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> Dear List;-
     I think we should invite Helmut back. What the heck!
   Art
> From: Zoltan Peter Eross <[log in to unmask]>
> Date: 2004/06/20 Sun AM 04:51:20 EDT
> To: [log in to unmask]
> Subject: Re: helmut
>
> Dear Peter,
> I have been at Helmut's home in Innsbruck in the last year after his big
> leg-operation.
> As we were always in the middle of our exchange ( he never sent me material,
> I must went to Innsbruck...).In this time he was very ill, he was in bed and
> his computer was OFF. (In the past he were sitting always in front of his
> computer...)
> His Mum almost 100 years and SHE helped to Helmut.
> In the near future I can give you more information about Helmut and  I hope
> he is better now.
> Regards,  Zoltan from Budapest
>
>
> >From: Peter Egerton <[log in to unmask]>
> >Reply-To: Conchologists of America List <[log in to unmask]>
> >To: [log in to unmask]
> >Subject: helmut
> >Date: Fri, 18 Jun 2004 15:19:16 -0700
> >
> >Jan,
> >
> >You mentioned Helmut Nisters. Have you, or anyone, heard from him lately?
> >My last message from him was last September, just after he got out of the
> >hospital from having his leg amputated. Since then he has not replied to
> >any of my messages. We were in the middle of our second shell exchange (him
> >owing me a large parcel) and it is VERY STRANGE for him not to keep in
> >touch with me, since we corresponded constantly before that, even just to
> >say he will be late with the shells.
> >
> >I've asked the list before, but that was back in January, and still have
> >not heard about him.
> >
> >Regards,
> >Peter Egerton
> >
> >
> >At 08:43 AM 18/06/2004, you wrote:
> >
> >>It seems to me that once again (not the first time on this and other shel=
> >>l-fora!), a basic principle of law and justice is broken here. If someone=
> >>is to be accused of a violation of law or other 'good conduct', there ar=
> >>e proper channels to follow: filing complaint with the postal office, goi=
> >>ng to the police, filing a complaint in court, etc.
> >>One thing that is -in my opinion- out of the question and as bad as the s=
> >>upposed crookery act, is accusing people in front of their own community =
> >>and peers. I hope the List manager for once and for all makes it very cle=
> >>ar that things like these are not done!
> >>For your information: yes I am from Belgium too, but I have never heard o=
> >>f this Stany, so I'm not 'defending' him. A few years ago, I have had a p=
> >>roblem with paying a parcel ONCE in my life (with a very famous Belgian s=
> >>hell trader, whom you all know) but this person had the good and wise con=
> >>duct of sending me a reminder letter privately, asking what the problem w=
> >>as, after which I paid the due sum. If every shell trader would start war=
> >>ning the shell-collectors community of people who are late in paying, or =
> >>who have other problems related to paying, I think we would see messages =
> >>like the one below every day.
> >>Come to think of it: who remembers poor Helmut Nisters, the annoying Aust=
> >>rian? He has been exposed a few years back on Mollusk Net (or something l=
> >>ike that) for not paying a parcel as well. I happen to know that this man=
> >>is not a crook, not a fraud, but on the contrary a pitiful bachelor, too=
> >>naive for this world, and sadly enough he recently has lost a leg. Still=
> >>, he has been on the web for years for everybody to read being a vile cro=
> >>ok!
> >>So, please refrain yourself, people! Try to solve problems like this with=
> >>the contact in question or through the proper channels, instead of going=
> >>public with it. Conch-L is not a tabloid magazine!!!
> >>a very nice weekend to everybody,
> >>Jan Haspeslagh
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> >
> >--
> >Peter Egerton, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
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> Zoltan Peter Erőss,1151 Budapest, Bem street 36. HUNGARY
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