Originally Posted By: rhollingshead
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Wow… how much fun can a guy have at 0215. By himself no less.
Entertaining thread.
Joe F., I was starting to agree with you in the members only section about restricting access to the board, but after following this thread, I think I may disagree..... a bit.
The public is seeing democracy in action and if they flip over to the ASHI site they won't get a dime's worth of entertainment or information in comparison to our Grand Board. If I had to pick an HI, I think I might choose one of those passionate Nick-ites, just because they're so .... well, passionate and smart.
Chad, thanx for the insight as an "outsider". Stay tuned to NACHI though, I hope you'll be a proud member someday.
Jim, you raised some of the issues that nag me as well, but I gotta tell you that it all boils down to perceived value for me. My pittance of a membership fee has been well worth it.
Jim, I wish you hadn't mentioned that your only foundation of credibility was 17 years as a HI and it was the only paying job in your whole life. How sad!
As a man of deep experience in many fields, including 7 years as a stock broker (the good ol' days), 3 years as the founder and CEO of an unrelated trade association, and almost 17 years as a builder and general contractor, (made the top 20 by revenue in my state)..... I gotta tell you and your ASHI buddies that I was deeply offended by the ASHI membership requirements. Indentured servitude to one of the ASHI good ol' boys, as a candidate, is not my idea of effective training. It IS obviously a ploy to control the industry.
Now for my moment at the "Prophet's Podium". I foresee a day in the not too distant future when the lobbying efforts by ASHI, pursued in the interests of controlling the industry, come back to bite the #ss of the ASHI membership.
Our state is already trying to distance itself from the successful lobbying influence of ASHI, and the State Attorney is working very hard to erase all of the self serving ASHI language found in our recent legislation. That, coupled with several recent high profile screw-ups and pending lawsuits against ASHI's top dawgs in OK., are already hurting the ASHI members here.
Further, I predict that Nick's efforts to develop a proctored exam to rival the current standard will be met with open arms and prove to be yet another successful venture.
Regards,
Ron
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Don't tell me it can't be done...., Just Do It!
What are you saying? How did millionaire blondes get in to this conversation. 