Tel Aviv Rowing Club

The Tel Aviv Rowing Club is free-falling to unprecedented disgrace.The club founders would have probably been turning in their graves had they known.

No, this is not a reference to the laying-off of the long time club house-keeper last week. Neither is it about the recent news of the huge budget deficit for 2010, nor is it about the committee's intention to fire - possibly - the club coach to cover-up said deficit. Also do not think this is in reference to the decision to employ a new house keeper instead of the old one and paying him money the club does not have. And it is certainly not about the resignation of the chairman who was foaming about insolent publications critical of the conduct of the club committee.

Much worse. No one would have thought: Last Friday a number of club members were sitting here on the porch cracking sunflower seeds!