Tis relevent here
It's a whole can of worms best left alone I reckon. Obviously if there is a large single outlay for hiring or something then the cost should be shared but true costs would never be met without loads of questions and arguments.
Offering to organise or support a meet costs money, how much depends on too many factors to work out, but it's not about the money.
Boomer and those that stepped up to support him have done LZ a great service and if anything is to be learned it surely is that that circle of support should be widened and the load shared more. I love that people pull together and create something from nothing....or at least very little.
The party didn't cost a whole lot but it skinted me. It was worth every penny and made so much more by those that brought their labour, their cake, their bread, beer, wine, genny, petrol, sound system....even their recovery kit as it turned out
.......but most of all it was made by the people that simply turned up.
It's the sharing of what you willingly can that makes it so special and it's good to look at ways of spreading the costs amongst us but money is both too simple and complicated.
For example the amount of money and effort for the party could have been massively reduced if I had simply asked for more help. What was acheived in 3 journeys could easily have been acheived in 1....12 hours driving down to 4 at a stroke but hey, we live and learn and I'm still smiling
And yes I do it again tomorrow (if you could lend me a few bob for a week or two)
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