Ron Burgundy wrote:ttousi wrote:Went to orientation yesterday...........left before the range tour. Decided for a number of reasons it was not a good fit for me. Cancelled my membership via e-mail.
Hope it works well for others.
Good for you. I sat through all 3 hours, including the 2 hour reading the rule book. I'm still trying to decide if I should cancel.
Did you get your money back? Dues & deposit?
Check never hit the bank yet..spent 22.00 to stop payment (seemed easier than trying to get check back or refund)
1. Access....website says don't come in on whatever trail...........locked gates thru U of M all over, finally used "not use rd?" Told in orientation that the rule had changed some time ago. Try updating website
2. Orientation person did not know newbies were coming. No list of newbs....here sign in on back of target......Totally unorganized
3. Read 20 0pages of handbook word for word...I have a very low tolerance for that. Then reorientation people leave after 1st 1 & 1/2 hours. No short break lets go right into reading 17 pages of bylaws. Thankfully he skipped some.
4. After bylaws he says I'll sign your back page which will act as your badge and give you access code then we will do range tour. That's when I had enough and left. Sitting for 2 plus hours and I couldn't even doze off....though I tried.
Misc concerns
Unannounced closing of roads.....was on both sides of the same gate during trying to get in
Apparently they cut hay periodically and my guess is unannounced so driving in from east metro to find the rifle range shut a definite possibility
Also on occasion you will see a tractor atop the hill doing something....hold fire until he is 10 degrees either side ........Really?......!!!
One outhouse with porta potty near main gate 2-3 blocks away. How do you handle 20-30 DNR students plus membership
No covers on ranges because we won't spend the money since we only have a yr to yr lease.
Newbie asked how often mail was checked since he had sent in his application via certified and it had not been picked up yet. That's when I figured my check probably hadn't hit the bank yet
Re-orientation every 3 years ..not a bad idea. Reading the book to people again...Bad idea
IMHO.........The good old boy club needs some serious attention to detail and communication. Had I known some of the above I would have never put myself on he waiting list
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