And as much as I wish it were not true, you will occasionally see the same or worse at a USCGAux booth at a boat show. It has to do with the failure of the team leader to explain why we are there, what the mission is. Dealing with volunteers is a whole new way of life for me and takes some getting used to. Joe Engel -----Original Message----- From: Charles Culotta [mailto:cculotta@iamerica.net] Sent: Tuesday, December 18, 2001 5:59 PM Cc: trawler-world-list@samurai.com Subject: Re: TWL: Support Your Local (US) Power Squadron Guys, Unfortunately there are (probably) too darn many as you have described. It is true that your experiences are anecdotal however that is only an excuse as there is no reason for such ill treatment. I SHALL bring this to the attention of the powers that be. I imagine there are a number of USPS members on this list , I suggest that ALL of us contact the home office!!! e mail addresses are on the inside back cover of ENSIGN. CCC-- LETS ROLL! Charles and Pat Culotta Patterson, La. Web Site: http://www.geocities.com/charlesculotta/

From: "Joe Engel" <joe@jre.com> >Dealing with volunteers is a whole new way of life for me and takes some >getting used to. I agree, Joe. Something like herding cats. JG