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3 goodbye article but after
BOB’s RAMBLINGS
BOB’s RAMBLINGS
The majority of sub-
The majority of sub-
scribers were due to
scribers were due to
renew with the last issue
renew with the last issue
Winter and I promised
Winter and I promised
myself that depending
myself that depending
on the number of re-
on the number of re-
newals I would make
newals I would make a a
decision about the mag-
decision about the mag-
azine’s future.
azine’s future.
Looking at those not
Looking at those not
renewing, my decision
renewing, my decision
was that I will cease pub-
was that I will cease pub-
lication with next year’s
lication with next year’s
winter edition. HOW-
winter edition. HOW-
EVER, the situation has
EVER, the situation has
been overtaken by the
been overtaken by the
Coronavirus problem
problem
Coronavirus
that has halted so many
that has halted so many
things in our lives.
things in our lives.
Therefore, this will
Therefore, this will
be my last PRINTED
be my last PRINTED
edition, barring a
edition, barring a
miracle intervention!
miracle intervention!
Please note I said
Please note I said
PRINTED.
PRINTED.
There are those who
There are those who
think I produce the mag-
think I produce the mag-
azine to sell holidays but
azine to sell holidays but
for a number of years we
for a number of years we
have asked most new-
have asked most new-
comers whether or not
comers whether or not
they saw the holidays
they saw the holidays in in
the magazine.
the magazine.
The sad answer is is
The sad answer
that virtually all of them
that virtually all of them
didn’t even know the
didn’t even know the
magazine existed!
magazine existed!
I had written a long the photos were far too
I had written a long
dark.
goodbye article but after
I had read through some I took and sent photos
I had read through some
back issues looking for of the bad pages but they
back issues looking for
an item, I thought couldn’t see the problem. I
an item, I thought it it
would be a great pity if then supplied scans with
would be a great pity if I I
simply threw the towel in
simply threw the towel in the same result,
without at least trying an In the end I had to
without at least trying an
on-line magazine. send 10 copies off to Spain
on-line magazine.
It has been a frus- and they finally agreed and
It has been a frus-
yet
trating yet enjoyable I got a free re-print.
trating
enjoyable
struggle for over 27
struggle for over 27 You may notice I said
years, showing that Spain! So, I have no idea
years, showing that I I
don’t quit easily.
don’t quit easily. other than Spain exactly
NOTE: The change
NOTE: The change where the magazine is
to the internet has
to the internet has printed and despatched.
NOTHING to do with Whilst (as I write this),
NOTHING to do with
technology but it is called the Spring issue,
technology but
everything to do with I have no idea exactly when
everything to do with the magazine will actually
unsustainable costs
unsustainable costs be printed, so this may end
and logistics.
and logistics. up as the Summer or Au-
The reduced number
The reduced number tumn issue or whatever.
of holidays I organ- When I originally got
of holidays I organ-
ise can no longer involved with Short Mat
ise can no longer
subsidise the Bowls in 1984 and joined
subsidise the the ESMBA Committee, I
magazine’s costs.
magazine’s costs. envisaged a much bigger
I have the software to
I have the software to and brighter future for our
allow me to produce an
allow me to produce an sport. As I suppose those in
on-line magazine with a a
on-line magazine with Carpet Bowls did also.
page flipping facility.
page flipping facility. Alas, small minded
NOTE, I said try as
NOTE, I said try as parochial and power grab-
this still all depends on
this still all depends on bing people ended up run-
people supplying arti-
people supplying arti- ning Short Mat at various
cles - news - stories,
times AND this includes
cles - news - stories,
without which there will some local clubs as well.
without which there will
be nothing to publish! If Personal ambition has
be nothing to publish! If
it does not work in the affected a number of deci-
it does not work in the
end then so be it! sions over the years as well
end then so be it!
For those without in- as “Dictator Syndrome”. I
ternet access I’m sorry but have been surprised that
I do have to try. we have not had a break-
For health reasons away movement and an-
Yvonne and I hope to be other National Association,
wintering abroad sometime as some other sports have
in the future before the them.
sand runs out in the hour It was tried years ago
glass of time. and there is a story to tell
The last issue was but not in the magazine!
BobbyWeaf
about a month late as I re- BobbyWeaf
jected all the magazines, as