[plug] Newbys guide

[Innis Cunningham]

Hi Guys
When I brought this subject up at the AGM it wasn't to create more work
for other members.It was just to get a better personal interaction at the
workshop meetings. Between the long term members and the new members.
Having said that I would also like to say thank you to the people in the 
club
how have picked up the ball and run with it(hope I am not getting to 
jargonistic
here). :-)

: Kev writes
>
>All of you still posting
>
>Look back over the last half a dozen posts in this thread (not mine). I've 
>been pointed at more useful resources in 5 minutes than in the previous 12 
>months.  Somewhere back near the beginning of this thread I said something 
>like there's so much stuff out there that the unintiated like I simply 
>don't know where to start.  If I was to read through all that stuff looking 
>for my problem explained in words of 2 syllables or less I'd need 2 more 
>lifetimes.  RTFM (I know that one) is NOT a valid answer, because TFM is 
>too bloody big and too bloody contradictory.  The irony is that you have to 
>have passed the iniation to make sense of TFM.

Also doing is the major part of any undertaking. If you have not done it 
before
then the task can seem quite daunting.But once you have been showen and have
actually done the task you wonder what all the fear was about.

I wonder how many members here would be scared witless to have to change the
spark plug in there car.Its a simple job(if you know how) so why does it 
seem so
daunting.Because if you stuff it up your car won't go and what is more you 
may do
more damage that will have to be repaired as well.
Now I could point you to 1 million sites that will tell you every thing you 
ever wanted to
know about spark plugs and how to change them but untill you actually get 
showen by
someone you won't even lift the bonnet .
Well I am the spark plug guy untill I actually see and do the task I am not 
going to try
anything because I don't want to cause more damage than I fix.That is why I 
go to the
workshop as opposed to posting on the mailing list.
The other thing that I would ask of people who help out at the workshop 
night if they
let/make people do the things they want done.Now it may only take you 5mins 
to do
what ever has to be done were if you make them do it it may take half an 
hour.The thing
is that you may get it done quick but the person will be back next month 
wanting much
the same thing till you both get to the point of frustration.You saying why 
does this person
never learn and they saying I never get to actually do anything.
I am reminded of a cortoon strip were the two characters are sat either side 
of a tree
One characters says to the other 'Who won the world motor racing 
championship".
To which the secound character replies "Lauder"
The first character then repeats the question but louder in volume.To which 
he receives
the same reply.
This goes on for several times untill they both go there separate ways.
The first character mumbling "dumb basted".
And the secound mumbling "deaf pr**k"

Cheers
Innis