Mary
When I say I have been a member of a lot of clubs these are of diverse interests and NOT gliding clubs.
The four letter word incident was at YOUR club when I was helping out YOUR engineer on MY weekend so that the YOUR members could fly!
The other incident I cant explain since I had never set foot in the place !
I have never had any problems at any other clubs ( flying or other activitys ) and I am sure that most glider pilots are reasonable people and may be I have just been unlucky but so far I have had my fill of the self important and pathetic types that I seem to encounter when ever I go near a gliding club.
Perhaps gliding needs a club that is run on a commercial basis like most flying clubs rather than clubs run by any one who can be persuaded to stand for election while the others carp on about what a bad job they are doing but are not prepared to put any effort in themselves...............ring any bells?