Subject: Re: [TR] Happy Birthday, John MacCartney

From: "John Macartney" <[email-masked]>
Date: Mon, 1 Sep 2025 11:09:10 +0100

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Just a quick reply to you Larry =E2=80=93 and my sincere thanks to =
several others who have contacted off-list with their many kind words =
which mean such a lot. I thank you all for your generous compliments but =
it=E2=80=99s long past due time to revert to the purpose of the list. =
This, of course, is to review what fluif to use, oil grade in dashpots, =
sticking clutches and the many other issues affecting the products of =
the post war Standard Motor Company which only officially ever became =
Triumph in isolation and at the very end of its life=F0=9F=98=8A

=20

JM

=20

From: Larry Griffin <[email-masked]>=20
Sent: 01 September 2025 04:21
To: John Macartney <[email-masked]>
Cc: bill beecher <[email-masked]>; List Truimphs =
<[email-masked]>
Subject: Re: [TR] Happy Birthday, John MacCartney

=20

A belated Happy Birthday and here's to many more, John!=20

=20

So glad you continue to post here. Your contributions over the years =
have been invaluable. We all have learned so much history and background =
of our treasured Triumphs through your input and stories.=20

=20

Cheers,

Larry Griffin

70 TR6

=20

=20

=20

On Sat, Aug 30, 2025 at 6:30=E2=80=AFAM John Macartney =

Thank you, Bill. It=E2=80=99s been a pleasure for me to read all the =
posts down the years, even though my contributions these days are few =
and probably not at all helpful. It seems =E2=80=98the list=E2=80=99 =
these days is a mere shadow of its former self but then so many =
contributors have died, sold their cars and/or migrated to other forums. =
I=E2=80=99m a member of two of those others which frankly I find rather =
boring and over-segmented into different model groups whose =
adherents/supporters don=E2=80=99t want to cross-polinate on model =
preferences.

Anyway, keep the posts coming please, everyone. They=E2=80=99re still a =
source of great pleasure to an =E2=80=98oldie=E2=80=99 and a very =
pleasant reminder of happier days in a less troubled world.

=20

Jonmac

=20

Sent: 30 August 2025 03:22
To: Macartney John <[email-masked] =
Subject: Re: [TR] Happy Birthday, John MacCartney

=20

Happy Birthday John! =20

Thank you for staying with all us kids that are still learning our TRs.=20

Bill B

TS30766L

=20

=E2=80=9CObstacles are all you see when you take your eyes off the =
goal=E2=80=9D  H. Ford

=20

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style=3D'word-wrap:break-word'><div class=3DWordSection1><p =
class=3DMsoNormal><span style=3D'mso-fareast-language:EN-US'>Just a =
quick reply to you Larry =E2=80=93 and my sincere thanks to several =
others who have contacted off-list with their many kind words which mean =
such a lot. I thank you all for your generous compliments but =
it=E2=80=99s long past due time to revert to the purpose of the list. =
This, of course, is to review what fluif to use, oil grade in dashpots, =
sticking clutches and the many other issues affecting the products of =
the post war Standard Motor Company which only officially ever became =
Triumph in isolation and at the very end of its life</span><span =
style=3D'font-family:"Segoe UI =
Emoji",sans-serif;mso-fareast-language:EN-US'>&#128522;</span><span =
style=3D'mso-fareast-language:EN-US'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p =
class=3DMsoNormal><span =
style=3D'mso-fareast-language:EN-US'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></p><p =
class=3DMsoNormal><span =
style=3D'mso-fareast-language:EN-US'>JM<o:p></o:p></span></p><p =
class=3DMsoNormal><span =
style=3D'mso-fareast-language:EN-US'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></p><div =
style=3D'border:none;border-top:solid #E1E1E1 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0cm =
0cm 0cm'><p class=3DMsoNormal><b><span lang=3DEN-US =
style=3D'font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'>From:</span><=
/b><span lang=3DEN-US =
style=3D'font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'> Larry =
Griffin &lt;[email-masked]&gt; <br><b>Sent:</b> 01 September =
2025 04:21<br><b>To:</b> John Macartney =
&lt;[email-masked]&gt;<br><b>Cc:</b> bill beecher =
&lt;[email-masked]&gt;; List Truimphs =
&lt;[email-masked]&gt;<br><b>Subject:</b> Re: [TR] Happy =
Birthday, John MacCartney<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><p =
class=3DMsoNormal><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></p><div><div><div><p =
class=3DMsoNormal><span style=3D'font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>A =
belated Happy Birthday and here's to many more, =
John!&nbsp;<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=3DMsoNormal><span =
style=3D'font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></p></di=
v><div><p class=3DMsoNormal><span =
style=3D'font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>So glad you continue to post =
here. Your contributions over the years have been invaluable. We all =
have learned so much history and background of our treasured Triumphs =
through your input and stories.&nbsp;<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p =
class=3DMsoNormal><span =
style=3D'font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></p></di=
v><div><p class=3DMsoNormal><span =
style=3D'font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>Cheers,<o:p></o:p></span></p></d=
iv><div><p class=3DMsoNormal><span =
style=3D'font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>Larry =
Griffin<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=3DMsoNormal><span =
style=3D'font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>70 =
TR6<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=3DMsoNormal><span =
style=3D'font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></p></di=
v><div><p class=3DMsoNormal><span =
style=3D'font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></p></di=
v></div><p class=3DMsoNormal><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></p><div><div><p =
class=3DMsoNormal>On Sat, Aug 30, 2025 at 6:30<span =
style=3D'font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>=E2=80=AF</span>AM John =
Macartney &lt;<a =
href=3D"mailto:[email-masked]">[email-masked]</a>&gt; =
wrote:<o:p></o:p></p></div><blockquote =
style=3D'border:none;border-left:solid #CCCCCC 1.0pt;padding:0cm 0cm 0cm =
6.0pt;margin-left:4.8pt;margin-right:0cm'><div><div><div><p =
class=3DMsoNormal =
style=3D'mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'>Thank you, =
Bill. It=E2=80=99s been a pleasure for me to read all the posts down the =
years, even though my contributions these days are few and probably not =
at all helpful. It seems =E2=80=98the list=E2=80=99 these days is a mere =
shadow of its former self but then so many contributors have died, sold =
their cars and/or migrated to other forums. I=E2=80=99m a member of two =
of those others which frankly I find rather boring and over-segmented =
into different model groups whose adherents/supporters don=E2=80=99t =
want to cross-polinate on model preferences.<o:p></o:p></p><p =
class=3DMsoNormal =
style=3D'mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'>Anyway, =
keep the posts coming please, everyone. They=E2=80=99re still a source =
of great pleasure to an =E2=80=98oldie=E2=80=99 and a very pleasant =
reminder of happier days in a less troubled world.<o:p></o:p></p><p =
class=3DMsoNormal =
style=3D'mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'>&nbsp;<o:p><=
/o:p></p><p class=3DMsoNormal =
style=3D'mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'>Jonmac<o:p><=
/o:p></p><p class=3DMsoNormal =
style=3D'mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'>&nbsp;<o:p><=
/o:p></p><div><div style=3D'border:none;border-top:solid #E1E1E1 =
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lang=3DEN-US =
style=3D'font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'>From:</span><=
/b><span lang=3DEN-US =
style=3D'font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'> bill =
beecher &lt;<a href=3D"mailto:[email-masked]" =
target=3D"_blank">[email-masked]</a>&gt; <br><b>Sent:</b> 30 =
August 2025 03:22<br><b>To:</b> Macartney John &lt;<a =
href=3D"mailto:[email-masked]" =
target=3D"_blank">[email-masked]</a>&gt;<br><b>Cc:</b> MASSEY =
DAVID &lt;<a href=3D"mailto:[email-masked]" =
target=3D"_blank">[email-masked]</a>&gt;; List Truimphs &lt;<a =
href=3D"mailto:[email-masked]" =
target=3D"_blank">[email-masked]</a>&gt;<br><b>Subject:</b> Re: =
[TR] Happy Birthday, John MacCartney</span><o:p></o:p></p></div></div><p =
class=3DMsoNormal =
style=3D'mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'>&nbsp;<o:p><=
/o:p></p><p class=3DMsoNormal =
style=3D'mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'>Happy =
Birthday John! &nbsp;<o:p></o:p></p><div><p class=3DMsoNormal =
style=3D'mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'>Thank you =
for staying with all us kids that are still learning our =
TRs.&nbsp;<o:p></o:p></p><div><p class=3DMsoNormal =
style=3D'mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'>Bill =
B<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=3DMsoNormal =
style=3D'mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'>TS30766L<o:p=
></o:p></p></div><div><p class=3DMsoNormal =
style=3D'mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'>&nbsp;<o:p><=
/o:p></p><div><p class=3DMsoNormal =
style=3D'mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'>=E2=80=9CObs=
tacles are all you see when you take your eyes off the goal=E2=80=9D =
&nbsp;H. Ford<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=3DMsoNormal =
style=3D'mso-margin-top-alt:auto;margin-bottom:12.0pt'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p><=
/p></div></div></div></div></div></div></blockquote></div></div></div></b=
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From: "Notakitcar" <[email-masked]>
Date: Mon, 1 Sep 2025 17:37:04 -0500

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John,

The pleasure has been mine, sometimes I can see myself at the assembly =
line or the sales floor through your comments and books.   It does seem =
the email traffic has quieted, but not gone as the various TR marques =
are well represented on Facebook these days.

=20

I seem to recall you are working on another book, is this so?  Please =
keep me posted.

=20

All the best,

Bill B

TS30766L

=20

From: John Macartney <[email-masked]>=20
Sent: Saturday, August 30, 2025 5:16 AM
To: 'bill beecher' <[email-masked]>
Cc: 'MASSEY DAVID' <[email-masked]>; 'List Truimphs' =
<[email-masked]>
Subject: RE: [TR] Happy Birthday, John MacCartney

=20

=20

Jonmac

=20

=20

Happy Birthday John! =20

Bill B

TS30766L

=20

On Aug 27, 2025, at 4:47=E2=80=AFPM, John Macartney =

=EF=BB=BF

Thank you, Dave - eighty one today but still feeding myself without =
issues :)

=20

Jonmac

On 27 Aug 2025, at 12:24, DAVID MASSEY <[email-masked] =

Here's hoping you a good one.

=20

Dave=20

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class=3DWordSection1><p class=3DMsoNormal><span =
style=3D'font-size:11.0pt'>John,<o:p></o:p></span></p><p =
class=3DMsoNormal><span style=3D'font-size:11.0pt'>The pleasure has been =
mine, sometimes I can see myself at the assembly line or the sales floor =
through your comments and books.=C2=A0=C2=A0 It does seem the email =
traffic has quieted, but not gone as the various TR marques are well =
represented on Facebook these days.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p =
class=3DMsoNormal><span =
style=3D'font-size:11.0pt'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></p><p =
class=3DMsoNormal><span style=3D'font-size:11.0pt'>I seem to recall you =
are working on another book, is this so?=C2=A0 Please keep me =
posted.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=3DMsoNormal><span =
style=3D'font-size:11.0pt'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></p><p =
class=3DMsoNormal><span style=3D'font-size:11.0pt'>All the =
best,<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=3DMsoNormal><span =
style=3D'font-size:11.0pt'>Bill B<o:p></o:p></span></p><p =
class=3DMsoNormal><span =
style=3D'font-size:11.0pt'>TS30766L<o:p></o:p></span></p><p =
class=3DMsoNormal><span =
style=3D'font-size:11.0pt'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></p><div><div =
style=3D'border:none;border-top:solid #E1E1E1 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in =
0in 0in'><p class=3DMsoNormal><b><span =
style=3D'font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'>From:</span><=
/b><span style=3D'font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'> =
John Macartney &lt;[email-masked]&gt; <br><b>Sent:</b> Saturday, =
August 30, 2025 5:16 AM<br><b>To:</b> 'bill beecher' =
&lt;[email-masked]&gt;<br><b>Cc:</b> 'MASSEY DAVID' =
&lt;[email-masked]&gt;; 'List Truimphs' =
&lt;[email-masked]&gt;<br><b>Subject:</b> RE: [TR] Happy =
Birthday, John MacCartney<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><p =
class=3DMsoNormal><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></p><p class=3DMsoNormal><span =
lang=3DEN-GB>Thank you, Bill. It=E2=80=99s been a pleasure for me to =
read all the posts down the years, even though my contributions these =
days are few and probably not at all helpful. It seems =E2=80=98the =
list=E2=80=99 these days is a mere shadow of its former self but then so =
many contributors have died, sold their cars and/or migrated to other =
forums. I=E2=80=99m a member of two of those others which frankly I find =
rather boring and over-segmented into different model groups whose =
adherents/supporters don=E2=80=99t want to cross-polinate on model =
preferences.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=3DMsoNormal><span =
lang=3DEN-GB>Anyway, keep the posts coming please, everyone. =
They=E2=80=99re still a source of great pleasure to an =
=E2=80=98oldie=E2=80=99 and a very pleasant reminder of happier days in =
a less troubled world.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=3DMsoNormal><span =
lang=3DEN-GB><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></p><p class=3DMsoNormal><span =
lang=3DEN-GB>Jonmac<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=3DMsoNormal><span =
lang=3DEN-GB><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></p><div><div =
style=3D'border:none;border-top:solid #E1E1E1 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in =
0in 0in'><p class=3DMsoNormal><b><span =
style=3D'font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'>From:</span><=
/b><span style=3D'font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'> =
bill beecher &lt;<a =
href=3D"mailto:[email-masked]">[email-masked]</a>&gt; =
<br><b>Sent:</b> 30 August 2025 03:22<br><b>To:</b> Macartney John =
&lt;<a =
href=3D"mailto:[email-masked]">[email-masked]</a>&gt;<br>=
<b>Cc:</b> MASSEY DAVID &lt;<a =
href=3D"mailto:[email-masked]">[email-masked]</a>&gt;; List =
Truimphs &lt;<a =
href=3D"mailto:[email-masked]">[email-masked]</a>&gt;<b=
r><b>Subject:</b> Re: [TR] Happy Birthday, John =
MacCartney<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><p class=3DMsoNormal><span =
lang=3DEN-GB><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></p><p class=3DMsoNormal><span =
lang=3DEN-GB>Happy Birthday John! &nbsp;<o:p></o:p></span></p><div><p =
class=3DMsoNormal><span lang=3DEN-GB>Thank you for staying with all us =
kids that are still learning our TRs.&nbsp;<o:p></o:p></span></p><div><p =
class=3DMsoNormal><span lang=3DEN-GB>Bill =
B<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=3DMsoNormal><span =
lang=3DEN-GB>TS30766L<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p =
class=3DMsoNormal><span lang=3DEN-GB><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></p><div><p =
class=3DMsoNormal><span lang=3DEN-GB>=E2=80=9CObstacles are all you see =
when you take your eyes off the goal=E2=80=9D &nbsp;H. =
Ford<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=3DMsoNormal =
style=3D'margin-bottom:12.0pt'><span lang=3DEN-GB><br>On Aug 27, 2025, =
at 4:47</span><span lang=3DEN-GB =
style=3D'font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>=E2=80=AF</span><span =
lang=3DEN-GB>PM, John Macartney &lt;<a =
href=3D"mailto:[email-masked]">[email-masked]</a>&gt; =
wrote:<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=3DMsoNormal><span =
lang=3DEN-GB =
style=3D'font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif'>=EF=BB=BF</span><span =
lang=3DEN-GB><o:p></o:p></span></p><div><p class=3DMsoNormal><span =
lang=3DEN-GB>Thank you, Dave - eighty one today but still feeding myself =
without issues :)<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p =
class=3DMsoNormal><span =
lang=3DEN-GB><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></p></div><div><p =
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12:24, DAVID MASSEY &lt;<a =
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From: "John Macartney" <[email-masked]>
Date: Tue, 2 Sep 2025 14:21:08 +0100

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Bill,

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The book side of things is in a doldrum. The truth is there are two =
books. The first has taken me well over forty years to research and =
write and addresses the amazing escape from Austria in 1939 of the =
Standard Motor Company=E2=80=99s (and Jaguar=E2=80=99s too) importer =
husband and wife team because they were Jews. Amazingly, they made it to =
England by separate routes and travelling alone, getting here just days =
before war broke out in September 1939. Storyline is set against the day =
to day activities at Standard as well, so it=E2=80=99s a story within =
another story. After endless rejection letters, I eventually found a =
publisher to take it on board, but last November I was informed =
they=E2=80=99d gone bust. Fortunately they didn=E2=80=99t take the =
manuscript with them. So I=E2=80=99m looking for another publisher.

=20

The second book is more of the same stories of =E2=80=98Life at =
Triumph=E2=80=99 which sold incredibly well but the company who did that =
was sold to another business who then asset-stripped it. Since my =
stroke, I=E2=80=99m finding it fairly hard going to use a computer and =
it seems the only course open to me is to self-publish both books via =
Amazon and Kindle. Believe me, actually doing that isn=E2=80=99t nearly =
as easy as some would lead you to believe. The issues are further =
compounded that if you go down the Amazon route, you have to structure =
the whole book including the cover to meet the American requirement for =
the book sales for the US, while the rest of the world markets require =
you to still go via Amazon but to upload the files via Ingram Spark who =
have an entirely different set of requirements which means doing it all =
over again and also doing it twice for Kindle. Because my post-stroke =
brain is so =E2=80=98frazzled=E2=80=99 I simply can=E2=80=99t work out =
these differing =E2=80=98tech=E2=80=99 requirements and I really need =
someone to do it for me. Those I have uncovered who might be able to =
help are seeking payment up front and to a level I simply cannot afford =
or justify. Believe me, I=E2=80=99ve tried but so far failed.

=20

So, until my brain can work as it used to do =E2=80=93 improbable and =
unlikely, I=E2=80=99m rather stuck in low transfer, four wheel drive and =
both front and rear axles are buried in mud. The other side of the coin =
is that even if I managed to get the book printed here to mail out to =
wherever, many member states in the European Postal Union are now not =
accepting small parcels to the US and US overseas territories. My local =
post office tells me that since your President has imposed his tariffs =
on all goods from various countries, as things relate to shipments out =
of UK, small packets worth more than one dollar are tariff liable at 10% =
of the goods value and the organisations involved in handling that mail =
to the States are required to collect the tariff by the person sending =
the package and then pay the invoice submitted to them by US Customs =
when the package lands in the States. I can=E2=80=99t see that ever =
happening but the postal people won=E2=80=99t accept it =E2=80=93 and it =
would be an administrative nightmare to control. It=E2=80=99s the same =
picture in France, Germany, Holland and Belgium. Post offices will not =
accept low value parcels for the States, so it=E2=80=99ll be interesting =
to see how the UK parts suppliers get round that one. Probably UPS or =
somesuch but it won=E2=80=99t be cheap. I=E2=80=99ve no idea how things =
are likely to be with high value items.

=20

In conclusion, it seems to me the only possible route open to me is to =
turn both books into PDFs with a US paper size (8.5x11) - that=E2=80=99s =
your usual size n=E2=80=99est pas - and send out the book as an email =
attachment you can download and print yourself. That=E2=80=99s not an =
option I  find all that attractive because its wide open to copyright =
infringement.

=20

Sorry =E2=80=93 long post but that=E2=80=99s the situation here.

=20

JM

=20

From: Notakitcar <[email-masked]>=20
Sent: 01 September 2025 23:37
To: 'John Macartney' <[email-masked]>
Cc: 'MASSEY DAVID' <[email-masked]>; 'List Truimphs' =
<[email-masked]>
Subject: RE: [TR] Happy Birthday, John MacCartney

=20

John,

=20

=20

All the best,

Bill B

TS30766L

=20

From: John Macartney <[email-masked] =
Sent: Saturday, August 30, 2025 5:16 AM
'List Truimphs' <[email-masked] =
Subject: RE: [TR] Happy Birthday, John MacCartney

=20

=20

Jonmac

=20

=20

Happy Birthday John! =20

Bill B

TS30766L

=20

=EF=BB=BF

=20

Jonmac

=20

Dave=20

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style=3D'mso-fareast-language:EN-US'>Bill,<o:p></o:p></span></p><p =
class=3DMsoNormal><span =
style=3D'mso-fareast-language:EN-US'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></p><p =
class=3DMsoNormal><span style=3D'mso-fareast-language:EN-US'>The book =
side of things is in a doldrum. The truth is there are two books. The =
first has taken me well over forty years to research and write and =
addresses the amazing escape from Austria in 1939 of the Standard Motor =
Company=E2=80=99s (and Jaguar=E2=80=99s too) importer husband and wife =
team because they were Jews. Amazingly, they made it to England by =
separate routes and travelling alone, getting here just days before war =
broke out in September 1939. Storyline is set against the day to day =
activities at Standard as well, so it=E2=80=99s a story within another =
story. After endless rejection letters, I eventually found a publisher =
to take it on board, but last November I was informed they=E2=80=99d =
gone bust. Fortunately they didn=E2=80=99t take the manuscript with =
them. So I=E2=80=99m looking for another =
publisher.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=3DMsoNormal><span =
style=3D'mso-fareast-language:EN-US'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></p><p =
class=3DMsoNormal><span style=3D'mso-fareast-language:EN-US'>The second =
book is more of the same stories of =E2=80=98Life at Triumph=E2=80=99 =
which sold incredibly well but the company who did that was sold to =
another business who then asset-stripped it. Since my stroke, =
I=E2=80=99m finding it fairly hard going to use a computer and it seems =
the only course open to me is to self-publish both books via Amazon and =
Kindle. Believe me, actually doing that isn=E2=80=99t nearly as easy as =
some would lead you to believe. The issues are further compounded that =
if you go down the Amazon route, you have to structure the whole book =
including the cover to meet the American requirement for the book sales =
for the US, while the rest of the world markets require you to still go =
via Amazon but to upload the files via Ingram Spark who have an entirely =
different set of requirements which means doing it all over again and =
also doing it twice for Kindle. Because my post-stroke brain is so =
=E2=80=98frazzled=E2=80=99 I simply can=E2=80=99t work out these =
differing =E2=80=98tech=E2=80=99 requirements and I really need someone =
to do it for me. Those I have uncovered who might be able to help are =
seeking payment up front and to a level I simply cannot afford or =
justify. Believe me, I=E2=80=99ve tried but so far =
failed.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=3DMsoNormal><span =
style=3D'mso-fareast-language:EN-US'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></p><p =
class=3DMsoNormal><span style=3D'mso-fareast-language:EN-US'>So, until =
my brain can work as it used to do =E2=80=93 improbable and unlikely, =
I=E2=80=99m rather stuck in low transfer, four wheel drive and both =
front and rear axles are buried in mud. The other side of the coin is =
that even if I managed to get the book printed here to mail out to =
wherever, many member states in the European Postal Union are now not =
accepting small parcels to the US and US overseas territories. My local =
post office tells me that since your President has imposed his tariffs =
on all goods from various countries, as things relate to shipments out =
of UK, small packets worth more than one dollar are tariff liable at 10% =
of the goods value and the organisations involved in handling that mail =
to the States are required to collect the tariff by the person sending =
the package and then pay the invoice submitted to them by US Customs =
when the package lands in the States. I can=E2=80=99t see that ever =
happening but the postal people won=E2=80=99t accept it =E2=80=93 and it =
would be an administrative nightmare to control. It=E2=80=99s the same =
picture in France, Germany, Holland and Belgium. Post offices will not =
accept low value parcels for the States, so it=E2=80=99ll be interesting =
to see how the UK parts suppliers get round that one. Probably UPS or =
somesuch but it won=E2=80=99t be cheap. I=E2=80=99ve no idea how things =
are likely to be with high value items.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p =
class=3DMsoNormal><span =
style=3D'mso-fareast-language:EN-US'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></p><p =
class=3DMsoNormal><span style=3D'mso-fareast-language:EN-US'>In =
conclusion, it seems to me the only possible route open to me is to turn =
both books into PDFs with a US paper size (8.5x11) - that=E2=80=99s your =
usual size n=E2=80=99est pas - and send out the book as an email =
attachment you can download and print yourself. That=E2=80=99s not an =
option I=C2=A0 find all that attractive because its wide open to =
copyright infringement.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=3DMsoNormal><span =
style=3D'mso-fareast-language:EN-US'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></p><p =
class=3DMsoNormal><span style=3D'mso-fareast-language:EN-US'>Sorry =
=E2=80=93 long post but that=E2=80=99s the situation =
here.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=3DMsoNormal><span =
style=3D'mso-fareast-language:EN-US'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></p><p =
class=3DMsoNormal><span =
style=3D'mso-fareast-language:EN-US'>JM<o:p></o:p></span></p><p =
class=3DMsoNormal><span =
style=3D'mso-fareast-language:EN-US'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></p><div><di=
v style=3D'border:none;border-top:solid #E1E1E1 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0cm =
0cm 0cm'><p class=3DMsoNormal><b><span lang=3DEN-US =
style=3D'font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'>From:</span><=
/b><span lang=3DEN-US =
style=3D'font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'> Notakitcar =
&lt;[email-masked]&gt; <br><b>Sent:</b> 01 September 2025 =
23:37<br><b>To:</b> 'John Macartney' =
&lt;[email-masked]&gt;<br><b>Cc:</b> 'MASSEY DAVID' =
&lt;[email-masked]&gt;; 'List Truimphs' =
&lt;[email-masked]&gt;<br><b>Subject:</b> RE: [TR] Happy =
Birthday, John MacCartney<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><p =
class=3DMsoNormal><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></p><p class=3DMsoNormal><span =
lang=3DEN-US style=3D'font-size:11.0pt'>John,<o:p></o:p></span></p><p =
class=3DMsoNormal><span lang=3DEN-US style=3D'font-size:11.0pt'>The =
pleasure has been mine, sometimes I can see myself at the assembly line =
or the sales floor through your comments and books.&nbsp;&nbsp; It does =
seem the email traffic has quieted, but not gone as the various TR =
marques are well represented on Facebook these =
days.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=3DMsoNormal><span lang=3DEN-US =
style=3D'font-size:11.0pt'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></p><p =
class=3DMsoNormal><span lang=3DEN-US style=3D'font-size:11.0pt'>I seem =
to recall you are working on another book, is this so?&nbsp; Please keep =
me posted.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=3DMsoNormal><span lang=3DEN-US =
style=3D'font-size:11.0pt'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></p><p =
class=3DMsoNormal><span lang=3DEN-US style=3D'font-size:11.0pt'>All the =
best,<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=3DMsoNormal><span lang=3DEN-US =
style=3D'font-size:11.0pt'>Bill B<o:p></o:p></span></p><p =
class=3DMsoNormal><span lang=3DEN-US =
style=3D'font-size:11.0pt'>TS30766L<o:p></o:p></span></p><p =
class=3DMsoNormal><span lang=3DEN-US =
style=3D'font-size:11.0pt'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></p><div><div =
style=3D'border:none;border-top:solid #E1E1E1 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0cm =
0cm 0cm'><p class=3DMsoNormal><b><span lang=3DEN-US =
style=3D'font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'>From:</span><=
/b><span lang=3DEN-US =
style=3D'font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'> John =
Macartney &lt;<a =
href=3D"mailto:[email-masked]">[email-masked]</a>&gt; =
<br><b>Sent:</b> Saturday, August 30, 2025 5:16 AM<br><b>To:</b> 'bill =
beecher' &lt;<a =
href=3D"mailto:[email-masked]">[email-masked]</a>&gt;<br><b>C=
c:</b> 'MASSEY DAVID' &lt;<a =
href=3D"mailto:[email-masked]">[email-masked]</a>&gt;; 'List =
Truimphs' &lt;<a =
href=3D"mailto:[email-masked]">[email-masked]</a>&gt;<b=
r><b>Subject:</b> RE: [TR] Happy Birthday, John =
MacCartney<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><p class=3DMsoNormal><span =
lang=3DEN-US><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></p><p class=3DMsoNormal>Thank you, =
Bill. It=E2=80=99s been a pleasure for me to read all the posts down the =
years, even though my contributions these days are few and probably not =
at all helpful. It seems =E2=80=98the list=E2=80=99 these days is a mere =
shadow of its former self but then so many contributors have died, sold =
their cars and/or migrated to other forums. I=E2=80=99m a member of two =
of those others which frankly I find rather boring and over-segmented =
into different model groups whose adherents/supporters don=E2=80=99t =
want to cross-polinate on model preferences.<o:p></o:p></p><p =
class=3DMsoNormal>Anyway, keep the posts coming please, everyone. =
They=E2=80=99re still a source of great pleasure to an =
=E2=80=98oldie=E2=80=99 and a very pleasant reminder of happier days in =
a less troubled world.<o:p></o:p></p><p =
class=3DMsoNormal><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></p><p =
class=3DMsoNormal>Jonmac<o:p></o:p></p><p =
class=3DMsoNormal><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></p><div><div =
style=3D'border:none;border-top:solid #E1E1E1 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0cm =
0cm 0cm'><p class=3DMsoNormal><b><span lang=3DEN-US =
style=3D'font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'>From:</span><=
/b><span lang=3DEN-US =
style=3D'font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'> bill =
beecher &lt;<a =
href=3D"mailto:[email-masked]">[email-masked]</a>&gt; =
<br><b>Sent:</b> 30 August 2025 03:22<br><b>To:</b> Macartney John =
&lt;<a =
href=3D"mailto:[email-masked]">[email-masked]</a>&gt;<br>=
<b>Cc:</b> MASSEY DAVID &lt;<a =
href=3D"mailto:[email-masked]">[email-masked]</a>&gt;; List =
Truimphs &lt;<a =
href=3D"mailto:[email-masked]">[email-masked]</a>&gt;<b=
r><b>Subject:</b> Re: [TR] Happy Birthday, John =
MacCartney<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><p =
class=3DMsoNormal><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></p><p class=3DMsoNormal>Happy =
Birthday John! &nbsp;<o:p></o:p></p><div><p class=3DMsoNormal>Thank you =
for staying with all us kids that are still learning our =
TRs.&nbsp;<o:p></o:p></p><div><p class=3DMsoNormal>Bill =
B<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p =
class=3DMsoNormal>TS30766L<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p =
class=3DMsoNormal><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></p><div><p =
class=3DMsoNormal>=E2=80=9CObstacles are all you see when you take your =
eyes off the goal=E2=80=9D &nbsp;H. Ford<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p =
class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'margin-bottom:12.0pt'><br>On Aug 27, 2025, at =
4:47<span style=3D'font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>=E2=80=AF</span>PM, =
John Macartney &lt;<a =
href=3D"mailto:[email-masked]">[email-masked]</a>&gt; =
wrote:<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=3DMsoNormal><span =
style=3D'font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif'>=EF=BB=BF</span><o:p></o:p></p>=
<div><p class=3DMsoNormal>Thank you, Dave - eighty one today but still =
feeding myself without issues :)<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p =
class=3DMsoNormal><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></p></div><div><p =
class=3DMsoNormal>Jonmac<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=3DMsoNormal =
style=3D'margin-bottom:12.0pt'><br>On 27 Aug 2025, at 12:24, DAVID =
MASSEY &lt;<a =
href=3D"mailto:[email-masked]">[email-masked]</a>&gt; =
wrote:<o:p></o:p></p></div><blockquote =
style=3D'margin-top:5.0pt;margin-bottom:5.0pt'><div><div><div><div><p =
class=3DMsoNormal><span style=3D'font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>Here's =
hoping you a good one.<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p =
class=3DMsoNormal><span =
style=3D'font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></p></di=
v><div><div><div><div><p class=3DMsoNormal><span =
style=3D'font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'>Dav=
e </span><span =
style=3D'font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></=
p></div><div><p class=3DMsoNormal><span =
style=3D'font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></s=
pan></p></div><p class=3DMsoNormal><span =
style=3D'font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></s=
pan></p></div></div></div></div></div></div></blockquote><p =
class=3DMsoNormal>** <a =
href=3D"mailto:[email-masked]">[email-masked]</a> =
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Jonmac,

I feel your pain.  I would dearly like to help you with your situation 
but I have no experience in either area where help is needed.  But I 
will say I'd be interested in buying both of the books you are working 
on.  I have your other books and found them must enjoyable.  As to 
producing PDF versions and emailing them, I wouldn't suggest that.  As 
you say, too much chance of infringing on your rights.  Also, I think 
you'd want to have the recipient pay a fee up front before sending the file.

Just my thoughts.  I wish you well, my friend.

Cheers,
Chuck White
Xenia, Ohio USA

On 9/2/2025 9:21 AM, John Macartney wrote:
>
> Bill,
>
> The book side of things is in a doldrum. The truth is there are two 
> books. The first has taken me well over forty years to research and 
> write and addresses the amazing escape from Austria in 1939 of the 
> Standard Motor Company’s (and Jaguar’s too) importer husband and wife 
> team because they were Jews. Amazingly, they made it to England by 
> separate routes and travelling alone, getting here just days before 
> war broke out in September 1939. Storyline is set against the day to 
> day activities at Standard as well, so it’s a story within another 
> story. After endless rejection letters, I eventually found a publisher 
> to take it on board, but last November I was informed they’d gone 
> bust. Fortunately they didn’t take the manuscript with them. So I’m 
> looking for another publisher.
>
> The second book is more of the same stories of ‘Life at Triumph’ which 
> sold incredibly well but the company who did that was sold to another 
> business who then asset-stripped it. Since my stroke, I’m finding it 
> fairly hard going to use a computer and it seems the only course open 
> to me is to self-publish both books via Amazon and Kindle. Believe me, 
> actually doing that isn’t nearly as easy as some would lead you to 
> believe. The issues are further compounded that if you go down the 
> Amazon route, you have to structure the whole book including the cover 
> to meet the American requirement for the book sales for the US, while 
> the rest of the world markets require you to still go via Amazon but 
> to upload the files via Ingram Spark who have an entirely different 
> set of requirements which means doing it all over again and also doing 
> it twice for Kindle. Because my post-stroke brain is so ‘frazzled’ I 
> simply can’t work out these differing ‘tech’ requirements and I really 
> need someone to do it for me. Those I have uncovered who might be able 
> to help are seeking payment up front and to a level I simply cannot 
> afford or justify. Believe me, I’ve tried but so far failed.
>
> So, until my brain can work as it used to do – improbable and 
> unlikely, I’m rather stuck in low transfer, four wheel drive and both 
> front and rear axles are buried in mud. The other side of the coin is 
> that even if I managed to get the book printed here to mail out to 
> wherever, many member states in the European Postal Union are now not 
> accepting small parcels to the US and US overseas territories. My 
> local post office tells me that since your President has imposed his 
> tariffs on all goods from various countries, as things relate to 
> shipments out of UK, small packets worth more than one dollar are 
> tariff liable at 10% of the goods value and the organisations involved 
> in handling that mail to the States are required to collect the tariff 
> by the person sending the package and then pay the invoice submitted 
> to them by US Customs when the package lands in the States. I can’t 
> see that ever happening but the postal people won’t accept it – and it 
> would be an administrative nightmare to control. It’s the same picture 
> in France, Germany, Holland and Belgium. Post offices will not accept 
> low value parcels for the States, so it’ll be interesting to see how 
> the UK parts suppliers get round that one. Probably UPS or somesuch 
> but it won’t be cheap. I’ve no idea how things are likely to be with 
> high value items.
>
> In conclusion, it seems to me the only possible route open to me is to 
> turn both books into PDFs with a US paper size (8.5x11) - that’s your 
> usual size n’est pas - and send out the book as an email attachment 
> you can download and print yourself. That’s not an option I  find all 
> that attractive because its wide open to copyright infringement.
>
> Sorry – long post but that’s the situation here.
>
> JM
>
> *From:*Notakitcar <[email-masked]>
> *Sent:* 01 September 2025 23:37
> *To:* 'John Macartney' <[email-masked]>
> *Cc:* 'MASSEY DAVID' <[email-masked]>; 'List Truimphs' 
> *Subject:* RE: [TR] Happy Birthday, John MacCartney
>
> John,
>
> The pleasure has been mine, sometimes I can see myself at the assembly 
> line or the sales floor through your comments and books.   It does 
> seem the email traffic has quieted, but not gone as the various TR 
> marques are well represented on Facebook these days.
>
> I seem to recall you are working on another book, is this so? Please 
> keep me posted.
>
> All the best,
>
> Bill B
>
> TS30766L
>
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    <font size="4">Jonmac,<br>
      <br>
      I feel your pain.  I would dearly like to help you with your
      situation but I have no experience in either area where help is
      needed.  But I will say I'd be interested in buying both of the
      books you are working on.  I have your other books and found them
      must enjoyable.  As to producing PDF versions and emailing them, I
      wouldn't suggest that.  As you say, too much chance of infringing
      on your rights.  Also, I think you'd want to have the recipient
      pay a fee up front before sending the file.<br>
      <br>
      Just my thoughts.  I wish you well, my friend.<br>
      <br>
      Cheers,<br>
      Chuck White<br>
      Xenia, Ohio USA</font><br>
    <br>
    <div class="moz-cite-prefix">On 9/2/2025 9:21 AM, John Macartney
      wrote:<br>
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        <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-fareast-language:EN-US">The
            book side of things is in a doldrum. The truth is there are
            two books. The first has taken me well over forty years to
            research and write and addresses the amazing escape from
            Austria in 1939 of the Standard Motor Company’s (and
            Jaguar’s too) importer husband and wife team because they
            were Jews. Amazingly, they made it to England by separate
            routes and travelling alone, getting here just days before
            war broke out in September 1939. Storyline is set against
            the day to day activities at Standard as well, so it’s a
            story within another story. After endless rejection letters,
            I eventually found a publisher to take it on board, but last
            November I was informed they’d gone bust. Fortunately they
            didn’t take the manuscript with them. So I’m looking for
            another publisher.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
        <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-fareast-language:EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
        <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-fareast-language:EN-US">The
            second book is more of the same stories of ‘Life at Triumph’
            which sold incredibly well but the company who did that was
            sold to another business who then asset-stripped it. Since
            my stroke, I’m finding it fairly hard going to use a
            computer and it seems the only course open to me is to
            self-publish both books via Amazon and Kindle. Believe me,
            actually doing that isn’t nearly as easy as some would lead
            you to believe. The issues are further compounded that if
            you go down the Amazon route, you have to structure the
            whole book including the cover to meet the American
            requirement for the book sales for the US, while the rest of
            the world markets require you to still go via Amazon but to
            upload the files via Ingram Spark who have an entirely
            different set of requirements which means doing it all over
            again and also doing it twice for Kindle. Because my
            post-stroke brain is so ‘frazzled’ I simply can’t work out
            these differing ‘tech’ requirements and I really need
            someone to do it for me. Those I have uncovered who might be
            able to help are seeking payment up front and to a level I
            simply cannot afford or justify. Believe me, I’ve tried but
            so far failed.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
        <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-fareast-language:EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
        <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-fareast-language:EN-US">So,
            until my brain can work as it used to do – improbable and
            unlikely, I’m rather stuck in low transfer, four wheel drive
            and both front and rear axles are buried in mud. The other
            side of the coin is that even if I managed to get the book
            printed here to mail out to wherever, many member states in
            the European Postal Union are now not accepting small
            parcels to the US and US overseas territories. My local post
            office tells me that since your President has imposed his
            tariffs on all goods from various countries, as things
            relate to shipments out of UK, small packets worth more than
            one dollar are tariff liable at 10% of the goods value and
            the organisations involved in handling that mail to the
            States are required to collect the tariff by the person
            sending the package and then pay the invoice submitted to
            them by US Customs when the package lands in the States. I
            can’t see that ever happening but the postal people won’t
            accept it – and it would be an administrative nightmare to
            control. It’s the same picture in France, Germany, Holland
            and Belgium. Post offices will not accept low value parcels
            for the States, so it’ll be interesting to see how the UK
            parts suppliers get round that one. Probably UPS or somesuch
            but it won’t be cheap. I’ve no idea how things are likely to
            be with high value items.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
        <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-fareast-language:EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
        <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-fareast-language:EN-US">In
            conclusion, it seems to me the only possible route open to
            me is to turn both books into PDFs with a US paper size
            (8.5x11) - that’s your usual size n’est pas - and send out
            the book as an email attachment you can download and print
            yourself. That’s not an option I  find all that attractive
            because its wide open to copyright infringement.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
        <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-fareast-language:EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
        <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-fareast-language:EN-US">Sorry
            – long post but that’s the situation here.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
        <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-fareast-language:EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
        <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-fareast-language:EN-US">JM<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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                Notakitcar <a class="moz-txt-link-rfc2396E" href="mailto:[email-masked]">&lt;[email-masked]&gt;</a> <br>
                <b>Sent:</b> 01 September 2025 23:37<br>
                <b>To:</b> 'John Macartney'
                <a class="moz-txt-link-rfc2396E" href="mailto:[email-masked]">&lt;[email-masked]&gt;</a><br>
                <b>Cc:</b> 'MASSEY DAVID' <a class="moz-txt-link-rfc2396E" href="mailto:[email-masked]">&lt;[email-masked]&gt;</a>;
                'List Truimphs' <a class="moz-txt-link-rfc2396E" href="mailto:[email-masked]">&lt;[email-masked]&gt;</a><br>
                <b>Subject:</b> RE: [TR] Happy Birthday, John MacCartney<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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        <p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
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        <p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11.0pt">The
            pleasure has been mine, sometimes I can see myself at the
            assembly line or the sales floor through your comments and
            books.   It does seem the email traffic has quieted, but not
            gone as the various TR marques are well represented on
            Facebook these days.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
        <p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11.0pt"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
        <p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11.0pt">I
            seem to recall you are working on another book, is this so? 
            Please keep me posted.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
        <p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11.0pt"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
        <p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11.0pt">All
            the best,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
        <p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11.0pt">Bill
            B<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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