Date: Mon, 8 Sep 2003 18:26:01 -0700
Reply-To: Aristotle Sagan <killer_jupiter@HOTMAIL.COM>
Sender: Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From: Aristotle Sagan <killer_jupiter@HOTMAIL.COM>
Subject: Re: NEED SHIPPING HELP NEAR MARION MASS PLEASE
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Whatever. You know I am right. I have shipped parts across the country, on
my dime, for people who could not find what they needed. I sent people
Westy interior pieces when they couldn't find them locally, and I had one
in my back yard. All I asked was they make a donation to their favorite
charity. I have gotten stuff from people, I have offered to share stuff with
people. I have sent people things with no regard for how they are going to
pay. Others have done it for me.
This is different. This person lives in the middle of Vanagon Heaven (or
hell, depending on your viewpoint). This person will survive until he finds
the seats locally. But no, he needed to get them cheap, and relies upon the
good will of the list to complete something he shouldn't have bid on in the
first place. That I find goes beyond helping a listmember out and borders on
imposition.
That said, good for you. Good for Chris.
And a TR-4? Anyone who knows me knows I had a Sunbeam.
tim in san jose (hoping this thread is closed)
>From: John Reynolds <kayakjr@JUNO.COM>
>Reply-To: kayakjr@JUNO.COM
>To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
>Subject: Re: NEED SHIPPING HELP NEAR MARION MASS PLEASE
>Date: Mon, 8 Sep 2003 20:51:45 -0400
>
>OK, OK, I'll do it!
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>FYI- I e-mailed Chris, since I'm near Marion, when I found out they were
>seats, I did not reply - for I feel like the seller, that it is too much
>effort to ship. When I read Tim's response, I felt justified in not
>pursuing the e-mail and shipping the seats.
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>But Mark is right - this list (and the type 2 list even more) is about
>helping people. Hell someone sent me a sliding door handle for free one
>time and another a professionally bound copy of the camper manual for
>some I copied and sent (Tim? in Brewertown NY).
>
>So Chris I'll do it, but I'll be a little slow shipping them to you - I
>will try to pick them up before the end of the week though. I wouldn't
>argue against Tim - he has a point, but I'll ship - Thank Tim for it.
>
>(BTW Tim, are you the guy that I sold a TR-4 / TR-250 toneau cover too a
>few years back who had Nokia snows on his Syncro?)
>
>John
>
>Marion? I know who she is! (We won't even get into the song about
>Masschusetts town signs with a focus on "Entering Marion")
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>Tim (who actually knows where Marion is),
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>Get a life! People helping people is what this is all about. Maybe some
>people in San Jose think their time is too valuable, but here in Alaska
>we are willing to go the extra mile for family, friends, and strangers a
>like. We realize that there are more important things in life than the
>pursuit of the almighty dollar. Now I may not know where Marion, Mass.
>is(all towns in a metropolis are the same to me), but I know that if
>someone needs help that I can provide, I will. By the way, if those of
>you in CA want to get rid of your gov. Gray Davis I will be glad to trade
>for ours, Frank "The Bank" Murkowski.
>
>Mark
>87 Westy Syncro
>34yr Alaskan
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