3 Dec
2001
3 Dec
'01
9:42 a.m.
<RANT>
Why is it that anytime anyone asks: "Does anyone in my small geographical
area have a 'foo' they want to get rid of?" there is invariably a slew of
"I
have one, but don't want to get rid of it" or "I have one I want to get rid
of, but not in your area, and not willing to ship" messages?
If you're not in the area, or you don't want to get rid of it, why reply?
I mean it's gotta be annoying to the original poster to hear of others in
the area, with the "foo" he needs, but who don't want to get rid of it.
It's not bad that they have the "foo", but it seems like the reply is
rubbing his face in it....
</RANT>
Rich B.
2 Dec
2 Dec
11:29 p.m.
New subject: Off-Topic:RANT
Rich Beaudry wrote:
<RANT> </RANT>
Rich B.
You could add "Did you get virus X today" is my rant.
BTW any body have a low cost terminal in WESTERN Canada
for sale?
--
Ben Franchuk --- Pre-historic Cpu's --
www.jetnet.ab.ca/users/bfranchuk/index.html
3 Dec
3 Dec
10:10 a.m.
On Mon, 3 Dec 2001, Rich Beaudry wrote:
<RANT>
Rant eh? I could do that, but I don't think it would be too useful to
anyone here ;P
Why is it that anytime anyone asks: "Does anyone
in my small geographical
area have a 'foo' they want to get rid of?" there is invariably a slew of
"I
have one, but don't want to get rid of it" or "I have one I want to get
rid
of, but not in your area, and not willing to ship" messages?
If you're not in the area, or you don't want to get rid of it, why reply?
As for *my* reply to the thread, I might eventually be willing to part
with my BA123, but I really don't think I want to right now. Currently
there is no way to get to it anyway, since it is buried under 8ft. of
other computer stuff.
Now, to change the subject of this thread, does anyone know of any
"classic computer" user groups in the Houston area?
-Toth
10:14 p.m.
Rich Beaudry wrote:
Why is it that anytime anyone asks: "Does anyone
in my small
geographical area have a 'foo' they want to get rid of?" there
is invariably a slew of "I have one, but don't want to get rid
of it" or "I have one I want to get rid of, but not in your area,
and not willing to ship" messages?
I'll tell you exactly why it is. It's because no one wants to
pay any one very much for anything.
"I have one, but don't want to get rid of it"
If offered enough for it, more of them would be willing to
part with it.
"I have one I want to get rid of, but not in your area, and not
willing to ship"
It involves work, the expenditure of time and effort, to ship
things. Since general list attitude seems to make it popular
to complain about the costs to ship, and no one wants to pay
much for anything, some people just don't want to bother with it.
Personally, the stuff I don't want anymore, I just throw away.
Just tossed out a pile of Macintosh and Sun keyboards.
Perhaps the people that have the "foo" and respond in the manner
that irks you so, are subconsiencely (sp?) making a statement.
Ian
"They got two good eyes, but they still can't see ..."
<RANT>
Why is it that anytime anyone asks: "Does anyone in my small geographical
area have a 'foo' they want to get rid of?" there is invariably a slew of
"I
have one, but don't want to get rid of it" or "I have one I want to get
rid
of, but not in your area, and not willing to ship" messages?
If you're not in the area, or you don't want to get rid of it, why reply?
I mean it's gotta be annoying to the original poster to hear of others in
the area, with the "foo" he needs, but who don't want to get rid of it.
It's not bad that they have the "foo", but it seems like the reply is
rubbing his face in it....
</RANT>
Rich B.
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