[Rhodes22-list] Bill Effros! Famous author

[stan]

when it comes to this guy Stan, Bill Effros wrote the book.

if you are missing Rummy, look what Rummy is missing.

stan/gbi

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Bill Effros" <bill at effros.com>
To: "The Rhodes 22 mail list" <rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org>
Sent: Wednesday, July 28, 2004 1:03 PM
Subject: Re: [Rhodes22-list] Bill Effros! Famous author


Ed,

I don't think so.  Michael was upset.  I tried to kid him out of it.  Stan
tried to kid him out of it--and Michael became even more upset.

Michael's comments were obviously out of line, but I'm not going to buy a
tugboat in protest, and I resent any newcomer writing a screed when he
doesn't know either the history, or who he is addressing.

As a well known right wing tax payer, I am truly concerned when I see
government employees spending huge amounts of time on private matters using
government resources.  Whoever this guy is, he has his nerve lecturing
Michael, Stan, and us, and then sending this stuff out using a government
email address.

Steve is also a government employee, and he has also run up against this
issue.  It will be interesting to see if he replies during the day, or waits
until he is on his own time tonight.

Although it can often seem otherwise, this list was not created as a shill
for Stan's company, and Stan knows it.  Anyone reading this list can be
pretty sure we all say what we mean, and don't pull many punches.  Stan
wouldn't have it any other way, and if he loses a sale because Michael was
having a bad night, that's just fine with Stan.  Stan knows who his friends
are, and what's important to him.

But I don't think Stan will lose a sale over this matter.  If this guy says
he's walking away from a superior boat to get back at Michael, I don't
believe him.

If he reads my message to Steve in the way it was intended he may see that
maybe he was a little out of line, also.  And maybe I am, too.  And maybe
I'll offend Steve.  And Steve will not sell his boat in protest.

We all know we can count on each other to say something when we are out of
line and don't know it.  And that's just fine with us.  If the new guy wants
to join us, he's welcome.  If not, not.

I have now said the same thing in many words I was trying to say with my
little aside to Steve in a few words.

The QuoteWithoutComment book is starting to straighten itself out again, so
I will be busy with it once again.  I've got to clean my boat for my wife's
book club this weekend, so I'll at least get a little time on the water.

The list is great for those times when you want to be thinking about
sailing, but can't be doing what you're thinking about.

Back to work,

Bill

PS -- I miss Rummy.  Kaboom!  RIP