[Rhodes22-list] icebox

Chris Geankoplis napoli68 at charter.net
Wed May 17 00:07:04 EDT 2006


Louis,
        It is a shame and wrong when you don't feel welcomed in your adopted
country, I am afraid the rhetoric and the weather down south will both get
hotter this summer.  Thicken your skin and ignore the prejudiced bastards.
Christie Nicholas Giannakopolous
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Luis Guzman" <trpclman at yahoo.com>
To: "The Rhodes 22 mail list" <rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org>
Sent: Tuesday, May 16, 2006 7:04 PM
Subject: Re: [Rhodes22-list] icebox


> Everyone,
>
>   I agree that will was being very generous.
>
>   I am sorry about my reaction when I found out that the box was awarded
to Bill when my email was dated before his.
>
>   Again, I sincerely apologize. I have been a little bit edgy because of
several situations where I felt discriminated without any reason at all. It
seems that after everything that is going on with the immigration laws some
people have gotten very unreasonable when you have a foreign name or a
little bit of a foreign accent.
>
>   Again, please accept my apologies.
>
>   Will, thanks for the offer.
>
>   Bill, enjoy the ice box.
>
>   Luis
>
> Peter Thorn <pthorn at nc.rr.com> wrote:
>   Bill and Will,
>
> Very sorry -- no intention to be "tacky" as you say. I was surprised, as
> Luis was, that the apparent first responder (Luis) was disqualified and
the
> apparent 3rd was awarded without additional explanation. Who knew
otherwise
> (until Bill explained)?
>
> Yes, I agree Will does indeed have a generous spirit. Congratulations to
> you all!
>
> PT
>
>
>
>
>
>
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Bill Effros"
> To: "The Rhodes 22 mail list"
> Sent: Tuesday, May 16, 2006 9:09 AM
> Subject: Re: [Rhodes22-list] icebox
>
>
> > Peter,
> >
> > For the record, I happened to be on-line and looking at email when
> > Will's original post came through. He requested a back-channel
> > response, and I sent one within minutes of his original posting. I
> > assume you, Luis, and perhaps others did so, also. Several hours later
> > I received a notification from my ISP that my email to Will had not gone
> > through.
> >
> > At that point, I sent the message you and others saw through the R-22
> > list. I suspect that was the first response Will saw to his original
> > message.
> >
> > But in any case, there was nothing in Will's original post to indicate
> > that this was some sort of competition that would go to the first
> > responder, and it's a bit tacky to complain if someone on the list
> > decides to give away to someone else, something you might want for
> yourself.
> >
> > In the Philadelphia lawyering department, let me note that I originally
> > requested an icebox like this one on Nov. 23, 2005, at 6:27 A.M.,
> > which, I believe, substantially pre-dates any request made by you, Luis,
> > or anyone else.
> >
> > Bill Effros
> >
> >
> >
> > Peter Thorn wrote:
> > > Luis,
> > >
> > > You're not the only "first responder" to be surprized. I came in
> between
> > > you and Bill. When a poster lists a direct link, I thought they would
> want
> > > to be contacted directly too.
> > >
> > > How's the chartering going?
> > >
> > > PT
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > ----- Original Message ----- 
> > > From: "Luis Guzman"
> > > To: "The Rhodes 22 mail list"
> > > Sent: Monday, May 15, 2006 10:13 PM
> > > Subject: Re: [Rhodes22-list] icebox
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >> Will,
> > >>
> > >> I guess the ice box does not go to the first one answering your
> email,
> > >>
> > > but to whoever you want to send it to.
> > >
> > >> The email that I sent you has the foillowing timestamp: Sun, 14 May
> 2006
> > >>
> > > 15:53:17 -0700 (PDT)
> > >
> > >> Bill Effros's emailhas the following time stamp: Sun, 14 May 2006
> > >>
> > > 23:30:54 -0400
> > >
> > >> The attached word document show screen prints of the 2 emails.
> > >>
> > >> Please next time be more specific about your postings.
> > >>
> > >> Luis A. Guzman II
> > >>
> > >>
> > >>
> > >>
> > >>
> > >> "Will Gower Jr." wrote:
> > >>
> > >> Bill Effros,
> > >>
> > >> I'll send the icebox to you this week.
> > >>
> > >>
> > >> I wish the stern rail I have allowed for captain chairs but it
> > >> doesn't. As far as the new available space I'm not sure exactly what
> > >> to do there. A wine rack at the bottom, baskets or drawers above
> > >> it...
> > >>
> > >> Will Salem, NJ
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