Hey Eric,
Again the miracle of e-mail communication has taken another victim(myself!).
I didn't know your e-mail to Gerardo had to do with vendor-related
stuff...so I see where you are coming from now. But I will leave that
dispute to the 2 of you.
I initially thought it was just plain rude how you took something that had
good intentions(ie donating a part to our roadster lovers overseas) and
turned it into something ugly.
Whatever happened to just being generous?
So the answer to your 2 questions:
>I don't understand what purpose this will serve?
It's a way of saying thanks, and we enjoy your company and enthusiasm for
311s.
>Why should I give or sell you my FF knob??
Because it's a nice thing to do.
This is how I think, but I'm pretty sure the majority of roadster owners
would cringe of the thought.
Alvin Gogineni
San Jose, CA
67.5 SPL/SR20
From: <efrisbee@charter.net>
To: "alvin gogineni" <alvingogi@hotmail.com>, <gerardomagana@sbcglobal.net>
CC: <datsun-roadsters@autox.team.net>>Subject: Re: Re: 67.5 hazard switch
revisited
Date: Thu, 6 Oct 2005 21:55:35 -0400
Wow! Ask a simple question and get ripped up one side and down the other.
I have NEVER heard about any Japanese folks giving gifts at Shasta or any
other roadster meet... EVER! I've never seen it. That's still not
important to me. If I give something, I do not expect anything back in
return. God only knows I have given away tons of roadster parts and
whatever help I can provide to roadster friends I know personally and some
whom I've never met. Ask around, Alvin and you'll find that I'm not the
"typical roadster owner dick" you are apparently accusing me of being.
Gerardo... how about you provide Mr.Yoshihiro Izawa's mailing address (or
his clubs mailing address) to the List for those people who do not wish to
send parts with you this November. Right now, I wouldn't GIVE you the time
of day, much less my FF knob. I have no interest in helping you further
your own personal agenda by scoring points with a major Japanese roadster
club.
To the rest of the roadster world... first off, I am sorry if anyone else
out there has taken offense to my email. Secondly, if Gerardo doesn't
provide that address, I'll find it from my own Japanese sources and post it
here so anyone who wishes to donate personally, you can.
Eric
From: "alvin gogineni" <alvingogi@hotmail.com>
Date: 2005/10/06 Thu PM 08:56:30 EDT
To: efrisbee@charter.net, gerardomagana@sbcglobal.net
CC: datsun-roadsters@autox.team.net
Subject: Re: 67.5 hazard switch revisited
When Gerardo asked this a while ago I offered to give him my FF knob if he'd
replace it with something similar... why? Because I though it would be cool
to give those Japanses guys a gift since they always travel a few thousand
miles to the Shasta show and always bring gifts for us...
Your reply kinda disgusts me, but I guess it's indicative of the typical
roadster mentality when it comes to parts on these cars... I've tried to
adopt the same mentality but I end up giving away roadster parts for free to
roadster friends...maybe it's time I become a "true" roadster guy and act
like a total dick!
Alvin Gogineni
San Jose, CA
67.5 SPL/SR20
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