gangster Posted April 24, 2020 Share Posted April 24, 2020 Whilst on the face of it the importance of flying a toy aeroplane and hitting a ball down a hole are about the same and really do not even count for anything in the current crisis. The difference however in terms of economic importance could not be further apart so many livelihoods, jobs Nd businesses are in peril at the moment. A golf club is a business, members on average probably pay 10 or 20 times as we do for a year’s subscription Golf clubs employ a lot of people Admin,waiters green staff etc etc and there is the pro also trying to make a living . That is a lot of families food and mortgage at stake. Those jobs need to be there after the crisis. They need to be there now as well, people are allowed to work if they can. Sure some of our fields will take a year to get back if they are good but,unless you are a prima Donna modeller, most models will fly from a strip that has grown a foot long and had a couple of cuts with a rotary mower. A golf club green cut to 4mm cannot be got back without a lot of work and that could be a long time out of action So what’s more important guys playing with toy aeroplanes or food on families tables and roofs over their heads if this is all we have to whine about we are indeed very lucky. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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gangster Posted April 24, 2020 Share Posted April 24, 2020 Jason There are a few in all walks of life Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leccyflyer Posted April 24, 2020 Share Posted April 24, 2020 Posted by gangster on 24/04/2020 15:29:13: Whilst on the face of it the importance of flying a toy aeroplane and hitting a ball down a hole are about the same and really do not even count for anything in the current crisis. The difference however in terms of economic importance could not be further apart so many livelihoods, jobs Nd businesses are in peril at the moment. A golf club is a business, members on average probably pay 10 or 20 times as we do for a year’s subscription Golf clubs employ a lot of people Admin,waiters green staff etc etc and there is the pro also trying to make a living . That is a lot of families food and mortgage at stake. Those jobs need to be there after the crisis. They need to be there now as well, people are allowed to work if they can. Sure some of our fields will take a year to get back if they are good but,unless you are a prima Donna modeller, most models will fly from a strip that has grown a foot long and had a couple of cuts with a rotary mower. A golf club green cut to 4mm cannot be got back without a lot of work and that could be a long time out of action So what’s more important guys playing with toy aeroplanes or food on families tables and roofs over their heads if this is all we have to whine about we are indeed very lucky. No whining here, just a bit of good news. In our particular case it is the maintenance of a field that has been in annual use since the 1970's maintained by regular mowing to something close to a cricket wicket standard, An electric fence keeps out the catlle, but a call from a neighbour earlier this week let the chairman know that they had knocked down the fence and were on the field. The timely arrival of that permission allowed the electric fence to be repaired yesterday and the field to be cut today, within officially approved guidelines. The letter outlined a set of very sensible precautions to ensure that could be done safely. The permission was framed as a measure to prevent damage to the facilities and also sounds eminently sensible to me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris Berry Posted April 24, 2020 Share Posted April 24, 2020 Posted by gangster on 24/04/2020 15:29:13: Whilst on the face of it the importance of flying a toy aeroplane and hitting a ball down a hole are about the same and really do not even count for anything in the current crisis. The difference however in terms of economic importance could not be further apart so many livelihoods, jobs Nd businesses are in peril at the moment. A golf club is a business, members on average probably pay 10 or 20 times as we do for a year’s subscription Golf clubs employ a lot of people Admin,waiters green staff etc etc and there is the pro also trying to make a living . That is a lot of families food and mortgage at stake. Those jobs need to be there after the crisis. They need to be there now as well, people are allowed to work if they can. Sure some of our fields will take a year to get back if they are good but,unless you are a prima Donna modeller, most models will fly from a strip that has grown a foot long and had a couple of cuts with a rotary mower. A golf club green cut to 4mm cannot be got back without a lot of work and that could be a long time out of action So what’s more important guys playing with toy aeroplanes or food on families tables and roofs over their heads if this is all we have to whine about we are indeed very lucky. Not sure what models you fly Gangster but I know that many of my scale models won't fly from rough strips. I've never seen balloon tyres on a 60cc Thunderbolt for example. You talk about economic factors. Aeromodelling contributes millions to the economy including farming, camping, horticulture and contractors, petrol stations as well as the obvious modelling suppliers and many more I'm sure. Like many, i keep our strip at about 6mm length, as many of our models are scale, with retracts or with small wheels. Feel free to come and cut our 150m x 80m strip with a small rotary mower and I'll happily stand and watch you. They may be toy planes to you. To many of us they are radio controlled model aeroplanes. Edited By Chris Berry on 24/04/2020 17:45:21 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
john stones 1 - Moderator Posted April 24, 2020 Share Posted April 24, 2020 Sounds good to me, if you have permission, take care n get stuck in, different matter than discussing it on here when it's been stopped. Ours will be a right state, not seen council cutting for weeks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kevin b Posted April 24, 2020 Share Posted April 24, 2020 Our field is still being cut. With the added advantage that at the end of the year we could end up with a few lamb chops. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
john stones 1 - Moderator Posted April 24, 2020 Share Posted April 24, 2020 No sheep, but club grapevine says natives are getting restless, they'll be fighting over mowers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete B Posted April 24, 2020 Share Posted April 24, 2020 Just a gentle reminder to play nicely and respect each other, folks. The only spats we like to see here are on undercarriages..... I thank you.... Pete Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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