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

[rogercv1 at gmail.com (Roger)]

Peter would need 100% of the pool based on last years run in with the law

On 1/5/07, Chris Bennett <scirocco16vr32@gmail.com> wrote:
> Maybe a "Dead Pool" is needed and we can bet on who's most likely to
> get a ticket on the way to Cincy.  We could throw $5 each in it and
> the person who gets the best answer gets 50% and the one who gets the
> ticket gets the other 50% to offset the ticket.
>
>
>
> On 1/5/07, Tonee Northam <pb3vr6@yahoo.com> 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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