DASA

[Oldtog]

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Thanks for the info Kevin appreciated, now I understand more fully my friend thanks for your time. Dam missed the boat again just my luck. 😥 😥

Having just re-read all the items in this thread, I applaud every one for you time thoughts and considered comments. I only hope the higherarcy (the Officers) have taken note of all comments and will consider them for Friday’s pre AGM meeting. 🙄

We have an awful lot to take on board and I sincerely hope we implement some not all of these suggestions and ideas. 😉

Once again I agree with Dels comments, he is an outstanding Council member and I applaud him.

I personally would like to see Kevin come back on board (up to the Officers again 😕 ) he has brought fresh ideas to the meetings and I personally think we at DASA have for one reason or another missed either the point or boat (more likely the boat) on Network DASA

All decisions taken at DASA meetings are voted on and passed accordingly, I cannot recall Network DASA being voted on to be put on the back burner or to be left to one side. I thought having never heard any more, it had died when Kevin left. DASA has missed a BIG opportunity here and we should kick ourselves up the jaksy. I would like it to be re-chased and followed up and through, this is what I thought might be done by those upstairs but I now know different.

I find that Del and myself have been fighting DASA’s corner here, but I know we are being watched by the Officers and not any comment from them, I am truly saddened by this. 😥

I am not disenchanted by all the feedback in this thread I have seen it as a challenge for DASA to get to grips with. Most certainly a talking point.

I will miss Dave C at the AGM and any others whom I have met and cannot make it for one reason or another. I shall drink to your continued health (phew I can save some money on the bar bill). 😈 😈

Before I close this short note! I will be interested in the comments post AGM. Should we continue on this thread or start another called DASA post AGM. Now there is a novel thought.

OT

[admin]

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Hi oldtog,

you could do us all a favour and at the pre Agm meeting ask who is taking the minutes of the meeting? It is seen as a chore and a task no-one wants to do.

We all in the past berated the minutes CH put out as not the record of the meeting we attended, so, can you ask that accurate minutes are recorded and can they be published a tad quicker than 23 days after the event. Then we can have a post dasa Agm thread….but hang on,we might not be finished with the Pre dasa Agm carve up yet.

Seriously, the objective has been achieved with this thread, as several of you are going to be asking searching questions of your council and just what they plan for the future. The replies have to be “dynamic” if the future of Dasa is to be secure.
I’m not sure that I want back into Dasa at the mo…. I am seriously busy at work, theres more coming and I have a plan to get involved with training. Just won’t have the time to spare and besides I’m not keen on the closer ties with certain work providers or manufacturers. My presence would undermine their credibility, and I don’t want to be associated with them.

Kevin

[DASL]

An interesting debate , which I will print off and take to the next council meeting. There are some good ideas and comments that I am sure can be expanded on.
I would like to applaud Oldtog and Del for their comments in support of DASA.

The ‘Old regime’ hid things ,I think you will find this will not happen under the ‘New regime’.

I have been on the council for 3 years now,I was becoming despondent, but my personal opinion is that more progress has been made in the last 6 months than has happened in the previous 2 and half years. I for one am going to stick it out and see how things progress.

DASA is changing, but as with any association that meets 4 /5 times a year,decisions take time to be made.

Chris Hayter was ’employed’ by the council of the time to take on the day to day tasks of running the association.
This was done because the council members were too busy running their own businesses- This is still the case today. We are all busy doing other things-but we make time for DASA because we believe in it.

P.S. and the hits keep coming ………………….

P.P.S. RS you should have joined UKW earlier some good comments especially from a likeminded Batley Lad.

[admin]

Maybe I am guilty of reading and listening but in the past I have said my piece.

Dasa has been through a very rocky period and six months ago it was decided that the crunch time would be this AGM.

Yes at present we do not have a leader but the decision was made back in May that 3 -6 months was needed to determine what the job entailed as for too long the running of the Association had been left to one person. A great deal of information has been gathered over the last few months and a much clearer picture has developed on the needs of running Dasa. All we can do is present the findings and see where the membership wants to take it’s own association.

Dasa is a non profit making Organisation run for its members by its members and it will be membership that determines its future direction.

Dels and Old Togs input has been excellent and many of the other suggestions, ideas and criticisms need to be taken on board and I am postive they will be

[kwatt]

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I have to admit I was really swutherring about posting a reply to this thread at this stage but, well I couldn’t resist it really. 😉

First off, I’m glad that many council members have taken this thread in the context that it was intended, i.e. not a “let’s kill DASA” thread, but more a, “let’s put DASA under a microscope and see what shakes out” thread. I’m really glad of that and that it has been recieved in the obvious intended spirit.

I do think that DASA needs a leader, but it also needs direction right now and that means a commitment to the cause and I’m not talking about a few meetings a year, they are pretty much irrelevant IMO, this is going to need full on, full time TLC and a lot of changes instigated.

And Jason, we’ve all been guilty of that. 😉

K.

[Del]

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Ken,

I’m quite sure that this frank exchange of views has been taken in the spirit in which it was meant. Perhaps DASA can be likened to bearing change on a washer. you sometimes have to take things apart before you can fix them.

And just to show theres no hard feelings. The lads at Dasa have insisted that at our AGM next weekend in York we have taken the liberty of booking you a seat at a resturant 😯 ….. in MANCHESTER! 😉 LOL

see you in York

Del

P.S. I suppose you’ll be hamerin’ the JD ‘N’ COKE again !

[kwatt]

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Del wrote:Perhaps DASA can be likened to bearing change on a washer. you sometimes have to take things apart before you can fix them.

Very true, let’ hope it’ not BER. 😉

Del wrote:And just to show theres no hard feelings. The lads at Dasa have insisted that at our AGM next weekend in York we have taken the liberty of booking you a seat at a resturant 😯 ….. in MANCHESTER! 😉 LOL

:rotfl:

Del wrote:P.S. I suppose you’ll be hamerin’ the JD ‘N’ COKE again !

Moi? 😈

K.

[admin]

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Just to explain to those who have been complaining about me (but not to me) for a few days of why this thread happened.

I started this thread to bring home a few truths to council members and non dasa members about the association. I wish to thank all the contributors and all those who read the pages without posting replies for their time. I have had a chat with the chairman today who generally feels this thread has been good and some interesting items are now talking points. He passed the following comment and its a very important one ……”In three days with over 560 page reads and 50 odd replies it shows that Dasa is a subject that people are interested in” If Dasa wants more awarness then it could look at this thread and think about how they can generate the same interest in their own site. I may have puzzled quite a few Dasa members with my comments, so I hope they have an excellent AGM and remember the exposure they’ve just had for free.

Kevin

[Oldtog]

Kevin you old rascall you posted twice its good, but greedy.

Can we make a five pager + I hope so with 1,000 reads/hits now that is greedy.

See most of you at the AGM or Friday

OT

[Dave_Conway]

Oldtog wrote:Kevin you old rascall you posted twice its good, but greedy.

Not anymore, duplicated one deleted 😉

Dave.

[kwatt]

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I have no issue at all with the thread recieving the views that it has, in fact I think it’s a good thing and I’m really, really pleased that the Chairman and the council has seen it for what it is, trying to help. It may mean opening a few wounds and making the association look inward but the objective has been achieved well enough. The mere fact that DASA is listening to the comments and at least trying to address them I think shows a lot of spirit.

So if anyone has anything to add, regardless of how trivial you think it is, now’s the time and here’s the platform, have your say. After all, that’s what UK Whitegoods has always tried to give you the chance to do.

K.

[Oldtog]

Dave_Conway wrote:[Not anymore, duplicated one deleted 😉

Dave.

Aw, Dave that is cheating 8) Will miss you at AGM, have a good weekend though.

OT

[Dave_Conway]

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Thanks oldtog 😀

From what I hear one less “gobshite” present at the AGM won’t be missed by some 😉

Dave.

[Alex]

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Dave_Conway wrote:
From what I hear one less “gobshite” present at the AGM won’t be missed by some
Dave.

Hello, has someone been casting aspersions regards some of the passionate & vociferous members members of this site?

I hope any such comments can be justified by whosever that may have been, and not a throw away remark from someone shooting from the hip; person or persons maybe who has never even looked at this site.

Outrageous I say.

Alex

[kwatt]

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No Chris, there has been some comments levelled at UKW and/or some of the people here. Word filtered back on that marvellous invention, the grapevine. 😉

The thing is, to start slagging off on a personal level, anyone in such a small and enclosed trade such as this is a total folly as it will, inevitably come to light at some point. And yes Alex, from what I’ve heard there were some aspersions cast on someone’s character, but I will not allow this to be lowered to that level and start naming names, I think we’re all above that level.

If anyone has any reason to bump their gums about UKW then come at it head on I say, I and others are more than willing to answer any questions levelled. However, simple derogatory comments like the things I have had fed back will simply be ignored (as they have been in the past as well) as comments from someone not educated enough to construct a reasoned critisism or argument to support their ascertion are not valid in my book. If someone has a point to make, a critisim or anything else I am all too open to hearing it as that’s the only way you sort any issues that arise, just to pass judgement and comment without any reason is just unfounded rantings.

K.

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