Things used to be so much simpler.
There was Space. You knocked around in it.
There was Time. You went from Past through Present to the Future, only.
Then they complicated it with something called Spacetime
Everything is now all mixed up Spacetime and be bent, twisted and folded. Distant points can be come close, time can be turned backwards.
Recently while perusing the most recent DR-2 forms I spotted some Temporal anomalies.
Could Spacetime in the DR-2 have been folded?
Looking through a DR-2 can be a lot of fun.
It is sometimes possible to Find Oneself.
And we all know how important "Finding Oneself" has become in the last 50 or so years.
So as I said I looked and there I was
10/21/2014 Check #1121
Kauffman, Daniel
1637 D Avenue NE
Cedar Rapids, IA 52402-5231
$75.00
Chili Cookoff
Hmm looks like I was a major, no I was THE major supporter, Me and my 5 tickets.
Looking further I see
11/19/2014 PayPal
Kauffman, Daniel
1637 D Avenue NE
Cedar Rapids, IA 52402-5231
None $41.99
Holiday Party
Number 2 nested between
Hart, Brenda
235 Highland Drive N. W.
Cedar Rapids, IA 52405
and
Knox, James P
372 Willshire Ct. NE
Cedar Rapids, IA 52402
It is just passed this point the Temporal anomalies crop up.
As I recall the price of a ticket was to be $40 if purchased on or before November 25th
Yes the terms were
Price of tickets $40 until November 25
$50 from November 26-December 10
Location Longbranch Hotel
Social hour (cash bar) 6pm
Dinner 7pm
Guest speakers to be announced at a later time.
Questions,call Brenda 319 310-7302
FAQs
Where can I contact the organizer with any questions?
Call Brenda 319 310-7302
What is the refund policy?
No refunds
Can I purchase tickets at the door?
There will be no tickets avaialble at the door.
But what is this I spy? Must be about 12 tickets bought AFTER Dec 10.
As many as 7 on Dec 16 (at the door)
And even 4 not just after the cutoff date, but up to several days after the Party.
This was in reality a pretty good idea,. Had they stayed with the original format they would have been seriously in the hole.
HINT: If you are planning an Event and you want it to be a Financial Success?
Perhaps it might not be wise to alienate a large portion of the membership BEFORE you have their Money?
Too bad that the word did not get around to everyone. A Central Committee friend informed me that they knew of several people who would have/might have come if they had known the "There will be no tickets avaialble at the door." had been changed.
But what really makes one wonder if Temporal Flow had been Folded and reversed is the number of people who not only after the November 25th CutOff Date but after the Decemeber 10th End of Purchasing Date, at the Door and even after the Party.
Managed to get the $40 price for their tickets.
Now I do not fault most of these folks in any way.
After all they merely paid the price they were told to.
Only ONE. person among them was in a position to changer the price.
While it is true the Chair bought 4 tickets before November 25th through PayPal for $40 plus the PayPal charge
They ALSO paid $40 for a ticket the night of the Party.
It really does not matter WHY this was done.
What matter is that it is inherently Unfair to the People who paid Full Price.
By my count there are about 15 people who are due a $10 refund on some 20 tickets.
You can go to the DR-2 Form and see for yourself
What happened is NOT the way we should conduct our affairs.
Some might say this indicates a lapse of judgement by Leadership and for That?
There is a simple solution latter this Winter
Updated: Tuesday, 27 January 2015 4:10 AM CST
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