From britdisc-owner@csv.warwick.ac.uk Fri Sep 10 11:35:55 1999 Received: by pansy.csv.warwick.ac.uk (8.9.3/8.9.3) id LAA09915 for britdisc-outgoing; Fri, 10 Sep 1999 11:34:00 +0100 (BST) Received: from daffodil.csv.warwick.ac.uk (daffodil [137.205.192.30]) by pansy.csv.warwick.ac.uk (8.9.3/8.9.3) with ESMTP id LAA09897 for <britdisc@csv.warwick.ac.uk>; Fri, 10 Sep 1999 11:33:58 +0100 (BST) Received: from smtp1.screaming.net (IDENT:root@[212.49.224.247]) by daffodil.csv.warwick.ac.uk (8.9.3/8.9.3) with ESMTP id LAA15869 for <britdisc@csv.warwick.ac.uk>; Fri, 10 Sep 1999 11:33:57 +0100 (BST) Received: from simon ([212.49.241.34]) by smtp1.screaming.net (8.9.3/8.9.3) with SMTP id LAA23219 for <britdisc@csv.warwick.ac.uk>; Fri, 10 Sep 1999 11:35:46 GMT Message-ID: <010301befb78$596e4a00$8fe431d4@simon> From: "Simon P Barlow" <dgcltd@dgcltd.screaming.net> To: <britdisc@csv.warwick.ac.uk> Subject: nationals Date: Fri, 10 Sep 1999 11:33:23 +0100 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_00EE_01BEFB80.4A83F460" X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 5.00.2314.1300 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V5.00.2314.1300 Sender: owner-britdisc@warwick.ac.uk Precedence: bulk This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_00EE_01BEFB80.4A83F460 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Ben & Chris I hope I've not offended you both or Red and must apologise if I have = too much over the past few days but felt I had to start some discussion = about the transition from the BUF to the BUA also nationals as I think = it is quite an important matter and as yet with the upcoming annual = meeting no one has made many opinions recently. For my sins I won't be = able to make Eastbourne as wedding fever has hit my friends recently ( = stupid people ) so thought I'd put forward my opinions (right or wrong). I feel some of the humour got lost on the way through and after having = being told by several Chevy members that I should change my email = address to=20 I_didn't_look_but_fuck_it,_I'm_leaping!@what?mail.com=20 or=20 a_dozen_chevron_players_slap_their_foreheads@who?mail.com I thought id better clear the air!!!! I still think that the BUA should take over all Tour Tournaments as if = the BUA goes ahead there will be someone paid to run these tournaments, = obviously help will be required by volunteers and other tourneys do need = to run to help the sports "fun" side and to also promote the sport in = the future. Also can we get nationals to be held at a sunnier and warmer = time of year. I agree with you Chris that we all will spend lots of money on beer etc = and not so much on tourney fees and still expect all the facilities that = come with it!!!! And I also agree that it takes alot of time and effort to put on a = tourney and that we need more bids around the country (I must say that = it was refreshing this season to play at a few spread out tourneys that = didn't take long to travel to from Manchester) next year I expect them = all to be on the south coast !! and I know all about you having Kev Lowe = sort out tour 5 and how we would have been in the shit without him.(and = chevy for tidying up the shit left by all the players) By the way Kev got Married last Saturday to Jennie (Good Party) Good = luck guys!! Well that's my ranting over with for some time as I don't want to get = the same reputation as Colin!!! Si.b=20 ------=_NextPart_000_00EE_01BEFB80.4A83F460 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable <!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN"> <HTML><HEAD> <META content=3D"text/html; charset=3Diso-8859-1" = http-equiv=3DContent-Type> <META content=3D"MSHTML 5.00.2314.1000" name=3DGENERATOR> <STYLE></STYLE> </HEAD> <BODY bgColor=3D#ffffff> <DIV><FONT size=3D2> <DIV><FONT size=3D2>Ben & Chris</FONT></DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV><FONT size=3D2>I hope I've not offended you both or Red and must = apologise if=20 I have too much over the past few days but felt I had to start some = discussion=20 about the transition from the BUF to the BUA also nationals as I think = it is=20 quite an important matter and as yet with the upcoming annual meeting no = one has=20 made many opinions recently. For my sins I won't be able to make = Eastbourne as=20 wedding fever has hit my friends recently ( stupid people ) so thought = I'd put=20 forward my opinions (right or wrong).</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=3D2>I feel some of the humour got lost on the way = through and=20 after having being told by several Chevy members that I should change my = email=20 address to </FONT></DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV><FONT = size=3D2>I_didn't_look_but_fuck_it,_I'm_leaping!@what?mail.com <BR>or=20 <BR><A=20 href=3D"mailto:a_dozen_chevron_players_slap_their_foreheads@who?mail.com"= >a_dozen_chevron_players_slap_their_foreheads@who?mail.com</A><BR></FONT>= </DIV> <DIV><FONT size=3D2>I thought id better clear the air!!!!<BR><BR>I still = think=20 that the BUA should take over all Tour Tournaments as if the BUA goes = ahead=20 there will be someone paid to run these tournaments, obviously help will = be=20 required by volunteers and other tourneys do need to run to help the = sports=20 "fun" side and to also promote the sport in the future. Also can we get=20 nationals to be held at a sunnier and warmer time of year.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=3D2>I agree with you Chris that we all will spend lots = of money on=20 beer etc and not so much on tourney fees and still expect all the = facilities=20 that come with it!!!!</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=3D2>And I also agree that it takes alot of time and = effort to put=20 on a tourney and that we need more bids around the country (I must say = that it=20 was refreshing this season to play at a few spread out tourneys that = didn't take=20 long to travel to from Manchester) next year I expect them all to be on = the=20 south coast !! and I know all about you having Kev Lowe sort out tour 5 = and how=20 we would have been in the shit without him.(and chevy for tidying up the = shit=20 left by all the players)</FONT></DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV><FONT size=3D2>By the way Kev got Married last Saturday to=20 Jennie (Good Party) Good luck guys!!</FONT></DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV><FONT size=3D2>Well that's my ranting over with for some time as I = don't want=20 to get the same reputation as Colin!!!</FONT></DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV><FONT size=3D2>Si.b </FONT></DIV></FONT></DIV></BODY></HTML> ------=_NextPart_000_00EE_01BEFB80.4A83F460--