Well, you have to understand that for my age, dedication to OLYMPUS, and
love of being flammed, this is my life! Thank you for the sensitive
comments! Paul.
Gary Schloss wrote:
> Marco Tomat wrote:
>
> >Gary Schloss <mailto:schloss@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> >>
> >>Btw, I have quite a few surplus pieces, so if anyone is
> >>interested -- pls feel free to contact me (off list, pls).
> >>
> >Gary, your style is definitely different from PVT's ;-) A
> >question of taste or mere competence or both? Maybe of time?
>
> Marco, thanks for the compliment. I think the difference is
> primarily generational. I've been using computers since 1975,
> and have been on the internet since 1987 -- long before it
> became commercial. Ten plus years of using e-mail, reading
> and sometimes contributing to the various newsgroups, etc.
> are plenty of time to learn "netiquitte" and to develop
> decent online communication skills. In my posts, I try to
> set a good example. By now, it's second nature to me.
>
> PvT, OTOH, is my parents' generation. The mere fact that he
> has the will and the courage to learn new things, and has
> ventured to go online is something I have a lot of respect
> for. My own parents are thus far computer illiterate, and
> neither of them shows any interest in this new medium.
>
> I must say that in person PvT is one of the nicest people to
> do business with. Last week at a camera show in Dallas, TX,
> he had removed three items I needed -- two tripod collars
> and a battery cover -- from his own stock on his table, and
> then sold them to me at a discount. In my book, PvT is a
> class act -- even if he never masters the internet rules
> and regulations.
>
> Cheers,
>
> /Gary Schloss.
> Studio City, CA
> schloss@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>
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