Re: [PSUBS-MAILIST] Propane sub

["Marsee Skidmore" <heyred@email.msn.com>]

Thanks, Vance. I'm going to try very hard to use "obeisance" in a sentence
next week.

Hey Ray, are we still shooting for a convergence in Vancouver next Summer? -
Joe

----- Original Message -----
From: <VBra676539@aol.com>
To: <personal_submersibles@psubs.org>
Sent: Friday, November 10, 2000 6:37 PM
Subject: Re: [PSUBS-MAILIST] Propane sub


> Craig,
>
> You're going about this the wrong way, bud. There is, your suspicions to
the
> contrary, a fair amount of experience available in this group. Some days,
> there is a LOT of experience. That gets shared, or not, as the folks
prefer.
> Some days diamonds, some days coal, like the man said. I've butted heads a
> time or two in here, and made some friends out of the deal, so I know
> something about it. And the real deal is that we all suffer from some
variant
> of a common ailment and are pretty happy about it. I might as well add
that
> those of us who have been out there professionally generally have some
> specific things in common, aside from the obvious. This is something I
> definitely know something about so, listen up.
>
> One thing we don't much take to is a mouthy, self-proclaimed expert.
> Especially one who we don't know and haven't judged by his or her work.
I'm
> sorry about it, but there it is. I don't give the tiniest pinch of rat
shit
> whether you like it or not. You blunder in here like you're royalty and
expect
>  ... no, demand ... instant, obeisant servility from the peons, and then
> berate them for the inevitable questions. That is unpleasant, uncivil and
> unnecessary. We're happy to listen, available to bounce ideas off of,
eager
> to hear new stuff, and generally pretty civilized about it to boot. We
don't
> even mind the whiners, as long as they are polite about it.
>
> So, you got new ideas and a plan? You got parchment on the wall that says
how
> smart you are? You got brass? Fine. We're all for it. I don't care if you
got
> attitude or avalanches or aardvarks. Just mind your manners--not
much--just a
> little bit. We'd like to hear about the sub. We'd like to admire an
inventive
> mind. We might even like to hold a vigil during the funeral services (if
> required). And we'd like a little respect, damnit!
>
> Vance
>