I think Melchetts comment about 'inertia' keeping people is probably a good one. Certainly when the subs were automatically taken from my pay it kept me as a member (as I never actually got round to cancelling!). However, now that the automatic deduction from pay has been binned it has effectively cancelled my membership by default. I'm a little torn, it was nice to have that feeling of membership but the sums don't really add up. For the number of years I haven't stayed in the Club my annual membership could have paid for some very nice digs in a more modern and convenient accommodation.
J_J