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Re: Perspective (Was:Re: Lego Direct (was Re: Georgia LEGO Outlet is Cool!))
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Tue, 28 Mar 2000 13:33:51 GMT
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Richard Franks wrote:
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> In lugnet.dear-lego, Tom Stangl writes:
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> > OK, so I'm self-serving. **** OFF, so is everyone in this world at some
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> There really isn't any excuse resorting to offensive language. It is a hobby
> folks, if you're talking it so seriously that you feel the need to throw around
> insults (yes, I'm referring to everyone now), then maybe, just maybe you should
> take a step back and try putting it in perspective.
Um, can I say pot calling the kettle black Richard? Here is a quote from
one of your posts:
richard marchetti wrote:
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> In lugnet.dear-lego, Mike Stanley writes:
> > Troy's a good guy, although given your remarks about people who buy
> > then resell, even if they're breaking up sets, I'm surprised you'd
> > suggest him, since he does as much or more of that than anyone except
> > maybe Todd.
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> Given a bunch of asses and this nice fellow, why not pick him? At least its
> exclusively what he does.
Now you have said publicly and privately that you don't have a beef with
me, and are not indirectly implying anything about me, but you are. You
do seem to have a beef with someone (who are these asses you're talking
about). So far THREE people (unless I missed someone) have indicated
that they were called by the GA outlet. Larry Pieniazek, Tom Stangl, and
myself. As far as I can tell, at least Larry is one of the people you
are reffering to. Perhaps you are also including some of the other
people who are defending the outlet's decision. Well, I see myself as
being included by implication because:
1. The ONLY thing I think the store is doing which is bad is refusing to
ship to local customers. I do happen to think that local customers CAN
get on the calling list.
2. If they had called me first instead of Larry, I might well have
jumped on those sets, particularly if I felt I had as much money to
dispose of as Larry.
3. I happen to respect both Tom and Larry, and especially agree with
Larry's position (though I admit that sometimes I have been annoyed that
Larry has gotten deals I didn't, but I don't attack Larry for it, even
by implication). When you attack Larry's position, you attack my
position, and that is an attack on me as much as it is on Larry.
4. This whole subject might not have come up if I hadn't posted (though
I guess Tom would have posted, but then he probably wouldn't have
mentioned that sets were actually available for pre-order, his post
might have just been more on the lines of "the GA outlet is about to get
some neat stuff, some of the stuff they told me they were going to get
is ....").
You can't start firing shotguns at certain targets, and then say "well,
I didn't mean to hit you with the stray pellets" or "even though you
think you're in the class of people I'm firing at, I'm not going to
shoot you".
--
Frank Filz
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