Thank you Tom,
Well said. If Helmet would answer most of his messages off
line, that is personal, he would have no bad mail. I will
trade with him anytime with a personal e-mail.
Fred in MN
 
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> From: Thomas E. Eichhorst <[log in to unmask]>
> To: [log in to unmask]
> Subject: Re: thinking badly
> Date: Thursday, May 06, 1999 12:14 PM
>
> Helmut,
>
> Hang in there, stay around, don't quit, don't sweat the
small stuff,
> etc.  A lot of us have taken a shot or two here.  They
are painless,
> just dots on a TV monitor.
>
> There is room for everyone on Conch-L and surely with 300
some members
> we should all expect a bit of a tiff now and then.
Helmut, because of
> your enthusiasm (and the fact you tend to lead with your
chin) you are
> an easy target for sarcasm and some of us are prone to
take shots at
> easy targets.  Ask my kids, they bore the brunt of my
sarcastic comments
> for years (in fact they still do and threaten me with all
kinds of
> misery as payback in my old age).  Anyway, please
remember there are 299
> folks who haven't signed the e-mail that gets you all
worked up.
>
> It seems we have people getting fed up and quitting
Conch-L on a regular
> basis -- hey!!  Lighten up!!  This is not a council of
governments
> deciding the fate of the world.  It is just a varied
group of people
> with one area of common interest and millions of issues,
beliefs,
> interests, feelings, etc. that are not common.  It is a
wonder it goes
> as well as it does.
>
> So don't worry about taking a bit of criticism because
someone doesn't
> agree with what you've said or done.  Either ignore it or
maybe ease off
> a bit on whatever you have been pushing and let the list
get back to the
> business of shells.
>
> Tom Eichhorst in New Mexico, USA