Lookie what I found on Wasserworks.... (My take)

[doubt at inwave.com (Nate Mellom)]

No, you need to get busted again this year, so NEXT year you'll be 
trooper-free. It's a flip-flop annual thing.


Tonee Northam wrote:
> Don't be hatin the player, hate the game.
>  
> And this year I plan on being Ohio State Trooper Free!
> 
> */Nate Mellom <doubt@inwave.com>/* wrote:
> 
>     Dude, why you gotta be stealing my thunder?
>     I'm sure Dave's invited most everyone down to his place, but it was MY
>     email, so I have a right to write what I wrote.
>     And I've heard all about your new goodies.
>     So :p
> 
>     Tonee Northam wrote:
>      > Nate you've just won a Cincy award for the longest post, longer
>     than Cathy.
>      > This transaction is between Dave and Julie and it WILL be
>     resolved, if
>      > it's not, others WILL make it resolved. So Al, don't worry about it.
>      >
>      > Nate don't get to full of yourself, Dave keeps inviting us down to
>      > "land-of Dave" all the time so you're nothing special!
>      > */Nate Mellom /* wrote:
>      >
>      > First and foremost, I have NOTHING to do with the said
>     transactions, or
>      > the current situation. That being said:
>      >
>      > I saw Julies post on Wasserworks regarding selling her car, and
>     decided
>      > to post it to the list for posting sake, just to bring it to the
>      > attention of any interested parties. I didn't intend to bring any
>     sort
>      > of animosity, backlash or any other type of negative reaction towards
>      > Julie. Julie, if I have caused an sort of hard feelings towards
>     you, I
>      > do apologize, it certainly wasn't my intent.
>      >
>      > When Allyn posted to the list the problems between "certain unnamed
>      > parties" originally, I followed the thread closely. I knew who he was
>      > referring to, as I'm sure many of us did, but he kept in on the down
>      > low, not naming names, and I think that was a good move. Julie
>     was the
>      > first to call herself out publicly, to let us know what was going on,
>      > how she felt, and what she was doing about the situation, and I
>     commend
>      > her for it. That was a bold decision on her part, but she felt
>     she was
>      > in the wrong, and decided to come clean to the list. The thread died
>      > shortly thereafter, with some sort of private deal between her
>     and Dave
>      > (and that deal should have been and should still be private, in my
>      > opinion). I posted her For Sale page a few days ago, because I
>     thought
>      > someone on the list may be interested. I didn't know the extent
>     of what
>      > had been paid, how much is/was owed, or if the matter had been
>     settled
>      > quietly off list. Allyn brought more details to light recently,
>     and it
>      > seems the situation is still unresolved, and tensions between
>     involved
>      > parties seem to be rather high. I'm one of the most unopinionated
>      > people you're ever likely to meet, I'm very easy going, not much
>      > bothers
>      > me, but this is beginning to irk me a bit. This list has been a cyber
>      > "garage away from home" for me for the past 7 years. I've grown to
>      > admire and respect many people in this community, I've had a
>     chance to
>      > meet a bunch of GREAT people, I've taken a ton of useful information
>      > from many knowledgeable people, and hopefully I've contributed and
>      > helped some of you out. I plan to continue to own Sciroccos, I
>     plan to
>      > stay subscribed to the list for as long as it holds out, and I
>     plan to
>      > attend all the Cincys I can. Arrangements like the one Julie and Dave
>      > have have the power to keep this list on track, to create and nurture
>      > personal relationships (person to person, instead of just words on a
>      > screen), or it can destroy them. Not being involved, aside from afar
>      > and with secondhand information, it seems Julie is doing what she
>      > can to
>      > uphold her end of the deal, even going as far as posting TO THE LIST
>      > that she's sending Dave a money order in payment. I've spent a lot of
>      > time with Dave, rooming with him and Allyn during the last 2 Cincys,
>      > hanging out with him, going for drives, sitting at Dairy Queen for
>      > hours
>      > chatting, bullshitting, talking about family and friends, and
>     he's one
>      > of the nicest people I've ever met. He never stops inviting me to his
>      > place, to meet his family, to have a South Carolina Cincy just to
>     piss
>      > off his neighbors. He has a garage full of Audi drive train I'll
>      > collect from him someday. He's always got something nice to say about
>      > almost everyone (again, except his neighbors), and he has a bunch of
>      > REALLY cool cars (eat your heart out, Tonee). I've met Julie a few
>      > times at Cincy, chatted with her a bit, she's always smiling,
>     talking,
>      > socializing, but only when she's not under the hood of her car
>     (or just
>      > plain UNDER it). She's been a major contributor to the list, doing
>      > detailed web pages of restoration photos, welding tips and
>     techniques,
>      > she has her daughter very involved, and she's more of a "car guy"
>     then
>      > I'll ever be. I'm sure we've all learned a few things from both of
>      > them. That being said, posting the car for sale privately, without
>      > informing the list, seems a little underhanded, especially since the
>      > list was informed about the goings-on when they transpired. If Julie
>      > needs to sell the car to settle with Dave, or if she's just sick
>     of the
>      > car and the problems it's caused, she could (and should have, I
>     think)
>      > let the list know. That way we'd be able to see that some sort of
>      > resolution is being worked out, and if she caused any hard feelings
>      > towards any listers (Allyn in particular), she might have eased some
>      > tensions. Whatever happens from here on out is really between
>     Julie and
>      > Dave, but I hope that the dispute gets settled, debts are erased,
>     and I
>      > REALLY hope Dave, Julie and Allyn can and will remain friends and
>      > colleagues, and that when everyone attends Cincy this year, there
>     won't
>      > be any problems. Life's too short to be pissed off, hold grudges, and
>      > make enemies.
>      >
>      > Maybe I shoulda added "long" to my subject line.
>      > :)
>      >
>      > Nate
>      >
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