinking outside the box!

Hinkfam. Can you stay at the DOD yard? That's why I asked.

If I was going to guess, I would say 50+% fall into that group! Are you full time?

Joe, would that be Keon? I was hoping you and/or WBill would see this!

Welcome and Thank you for your Service!

Hinkfam. Welcome to the Forum! How big is your coach & are you towing? What type of Job did your son get? There is a reason why I ask. Carl

Now, let's all get back to the OP! How do we off set annual loss, by positive gain and move on into the future! At $75 per year today, is probably cheaper than my dues in 1967! I don't remember what my cost was, but it included a metal goose egg, Constitution, By Laws and purpose of FMCA, a magazine, 1968 Annual Convention info. and contact info on Chapters & FMCA officers with phone #! Since I was Oil Field Trash and moved around a lot, Chapters was out. The 67' WB was a good investment $8,300 cash! No more sleeping in my car or no tell, motel or sharing an Apt with 9 other people in NOLA. My wife was a lot easier to get along with!!! She took the coach and met other FMCA members, when I was working in LA. 10 days on a barge with 5 off. It did not take long for us to realize that wherever I worked, we had a Family! We sold the WB for $11,000 in 1970, I was transferred to the Echofisk Oil Platform in the North Sea, Stavanger, Norway! Wife became ex! Perhaps we need to go back to basic and not concern our self, with all the discounts, we offer! Family Motor Coach is who we where, now we are not. Did we gain new and younger members to offset the avg age of 72.5 years? No we did not...the avg age of a coach buyer today is 48! They are not coming to us or GS, why? AIM is growing...each Rally is $650, 4-5 days of having a Blast, with food, music, sightseeing, exclusives, like minded people, all included. IMHO, I think their on to something!

That's the way Herman and I understood your comment. The same for "BAC justified it's payments because the parent organization, FMCA, paid them also." The parent of BAC was Beaver! BAC is a chapter of FMCA...Big difference! Each chapter has a National Director (Governance member), we used to be reimbursed our expenses to get to FMCA National Convention. We still had to pay for Parking & we had to be there, the day before, the opening of the Convention! What a Chapter does with their dues, is not FMCA's concern, or business!

UP is in the 40's and rain!

Roland, good for you! I would not be in a hurry to go back home. You got a crazy Governor in MI. 5/11 we will be in Alto, NM...lot's of great golf courses up there & cool weather! 😎

Joe, come to Texas! The Quarantine will be lifted starting Friday!

Docj. I have no idea of where your getting your figures from! That's totally false information and if you still feel that it's true, BACK IT UP! 25%-50% of our dues, does not go to the care and feeding of our EB or Committee personnel. Herman, right you are! WBill. I'm sorry, but your idea of what Smithy can or can not do, is way wrong! Stop beating the wrong horse, unless you want this post shut down!

😂😂 Ditto!

Bill, thank you for a feel good Link. No false info, no sugar coating, stats & numbers don't lie...numbers change & stats change accordingly! Yes, 37+ minutes is lengthy.

Welcome. Humboldt, land of "Big Foot"! Russian River and North is my favorite part of Ca. Carl

Mike, lot's of RV's rolling in the wine country, on Hwy 16, 290, 281, 29...The blue bonnets are still blooming, not as bright as 2 weeks ago, being slowly replaced by Indian paint flowers. $ weeks ago, we took the coach to Three Rivers, 180 miles, came back home Sunday. The coach is leaving for Galveston in a week for 4 days, then we head to Alto, NM the 10th of May for 2 weeks! My cataract surgery has been post phoned for 8+ weeks! We have to cancel our AIM Rally in MI (June 7). Newmare, has cancelled our appointment in Nappanee IN. for after AIM. On the road or at the house, everything is the same in the coach! At home, slides are out, Jacks are down on full HU, full fuel, empty gray/black tanks, 50-70% fresh water (70 to 90 gal. in a 145 gal tank)! ON THE ROAD AGAIN.

Wish I could get rid of FMCA mailer and Commercial advertising! Notification for that don't work...

Yep, we're back to that again. The first year as ND, I got my travel allowance, the next year it was gone! I can understand where Area VP's are coming from, some area's are huge, like North West. Bill, we have committees that are suppose to make recommendations to the EB each time they meet during the year, most of those make it to Governance for vote each year! There are also recommendations that has to be voted on by General Members, before it gets to Governance! I recommend that anyone who want's to know how your FMCA works, go to main page, scroll to bottom and click on Governance, then click on Constitution and also Policy and Procedure...read it.

I was wondering who would notice that..Too many 22.5 owners, would get the wrong info from that Video and that could become a major disaster!

Bill, in some instances, CEO is merely a title and no bite...in most company's it's a title with real teeth! Brett is 100% correct. Remember I was one of Governance until 12/31/2020, 7 years worth and can tell you...nothing moves until our vote is cast and that's at National Convention once per year!

There is about a 5-10 second delay on the lock plate...just keep holding button down! I have the same on all my 3 slides!

JC, your just gonna have to log in daily! There is no notification, sorry.

Tim, when your on Generator, are you getting full power on both legs (L1 & L2)? Your radio should also work on your ignition switch in aux mode or with engine running!

That's the "Salesman Switch". ATS is what transfers 50 amp from Generator to coach, then switches over from Generator to Shore Power 50 amp, when your hooked up!

Ray, the name of the beer is Sol. My cousin in Norway is glutton intolerant, loves beer and he has 4 cases of Sol imported inn every month from Mexico! Bill, I love that beer...you do know that it's owned by Modelo? They also have a 50% interest in Pacifica beer. I only have 5 bottles left, of Glacier Beer, not exported, you can only get it in Newfoundland..😢 The Forum computer will not let me say what I think about Corona! 😂🤮