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Date:         Fri, 27 Jul 2001 15:32:48 -0400
Reply-To:     vwmark@CONCENTRIC.NET
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         Mark Upton <vwmark@CONCENTRIC.NET>
Subject:      Re: apology, please read.
Comments: To: JordanVw@AOL.COM
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Why should we accept an apology!You should be taken out and flogged in the middle of downtown Vanagon.com!Have a Good Friday!

JordanVw@AOL.COM wrote:

> i apologise for the "Johnny Listbitcher" post, it was not directed > personally at the person who had a problem w/ a vendor, i just thought > it was > a comical way to sum up (being that it IS friday) the increasing > number of > listvendor bashing posts that show up on the list - often with no > thought of > a alternative way of remedying the problem, prior to posting.. I for > one, > tend to think that the majority of the list benefits from vendors > selling vw > parts, whether they be new, or used, here on the list. if there is a > > problem, maybe try taking it up with the person/company/etc you bought > the > item from, rather than blasting it out to the whole list out of > frustration > and the intent to hurt someone? while ron does this as a business, > and i do > not,(im lucky if i sell one used part every 2 weeks!) he still > struggles to > keep things going.. works long hours, etc.. and does the best he can. > he is > a person, he is not perfect. but all it takes is one disgruntled > listmember, > keyboard in hand, barrels loaded, ready to kill and maim.. well, > maybe not > kill and maim, but.. ;<) anyway, think about being glad, for once, > that you > do have someone who most often times has the part you need, and is > willing to > sell it to you.. think of what is there was no "go westy" "bus > depot" or > other independant list vendors to get the parts you need. what would > you > do? you'd have to go to the dealer. and pay out the A$$. or you'd > have to > scrounge thru the junkyards, if youre even lucky enough to have a > vanagon in > a junkyard near you... i am on a few other listservs, and the vanagon > list > is the only one that seems to have this problem.. anyway, i hope > everything > can be resolved between both parties. currently i am dealing w/ a > particular > listmember (you know who you are) who just has it out for me, so i > know how > others feel. .. :<) anyway, please keep the personal problems off > list..and > get back to vw's :<) > i hope everyone has a nice friday > (whoa, i cant believe i just said that :<) > chris


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