Date: Mon, 9 Mar 2009 12:09:47 -0500
Reply-To: Max Wellhouse <dimwittedmoose@CFU.NET>
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From: Max Wellhouse <dimwittedmoose@CFU.NET>
Subject: Re: Carfax request apology and thanks
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NO my son, you must however, be doomed to a lifetime of community
service on this list!!!!
DM&FS
At 11:37 AM 3/9/2009, craig cowan wrote:
>"Don't tear off that tag in your sleeping bag
>either, cuz it's against the law!!"
>
>Oops.
>Should i turn myself in?
>
>-Craig
>'85GL turned westy
>(The tag has been removed from the westfalia mattress! It was an accident
>resulting from 25 years of age and hasty removal of the interior. Should i
>call the authorities and turn myself in, accepting any fine? I want to do
>the responsible and reasonable thing.)
>
>
>
>On Mon, Mar 9, 2009 at 10:51 AM, Max Wellhouse <dimwittedmoose@cfu.net>wrote:
>
> > I have trouble just spelling sanctimonious, but you aren't the first
> > to make that request and have it granted willingly by list
> > members. Glad I'm so poor that the thought of buying another car in
> > the foreseeable future won't have ME making such an immoral request
> > of my list brothers and sisters. I guess no one's ever beat ebay out
> > of a final value fee or two in their lifetime either. That would be
> > against their policy as well. If we're not careful, we'll all go to
> > hell for something. Don't tear off that tag in your sleeping bag
> > either, cuz it's against the law!!
> >
> > DM&FS- Show quoted text -
> >
> >
> > At 09:51 AM 3/9/2009, Karen Gritis wrote:
> >
> >> All:
> >>
> >> When I posted to the list that I was looking for someone to secure a
> >> Carfax report for a car that my son was thinking of buying, I was
> >> unaware that this is a violation of Carfax's terms of
> >> service. Unfortunately, a list member felt that it was not only
> >> their duty to let me know this, but it was also their duty to call
> >> my parenting into question for even posting this request. Not only
> >> that, the member also felt that if my teenage son didn't want to
> >> pony up the few dollars it takes to get a Carfax subscription that
> >> he would not maintain the car as necessary. A note telling me that
> >> I'd made this request in error would have been sufficient. My
> >> apologies to anyone whom I offended by my post.
> >>
> >> Thanks to those (who shall be nameless for fear of reprisal) who
> >> honored my request and sent encouraging words about a teenage boy's
> >> first car purchase.
> >>
> >> Karen
> >>
> >
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