[Rhodes22-list] Document library
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no need to apologize - I had not realized you ever did anything
requiring same - Rose and I love all our Rhodies, bulls and bears.
ss/gbi
Toad the Wet Sprocket wrote:
>
>
> Stan,
>
> I did not realize the the current business climate in the boat
> building industry. I wish you much sucess.
>
> I obviously jumped the gun here in my typical bull in a china
> shop fashion. Now that you have posted your home number, I will call
> to personally apologize........As soon as I pry my foot out of my
> mouth.Sincerely,
>
> Todd
>
> Please respond to sprocket80@hotmail.com From: General Boats
> Reply-To: rhodes22-list@rhodes22.org
> To: rhodes22-list@rhodes22.org
> Subject: Re: [Rhodes22-list] Document library
> Date: Sat, 31 Aug 2002 05:40:52 -0400
> Dear Rhodies:
> We will try to respond to your thread re some of GBI's policies in an
> unconventional manner - a series of e-mails tied to the issue of the
> particular Rhodes owner.
> Response #3.
> Toad:
> We agree with Toad in his saying,
> > "You are right. I should not have gotten this boat ......"
> >
> > The Rhodes is a very special boat and the kind of buyers it attracts
>
> > are even more special. Not everyone can feel comfortable in this
> > enviorn and that is why the god of sailboat manufacturing made
> Hunters
> > and Macgregors and Catalinas. And that is why some who only
> recognize
> > the differences without owning a Rhodes, like a Razz, do feel
> > comfortable in this setting.
> >
> > Toad says that, "The only reason I have this boat is because it was
> a
> > freebie,,," and that has conditioned him to expect not only free
> > service but instant free service, even if it should cause poorer
> > service to those who have paid for their boats. And we are with
> Toad,
> > if only we could be shown the way.
> >
> > Toad goes on to say, "I downloaded and read the manual for the
> > Chrysler...pretty remarkable for a company no longer in business
> huh?"
> >
> > Let me tell you a little incident about Chrysler. As many of you
> > know, we are an amazingly old company for the sailboat busines - 43
> > years old. And, an unbelievably small company for our age and the
> > noise we make - only 4 new Rhodes last year.
> >
> > Long after we had been in business Chrysler came along and decided
> to
> > go head on with us with a new 22. When Chrysler needed help they
> went
> > to the government and got millions to bail them out. I bunked into
> my
> > congressman one day and told him I wanted to compalin about a
> > discrimiantion issue. He put his arm around me and said, "we can't
> > allow that". So I explained that I was being discriminated against
> > because I could not get the government to give us money yet they
> gave
> > it to another company competing with us building a 22' sailboat. He
> > said he voted for that loan because they were big and we were just
> too
> > small to be oncerned with.
> >
> > The Chryslers were nice boats but had some major design flaws and
> they
> > were discontinued. If you feel that to be able to get their manual
> > free is an asset - for heaven's sake, buy a Chrysler. Our manuals
> are
> > also free - just buy a Rhodes.
> >
> stan/gbi
>
>
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no need to apologize - I had not realized you ever did anything requiring
same - Rose and I love all our Rhodies, bulls and bears.
<p>ss/gbi
<p>Toad the Wet Sprocket wrote:
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<div style='background-color:'>
<p>Stan,
<p> I did not realize the the current business
climate in the boat building industry. I wish you much sucess.
<p> I obviously jumped the gun here in my typical
bull in a china shop fashion. Now that you have posted your home
number, I will call to personally apologize........As soon as I pry
my foot out of my mouth.Sincerely,
<p>Todd
<br>
<br> Please respond to <a href="mailto:sprocket80@hotmail.com">sprocket80@hotmail.com</a> From:
General Boats <WWRHODES@RHODES22.COM>
<br>Reply-To: rhodes22-list@rhodes22.org
<br>To: rhodes22-list@rhodes22.org
<br>Subject: Re: [Rhodes22-list] Document library
<br>Date: Sat, 31 Aug 2002 05:40:52 -0400
<br>Dear Rhodies:
<br>We will try to respond to your thread re some of GBI's policies in
an
<br>unconventional manner - a series of e-mails tied to the issue of the
<br>particular Rhodes owner.
<br>Response #3.
<br>Toad:
<br>We agree with Toad in his saying,
<br>> "You are right. I should not have gotten this boat ......"
<br>>
<br>> The Rhodes is a very special boat and the kind of buyers it attracts
<br>> are even more special. Not everyone can feel comfortable in this
<br>> enviorn and that is why the god of sailboat manufacturing made Hunters
<br>> and Macgregors and Catalinas. And that is why some who only recognize
<br>> the differences without owning a Rhodes, like a Razz, do feel
<br>> comfortable in this setting.
<br>>
<br>> Toad says that, "The only reason I have this boat is because it was
a
<br>> freebie,,," and that has conditioned him to expect not only free
<br>> service but instant free service, even if it should cause poorer
<br>> service to those who have paid for their boats. And we are with Toad,
<br>> if only we could be shown the way.
<br>>
<br>> Toad goes on to say, "I downloaded and read the manual for the
<br>> Chrysler...pretty remarkable for a company no longer in business
huh?"
<br>>
<br>> Let me tell you a little incident about Chrysler. As many of you
<br>> know, we are an amazingly old company for the sailboat busines -
43
<br>> years old. And, an unbelievably small company for our age and the
<br>> noise we make - only 4 new Rhodes last year.
<br>>
<br>> Long after we had been in business Chrysler came along and decided
to
<br>> go head on with us with a new 22. When Chrysler needed help they
went
<br>> to the government and got millions to bail them out. I bunked into
my
<br>> congressman one day and told him I wanted to compalin about a
<br>> discrimiantion issue. He put his arm around me and said, "we can't
<br>> allow that". So I explained that I was being discriminated against
<br>> because I could not get the government to give us money yet they
gave
<br>> it to another company competing with us building a 22' sailboat.
He
<br>> said he voted for that loan because they were big and we were just
too
<br>> small to be oncerned with.
<br>>
<br>> The Chryslers were nice boats but had some major design flaws and
they
<br>> were discontinued. If you feel that to be able to get their manual
<br>> free is an asset - for heaven's sake, buy a Chrysler. Our manuals
are
<br>> also free - just buy a Rhodes.
<br>>
<br>stan/gbi</div>
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