Been attending some so called "public input" meetings lately and learned
the latest buzz word that's rolled off the tongues of our local
bureaucrats and assorted 'suck up suits'. The word is.... (drum
roll).... "CHARRETTE". Don't it sound impressive? Great for working
into our posts along with "chatoyance" and "proprioception". With
Webster's help and my ignorance, I gather it means: "An intensive
planning session where citizens are provided a forum to suggest ideas
for our leaders to ignore". Off topic for a woodturning forum, you say?
Judging by some recent threads, this COC wonders.


Turn to Safety, Arch
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On Sat, 3 Jun 2006 10:11:42 -0400, (Arch) wrote:

Been attending some so called "public input" meetings lately and learned
the latest buzz word that's rolled off the tongues of our local
bureaucrats and assorted 'suck up suits'. The word is.... (drum
roll).... "CHARRETTE". Don't it sound impressive? Great for working
into our posts along with "chatoyance" and "proprioception". With
Webster's help and my ignorance, I gather it means: "An intensive
planning session where citizens are provided a forum to suggest ideas
for our leaders to ignore". Off topic for a woodturning forum, you say?
Judging by some recent threads, this COC wonders.


Turn to Safety, Arch
Fortiter



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Further proof that if you want to postpone the outcome of something, form a
committee to get it done..

Mac

https://home.comcast.net/~mac.davis
https://home.comcast.net/~mac.davis/wood_stuff.htm

Here in San Diego, we are in the midst of yet another airport study.
We have lived here twenty years and this is at least the fifth such
commission chartered to study San Diego's need for a larger airport.
In every instance, they recommend an active military base as the
choice. Funny thing, the military has never waivered in their position
that they are not moving from Miramar (the air base that was the
backdrop to the movie "Top Gun"). That's OK, because the commissions
never listen to them anyway.

Joe Fleming - San Diego


Arch wrote:
Been attending some so called "public input" meetings lately and learned
the latest buzz word that's rolled off the tongues of our local
bureaucrats and assorted 'suck up suits'. The word is.... (drum
roll).... "CHARRETTE". Don't it sound impressive? Great for working
into our posts along with "chatoyance" and "proprioception". With
Webster's help and my ignorance, I gather it means: "An intensive
planning session where citizens are provided a forum to suggest ideas
for our leaders to ignore". Off topic for a woodturning forum, you say?
Judging by some recent threads, this COC wonders.


Turn to Safety, Arch
Fortiter



http://community.webtv.net/almcc/MacsMusings

(Arch) wrote:

Been attending some so called "public input" meetings lately and
learned the latest buzz word that's rolled off the tongues of our
local bureaucrats and assorted 'suck up suits'. The word is.... (drum
roll).... "CHARRETTE". Don't it sound impressive? Great for
working into our posts along with "chatoyance" and "proprioception".
With Webster's help and my ignorance, I gather it means: "An
intensive planning session where citizens are provided a forum to
suggest ideas for our leaders to ignore". Off topic for a woodturning
forum, you say? Judging by some recent threads, this COC wonders.


OK, I'm Lazy. What's the origin? We have a local place called The
Charburger, is the origin related to that? Or maybe Pipette?

Some of the meetings around here folks bring flame throwers, so I doubt
we'd fit the 'ette' part. Maybe a 'Crisping'?

'Course now I'm wandering off to A Bungle of Bureaucrats and other stuff
not related to turning or even the original post ... thanks, Arch.

Hey Lobby, over to Leif for the word's origin. He's the wordsmith, but
around here it's probably the same root as 'charade'. "for our leaders
to ignore" was my add on, but I've been to a few club meetings that fit
my definition.


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Arch for the french around here the meaning is a cart, like a push
cart, to haul a load on, our car is probably a derivative of that word.

Have fun and take care
Leo Van Der Loo

Arch wrote:
Hey Lobby, over to Leif for the word's origin. He's the wordsmith, but
around here it's probably the same root as 'charade'. "for our leaders
to ignore" was my add on, but I've been to a few club meetings that fit
my definition.


Turn to Safety, Arch
Fortiter



http://community.webtv.net/almcc/MacsMusings

"Joe Fleming" wrote in message
oups.com...
Here in San Diego, we are in the midst of yet another airport study.
We have lived here twenty years and this is at least the fifth such
commission chartered to study San Diego's need for a larger airport.
In every instance, they recommend an active military base as the
choice. Funny thing, the military has never waivered in their position
that they are not moving from Miramar (the air base that was the
backdrop to the movie "Top Gun"). That's OK, because the commissions
never listen to them anyway.

Joe Fleming - San Diego
=====================
What a difference a few years and a bridge make! Back in the 60's when I was
there, you couldn't have given Miramar to SD. It waqs about a 60 mile round
trip to get from downtown down to San Ysidro (sp?) and back up the Strand.
And the Strand was mostly deserted most of the time, except for the
personnel at NAS.

Ken Moon
Webberville, TX.

" wrote:

Arch for the french around here the meaning is a cart, like a push
cart, to haul a load on, our car is probably a derivative of that
word.

Did a bit of googling. I suspect what it really boils down to is another
nonsensical academic excercise. It is indeed a cart. Perhaps not the
cart as used by Parisian architectural students. In our times it is more
likely to be the cart one uses when cleaning out a stable.


Have fun and take care
Leo Van Der Loo

Arch wrote:
Hey Lobby, over to Leif for the word's origin. He's the wordsmith,
but around here it's probably the same root as 'charade'. "for our
leaders to ignore" was my add on, but I've been to a few club
meetings that fit my definition.


Turn to Safety, Arch
Fortiter



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