Scourged by falling membership, the TCA just sent out letters to all inactive members, like me.
The best they could muster was essentially an amnesty ultimatum which states that if you pay your $50, the TCA will not punish you with a $25 reinstatement fine, or take away your member number. They are even kind enough to include a drop dead date of March 31, 2016.
The TCA is tone deaf to the reasons their membership is declining. We all understand members are dying off. Such is the reality of an "old white man's" hobby. However, they fail to comprehend that they cannot double their dues every time membership falls. The costs are driving people away, both young and old. And I won't even touch on how they drive away younger members and children.
I think I will discard TCA's letter.
Are others jumping at TCA's offer?
