[Rhodes22-list] Sheldon Green - oil on the water

[Michael Meltzer]

thank you, AM I kind like moss growing on a tree :-)

MJM

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Robert Skinner" <robert at squirrelhaven.com>
To: "The Rhodes 22 mail list" <rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org>
Sent: Wednesday, July 28, 2004 11:59 AM
Subject: Re: [Rhodes22-list] Sheldon Green - oil on the water


> eric.charles.newburger at census.gov wrote:
> > I have only recently joined this list...
> > Your messages have made me sad, and a little sick...
> > they make me question whether I should go through
> > with purchasing the Rhodes 22 that I have already
> > put down a deposit on.
> > I hope your ugly rants are an abberation...
> 
> Three things to ponder, my friend:
> 
> 1.  There's a jellyfish in almost any body of water,
>     and there are occasional flames on any list. The
>     useful information and easy-going people on this
>     list are in the majority.
> 
> 2.  MJM is ordinarily civil and helpful, and has paid
>     his dues on this list with many contributions over
>     the years before you joined.  You are as welcome
>     here as anyone; however I suggest that you get a
>     bit better grip on the dynamics before wading into 
>     the deep water of an exchange like this one.
> 
> 3.  As to your concerns about MJM representing the rest
>     of the Rhodes 22 sailors, fear not.  In my first 
>     meeting with him, I came away with a negative 
>     impression too.  You just need a decooder ring to 
>     understand him, and that comes with time.  His
>     internal spell-checker is at least interesting.
>     You may well come to admire him some day.
> 
> Carry on with your purchase, knowing that it will be you
> and the boat at the end of the day, and that wind blows 
> both free and variably.
> 
> -- 
> Robert W. Skinner CDP, "Squirrel Haven"
> 9 Gateway Commons, Gorham, ME 04038-1331
> 
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