The Old Ruminator
Well-known member
Contentious as ever.
At a recent Mendip cavers club meeting the assembled worthies were asked who visited this forum. Answer -- one.
Very little seems to come this way now despite recent discoveries on Mendip. Of course its all over Facebook. Perhaps its indicative of the general decline in journals and forums. My mate is editor of a club journal. He now has to beg for stuff. One of my clubs has not published a journal this year. Of course its all on ruddy Facebook. Blogs ( yes we have one ) and personal pages. Now there is even talk of doing away with club journals and sending out a PDF. Not on yer Nelly. I have not got a printer. Anyway I like to lounge in my armchair with a cup of coffee all set for a good read. ( whenever I can get one ). I will admit there is a general apathy towards this forum within the Mendip caving fraternity. I do wonder if " apathy " is exactly the right word. All this silly bickering cavers love to get involved in. Surveys in Wales and tribalism on Mendip. Is caving sliding downhill or maybe its just a sign of the times? Post Covid. war and money issues. Everyone getting tetchy. Still none of that explains the apathy around forums and journals. Yes I splodge my amateur photos and videos here in the vain hope that somebody might appreciate them. I do wonder sometimes. Well there we are. Perhaps I am feeling a bit mellow this morning after a hard days digging yesterday.
At a recent Mendip cavers club meeting the assembled worthies were asked who visited this forum. Answer -- one.
Very little seems to come this way now despite recent discoveries on Mendip. Of course its all over Facebook. Perhaps its indicative of the general decline in journals and forums. My mate is editor of a club journal. He now has to beg for stuff. One of my clubs has not published a journal this year. Of course its all on ruddy Facebook. Blogs ( yes we have one ) and personal pages. Now there is even talk of doing away with club journals and sending out a PDF. Not on yer Nelly. I have not got a printer. Anyway I like to lounge in my armchair with a cup of coffee all set for a good read. ( whenever I can get one ). I will admit there is a general apathy towards this forum within the Mendip caving fraternity. I do wonder if " apathy " is exactly the right word. All this silly bickering cavers love to get involved in. Surveys in Wales and tribalism on Mendip. Is caving sliding downhill or maybe its just a sign of the times? Post Covid. war and money issues. Everyone getting tetchy. Still none of that explains the apathy around forums and journals. Yes I splodge my amateur photos and videos here in the vain hope that somebody might appreciate them. I do wonder sometimes. Well there we are. Perhaps I am feeling a bit mellow this morning after a hard days digging yesterday.