This term will see revision, exams, and then a hell of a lot of drinking as a way of killing the weeks, but alas we have no swimming events that I can think of, writes Chris Butterfield. This means that the spirit of the club could wane and fade unless we do something about it. "So? What can we do about it?" you ask. Good.
Each and every swimmer, competitive and recreational alike, has to think of something that club can do. Whether it is a social suggestion or fundraising idea, or a way of getting the attention of next year's freshers and raising the general awareness of the club, it doesn't matter. We (ok, it's actually just me, because I'm a reluctant exec member - you all remember the vote) just want something the club can use to better itself, which is what we all want.
So everyone has to post a reply to this, with some sort of idea. And it has to be a good idea. Not just something that someone else has put down, cos that's cheating. And this has to be done by the next social, which I guess will be after the exams.
So why do this? What incentive do you have? As with everything in life, it boils down to booze. Because at the next social, those of you who did not contribute will be having the most hideously dirty pint ever, or something equally gross, like a Reef. And this is no idle threat: by this time, our finances will be sorted, and we will have loads more money than we thought (who cares that the cheques bounce NOW....), so the club will be only too willing to fork out in order that we punish the unfaithful .*
And to those that just won't bother showing up: shame on you. But it's your loss in the end.
I will of course tell people to begin with, but then it's word of mouth: look after your fellow swimmers and warn them. Ignorance is a crime, and thus punishable. EvilChris, I'm gonna be relying on you a lot.
Let's just see if this works...
* My future prediction of our financial situation may differ wildly from that which will actually be.
