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Lookie what I found on Wasserworks.... (My take)



Dude, why you gotta be stealing my thunder?
I'm sure Dave's invited most everyone down to his place, but it was MY 
email, so I have a right to write what I wrote.
And I've heard all about your new goodies.
So :p

Tonee Northam wrote:
> Nate you've just won a Cincy award for the longest post, longer than Cathy.
> This transaction is between Dave and Julie and it WILL be resolved, if 
> it's not, others WILL make it resolved. So Al, don't worry about it.
>  
> Nate don't get to full of yourself, Dave keeps inviting us down to 
> "land-of Dave" all the time so you're nothing special!
> */Nate Mellom <doubt@inwave.com>/* wrote:
> 
>     First and foremost, I have NOTHING to do with the said transactions, or
>     the current situation. That being said:
> 
>     I saw Julies post on Wasserworks regarding selling her car, and decided
>     to post it to the list for posting sake, just to bring it to the
>     attention of any interested parties. I didn't intend to bring any sort
>     of animosity, backlash or any other type of negative reaction towards
>     Julie. Julie, if I have caused an sort of hard feelings towards you, I
>     do apologize, it certainly wasn't my intent.
> 
>     When Allyn posted to the list the problems between "certain unnamed
>     parties" originally, I followed the thread closely. I knew who he was
>     referring to, as I'm sure many of us did, but he kept in on the down
>     low, not naming names, and I think that was a good move. Julie was the
>     first to call herself out publicly, to let us know what was going on,
>     how she felt, and what she was doing about the situation, and I commend
>     her for it. That was a bold decision on her part, but she felt she was
>     in the wrong, and decided to come clean to the list. The thread died
>     shortly thereafter, with some sort of private deal between her and Dave
>     (and that deal should have been and should still be private, in my
>     opinion). I posted her For Sale page a few days ago, because I thought
>     someone on the list may be interested. I didn't know the extent of what
>     had been paid, how much is/was owed, or if the matter had been settled
>     quietly off list. Allyn brought more details to light recently, and it
>     seems the situation is still unresolved, and tensions between involved
>     parties seem to be rather high. I'm one of the most unopinionated
>     people you're ever likely to meet, I'm very easy going, not much
>     bothers
>     me, but this is beginning to irk me a bit. This list has been a cyber
>     "garage away from home" for me for the past 7 years. I've grown to
>     admire and respect many people in this community, I've had a chance to
>     meet a bunch of GREAT people, I've taken a ton of useful information
>     from many knowledgeable people, and hopefully I've contributed and
>     helped some of you out. I plan to continue to own Sciroccos, I plan to
>     stay subscribed to the list for as long as it holds out, and I plan to
>     attend all the Cincys I can. Arrangements like the one Julie and Dave
>     have have the power to keep this list on track, to create and nurture
>     personal relationships (person to person, instead of just words on a
>     screen), or it can destroy them. Not being involved, aside from afar
>     and with secondhand information, it seems Julie is doing what she
>     can to
>     uphold her end of the deal, even going as far as posting TO THE LIST
>     that she's sending Dave a money order in payment. I've spent a lot of
>     time with Dave, rooming with him and Allyn during the last 2 Cincys,
>     hanging out with him, going for drives, sitting at Dairy Queen for
>     hours
>     chatting, bullshitting, talking about family and friends, and he's one
>     of the nicest people I've ever met. He never stops inviting me to his
>     place, to meet his family, to have a South Carolina Cincy just to piss
>     off his neighbors. He has a garage full of Audi drive train I'll
>     collect from him someday. He's always got something nice to say about
>     almost everyone (again, except his neighbors), and he has a bunch of
>     REALLY cool cars (eat your heart out, Tonee). I've met Julie a few
>     times at Cincy, chatted with her a bit, she's always smiling, talking,
>     socializing, but only when she's not under the hood of her car (or just
>     plain UNDER it). She's been a major contributor to the list, doing
>     detailed web pages of restoration photos, welding tips and techniques,
>     she has her daughter very involved, and she's more of a "car guy" then
>     I'll ever be. I'm sure we've all learned a few things from both of
>     them. That being said, posting the car for sale privately, without
>     informing the list, seems a little underhanded, especially since the
>     list was informed about the goings-on when they transpired. If Julie
>     needs to sell the car to settle with Dave, or if she's just sick of the
>     car and the problems it's caused, she could (and should have, I think)
>     let the list know. That way we'd be able to see that some sort of
>     resolution is being worked out, and if she caused any hard feelings
>     towards any listers (Allyn in particular), she might have eased some
>     tensions. Whatever happens from here on out is really between Julie and
>     Dave, but I hope that the dispute gets settled, debts are erased, and I
>     REALLY hope Dave, Julie and Allyn can and will remain friends and
>     colleagues, and that when everyone attends Cincy this year, there won't
>     be any problems. Life's too short to be pissed off, hold grudges, and
>     make enemies.
> 
>     Maybe I shoulda added "long" to my subject line.
>     :)
> 
>     Nate
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