HISTORY OF BAD IDEASThrough the years, members of the FAC have proposed countless ideas to the board. We strive for constant improvement so we take all the ideas seriously. Several of the ideas have been put into action such as the:
However, many have been shot down rather quickly. Because they are dumb. No seriously – really dumb. A few of these are shared below. Enjoy. Please note. This page is intended to be humorous. But in all seriousness, please know that the FAC Board does put a lot of thought, time and energy into this AWESOME group. It’s truly unique and we intend to keep it that way. And, please keep the suggestions coming. If it's a good idea, it'll be implemented. If it's a bad idea, it'll end up here. Win-win. Thank you. |
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NAME TAGSNo, we are not doing name tags for all 26 events per year. No way; no how; no, no, no, no, no. In fact, if you are a member who suggests this, then you are not the target audience for the FAC, as it’s clear you have no network and very limited social skills. Therefore, you very well may be part of the next thinning of the herd. Additionally, anyone who brings this up in the future will be asked to carry it out. We do not have anyone on our board who has the time to print name tags prior to each event. Functionally, even if we did print them, there would be a lot of waste (since we don’t take RSVPs) as we would have to print the entire member list each time. Waste is dumb. This idea is dumb.  |
Social media is a hot topic these days. However, the idea of starting a Facebook page for FAC is really REALLY dumb because:
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JOB POSTING BOARDWhile the idea of having a job posting board sounds like an appealing one, we need to remind the group that the FAC does not employ a single person. We have a volunteer board of four individuals and we think we run the group quite well; however, it takes a good chunk of our time and energy as it is. Maintaining a job posting board would mean continual updating of the website – adding new job postings, removing old, etc. We would rely on others to keep us informed of when positions are filled and when they have new openings. We all know - this simply wouldn’t happen. It would be a maintenance nightmare. That being said, the idea is so dumb.
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MORE DOWNTOWN EVENTSSince the beginning, we have received umpteen requests for more downtown bars on our calendar. We get it – downtown is cool. But, keep in mind, this isn’t our first rodeo. In the first few years, we had several events downtown &the attendance at these events drastically declined. Feedback revealed that most of our members live in West Omaha and therefore, they like attending events in West Omaha. They get closer to home on Friday afternoon and the idea of leaving downtown at rush hour on a Friday is unappealing. Especially after having a few cocktails. Dumb. Same thing for Sarpy bars. Attendance declines. Dumb. Midtown bars – these are slightly better attended, however, there are challenges with them such as parking and size of facility. Our group averages 50 attendees per event these days. Many older bars cannot accommodate a group this size on Friday afternoon. And let me tell you – every gripe and moan about parking seems to be sent to the FAC President. Not cool. It’s Midtown people. Parking is limited. Duh.
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DIVE BARSWe understand the desire to have “true dive bars” in our annual dive bar tour and there have been opinions expressed that the bars we had on the tour last year weren’t “divey” enough. However, please know that we have done our due diligence and held several “dry runs” to test out various dive bar venues such as Alpine Inn, Surfside, Homy, etc. The reasons many of these don’t make the cut is because they are simply so stinkin' divey that they cannot hold 50+ people, they don’t take credit cards, or they are open seasonally. This idea is not dumb…however, it’s dumb to think that we haven’t considered these options.
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Contact UsMel Scaturro, Omaha FAC Boss Email: mel.scaturro@royaltyroofing.org | Our 2024 website sponsors are:
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