Saying "No" (was Convention is focused)

[Avery Todd]

Thanks, Carl,

I'm so glad now that I didn't respond to that post! :-)
Believe me, I've known "Associates" that know more that I
do about certain things! I've even had one of "those" help
me tune here at the university! Horrors! :-)

Avery

At 07:00 PM 07/19/02 -0700, you wrote:
>
>Kevin!   You think maybe I'm worried???  I'm  gonna let everyone else 
>worry.  They have more to worry about than me.
>
>Carl Meyer  Assoc. PTG
>Santa Clara, California
><mailto:cmpiano@attbi.com>cmpiano@attbi.com
>
>
>
>>----- Original Message -----
>>From: <mailto:ramsey@extremezone.com>Kevin E. Ramsey
>>To: <mailto:pianotech@ptg.org>pianotech@ptg.org
>>Sent: Friday, July 19, 2002 6:00 PM
>>Subject: Re: Saying "No" (was Convention is focused)
>>
>>
>>Kevin E. Ramsey
>>----- Original Message -----
>>From: <mailto:cmpiano@attbi.com>Carl Meyer
>>To: <mailto:pianotech@ptg.org>pianotech@ptg.org
>>Sent: Friday, July 19, 2002 4:24 PM
>>Subject: Re: Saying "No" (was Convention is focused)
>>
>>
>>
>>You've confirmed my belief that RPT's generally tend to be Liberals (I 
>>know how you should live you're life better than you do.)  Associates 
>>tend to be conservatives (Don't bug me, I want to peel my own banana).
>>
>>So yes, I can learn from other classes.  But if I can't go to the classes 
>>I want, why should I go?  If your intent is to reduce the attendance at 
>>natl. I see your point.  Perhaps the support associates have given to the 
>>PTG in spite of the few who continue to denigrate us should come to a 
>>screeching halt.  Your collapse would be interesting to behold.  Those 
>>few could learn from the patience and longsuffering of most Associates.
>>
>>
>>How do I get rid of that damn line to the left, it keeps following me!
>>
>>     Carl, I are a RPT, and by gawd, I'll peel my own banana too.  I know 
>> how you feel about being denigrated because you're "only" an Associate. 
>> I wouldn't worry about it too much, because everybody here knows who you 
>> are, and the great ideas you come up with. If you come across people who 
>> actually act like; "oh, you're an Associate, tsk,tsk,"  then just ignore 
>> them for the ignoramuses they are.
>>
>>     I really like your premise of going on strike, though. You got that 
>> from "Atlas Shrugged" didn't you?
>>
>>     Come on now, admit it....................
>>
>>
>>     Now, if we could just get the true producers into power in our 
>> corporations, and get the manipulative thieves out, we'd be doing pretty 
>> good. (Stock Market is down 390 today, and the next episode in this 
>> cliff-hanger won't come out till Monday, stay tuned........)