Aims and Objects

1. To meet twice a month for the purpose of being convivially Grumpy while consuming ones choice of beverage.
2. To make a charitable donation on attending a meeting.

Full Membership Requirements

1. Minimum Age 50.
2. Must produce witnessed proof of having been unnecessarily Grumpy on at least two occasions.
3. Must reside in Phuket.

Associate or Overseas Membership

1. Minimum Age 50 or being over the age of forty, being exceedingly grumpy and having attended at least three meetings as a guest within a period of 6 months
2. Must produce witnessed proof of having been unnecessarily Grumpy on at least two occasions.
3. Must be a regular visitor to Phuket
4. Will agree to pay an enrolment fee of 100 Baht and an annual subscription of 100 Baht.

Rules

1. Full Members are required to attend all meetings which will be held at 7:00 p.m. on the 1st and 3rd Monday of each month unless otherwise informed.
2. The first meeting of the month will be a business meeting and will be held at The Whispering Cock, Cherngtalay. The second meeting of the month will generally be at an away venue determined by the Chairman for that month.
3. On arrival at a meeting each member will make a donation of 100 Baht.
4. Any Full Member failing to apologise for non-attendance ahead of a meeting will be fined 100 Baht. Any Full Member failing to apologise for non-attendance on three consecutive occasions will be removed from the membership list.
5. Members not attending a meeting, but having apologised will be fined 20 Baht.
6. Members arriving late for a business meeting will be fined 20 Baht.
7. Random fines of 20 Baht may be imposed by the meeting Chairman, but only for one specific thing announced by the Chairman at the beginning of the meeting.
8. All fines imposed will be added to the member’s charitable donations.
9. The Society will not have a committee but certain members may be assigned specific responsibilities subject to the consensus of the members.
10. The Chair of the meetings will be rotated amongst members on a monthly basis and determined for the next month at the first meeting of the previous month.
11. The monthly business meeting will be opened by the Chairman of the day who will announce the special fine of the day. After this any member may raise points for discussion. Once any discussion is concluded the Chairman will declare the formal part of the meeting closed.
12. Members may invite male Guests to a meeting. Guests may be under the age of 50 and will be deemed to be joining the meeting for the purpose of training in the art of being Grumpy.
13. Any member or guest whose mobile phone rings during the formal part of a meeting will be fined 50 Baht.
14. All donations and fines will be placed in the collection box of Phuket Child Watch.