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Re: Was Bashing of parts suppliers: Now just another time consumer.

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Subject: Re: Was Bashing of parts suppliers: Now just another time consumer.
From: levilevi@home.com
Date: Fri, 01 Oct 1999 10:11:11 -0600
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> Bob
> 
> You forgot to include the guy that then summarizes the thread and also
> the guy that points it out (me) that he forgot to include those two.
> Thus extending the life of the thread.
> 
> You are right of course and since I didn't want to wait the whole 4
> (+/-) days to see the end of the thread I just went to Listquest.com and
> pulled up the last version of the same thread.
> 
> Which brings up another thing.  Does everyone realize that every e-mail
> you send to the list is available for the world to see forever (via
> Listquest.com).  I wonder if we'd have seen all those Bios if people
> realized they were publishing details (e.g. names of wife and children)
> of their life that any nut case or private detective could read.  Of
> course most of that can be found anyhow if someone wants it bad enough,
> but why serve it up on a platter?
> 
> Bud (tongue in cheek) Rolofson
> 
> Bob and Nancy wrote:
> >
> > Listers,
> >
> > Well, it has happened again, and, as always, the sequence is the same.....
> >
> > Step 1.  Lister "A" gets pissed at LBC parts supplier "X" and rants to the
> > list.
> >
> > Step 2.  Listers "B" through "J" chime in and agree that "X" is a terrible
> > corporation run by terrible people.
> >
> > Step 3.  Listers "K" through "O" come to the defense of "X".
> >
> > Step 4.  Listers "P" through "V"  turn the conversation to include
> > criticism, or praise, of the other LBC suppliers, "Y" and "Z".
> >
> > Step 5.  Finally, lister "W" ends the thread with a message from a rational
> > voice saying something like, "Just remember, without "X", "Y", and "Z" we
> > wouldn't be able to get ANY parts for our cars so quit your bitching"
> >
> > It usually takes about 4 (+/- 1) days to get from "A" to "Z" during which
> > time I make heavy use of my delete key.
> >
> > Bob
> > '61 TR3A with a new paint job (but no motor, yet)

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