[pianotech] FYI

[David Skolnik]

Terry,
You misread my post, or else I mis-wrote it.  My 
reference to "bitchin' " was from Wim's original 
message, not a characterization of it.  And it 
was sent with love.  I look for bemusement wherever I can find it.

David Skolnik
Hastings on Hudson, NY


At 05:29 PM 10/17/2011, you wrote:
>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' ......