To all who have been asking Brad to reconsider, double check the address
line. If he has already signed off, mail sent only to the spridget list
without a cc: will not reach him.
David Riker
74 Midget
78 Midget
63 Falcon
http://personalweb.sunset.net/~davidr
----- Original Message -----
From BOLIN, TIMOTHY <TBOLIN at scana.com>
To: 'Jesse Boatman' <jboatman@twlakes.net>
Cc: <spridgets@autox.team.net>
Sent: Saturday, February 12, 2000 6:36 AM
Subject: RE: Final Words ( no lbd)
> Without a human with all of our short comings a spridget is just an
> inanimate piece of metal. It is with our personalities that we put life
> into that metal. As all sprigdets are different so are we. Forgive and
> forget, accept all with a little human kindness or hit the delete key.
Life
> is too short to beat this dead horse into the ground.
>
> Like assholes this is just my opinion.
>
> Tim
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Jesse Boatman [mailto:jboatman@twlakes.net]
> Sent: Saturday, February 12, 2000 1:09 AM
> To: Bruce Lowry
> Cc: Brad Fornal; REID TRUMMEL; gregk@batnet.com; lesmyer@geocities.com;
> Clarici Frank; spridgetsautoxteamnet
> Subject: Re: Final Words
>
>
> Why Don't all you egomaniac children give it up and leave this list what
> it was meant to be; a help and contribution place for spridget lovers,
> not a rag to air all you counterproductive grievances. GEEEZZZZ
>
> Bruce Lowry wrote:
> >
> > If you leave the list I will lose a great sourse of smart### remarks
that
> enliven
> > my day. Besides you will end up putting peanut butter (smooth) in you
> dashpots and
> > the Mississippi bugeye will become a planter for a pine tree. I may even
> forward
> > every "me too" e-mail to you just to stir you up a bit.
> > As for contribution...I have sucked everything possible from the list
and
> used
> > about half. I only contributed 1 tip on a tool and that was possibly
> because some
> > others were napping.
> > Bruce Lowry
> > 2nd Degree Texas SmartA$$
> >
> > Brad Fornal wrote:
> >
> > > Since I caused all this furor, I have not said much, but instead have
> spend
> > > alot of time thinking about the things Reid said in his follow up
post.
> I must
> > > admit I agree with most of what Reid had to say, especially the part
> about the
> > > apology. I have been a member of AHCUSA and in the 14 issues I have
> received, I
> > > have not seen anything concerning my car at all and seemingly
obligatory
> > > articles on the Bugeye. The lack of this coverage bothered me but I
> really did
> > > get out of hand with how I addressed the matter. For this I do want to
> > > apologize to AHCUSA and all those involved with the publication of
their
> > > magazine. It has fine coverage of the Big Healeys and I would be lying
> if I
> > > said I have not enjoyed the photos contained therein. I also want to
> apologize
> > > to Les, I was not aware of any agreement between him and Reid (neither
> were
> > > many others I gather), but that is none of my business either. It is
> your
> > > business and how you tend it is solely your responsibility.
> > > I also want to apologize to the list members who either were enraged
by
> the
> > > subject I started or wore out their fingers on the delete key, this
list
> is not
> > > the medium to argue on. I had turned this list into something akin to
> what we
> > > dislike about the others we hear about.
> > > Most importantly, I wish to apologize to Frank Clarici. He has been a
> great
> > > help to this list and to me, if ever I have needed anything I knew
that
> I could
> > > count on him to give me advice or parts to solve my problems. To him I
> > > especially want to say I am sorry.I had no business bringing you
issues
> in with
> > > my gripe, I feel you would not have said anything about this, had I
not
> gotten
> > > things started.
> > > As I look back on the contributions I have made to this list, the
> wonderfull
> > > Morris vs. B.L. thread, to this last one, and all the smart ass
> comments in
> > > between, I have tried to re-evaluate my worth to the list. I am not
real
> > > pleased with my answer. Sometimes you get to a point where someone
says
> enough
> > > is enough, and there is no one more qualified than myself to say that.
> > > The list is a place of fun and advice, I want it to stay that way.
> With that
> > > in mind I am thinking of leaving the list. I have not had any private
> personal
> > > attacks, neither are there any other underlying reasons. I have a
> naturally
> > > argumenative nature that sometimes can get out of hand. I do not want
to
> cause
> > > any more grief for the list. To those listers that I have been sending
> things
> > > to in private emails, I am clearing the address book, if you want to
> stay on,
> > > let me know as I would like any who want to, to stay. I want to
> apologize to
> > > stirring up as fine a bunch of people as one could hope to meet. Your
> company
> > > has been beyond compare, Adios,......... Brad
>
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