Well, something that non-members such as yourself may not realise since you weren't around when we were invited to Buttonwillow the first time, is that the non-jet guys got along fine without a dumpster for many years before we descended en-masse onto the site.

If I was one of the local guys, and was informed that I would have to pay for a dumpster that I don't want, just because the jet guys left a mess behind, I would be rather p'd off at that, and why on earth would we want to risk setting up bad feelings like that over a few bucks ?

The local guys have been extremely welcoming to us, in ways that many other clubs have not been, and it would IMO send totally the wrong message if we thanked them for their outstanding hospitality by making them bear the costs that exist only because of us newcomers.

Personally, I'd rather pay a few bucks extra and try to maintain the long term good relations with the club, than shoot ourselves in the foot because we're too miserly to cover the costs of OUR needs, and too short-sighted to think ahead about what trying to save a buck can cost us in the long term.

Gordon