Below is the complete text of Gail's
letter of resignation. It pretty much explains it all. I woudl like to say "Thank you to everyone
who supported me. It was fun for awhile. But it has not been anything but a huge
headache for a long time. I can now go back to simply showing my rabbits as I
have done for almost 30 years. I am working hard on Presentation and this is where
my efforts are best spent at this time. I will see you all in Kentucky and hpeopfully
at some shows down here this fall." |
I have reached the point in time when I just
do not see that my staying on as President of this club is a benefit to the club,
or the breed, or my presentation attempt. I am deferring to my family (except
Sarrah) who seem to think we will all be so
much happier without all of you
folks in our life.
The nasty and foul behavior directed at me and anyone
who shows any support for me is just too draining. This extends
even to people
who simply ask to be appointed to a committee, as evidenced by the nasty way in
which Sadie and some members of this board recently treated the members of the
website committee. The only reason given for the attacks was
that I had appointed
them and somehow by that mere act they were incapable of an independent thought
or had any other
aim but to further whatever "secret plan" many
of you seem to think I have.
It has gotten to the point where I dread even
going out onto the internet and looking at my emails. I had hoped that time
and distance from the National Show (which seemed to whip some folks into a particular
evil frenzy) would help. That
has not turned out to be the case as I still
dread it to the point I simply avoid the internet at all costs..
I know
that many people think that I am simply "too busy" with the new the
house. We are busy, but I could find time
if it did not make my ulcers cause
issues for days every time I go out there. Plus any posting by me - even in an
email - is
simply treated by some as a reason to go off into further tirades.
Sadie Welsh just finished another round of whipping
up the website committee
because she had not had "action" on her proposals, this is even thought
I told you all I would
NOT handle any business by internet and she knew it
would be Kentucky before those items would be addressed.
It seems to me
(and a number of other people) that any comment by me on the internet will cause
Ms. Armstrong to set
off. Even comments to this body, which I suspect has
to do with how the Armstrongs share information. I do think that a
lot of
Ms. Armstrong's "venom" has to do with the fact that when we bought
this house she knew all the secrets of how
they lived could become public.
To that end, I have tried very hard to be discreet. I felt that my office required
a great
degree of temperance on my part. Now that I am no longer in office
it will be a relief to simply be able to tell people why
to a great degree
we find ourselves in this situation. It is simple - since they were "friends"
I trusted them. As Lynne pointed
out I should not have, but I tend to be a
person that is basically honest and so I am not prone to expect people to be
dishonest.
I guess if I lived like they had and I knew it was going to be "found out"
I would have done everything I could
ahead of time to discredit and/or drive
off the people I saw coming in. In any case the behavior of the Armstrongs has
added greatly to my need to simply be done with this job. I am sure Mr. Armstrong
has loads of plans for how he will
lead this club. How that will all work
out only time will tell.
So as of July 2, 2008 I am stepping aside and resigning
as president of the club. I would like to keep my membership
in the club.
This date should give this letter a change to reach all of you and Mr. Armstrong
time to gather his thoughts.
Gail Gibbons
President