[pianotech] FYI

[Terry Beckingham]

Please just leave it alone. I did not take Mr. Blee's post as 'bitchin'.

Terry Beckingham RPT

At 02:10 PM 10/17/2011 -0400, you wrote:
>Now there's the Blees I remember.  I wondered where he'd been hiding.  I 
>wonder too if your 'bitchin' ultimatum' was directed at all those who had 
>expressed regret at the list's demise (and who are still using it), or was 
>it just special for Duaine, who, thank goodness, is not easily 
>provoked.  Just askin'.
>David Skolnik
>Hastings on Hudson, NY
>
>
>
>At 02:19 AM 10/17/2011, you wrote:
>>Remember when we used call each other for advice, or sent letters and 
>>waited for weeks for a response? Then we got one email list on which we 
>>posted everything: University technicals, political stuff, and such. Then 
>>we grew. We got PTG-L for the politics, and CAUT for the university tech. 
>>We got one for hearing, and newbies, and Associates. Sometimes people 
>>complained there we too many list, and some complained because posts were 
>>sent to the wrong list. Along the way there was a learning curve to learn 
>>all this new computer stuff.
>>
>>Then the PTG got a new web site, and server, and a new set of e-mail 
>>lists. It's going to require us to learn something new. So what? Hey, if 
>>I can learn to use the new stuff, anyone can. If you don't like it, 
>>leave. There is no law that says you HAVE to be part of the new 
>>community. If you want it bad enough, you'll learn how to use it. If you 
>>don't want to learn, you're the looser.
>>
>>In other words, quite yer bitchin
>>Wim Blees
>>Hawaii
>>-----Original Message-----
>>From: Duaine Hechler <dahechler at att.net>
>>To: pianotech <pianotech at ptg.org>
>>Sent: Sun, Oct 16, 2011 6:49 pm
>>Subject: Re: [pianotech] FYI
>>
>>
>>On 10/16/2011 11:29 PM, William Monroe wrote:
>> > I just thought it might be smart to point out this detail.  For those 
>> of you
>>who didn't read the entire "Overtones"
>> > e-newsletter sent out by the home office on October 7, you may want to 
>> pay
>>attention to the details in the "Deadlines"
>> > section of that newsletter, particularly that on December 15th.
>> >
>> > *Deadlines*
>> > *November 1 •* /Dues invoices mailed/
>>
>> > *November 30 • */Chapter bylaws proposals due to Bylaws Committtee
>>•<mailto:bylaws at ptg.org>bylaws at ptg.org < mailto:bylaws at ptg.org >/
>> > *December 15 •* /Old PTG listservs shut down/
>>
>> > *December 31 •* /Award nominations due to Awards Committee 
>> â•<mailto:awards at ptg.org>awards at ptg.org
>>< mailto:awards at ptg.org> • Download a
>> > nomination form from the Forms & Documents section of the Member Area at
>><http://www.ptg.org/>www.ptg.org <http://www.ptg.org/ >./
>> > *February 1, 2012 •* /PTG Board officer nominations due to Nomminating
>>Committee • <mailto:nominating at ptg.org>nominating at ptg.orrg
>> > < mailto:nominating at ptg.org >/
>> >
>> >
>> > --
>> > William R. Monroe
>>WOW, Dec 15th, Watchout home office for a - flood - of complaints and unrest
>>
>>As my wife says - I'm just sayin' ......