Gentlemen,
Unfortunately, I fly here in Colorado and we can have a strong cross-wind can pop up at any given moment. So pilots have the flexibility to use the alternate runway if they feel it necessary based on their piloting skill or comfort level. When I first started flying a few months ago, I was setting up to land on the main runway during a cross-wind, when one of the Officers came over and recommended that I use the alternate one due to the winds that came up while I was flying. This field sits in an unusual area in that there may be no wind when you take off and 5 minuets into your flight we have a 10 mph cross-wind hitting you in the face. Most veteran pilots have learned how to land in the cross-wind but they still recommend that we newbies use the alternate for safety and/or comfort.

[link=http://www.milehighwings.com/club/field_aerial.jpg]Boulder Field[/link]

This is an aerial shot of the field and the main runway is the longer of the two. This may show you guys what I was referring to by the two runways. As you can see, we are right next to a reservoir and we typically will get some wind from off the water but lately it has been coming from all directions. That's part of the charm of living in Colorado; give it 20 minutes and the weather will change is what we like say aroung here.

We do have much of the same rules that you guys mention like shouting out !QUOT!landing/takeoff, deadstick, etc.!QUOT! but I'm sure its like most clubs in that not everyone follows those rules. For example, about a month ago I was coming in for a landing on the main runway and I had shouted out that I was landing. My plane was on final and was about 75ft. from the edge of the runway when this fella taxi's his plane out on to he field and stands behind the the plane. I pulled up immediately when I saw this and told the guy that I was landing. My instructor happened to be standing next to me talking to his father beside me, when he saw what happened. He and some other pilots started yelling at this guy for not paying attention and nearly causing an accident. Now I had thought that I didn't yell out loud enough but was told afterwords that everyone at the far end of the field heard me call out. this guy just wasn't paying any attention to anything.
I still notice that several people just don't communicate well when they are taking off or landing and it is starting to frustrate me. Someone once told me that because the field is actually county property that we cannot prevent people from using the field, whether they are a club member or not. Apparently, the club maintains the field and has the keys to the gate but due to the fact that it is public land we cannot prevent someone from flying. This is Boulder, Colorado we are talking about (see: Hippie Central). This causes some people to not fly when certain people are up in the air because they feel that that person is a hazard to others. I just find it frustrating at times and I have voiced my concerns to others including several of the officers.
Jrotor, I feel you pain in that I had someone do that to me with a combat-wing and I couldn't hear a thing the whole time I was flying. I did comment to him afterwords that he needed to pay more attention on where he was pointing his plane. Unfortunately, with this last incident I just gave the guy a look and he seemed to get the message that I was upset. Roj, after reading your post I feel that you are probably right in that I didn't handle the situation as diplomatic as I should have. However, I had never seen this person out at the field before and he was talking with some of the veteran pilots at the clubhouse/shelter when I had headed out to fly. So hopefully they had helped him get situated but then that may have not been the case.

Thanks,

Mark