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Subject: Re: [Leica] Re: arggghhh... rant at Keeble & Shucat...
From: Bob Adler <rgacpa@pacbell.net>
Date: Fri, 1 Aug 2003 11:58:06 -0700 (PDT)

Well, Mark, seems you have more trouble telling when
someone is tounge in cheek than you claim I do. Sorry
to have riled you; I was truly laughing as I read your
post and my reply was meant in much the same vein as
your original post.
No harm no foul.
Bob
- --- Mark Rabiner <mark@rabinergroup.com> wrote:
> Bob Adler wrote:
> > 
> > Geez Mark, I think you need to take a little
> personal
> > responsibility here :-)
> > And what makes you think Jim's not around??
> > Bob
> > --- Mark Rabiner <mark@rabinergroup.com> wrote:
> > > I got my f2 Apo-Summicron-M ASPH from Keeble and
> > > Shuchat after an
> > > interesting hunt a few years ago.
> > > Since Jim Brick is not around I'll say that I
> refer
> > > to this guys as:
> > >
> > > Kibbles and Bits.
> > >
> > > I'm sure I'm not the only one!
> > >
> 
> Jim has heard the Kibbles and Bits bit many times
> before I told him. 
> I kind of pretended to be sneaking around behind
> Jims back the reality
> being there is not much I'm going to say which is
> going to throw Jim for
> a loupe. We agree on at least half the issues and
> always have. That
> makes it half we dont agree on. And he's going to
> read these posts
> sooner or later.
> 
> I think personal responsibility means saying what
> you want to say
> without putting a (:-)) at the end of it which
> implies you're really
> kidding. The reality being maybe of course you're
> not. A person can act
> like they're kidding when they say or write anything
> and be blameless
> forever. 
> I'm just at a loss to see how that last post of mine
> does not show
> clearly where i am kidding and not kidding and when
> it is unclear it
> doesn't matter. 
> 
> Did anyone think I really thought K&B would have a
> delegated peanut
> person sprayer person?. I'm sure that job can also
> be done by the taper
> and folder. I bet even B&H does not have such
> discrete division of labor!!
> Here  i am like an idiot wondering if I lack
> personal responsibly.
> I kind of think the personal responsibility thing is
> a given. 
> I'm sure I don't pretend to be kidding when I am
> really saying something.
> 
> Most of that past post was rambling hummer with the
> kernel being I don't
> get no receipts. And I try! ANd I try!
> How many people it takes to send a package or screw
> in a light bulb I
> don't know and if i did I'm sure Keeble and Shuchat
> wouldn't need to
> hear about it from me.
> Getting a receipt is in ways not a big deal but in
> others it is.
> 
> I notice just like yourself, Bob, but it is pretty
> rare, I have my full
> real name, City, State and Country as well as
> website where you could
> find anything you wanted to know about be at the end
> of every post.
> That would seem to fit into this "personal
> responsibility" deal. (Smiley
> face deleted)
> 
> Mark Rabiner
> Portland, Oregon USA
> http://www.rabinergroup.com
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=====
Bob Adler
Palo Alto, CA
rgacpa@pacbell.net
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