Date:         Tue, 15 Jun 1999 09:27:45 -0400
Reply-To:     Michael Plante <mplante@EARTHLINK.NET>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         Michael Plante <mplante@EARTHLINK.NET>
Subject:      Re: Vanagon list T-shirts?
Comments: To: "Karl F. Bloss" <bloss@enter.net>
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Can those wishing to buy T-shirts, golf shirts etc., simply reply to those
proposing to create them instead of the whole list?

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>From: "Karl F. Bloss" <bloss@ENTER.NET>
>To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
>Subject: Re: Vanagon list T-shirts?
>Date: Tue, Jun 15, 1999, 8:56 AM
>

>> Is anybody counting how much interest there is in these T-shirts?
>> I see so many people sending stuff like "two here!", "I want three,
>> please!", "Golf shirts are nice, I want two" etc. I mean, there is
>> no meaning in sending these messages if no one's counting.
>
> In my experience, there's no point in counting these kind of
> messages.  The real counting begins when you say "Show me the money!"
>  Suddenly the numbers dwindle.  This is particularly true since I
> haven't heard back from some vendors, so I don't have a cost estimate.
>
> This is not a personal insult to those who pledged to buy shirts;
> it's just the way it is.  BTDT.
>
> -Karl
>
> Karl and Kristina Bloss, Trexlertown, PA
> '87 GL Weekender  "Beverley"
> Mechanic list: http://www.enter.net/~bloss/vw/vwshops
> Busses by the Trail - Oct 15-17, 1999: http://www.enter.net/~bloss/vw/bbtt
>