FNRttC - could it be a club?

[dellzeqq]

Pardon my ignorance, but if you are already a CTC member can you just pay £1 for membership to The Fridays?

yup

 

[StuartG]

Isn't the Anerley a CTC affiliate?

Nope - BC. For historic reasons methinks.

 

[GrumpyGregry]

think of it as a deposit to an affiliates buyers group with independent purchasing power in 2013.

Here's the deal. Financially the CTC is screwed. What happens if the subs go skyward (officers proposed £42 for next year)? The affiliates have got to give themselves choices

£12 by the way. I'll take a pound coin off you.

we've hired a local archaeologist to find evidence of this cheque book technology, after which the cheque will be in the post.

a good night's sleep, and the wisdom of teff and others, does wonders when I get things out of proportion.

 

[Aperitif]

I have a wheeze for getting the dosh back, Greg.
£5 a puncture fix - payable in advance - then charge another £5 half way through (say it's something to do with inflation), £8.88 for a busted chain fix, and something like tightening the hidden allen bolt securing the mudguards on the front wheel of a custom build - with dynamo - <sucks air through teeth, tuts...> free estimates.

 

[rb58]

My CTC membership expires shortly so I will not renew and instead, take great pleasure in affiliating via the Happy Fridays.

+1
I think mine expires in August

 

[PpPete]

As personal chequebook has been AWOL for some time, I'm wondering whether to write a cheque using my company chequebook... and tell the accountant (and thereby HMRC) it is membership of "Professional Associations".


Fortunately photographic evidence of " professionalism " is not usually required....

 

[frank9755]

As personal chequebook has been AWOL for some time, I'm wondering whether to write a cheque using my company chequebook... and tell the accountant (and thereby HMRC) it is membership of "Professional Associations".


Fortunately photographic evidence of " professionalism " is not usually required....

Or classify it as a donation to a charity

 

[dellzeqq]

STOP!

This is embarrassing...

I went through the affiliation procedure in some detail, crossing and dotting t's and i's to the point of driving the CTC membership bod beg for mercy, and it turns out that he neglected to mention that their year begins on 1st October, and that all those that register as affiliated membership after 1st April get a reduction to £8.

So - if you're not coming on the Southend ride make the cheque out for the reduced amount and I will take another spin down to Twickenham in the beginning of April.

 

[dellzeqq]

As personal chequebook has been AWOL for some time, I'm wondering whether to write a cheque using my company chequebook... and tell the accountant (and thereby HMRC) it is membership of "Professional Associations".


Fortunately photographic evidence of " professionalism " is not usually required....

ah. Yes. Would you like to run that by our resident HMRC investigator....

 

[PpPete]

and who is that then ? In my newbieness at all things FNRttC I honestly don't know.

Oh Sh1t...it's not you, is it Simon ?

 

[StuAff]

STOP!

This is embarrassing...

I went through the affiliation procedure in some detail, crossing and dotting t's and i's to the point of driving the CTC membership bod beg for mercy, and it turns out that he neglected to mention that their year begins on 1st October, and that all those that register as affiliated membership after 1st April get a reduction to £8.

So - if you're not coming on the Southend ride make the cheque out for the reduced amount and I will take another spin down to Twickenham in the beginning of April.

I'd written my cheque out already. But not exactly a problem, as I'm planning to go to Southend!

 

[ttcycle]

Hi Simon sad to read the LCC option didn't come to fruition. You know my reasons on principle and a very severe lack of cash for a good while, will have to give these a miss for the coming future...feel quite sad about that as wad hoping to be able to do these again once I was fighting fit.

 

[GrumpyGregry]

Simon

Could we not do something along the lines of £n waged £n-quite a bit unwaged/brassic/hardship?

Especially in this, the first year of The Fridays...

I hate to think people can't come for lack of bunce when I have a small surfiet of same and beleive that, as some sort of socialist it is my duty to redistribute my meagre private wealth.

 

[Aperitif]

"From each according to his bikeability, to each according to his knees"

 

[GrumpyGregry]

To the tune of "Friday I'm in Love" by the popular beat combo The Cure

I don't care if monday's blue
tuesday's grey and wednesday too
thursday i don't care about you
The Fridays Cycling Club

monday tyres can fall apart
tuesday wednesday break my heart
thursdays ride? Don't even start.
The Fridays Cycling Club

saturday wait
big full english on a plate
The Fridays never hesitate...

I don't care if monday's black
tuesday wednesday heart attack
thursday fixed my broken rack
The Fridays Cycling Club

monday you can bang your head
tuesday wednesday stay in bed
thursday honk the hills instead
The Fridays Cycling Club

saturday wait
big full english on the plate
The Fridays never hesitate...

dressed up to the eyes
it's a wonderful surprise
to see your shoes and your pedals rise
throwing out your frown
and just smiling at the sound
and as sleek as your wheels
spinning round and round
always take my best bike
it's such a gorgeous sight
to see them ride in the middle of the night
you can never get enough
enough of this stuff
The Fridays
Cycling Club

And I don't care if monday's blue
tuesday's grey and wednesday too
thursday I don't care about you
The Fridays Cycling Club

mondays tyres can fall apart
tuesday wednesday break my heart
thursdays ride? Don't even start
The Fridays Cycling Club