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

[pb3vr6 at yahoo.com (Tonee Northam)]

Don't be hatin the player, hate the game.
   
  And this year I plan on being Ohio State Trooper Free!

Nate Mellom <doubt@inwave.com> wrote:
  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 /* 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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