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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 13:39:38 GMT
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In lugnet.dear-lego, Frank Filz writes:
> Richard Franks wrote:
^^^^^^
> > In lugnet.dear-lego, Tom Stangl writes:
> >
> > > OK, so I'm self-serving. **** OFF, so is everyone in this world at some
> >
> > 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:
^^^^^^^^^
> > 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.
> >
> > 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:
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> 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.
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> 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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