My Irate rantings

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DISCLAIMER: No feelings were injured in the making of this email thread
;-)
LOL, I should add this as my signature for the future!
On Fri, 2002-12-20 at 20:29, Charles Rishel wrote:
> At 07:03 PM 12/20/02 -0500, you wrote:
> 
> >It also comes to mind by Chaz's comments here that he wrote me once
> >before about being careful about email message intentions, and it comes
> >to mind that it was about Ron Maggio.
> >I then can remember a rant that was going on between Ron and someone
> >else.
> 
> Negative Ghostrider, the pattern is full.  My archives don't show Ron being 
> involved in the "Is this group still alive?" thread of 12/03/02.  I don't 
> recall anyone making mention of it until now.  I just emailed you 
> personally, as I figured it was an unintentional miswording and let it go 
> at that.  I just did not want anyone to be alienated by that form of statement.
> 
> 
> >Ron, don't take offense to this but you need to chill.
> 
> I don't know Ron well enough to know if he needs to chill or not ;-)
> 
> >As with what Chaz is talking about in the paragraph below about a topic
> >being discussed in the last 15 min of a meeting, it was.
> >I was merely trying to keep a thread of a topic going that was already
> >started. And, to point out that (now don't take offense again) if you
> >were there, you would have known this.
> 
> Fair enough.. I was not there, so I wouldn't/didn't know that.  I just got 
> the impression that it was not discussed as it seems a fairly common topic 
> among the group emails..
> 
> >I am not bashing anyone but I also don't like it when my intentions are 
> >being misread.
> 
> I am not trying to bash you either.  And I fully admit the quip about the 
> customers was a completely unfair comment to make, and therefore I 
> apologize for that.
> 
> >I offered my home to keep the meetings going and I really
> >enjoy the company of all the members and to share our collective
> >knowledge in a productive way.
> 
> I agree, as I stated, I feel that your offer to open up your home for the 
> meetings was both generous and sincere.  I also do not want MY personal 
> rantings to interfere with that, as that would be extremely unfair to the 
> group as a whole.  It is just that this seems to be a recurring theme and 
> as such has crawled under my skin.  I have a LOT of issues going on right 
> now, and seem to fly off the handle fairly quickly of late, this is just 
> one prime example.  I enjoy the group, and want to contribute as much as I 
> can, but there are limitations that have been imposed on my abilities to 
> interact more, unfortunately they are outside of my control at this time.
> 
> 
> >I really don't care what the topics are
> >about or who is doing them, as long as we keep them going, by meetings
> >or by emails. I would like to see everyone at the meetings. mostly
> >because I am taking the time to set aside my home and be here and I want
> >to see the other members make the effort as well.
> 
> I understand where you are coming from, as I have tried to get others 
> together for linux meetings here in my place in Olean.  Although many 
> seemed to be "interested", and I would set aside other personal plans to 
> accomodate, often there would be one other person besides myself.  It is 
> frustrating, and I eventually scrapped the entire idea.  I just chalked it 
> up as "their loss" and let it go at that.  And I WOULD like to make the 
> meetings there, as it is MY loss that I cannot show up, but unfortunately I 
> have to resolve some issues on my end before I can make that happen.
> 
> >NO OFFENSE TO THOSE
> >THAT CAN'T MAKE IT!!!!
> >'nuff said.
> 
> Agreed.. 'nuff said.
> 
> Chaz03
> 
> DISCLAIMER: No feelings were injured in the making of this email thread.  ;-)
> 
> "If you want others to follow, give them leadership that they can believe in."