[Rhodes22-list] Leland a reply about list content...

Sun Jan 4 07:56:01 EST 2009

Hey...We're not talkin' Neanderthal here...;^)

elle

We can't change the angle of the wind....but we can adjust our sails.

1992 Rhodes 22   Recyc '06  "WaterMusic"   (Lady in Red)

--- On Sat, 1/3/09, Leland <LKUHN at cnmc.org> wrote:

> From: Leland <LKUHN at cnmc.org>
> Subject: Re: [Rhodes22-list] Leland a reply about list content...
> To: rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org
> Date: Saturday, January 3, 2009, 3:57 PM
> Elle,
> 
> Oops--forgot you an my boss go waaaaaaaaaaaaaay back!
> 
> Lee
> 
> 
> 
> Lady in Red wrote:
> > 
> > My biggest concern is the potential negative effect
> that a
> >> small minority is
> >> inflicting on the list.  It's wrong and
> unnecessary.  A
> >> little discretion is
> >> all that is necessary.
> >> 
> > 
> > Lee,
> > 
> > I'm with you here...I keep asking why, when the
> political posts start to
> > become nasty, that the posters don't take it back
> channel. 
> > 
> > I, for one, welcome the diversity of topics...esp.
> political....the varing
> > viewpoints on the list have opened my eyes to much I
> had ignored in the
> > past. It's the nastiness and beating up of people
> that has to be
> > handled....not the topics of the posts.
> > 
> > elle
> > 
> > Oh, BTW, Lee..Does Ed (not 'da list' Ed...I
> went to high school w/ Lee's
> > boss!)know you need more to do at work???
> > 
> > hahhaa
> > 
> > elle
> > 
> > We can't change the angle of the wind....but we
> can adjust our sails.
> > 
> > 1992 Rhodes 22   Recyc '06  "WaterMusic"
>   (Lady in Red)
> > 
> > 
> > --- On Fri, 1/2/09, Leland <LKUHN at cnmc.org>
> wrote:
> > 
> >> From: Leland <LKUHN at cnmc.org>
> >> Subject: Re: [Rhodes22-list] Leland a reply about
> list content...
> >> To: rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org
> >> Date: Friday, January 2, 2009, 2:12 PM
> >> Ed,
> >> 
> >> Sorry but both attachments came up as ACCESS
> DENIED!  Our
> >> firewall has its
> >> merits because it does keep me from looking at
> porn at
> >> work.  Unfortunately
> >> I get the same warning if I try to access YouTube.
>  I feel
> >> like I miss out
> >> on a lot of good stuff, especially from Brad.
> >> 
> >> Foul language doesn't offend me.  I try not to
> cuss
> >> much because more people
> >> are offended by it than impressed.
> >> 
> >> Political views don't offend me because
> I'm not
> >> political.  It's hard to
> >> offend someone if they just don't care.
> >> 
> >> Internet bullying is laughable.  It's not like
> >> we're actually in a bar where
> >> someone could punch me in the nose.
> >> 
> >> I can't complain that the political posts
> waste my
> >> time.  What else do I
> >> have to do at work?
> >> 
> >> My biggest concern is the potential negative
> effect that a
> >> small minority is
> >> inflicting on the list.  It's wrong and
> unnecessary.  A
> >> little discretion is
> >> all that is necessary.
> >> 
> >> Lee
> >> 
> >> 
> >> 
> >> 
> >> Tootle wrote:
> >> > 
> >> > Lee,
> >> > 
> >> > Thena's history of this forum is only
> half
> >> complete.  The original group
> >> > moved off the Sailnet list for several
> reasons to
> >> include extraneous
> >> > subjects.  
> >> > 
> >> > On the old list that was limited to sailing
> topics, it
> >> was tiring and
> >> > redundant to see post, “Test to see if list
> is
> >> working”.  One of the chief
> >> > culprits of those posts is still making
> music.
> >> > 
> >> > The Political stuff was instigated by a
> reader from
> >> North Carolina.  I
> >> > suspect that he did so just to agitate the
> >> congregation.  And he still
> >> > does it, just not as much.
> >> > 
> >> > We had one member who got to using foul
> language so
> >> much that he was
> >> > excommunicated.  
> >> > 
> >> > What has appeared on the Rhodes List for the
> past few
> >> months happened four
> >> > and eight years ago.  
> >> > 
> >> > The original congregation said barroom not
> living
> >> room.  Now we have new
> >> > congregants who bought the house next to the
> airport
> >> runway wanting the
> >> > airplanes to go away.  
> >> > 
> >> > I would suggest that a couple of old timers
> have left
> >> because they are no
> >> > longer the center of the party.  No body was
> stroking
> >> their egos anymore,
> >> > but rather confronting them.  
> >> > 
> >> > Mary Lou suggested the Chesapeake Rhodies
> were due for
> >> a party.  It has
> >> > been suggested in the past, but nothing ever
> done
> >> about meeting in
> >> > Edenton.  In a few weeks there will be
> another
> >> birthday that would be
> >> > appropriate for a winter wingding.  The
> airport is
> >> right across the street
> >> > from General Boats.  Those guys with
> airplanes could
> >> even fly in!  Mary
> >> > Lou should have the date somewhere?
> >> > 
> >> > My two cents worth,
> >> > 
> >> > Ed K
> >> > 
> >> > See if this attachment comes thru... 
> >> > 
> http://www.nabble.com/file/p21254293/combo%25235.exe
> >> combo%235.exe 
> >> > 
> >> > Or this one from 2001:
> >> > 
> http://www.nabble.com/file/p21254293/day_o.mp3
> >> day_o.mp3 
> >> > 
> >> 
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