Date: Thu, 13 Jan 2000 07:35:25 -0500
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From: EMZ <vw4x4@FYI.NET>
Subject: Re: soon-to-be carcass: was: gear TODD HILL ???!!!
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To put this thread to rest: About a year ago, now, I was asking Todd
for some help with a Syncro Trans. I rebuilt. He posted a very stressing
note to me stating that he indead was making some major changes
because of a sick family member. He, I'm sure, has been up rooted to the
point that working on transmissions, would only get minimal effort. He
asked me not to say anything to the list. I would think, this would
be to prevent his customers from going else where. He was moving
across the contry, (he stated) that this was only a temperary situation
until his family could get settled again. I've been nursing sick
and dying family members on and off for 13 years. It's not fun or pretty.
He maybe able to fine time to work on a trans. or two, but how
would you like your trans. put back together WRONG, with parts missing!
He maybe doing everyone a favor. If anyone needs more info. please
Pmail me. Eric
On Wed, 12 Jan 2000, Bulley wrote:
> Thank you, John, for capturing the thoughts I had in my heart about Todd.
>
> It's easy, sometimes, when lots of things are right in your life, to scorn
> those who descend to something less than they once were. I know of a very
> famous and well-paid TV journalist who descended to being a street urchin
> in DC, smoking crack, and sleeping in dumpsters. Took him years to tack all
> the pieces back in place. Eventually, he did.
>
> Godspeed, Todd Hill, whatever has happened.
>
> G. Matthew Bulley
> Bulley-Hewlett
> Corporate Communications Counselors
> www.bulley-hewlett.com
> Cary, NC USA
> 888.468.4880 tollfree
>
> "I, the undersigned, shall forfeit all rights, privileges, and licenses
> herein and herein contained, et cetera, et cetera . . . fax mentis
> incendium gloria culpum, et cetera, et cetera . . . memo bis punitor
> delicatum!" It's all there, black and white, clear as crystal! -Wonka
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: John Rodgers [SMTP:inua@SCOTT.NET]
> Sent: Wednesday, January 12, 2000 5:35 PM
> To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
> Subject: Re: MIA: gear TODD HILL ???!!!
>
> I doubt it to be the latter.
>
> Sometimes something goes of the track in your life, spins completely out of
> your control, becomes all absorbing and totally distructive, and while you
> are focused on survival,.....financially, mentally, emotionally, trying to
> hold your life together...all the dogs and sharks arrive to start tearing
> at the soon-to-be carcass of an earlier, happier time. Unfortunately,
> nearly always those who are connected at the time are snared in the
> mindless flailing that takes place as the drowning man goes under and they
> suffer, too.
>
> At that point in time, an accumulated lifetime of "Atta Boy"s is totally
> destroyed by a scant handfull of "Aw Sh*t!"
>
> Unfortunate, but that is the way it works, nearly always.
>
> Takes a looonnnngggggg time to be born again....to get a new life, and you
> are NEVER the same.
>
> I know, been there, done that.
>
> Can't help but wish the man a better future!
>
> John Rodgers
> "88GL driver
>
> Stuart MacMillan wrote:
>
> > Usually when someone goes flaky like this after being respectable it is
> > due to some major life change. Could be positive or negative, like
> > winning the lottery, or a death or illness in the family.
> >
> > Or, he could have been con artist in the first place and just wanted
> > people's money. Will we ever know?
> > --
> > Stuart MacMillan
> > Manager, Case Program
> > 800-909-8244 ext 208
> >
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