<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN"> <HTML><HEAD> <META http-equiv=Content-Type content="text/html; = charset=iso-8859-1"> <META content="MSHTML 6.00.2716.2200" name=GENERATOR> <STYLE></STYLE> </HEAD> <BODY bgColor=#ffffff> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Kevin E. Ramsey<BR></FONT></DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE style="PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; = BORDER-LEFT: #000000 2px solid; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px"> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial">----- Original Message ----- </DIV> <DIV style="BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; FONT: 10pt arial; font-color: = black"><B>From:</B> <A title=cmpiano@attbi.com href="mailto:cmpiano@attbi.com">Carl = Meyer</A> </DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A = title=pianotech@ptg.org href="mailto:pianotech@ptg.org">pianotech@ptg.org</A> </DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Friday, July 19, 2002 = 4:24 PM</DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Re: Saying "No" (was = Convention is focused)</DIV> <DIV><BR></DIV> <DIV><BR>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).<BR><BR>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.  <BR></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>How do I get rid of that damn line to = the left, it keeps following me!  </FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>    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. </FONT></DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>    I really like your = premise of going on strike, though. You got that from "Atlas Shrugged" didn't = you?  </FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>    Come on now, admit = it.................... </FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>    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........)</FONT></DIV></BLOCKQUOTE></BODY></HTML>