Thanks all for your words of support. It really does mean a lot to know that so many people have so much faith in me.
My aim with ElgrandOC was to set up a free resource for Elgrand owners to use. That's what it is. The membership fees etc were only ever introduced as ab OPTIONAL payment to help pay running costs. I always said that if there came a time when I had to pay for hosting myself, I'd switch it off. That was always my mantra, and remains that way now. But there are so many people who appreciate the club for what it is and choose to help fund it, that we've never even come close to having any financing issues. The fact we've been able to buy 3 top quality marquee's, flags, banners, give away prizes to people... and the EOC Awards 2018 cost a lot more than I expected it to.
In all honesty, I don't really give a shit about money. As long as I can afford to pay bills and put fuel in the Elgrand, I'm happy. I have all of that. I'm not a greedy person.
It sounds cheesy, but knowing I've helped others, saved them money, kept their cars on the road, helped them avoid cowboys... that's payment enough for me. I can afford to buy my own booze.
The accusations have come from someone who is jealous of what EOC has achieved. They don't like the fact that it's ME that's created it.
If people are nice to me, I'm nice to them. If people follow the rules, I don't have to put my "admin" hat on.
@Pippa and I discussed the option of removing ourselves from social media the other day. We've not made a decision yet, but I think it's something we will talk about more, because in all honesty, all it does is create stress and anxiety.