Why did you leave WBCCI

[wimpy]

Originally Posted by Boxite

Same is true of a phone call. I never answer phone calls if my cell does not recognize the caller. Too many junk calls these days.

I highly recommend adding the "HIYA" app to your smartphone. It is designed to stop those robo-calls, solicitations, etc. Being a social app, it also allows you to report & block a number that gets thru their screening.

Typically, the number pops up on my screen, rings once and goes away. They can still leave a message, although those are typically abbreviated.

I have a business & can't not answer so this is a welcome solution.

[m.hony]

Region 6 Unit 56 rocks as well.

[Hittenstiehl]

Region 12 4CU rocks more for better.

[Hittenstiehl]

Oh darn it I meant 11 not 12 but I'm sure 12 rocks too.

[Larry C]

Originally Posted by m.hony

Come to a Mississippi Unit rally.
It won't be that way at all.
I am the youngest and one of the few members still working.
Those old folks are awesome.

We've met some of the Mississippi unit when we were members of the Pensacola unit......I have to admit, they were very nice people....I wish y'all were closer to us....maybe one of these days we'll take you up on that invite...

Larry

[Protagonist]

Originally Posted by wimpy

I highly recommend adding the "HIYA" app to your smartphone. It is designed to stop those robo-calls, solicitations, etc. Being a social app, it also allows you to report & block a number that gets thru their screening.

I take a different approach. I answer the call, and if it's unwanted, less than 10 seconds later I hang up, add the number to my phone's "auto-reject" list, and then delete it from my phone's call log. Then I never have to hear that number ring again, never get a voice-mail from it, nothing. And I don't have to load yet another app on my phone to do it.

[Airtandem]

Hello RedSHED;
Howard, come back to the Moraine View rally and we will teach you the new "password and handshake" lol
We now meet spring and fall and listed under the Forum rally tag.
This is a forum rally, not WBCCI; but a lot of us ARE WBCCI members.
mike

[m.hony]

Originally Posted by Protagonist

I take a different approach. I answer the call, and if it's unwanted, less than 10 seconds later I hang up, add the number to my phone's "auto-reject" list, and then delete it from my phone's call log. Then I never have to hear that number ring again, never get a voice-mail from it, nothing. And I don't have to load yet another app on my phone to do it.

I don't answer unfamiliar numbers until I Google them...
If it is someone I know (very rarely) I call back.
If it is not someone I know, I block the call and delete it.
I did keep a wrong number voicemail because it is funny.
"Do not hesitate to call my house about that car. Do not touch that car cuz there's not nothin' wrong wit it. Why y'all comin' pullin' this car I do not know. Do not hesitate to call us ever ergain. Bye bye."

[Boxite]

Originally Posted by DaveMc

Look at WBCCI.org for full info, but here's your Houston option:

Texas Coastal Plains Unit (Katy area/west side)

There's a couple others northeast and northwest several hours. The Texas Hill Country Unit is having a rally in Schulenburg in a few weekends, but potentially closing the unit down is on the business meeting agenda... lack of participation from members is the stated reason. We live north of Houston, this was our first year and we're switching units to a Fort Worth unit based on rally activities. As has been said, visit a couple units to see where you fit in, there's a good spot for anyone looking for one!

The Texas Alamo Unit is also in the "Hill Country" and one member is actually in the Houston/Cypress area and travels to CenTex area just to participate in that fun unit. We live in the "hill country" and had a choice to make between four or five different units...choosing the Alamo unit because of our previous friendship with the Houston/Cypress couple.

The point I wish to make is exactly the same as the story about the car stopping to ask the locals... It's what you make of it and how you find those others in the group. I know something of the Texas Hill Country Unit's story and how they are considering closing down... it's a story germane to this discussion... a failure of local leadership causing disenchantment and desertion. The Plains Unit, the Highland Lakes Unit, and the Alamo Unit all cover the same geographic area and have no such diminishing-returns issues because the people in those units are good campers to be around.
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WBCCI...?? Yeah... we joined. But I agree, sometimes it's a bit pricey just to get a Directory of Airstream Owners...as that's all we've been able to get out of it because the caravans are full or cancel out or...?? ...so we stay in and pay the dues mostly just to be supportive of our local unit, which we find so enjoyable.

[m.hony]

The price of admission is very reasonable if you are involved and participate.

[jaydthompson]

There currently two caravans with vacancies for 2018. They are Canadian Rocky Mountain Caravan and It's a New Your (State) State of Mind. Both will be great caravans, so if you want to go on a caravan in 2018, contacts the leaders. The information about both caravans is on the website "wbccicaravan.wbcci.net" and go to 2018 caravans. Don't delay as they will both fill up soon.

Also don't discouraged by finding that a caravan has a stand-by list, this year on our caravan, "SW Adventure", 19 folks got on the caravan from the stand-by list.

If you don't feel you are comfortable signing up for a caravan two years ahead, just consider that the leader of the caravan is planning two years ahead as they plan their caravan.

[wave man]

I can imagine it's a tremendous amount of planning and time and research... simple event planning/coordination is like herding blind willful cats...

[ALANSD]

Originally Posted by skitique

we joined last year due to a rally we went to at hiawassee, which was not a wbcci rally, but several members of the southeast unit were there & most work as do we & their idea of camping is similar to ours. There were not schedules & it was more about camping. We are going to attend our first wbcci rally at palmetto cove in the fall so we'll see how it goes. Rally parking at the fall event which is not what we are used to but the point of this gathering is to socialize so it sounds like a fun time.

i started those "forum "rallys in 2002 in reaction to an awful weekend we were involved in at a wbcci north georgia unit rally.
We had them twice a year for 15 years and spawned a number of othr popular rallys too in neighboring states.just stopped organizing them last spring. Attending more tin can tourist and se vintage camper events now.... WE JUST WANT TO CAMP AND HAVE FUN AN D SHARE INFO, FOOD AND DRINK

[skitique]

As an update to my original post from 8/15 we went to the Palmetto Cove rally & had a great time. There were a mix of members & non-members & the host John & Susan were great. We have since not renewed our membership with the Southeastern Unit just due to work schedules & not being able to go the many trips they plan. Seems like a great unit with members that like to be active.

Thx Jane

[Eliana]

I literally JUST joined. Went to a local luncheon, and signed up to go to two local rallies. Have so far been to one rally. I am still undecided about whether it was a mistake to have joined. People are very nice. Most are about 10-20 years older than I am, however I have always enjoyed people of all ages. I am single and nearly everyone is married. But I deal with that all of the time.
But what concerns me most is that it comes across as a conservative Christian organization. I thought I was joining a camping club.... I'm Jewish and keep kosher. So I bring my own food to a rally, and don't have a problem with doing that at all. If I don't eat the food, I come for the fellowship. If I'm not eating breakfast, I bring my own coffee and sit and talk. But everything is preceded with a decidedly Christian prayer. Apparently no one knows how to pray inclusively. At first, I thought that they just didn't realize that not everyone IS Christian. But after plenty of conversations, they did know. And nothing changed. Sunday morning there was a Christian worship service. I thought that was fine/nice. But when I left before it started, people seemed clueless as to why I was leaving.

So, it was nice not to be camping alone, but I wasn't so interested in ceremonies, bingo, cards.... And I could have imagined it, but people seemed insulted that I didn't necessarily want to participate in all of the activities. So maybe "clubs" of this sort are just not my thing. Definitely finding everything oriented toward one religion isn't my thing....

[66Overlander]

Originally Posted by Eliana

I literally JUST joined. Went to a local luncheon, and signed up to go to two local rallies. Have so far been to one rally. I am still undecided about whether it was a mistake to have joined. People are very nice. Most are about 10-20 years older than I am, however I have always enjoyed people of all ages. I am single and nearly everyone is married. But I deal with that all of the time.
But what concerns me most is that it comes across as a conservative Christian organization. I thought I was joining a camping club.... I'm Jewish and keep kosher. So I bring my own food to a rally, and don't have a problem with doing that at all. If I don't eat the food, I come for the fellowship. If I'm not eating breakfast, I bring my own coffee and sit and talk. But everything is preceded with a decidedly Christian prayer. Apparently no one knows how to pray inclusively. At first, I thought that they just didn't realize that not everyone IS Christian. But after plenty of conversations, they did know. And nothing changed. Sunday morning there was a Christian worship service. I thought that was fine/nice. But when I left before it started, people seemed clueless as to why I was leaving.

So, it was nice not to be camping alone, but I wasn't so interested in ceremonies, bingo, cards.... And I could have imagined it, but people seemed insulted that I didn't necessarily want to participate in all of the activities. So maybe "clubs" of this sort are just not my thing. Definitely finding everything oriented toward one religion isn't my thing....

I've been in the club over a dozen years and never experienced what you have experienced. Each unit is different. You might consider trying a different one if there is another close to you. And when you travel away from home, you can attend functions from units and regions other than yours and well as national events. Hopefully with a little patience, you will find something that works for you.

P.S. We were on a National Caravan last year with a couple that proclaimed themselves the "Wandering Jews". The husband was installed as a Region President this summer.

[Hans627]

Originally Posted by Eliana

I literally JUST joined. Went to a local luncheon, and signed up to go to two local rallies. Have so far been to one rally. I am still undecided about whether it was a mistake to have joined. People are very nice. Most are about 10-20 years older than I am, however I have always enjoyed people of all ages. I am single and nearly everyone is married. But I deal with that all of the time.
But what concerns me most is that it comes across as a conservative Christian organization. I thought I was joining a camping club.... I'm Jewish and keep kosher. So I bring my own food to a rally, and don't have a problem with doing that at all. If I don't eat the food, I come for the fellowship. If I'm not eating breakfast, I bring my own coffee and sit and talk. But everything is preceded with a decidedly Christian prayer. Apparently no one knows how to pray inclusively. At first, I thought that they just didn't realize that not everyone IS Christian. But after plenty of conversations, they did know. And nothing changed. Sunday morning there was a Christian worship service. I thought that was fine/nice. But when I left before it started, people seemed clueless as to why I was leaving.

So, it was nice not to be camping alone, but I wasn't so interested in ceremonies, bingo, cards.... And I could have imagined it, but people seemed insulted that I didn't necessarily want to participate in all of the activities. So maybe "clubs" of this sort are just not my thing. Definitely finding everything oriented toward one religion isn't my thing....

First of all welcome to the forum. I see this is your first post and it's good to have you with us.

As was stated every unit is somewhat different in the makeup of the participants. Perhaps the members of your unit are not aware that you are Jewish. Perhaps letting them know would be helpful and if not, finding a more inclusive unit would be the way to go.

I hope it works out for you!

[veratipton]

Originally Posted by Protagonist

I've met a lot of good people. I've met a very— luckily very few— that I wouldn't spit on if they were on fire.

OK, ok, so you had a bad day.Don't set people on fire. Overneighing at Walmart isn't that bad.

[TravlinMan]

Originally Posted by Eliana

I literally JUST joined. Went to a local luncheon, and signed up to go to two local rallies. Have so far been to one rally. I am still undecided about whether it was a mistake to have joined. People are very nice. Most are about 10-20 years older than I am, however I have always enjoyed people of all ages. I am single and nearly everyone is married. But I deal with that all of the time.

But what concerns me most is that it comes across as a conservative Christian organization. I thought I was joining a camping club.... I'm Jewish and keep kosher. So I bring my own food to a rally, and don't have a problem with doing that at all. If I don't eat the food, I come for the fellowship. If I'm not eating breakfast, I bring my own coffee and sit and talk. But everything is preceded with a decidedly Christian prayer. Apparently no one knows how to pray inclusively. At first, I thought that they just didn't realize that not everyone IS Christian. But after plenty of conversations, they did know. And nothing changed. Sunday morning there was a Christian worship service. I thought that was fine/nice. But when I left before it started, people seemed clueless as to why I was leaving.



So, it was nice not to be camping alone, but I wasn't so interested in ceremonies, bingo, cards.... And I could have imagined it, but people seemed insulted that I didn't necessarily want to participate in all of the activities. So maybe "clubs" of this sort are just not my thing. Definitely finding everything oriented toward one religion isn't my thing....

Well that sounds like no fun.

[Eliana]

Thanks! That is what I am doing. Going on a rally next week with a different group. But I'm a patient person. Sometimes you just need to give people a chance to adjust to someone different. Also, even though they did KNOW I am Jewish, I didn't express my discomfort with all of the Christian prayer. I can do that diplomatically. If the response is that they don't care, then I know I won't be back. However, that may not be the case. I usually take a "wait and see" approach to things....