Friday 2 October 2009

Politics on the plots

'Democracy means simply the bludgeoning of the people by the people for the people.'
~ Oscar Wilde.
I swear, I am fed up. The allotments are becoming a place for people to gather and moan. I can't stand it, it actually upsets me. It seems that everywhere I look, people are looking for trouble, something else to get annoyed about, and finding it, then applying the wrong remedy. What does moaning about anything do? I loath to use a statement made by Margaret Thatcher but really, if you want something to be spoken about, ask a man; if you want something done, ask a woman. And here, on this blog, I am that woman.
I mean, really, are we all 12? Could we actually organise a piss up in a brewery? I truly wonder what the purpose of a committee is on our plots, what is going on? Even within the association members there seems to be a complete lack of communication or indeed complete lack of action. I highlight seems for a reason, in the hope that I am wrong. The next couple of months are going to be crucial for the allotments - what is going to be done with the membership fees, where is the money we made on the open day going?
I received my copy of the new rules about fences today and my blood pressure surely went up. I don't wear a heart monitor all the time so I can't prove it, but I have a feeling it did. With it came the minutes of the last meeting, I haven't even looked it properly as so many times in the past it is just a long list of things that were talked about and not resolved or were put off for some other time. Plus there are talks of something to do with twinning up with a group in Poland - for heavens' sake why? What have we to offer anyone when we can't get ourselves off the ground?
Politics is something that is supposed to stay off the plots, like religion it can be explosive. Being brought up in Northern Ireland we know better. I know what I'm doing though ~ head down, concentrate on my plots, my plants and help any living soul who needs it while I'm down there. If you want my opinion on something I shall give it; please respect it as I will respect yours. But for goodness sake STOP MOANING. There are plenty of things in this world worth getting upset about, Eden Allotment Gardens is not one of them!

3 comments:

  1. Hope you get it all sorted out and they make some sensible decisions. But I know how you feel - I refuse to go to condominium meetings for exactly the same reason. Luckily my husband enjoys that sort of thing ...

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  2. Oh Dear,
    I have my committee meting tomorrow and it is no better. Allotment politics, thieiving and personality clashes. I am not looking forward to it at all. Its the one time I wish it was managed by the council.

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  3. Argh! Andrew has a meeting to go to on Wednesday. God love him, I can think of a million things I'd rather do. Watching paint dry is way up that list!!

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