Re: (ET) Bill

["David Roden (Akron OH USA)" <roden ald net>]

On 11 Jun 2004 at 22:37, Keith Stieg wrote:

> Bill has a computer, used to be part of this LIST, He was sick of all
> the Bull S**t on this list! 

I do seem to remember that Bill was once a member here.  I don't recall 
him 
participating in very many discussions, but I might have come in late 
after 
his "heyday" was past.

That said, I suspect that he left the list for the same reason he now 
wants 
out of the business - it takes up time that he needs for other matters.

We don't know what Bill's private life is like. Maybe his mother has just 
gone 
into the hospital and he needs more time to spend with her before she 
passes 
away.  Maybe his wife has threatened to leave him if he doesn't put more 
time 
into the relationship.  Maybe one of his kids has gotten into trouble and 
the 
counselor says "spend more time with the kids."  

Of course this is *^-ALL SPECULATION-^*, I have absolutely no reason to 
think 
that any of these things has happened.  I'm just giving examples of 
reasons 
that friends of mine have cited when they had to change ^their^ lives and 
their priorities.  

I'd guess that Bill had some reason for NEEDING the time he was spending 
reading and replying to the ET list.  Now he probably has some reason for 
NEEDING the time he was spending on the phone with ET owners - who 
probably 
did sometimes seem thankless, but that's just another contributing factor.

I don't think we can reverse that.  We should move ahead toward developing 
a 
knowledge base and parts source list, and perhaps forming a co-op to 
manufacture or source difficult parts.  That's the future, even if Clay 
(whom 
I applaud for his initiative) somehow convinces Bill to stick around one 
more 
year - or even two.

One thing more.  With all due respect to Keith, I don't think it's at all 
fair 
to characterize the dialogue on this list as "bulls**t."  This is one of 
the 
most useful lists to which I subscribe.  It's almost unfailingly on-topic. 
 
The members are dignified, thoughtful, helpful, and respectful of one 
another. 
 Probably calling the list's content "wet sweepings" (thanks to my high 
school 
German teacher for that one ;-) wasn't Keith's intent - he may have been 
quoting Bill on it - but I still don't think it's true.  This is a fine 
list 
with a fine bunch of members, and I for one thank all of you.


David Roden - Akron, Ohio, USA
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1991 Ford Escort Green/EV 128vdc
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1974 Avco New Idea 36vdc
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