Fait Accompli?

Not from my standpoint & in fact far from it !!

I genuinely resent whoever are THE individuals behind presenting a
"proposed" TAC move in this way. Everything about the "possible" move is
misleading from the time one steps into the lobby at the Club & sees the
promotional pictures on display right thru to the various articles sent to
us.

I am far from convinced that TAC has to move at all from its current
location & , if we in fact have to, then there's no way I can agree with
the logic behind this "temporary" club nonsense. I cannot believe for one
moment that it is impossible to find another suitable location to build a
new club. Convince me please! But you're going to have to work hard to do
so.

What troubles me equally as much as the totally misleading way the "future
of TAC" is being portrayed is this unbelievably unacceptable under any
circumstances situation of putting the Club ( and therefore its members) in
a position that it is going to spend a hell of a lot of money to build
temporary premises, move to it, ultimately (I assume) knock it down & move
back to the existing location once the new building is completed. I may not
be the smartest person in the world but even I am smart enough to figure out
that this will be a chunk of money that will undoubtedly end up considerably
more than what is initially being estimated......ever built a new home &
come in on budget ?? Moving to & from a temporary location is a TOTAL
WASTE OF MONEY and those individuals who are responsible for promoting this
strategy should be removed from their positions of authority as rapidly as
possible.

I understand that most of the individuals involved in this farce consider
themselves intelligent & experienced business people. To those of the group
who may have their own businesses, I pose this question: " Would you agree
with this temporary club nonsense & throw so much money down the drain if it
was your own money?" The answer is obvious: NO !! To the members of the
group who work for companies & have to make proposals to management in
relation to spending much scrutinized shareholders' funds on future
investments, I pose the question: " Would you be politically stupid enough
to make such a career-limiting proposal to your management?". The answer is
obvious: NO ! If members of either group say they would proceed otherwise ,
then I suggest they're either lying or happen to belong to a hallowed group
of individuals who, sooner ( most likely) or later, will be unemployed !
This whole thing is ludicrous & wasting too many people's time.

My main concern as a loyal TAC member is that not enough members REALLY
understand what's going on & the true reality of the situation is NOT being
presented to them. Before they....and myself as well most likely....will
know it, TAC will gradually begin to enter into a spiral of increasingly
rapid decline, the end result of which will not be a pretty sight. I , for
one, will have stopped going to TAC long before that happens but I
definitely will be one of the increasing group of people who will sadly say:
" I told you so."

Let's stop this nonsense before it goes any further. The individuals should
admit that they haven't got a clue what they're doing & go back to Square 1
& forget the fantasy about moving to a temporary location . Get on
with doing what's necessary to upgrade the existing building OR find a
suitable permanent location for new premises and move there. Anything other
than this is lunacy & those involved in promoting such a farce should be
immediately TOLD by the members of the club to stand down from their posts
as they are bringing nothing but shame & potential doom to the fine Tokyo
American Club.


A Very Concerned Member