Is this ethical action for a range owner?

TJ, he might have been, and then again, he may not. I eworked in Highway construction for a couple years, and sometimes you have 10 yrs notice of a project, and sometimes, you have 10 minutes. When working with or for a municipality, it is even worse.
 
Look at it this way. Those months he is closed, he has no revenue. You are paying the little bit extra to ensure you have a place to shoot when the time comes he can reopen. Otherwise, he would more then likely be going out of business.
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That makes sense and the first time it happenned I would let it slide. The second time is another matter. I would check with the city about how long they had planned this and if businesses are reimbursed for lost business in these cases.

I don't know how much extra money he makes off of things like ammo and targets. Is he a shop as well? Is the whole deal shut down or just the shooting. As I sad, two times seems a little greedy.
 
Unethical? I dunno. There isn't really enough information to make that call one way or the other, IMHO. Bad PR? Definitely yes.
 
It sucks to be you!

I work all week long for $40.00 to call my own.
By coincidence, $40.00 is exactly what the money Nazi (aka: My wife) gives me as an allowance.
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Man, that sucks! Does "the money Nazi" work too, or is busting your stones her only job?

Not even $10 per work day to call your own - time for a revolt!
 
It doesn't matter how much you use the range, once a week or once a year. Your "annual" dues give you the right to use the range anytime during the year, unless it is spelled out diferently in the bylaws/contract, or promotional literature. By differently, I mean like the car wash pass I bought for my wife once. It cost about $80 for the year and you were authorized to one carwash each week. That is not the same as 52 carwashes per year because you couldn't get more than one in a week.
 
Like I said, its an annual due. If you pay the dues, then get too busy to shoot for 3 months, would you go in and demand that he prorate you those three months you did not shoot?
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'course not. That's not even close to the same thing. If I'm the one responsible for the action/inaction, then I expect to pay the price.

He has to pay the mortgage, utilities, insurance, etc, just to keep the range open...
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And I (or in this case tj) get a free ride from exactly who?
I (or in this case tj) has bills to pay and whatnot.
Just because it's $40.00 doesn't mean it's the right thing to do.


I dont see him as being a slime ball.
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*shrug* different strokes for different folks. I see him as knowing he's the only game in town and taking advantage of that situation.
Slime ball may be a bit over the top though since $40.00 a year is pretty low to begin with. Still it sounds like he's the one taking advantage of the members.

steelheart,
Yep - she works.
I can't fault her for the $$ thing though.
She's managed to pay off the mortgage in 11 years instead of 29, then when I told her that was a bad thing (from a tax standpoint) and we picked up a rental ,,,she went and paid off the rental house too in 5 years,,so we had to go get another one last July - - damned if she doesn't have THAT one 1/3 paid for!!
That constant scream the neighbors hear coming from our house is Lincoln - she's pinching those pennies so hard he's screaming bloody murder ;).
 
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