Our
contributor writes:
“IT'S
ROTTEN!!!!
If this
were an episode of Ramsay's Kitchen Nightmares, the above phrase would be ringing in your
ears - and there is no more appropriate phrase to describe- what is
left - of Plymouth Intergroup.
Where do
we begin?
Facts and
figures -
85% of all
positions remain vacant, 10% of those in position are 'Caretaking'
the role until someone takes over (12th of Never, should you ask)
which leaves 5% elected and in position Treasurer and Where To Find
(absent from more meetings than he has attended).
The R-T-R
contingent have all stepped out of their positions, and have done
this early - having achieved nothing in their time in position. And
their excuses boarder on hilarious - I've got a baby now
(hmmm.....this is an hour and a half meeting once every two months,
not a full time 40hr per week position) - I thought I needed to
rotate out at this time - oh well, I've missed the last meeting so
I'll just step down now - are amongst the best and most recent.
R-T-R love
love love taking up service positions at Intergroup, and drop them
before they are due to rotate out - it's a form of control, I'm sure.
The number
of GSR's represented at Intergroup coup now be counted on one hand,
and would still give you fingers left over. It has become an
established fact that Plymouth Intergroup is a waste of time.
Now, shall
we look at who's left?
The
Treasurer - the ultimate control freak. The most recent meeting was
moved to accommodate her being there. Heaven forbid that she may not
be able to attend, hence we were given days of notice that the
meeting was moved, and this lead to an all time low attendance.
Now, GSO
have told groups that they may keep a reserve of money to use for
local work, PI etc - this was discussed some 6 months ago, and
Plymouth Intergroup decided to hold back a portion of money to use.
You will see how this links in to the start of this letter, as there
is no one in position to do any additional work! So Plymouth, the
Intergroup that haemorrhaged money whilst the previous Treasurer, a R-T-R member, gambled the lot away! So an
Intergroup that cannot be trusted to manage its finances is allowed
to keep a higher surplus and not send it to GSO!!!
It beggars
belief!
Plymouth
Intergroup is, unfortunately, a non-functioning body.
Nobody is
allowed to join and everybody leaves...it provides a platform for AA
members to be seen to be doing 'service' - service being sitting down
in a room for barely 90 minutes, 30 of those spent trying to avoid
the halitosis of the R-T-R GSR, who ALWAYS has to find a point from
the previous meetings minutes, no matter how small, to go over -
several times. Given the choice I feel that he would pull apart the
grammar, spelling, syntax and type font used - as long as it showed
that he was doing service.
So we
concluded our update - a rotten non-functioning Intergroup, that does
nothing to spread the message, nothing to enable members to take part
and nothing to send the correct sums of money to GSO (you never know,
someone, one day, might, just might use some money to spread the
message - but then again. No.) But we will see what happens at the
next meeting, once the Treasurer has decided a date convenient for
herself.
As always
-
InTheKnow”
Comment:
In reading this piece we are inevitably reminded of the Dead Parrot sketch c/o Monty Python. … and the proper response (suggested) to any cult member who offers to sponsor
you!
Thanks to
our correspondent
The
Fellas (Friends of Alcoholics Anonymous …. and satire generally!)
