Elizabeth.... I just wanted you to know that I agreed with you so much that
I forwarded your letter to my Land-speed list.... as a way of doing business
I really liked the way you handled that... Very well said!!!
Keith ( we should all have such friends )
----- Original Message -----
From "Fisher & Elizabeth Jones" <fisher at hctc.net>
To: "tom zylla" <bugeyeguy@yahoo.com>
Cc: <spridgets@autox.team.net>
Sent: Monday, January 08, 2001 11:49 PM
Subject: Re: Waterloo DTR and Brit-Euro Motors, CA
> Fellow Listers,
>
> I have to jump in here, in John Black's defence. NOT that he
> really needs a defence, his work and his help on this and other lists
stand
> for themselves.
>
> As most of you probably know, John merged his business, that was
> based here in Texas, with a CA Company, and has moved there to facilitate
> this merger.
>
> He is currently off list, as per his Dr's advice, taking a well
> earned rest - so - email may be slow to be answered.
>
> John is of the highest integrity, and ANY queries that ANYONE may
> have WILL be answered, to most right thinking people's satisfaction.
>
> It is very easy to forget that it is far too easy to tarnish
> someone's reputation when we casually hit the 'send' key.
>
> This is a very immediate arena, and perhaps we should all take
the
> time to consider our comments before we launch into cyberspace.
>
> Too often the judge, jury AND executioner find themselves
> employed, on our lists, before the defendant has even had time to put his
> case forward. I cannot help but ask the question "When did we listers
> become a kangaroo court?", but why should it even be necessary in this
> particular case?
>
> I must agree that we should share information about suppliers,
> both good and bad, but ....... to destroy a good man's reputation, on a
> mere whim, is unfair and unjust. Everyone should be warned about those
> people who are out to deceive, but I must affirm that John Black is NOT
> one of them.
>
> OK ..... Flame away if you will, but I stand by my comments.
>
> Elizabeth Jones
> Comfort, TX
>
> At 10:27 PM 1/8/01, tom zylla wrote:
> >Trevor and others have stated that Waterloo has moved
> >from Texas to California and that the web page is
> >active. However, I haven't been able to get hold of
> >John Black since before Christmas, and the URL is
> >apparently unavailable/not retrievable according to my
> >server.
> >
> >I know that they were in business as of mid-November
> >because I drove over to pick up my 5 speed tranny from
> >John in person and he WAS supportive with advice and
> >question answering. Not so now, and I don't know if
> >he's on vacation, gone or what...it looked like a
> >going concern then. It's a 2 hour drive for me to
> >visit that area of NorCal, any one closer to Rohnert
> >Park?
> >
> >Anyone thinking of doing a Waterloo 5 speed conversion
> >can contact me directly for my input/experiences. No
> >need in taking the extra bandwidth from the list.
> >
> >Cheers,
> >
> >Tom Zylla
> >bugeyeguy@yahoo.com
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