TROUBLE AT MILL !!bit long winded

[Deleted member 15344]

What is the club ?

 

[6inchcup]

I can guarantee that the one thing that 6inchcup's club is not lacking is cash in the bank. They have more than any other club in the area. And you cheeky beggar mate. You most certainly have not black balled me . In fact I'll most likely be down for a pint in the summer to watch the Victory!!!

no problem pal i will buy the first pint,would not have to blackball you one word out of your mouth would get you barred !!!! dont forget to park your car on the overflow carpark along with the tradesmans vehicles:smirk:

 

[bluewolf]

no problem pal i will buy the first pint,would not have to blackball you one word out of your mouth would get you barred !!!! dont forget to park your car on the overflow carpark along with the tradesmans vehicles:smirk:

I'm going to borrow a mates van and park it right in front of the Club.. That should get the tongues wagging..

 

[Smiffy]

Got to be honest, your club doesn't sound too friendly or welcoming.
Maybe if you erected a pigeon loft next to the clubhouse, or allowed whippet racing up and down the first fairway once in a while it might make these new members feel more "integrated" and they would gradually settle in to your way of doing things.
I think it's culture shock, and the change of surroundings has just been a little bit too much for them. They are getting over excited.

 

[Slab]

Given how it’s been presented it’s actually quite hard to sympathise with the problem at the OP’s club (& fighting and disturbances clearly are problems that needs to be dealt with)

That fact there was loud signing that disturbed a meeting or a brawl in the games room is somewhat overshadowed by the Op opinion and the suggested reasons why this could have been avoided:

• Knowing the ‘right people’ allows for a preferential membership process over other applicants and is OK
• Having a large disposable pot of cash means you’re less likely to be an undesirable member
• It should be seen as an honour to be chosen to join a golf club!
• Incremental payment options attract gangs
• If you’re not happy to be judged by your peers based on your employment status & age then you may have something to hide (remembering some of those peers may have sought preferential treatment for their own applications just as the OP did)

The biggest problem at your club is that the bar manager has no idea when to stop serving more drinks to people that have clearly had too much! (perhaps the bar managers interview was like a membership one and was decided simply by whether they dressed smartly and knew someone on the committee)

That’s it, that’s all it is, you describe both instances as being carried out by drunks and unless they arrived in that condition the club served booze allowing them to get too drunk. Ask yourself this, would either instance have happened if they weren’t drunk?

It has nothing to do with interviews, dress codes, age, personal wealth or career path

And yes there’s a separate topic about the type of people who drink too much but that has little to do with golf club membership in isolation

 

[MendieGK]

I don't believe anyone should be judged as such and people should be looked at by their actions not by their wealth or job or age

Certainly no chips on my shoulder

My mate, one of the nicest most polite guys you will ever meet got refused initially by Hayling a few years ago - because he turned up in his white van that he owned for his company (yes he was fully suited and booted for the interview).

He has since got in, but at the time it wasnt a great feeling for him.

 

[DCB]

What do people get asked at an interview ?

I take it that there is more to it then "what school did you go to" and " what team do you support"

 

[MadAdey]

if they had spent 30 mins being interviewed a better understanding of the type of person they were,rather than walking in with a deposit and filling a form in

So if a Flight Lieutenant from the RAF turned up and took the interview in his Squadrons Blazer, you would instantly ask him to join as he must be someone of good standing and a responsible individual.

Well I use to work with one that liked a Stella or ten. He would be all over, touching any half decent looking woman, telling the sort of jokes that really aren't very appropriate and if anyone tells him he's had enough he would start getting aggressive. This wasn't just in town centre bars but he did this at a squadron function in a 5 star hotel.

So so don't tell me for one minute that a 30 minute interview gives a club secretary the ability to carry out a full phsychiatric evaluation of a new member.

 

[SAPCOR1]

if they had spent 30 mins being interviewed a better understanding of the type of person they were,rather than walking in with a deposit and filling a form in
they could well be know to members and not be suitable due to past actions
if they havnt got the money up front the insentive
to join isnt the same as paying monthly
but would be vetted so less chance
not really got a healthy membership prior and healthy bank account
because no one is vetting new members,and only paying a small deposit doesn't stop some less desirable people,if they had to cough up over 2k up front it would narrow down the undesirables

So if you can stump up over £2k you are a fine and outstanding chap but if you can't there is a fair chance you are an undersireable?

What a way to judge people and that is as bad as the poor behaviour of the drunks in the bar

 

[garyinderry]

Slab is correct. He drink should be refused at first sign of unrest.


I've seen members being told off for being a bit too loud or language being used that was inappropriate.

 

[Deleted member 15344]

What do people get asked at an interview ?

I take it that there is more to it then "what school did you go to" and " what team do you support"

I didn't get asked much tbh - just why I would like to join the club , mainly was me asking questions

 

[Ethan]

I started to read the OP, but the lack of punctuation forced my level of interest to break down. Can someone summarise what he is on about?

 

[CheltenhamHacker]

I started to read the OP, but the lack of punctuation forced my level of interest to break down. Can someone summarise what he is on about?

Poor people are bad.

 

[Slab]

I started to read the OP, but the lack of punctuation forced my level of interest to break down. Can someone summarise what he is on about?

Basically he wants the power to blackball people based on their job, dress-code, age, disposable income or failure to interview well, because a few 'undesirables' were allowed (by the club) to get drunk and misbehave at the clubhouse the other day

 

[Region3]

Basically he wants the power to blackball people based on their job, dress-code, age, disposable income or failure to interview well, because a few 'undesirables' were allowed (by the club) to get drunk and misbehave at the clubhouse the other day

Luckily they aren't judged on the ability to construct a grammatically correct sentence.

 

[Foxholer]

Luckily they aren't judged on the ability to construct a grammatically correct sentence.

Or knowing the difference between 'effect' and 'affect'!

 

[virtuocity]

I started to read the OP, but the lack of punctuation forced my level of interest to break down. Can someone summarise what he is on about?

Hopefully this visual representation sums up the OP

 

[MendieGK]

Hopefully this visual representation sums up the OP

Give this man a medal

 

[pokerjoke]

Hopefully this visual representation sums up the OP

That's pure quality mate love it

 

[pokerjoke]

Luckily they aren't judged on the ability to construct a grammatically correct sentence.

Thank god for that I would be doomed.
I knew I should have took more notice at school