Hi Andy,

I'm not blaming you for the time schedule. I don't think it was appropriate for you to stop the publishing of letters. If those letters had given you high praise for the by-law changes would that have also had an effect on member's votes? How did you know the content of Keith M's letter?

The more I consider changing the by-laws the more I'm opposed to it. My thought is the by-laws should never be changed unless there is major reorganization of how the club is set up. The policies &amp; procedures manual should address the housekeeping and more detailed points of how things are done.

That brings me to the disrespect issue. You told me that Paul Rode has been or was working on the policies manual. I called him on the phone. He did not return my call. I PMed him here on the website, he did not open my message. I know of no reason for him to not respond to me other than he assumes that I'm "one of those renegades" and has been told not to respond or doesn't feel the need.

We need harmony and openness for things to work. That's not something I'm seeing much of!

Take care, John.