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Tue, 03 July 2018 07:52   |
Rob
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“I have no idea how you could bully an adult, especially a man”?
We all the recent awareness of mental health, etc... I was very surprised at that kind of statement.
I personally think there is lots of stuff that makes you “less” strong but doesn’t kill you!
Rob
Victoria, BC
76 Royale - Rear Twins/Dry Bath
> On Jul 1, 2018, at 7:44 PM, Rob Mueller wrote:
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> Justin,
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> I agree with you that bullying is not a good thing among school children! I have no idea how you would bully an adult, especially a man.
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> When I was 12 I broke one of my front teeth and from that age onwards I had a stainless steel cap on it. For my four years in high school I was known as "Silvertooth" and I lived through it.
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> I am a devotee of Friedrich Nietzsche who wrote; "That which does not kill us makes us stronger."
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> Regards,
> Rob M.
> The Pedantic Mechanic
> Sydney, Australia
> AUS '75 Avion - The Blue Streak TZE365V100428
> USA '75 Avion - Double Trouble TZE365V100426
> USA '77 Kingsley - TZE 267V100808
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| Re: [GMCnet] Posting photos on the net [message #334504 is a reply to message #334479] |
Tue, 03 July 2018 12:56 |
Richard Denney
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We all need to remember that GMCnet spans generations, cultures,
backgrounds, nationalities, and beliefs. That means being careful about
projecting ours onto someone else, without at the same time undermining
integrity about our own beliefs.
We have people here who have proven themselves in life in ways many of us
have not, simply because we haven’t been faced with the same challenges.
Those experiences earn people the right to be a little curmudgeonly about
trials they see as less challenging. That discourages me from complaining,
though it doesn’t discourage me enough.
We also need to remember that it’s okay as we age to form conclusions based
on data, recognizing that everyone is working from a different set of data.
That means leaving room for others to have strongly held beliefs and
opinions, while recognizing that we also have them.
We will get over GMC2000 not giving his real name, and those who complained
about it (including me) have already moved on. I suggest we all do.
Rick “respectfully submitted” Denney
On Tue, Jul 3, 2018 at 4:52 AM Rob wrote:
> “I have no idea how you could bully an adult, especially a man”?
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> We all the recent awareness of mental health, etc... I was very surprised
> at that kind of statement.
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> I personally think there is lots of stuff that makes you “less” strong but
> doesn’t kill you!
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> Rob
> Victoria, BC
> 76 Royale - Rear Twins/Dry Bath
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>
> --
Rick Denney
73 x-Glacier 230 "Jaws"
Off-list email to rick at rickdenney dot com
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| Re: [GMCnet] Posting photos on the net [message #334527 is a reply to message #334525] |
Tue, 03 July 2018 17:19 |
James Hupy
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There must be a difference in the thickness of skin and the squareness of
the top of the shoulders where chips reside on people from different eras.
Some of us have been around so long, and life has taught us many important
lessons. Some stuff just don't matter, and some stuff like honesty and
integrity and being true to your word matters quite a bit. But, as Pogo
Possom said, "Albert, don' take life too seriously, 'taint nohow permanent.
" Your opinion might vary, and you are welcome to it. Many of us old farts
ducked bombs and bullets so that EVERY LEGITIMATE CITIZEN could express
those opinions.
And GMC owners, too. I am amazed at the depth of expertise that
exists here. Airline pilots, electrical and chemical engineers, rocket
scientists, nuclear physicists, and on and on. I respect them all.
Jim Hupy
Salem, Or
On Tue, Jul 3, 2018, 2:44 PM Justin Brady wrote:
> It's a gentle bit of poking fun when it's between friends. When it's
> antagonizing a stranger on the internet it's being a dick. Just IMO.
> I've spent a LOT of time on various forums, I have many tens of thousands
> of posts all over the internet on various forums and this is the only one
> where I have ever seen anyone care about a name.
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> I just don't like seeing this kind of stuff because as someone looking in
> from the outside this sh*t would keep me from joining. I have better stuff
> to do with my day than be bullied on a forum because I don't want to post
> my name. That's all just trying to look out for the longevity of the
> community.
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> Johnny Bridges wrote on Sun, 01 July 2018 14:14
>> I don't see it as bullying, just a gentle bit of poking fun. And since
> I've worn cheaters from age 3, the appellation 'Foureyes' doesn't bother
>> me atall. If the gentleman finds 'Fred' offensive I'm sure he'll say so.
>> As to Robin Hood, a hell of a nice guy. Met him and Phipps along I 10
> some years ago and gave him the wheels and tyres off my 23' coach so he
>> could get one of his moved. And for the Viet vets (Not era, but been
> there vets) he told me at one point that anyone who ever set foot in Vietnam
>> in a uniform can and should get disability bennies from the VA... for
> whom he worked at the time. Given the potential income from the private law
>> firm sector,I expect to see him next in a Diesel Tiffin 45 footer :)
>>
>> --johnny
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> Justin Brady
> http://www.thegmcrv.com/
> 1976 Palm Beach 455
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| Re: [GMCnet] Posting photos on the net [message #334532 is a reply to message #334525] |
Tue, 03 July 2018 19:41 |
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Matt Colie
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Justin Brady wrote on Tue, 03 July 2018 17:37It's a gentle bit of poking fun when it's between friends. When it's antagonizing a stranger on the internet it's being a dick. Just IMO.
I've spent a LOT of time on various forums, I have many tens of thousands of posts all over the internet on various forums and this is the only one where I have ever seen anyone care about a name.
I just don't like seeing this kind of stuff because as someone looking in from the outside this sh*t would keep me from joining. I have better stuff to do with my day than be bullied on a forum because I don't want to post my name. That's all just trying to look out for the longevity of the community.
Justin,
You seem to have missed the point here by some.
The reason I ask for a real name (I don't give a rat's tail about the chosen handle) is so that when we meet other owners we know that we know them already. This has been a source of amusement to me on several occasions when I ran into an individual I did not know and was starting to explain GMCs and the community to him and ready to go into great detail when he told me that on GMCnet, he was XXXXX. Well, I am hard to embarrass and was not, but if he had started the conversation with his "handle" it could have saved me a whole lot of explaining.
If GMC2000 (It will always store in my brain as GMC2E3 or the like) wants to be not known by that, he is welcome to do so. But that will deny him some of the benefits of the community. Some amazing stuff has happened here. I have even received such. But if you doubt, go on B'dub's and read "The great Possum Rescue". As it happens, I was raised as and am a waterman. Of the others I know, I am as likely to remember the vessel's name as the owner's. That is just me. But I am not all that interested in trying to be a friend to someone that is not interested in being a friend. Friends don't hide. If that is his choice, that is just fine with me.
His lack of a sigfile also means that we cannot include thoughts about his specific situation that may be coach or climate dependent. As said, that is not my problem.
Now, if you think that trying to get enough information be a real so one can truly assist another owner is bullying, then I am not prepared to argue that point as I have never (and will most likely not) ever considered it so.
I had to laugh here. Mary was looking over my shoulder, and chuckled.... "You still are a Wysiwyg old man." I have been faulted for giving straight and to the point answers when asked. I always will - If I can. If I can't I will say that too.
Matt
Matt & Mary Colie - Chaumière -'73 Glacier 23 - Members GMCMI, GMCGL, GMCES
Electronically Controlled Quiet Engine Cooling Fan with OE Rear Drum Brakes with Applied Control Arms
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