Soon after we arrived in Longford I joined the local Mens' Probus Club. I thought it would be a good way to meet locals and give me something to do. Marilyn and I had both enjoyed our time with the Deloraine Probus Club and thought that it would be much the same in Longford. However, we discovered there is one significant difference: Deloraine was a mixed club but Longford has 2 clubs, separated by gender.
Marilyn has joined the Ladies' club and is very happy but I'm finding the Men's club is not necessarily what I expected. If I had to put my finger on it, I would say it's not social enough. We meet once a month but it's rare to meet between times for coffee, for example, and we haven't done much else. Still, I persevered and even volunteered to take on the role of Treasurer, and I've regretted it ever since. Probably because of my lack of enthusiasm I've not been comfortable in the role, so I made a plan.
With the AGM coming up, I announced I would not continue as Treasurer. Having ditched that responsibility, I would then cut down on my attendance at the regular meetings and, eventually, I would just stop going. But, what do they say; "the best laid plans ....'
Nobody would agree to take on the role and, eventually I had to agree that I would continue in the job, working in conjunction with the Secretary. He and I met yesterday to work out a strategy and I've decided I'll just have to bite the bullet and make it work. It would be good if I could justify buying some new piece of technology to make the job easier but even Jamie can't think of a way for me to justify that.
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