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Well, I DO appreciate the protection. there are plenty of rats out there ready to separate us fools from our millions.. Heck, last summer i was all alone here for three weeks while my wife went to Guatemala & I let some plumber charge me $850 to replace an 80 gal. HW heater. You just get so tired. We need the help, Wendy - some of us do. We are a vulnerable lot. I don't believe janet has ever misidentified one of these characters, but if she ever does so what. It's not the Death Penalty we're dealing with here. Besides, this List is not a democracy - we don't often get the chance to vote on this kind of thing - and I thought huckstering was not allowed. I recall some time ago I tried to solicit $ from the List for one of us who wanted to go to a DC Udall meeting & I got major complaints (& exactly 3 donations) A Master Rambler bids you - Good Night. ( I can't believe I just admittted to the whole world what i paid for that HW heater...) -----Original Message----- From: Tebay, Wendy M <[log in to unmask]> To: Multiple recipients of list PARKINSN <[log in to unmask]> Date: Monday, November 16, 1998 1:27 AM Subject: Re: New to the list / i smell a rat trapped >Everyone, please refrain from personal attacks, sarcasm, biased policing, >etc. There is room here to both present one's opinions, even if one stands >to profit, and to challenge another's, without resorting to name-calling and >similar tactics. I am personally offended by the way these challenges are >being presented and also to their presumption to be protecting the rest of >us. I know they don't speak for me nor do I feel I need outside protection. > > >I have no problems with challenging another, or even being challenged >myself. I have in fact been a participant from both sides before, not on >this issue specifically, but I have had on other lists people who have >disagreed with me in a manner that questioned my intelligence, and even my >right to hold my own opinion. I welcome disagreement, for it serves to make >us all rethink our own conclusions, however, the way in which it is >presented is critical. I do have problems with the way this is all being >handled. A simple solution could be to research the info as presented, and >if something is found, such as this web site mentioned where these products >are sold, then post the info found (such as the web address), but please >refrain from making personal judgements and attacks. The rest of us can >take this info which was found and do with it what we will or won't. I >appreciate the effort that went into the "background check", but I can >determine the value of any info found myself. > >If anyone feels the need to get sarcastic, personal, and rude, please keep >it private between the two parties and don't presume to speak for us all. >Sorry if I offend, but hey, I'm just trying to express my feelings on this >recent behavior and how it has offended me, without getting into personal >attacks. I respect everyone's opinions as well as their motives, but I'll >judge the facts for myself. > >Thank you. > >Wendy Tebay >