"I wouldn't join a club that would have me for a member."
Before anyone thinks I'm talking about Sour Grapes here, I'm talking about the frustration of trying to submit my RSVP early enough to be able to dine with a small group of people.
Over the years, I have made a few friends by attending meetups. Well, since things opened up again after Covid, I've been trying to attend dinner gatherings held by a certain group. One time, I made it off the wait list, but too late to see the notification and change my plans. The next time, I got in early enough, but the meetup was cancelled due to too few attendees. (When one limits the gathering to 6 people max, but needs 4 to hold the gathering, there will be a lot of cancelled meetups.) Today, I made it in early enough, but the meetup was cancelled. I also found out that since I was not yet a paid member, that my reservation was deleted.
Now, there is no way I am going to gamble $12 to possibly attend gatherings when this group has had such a bad track record. But if I knew I'd be able to attend weekday gatherings, then maybe I'd shell out the $12/year to join.
