RE: FLASH: John Croteau's Book ???

[Michael J. Weldon]

Mr. Koch,


I'll stop calling you Rick as I have before since it's clear to me now that

your shorts are currently riding kind of high and we are obviously no longer

on a first name basis.  This despite the fact that you've taken the liberty

of referring to me by my first name instead of Mr. Weldon...you never really

granted me the permission to address you by your first name now...have you?


First, Let me humbly apologize to you that it clearly escaped my attention

that your response to my "on-list" posting was directly to me "off-list".

No excuse but I get, like many here, 100's and 100's of pieces of email a

day and frankly, S**T happens.


Second, since you've openly expressed a sensitivity about the material I

included from you in my posting, I strongly advise you not to email me

directly in the future regarding anything I public ally post to the list.  I

say this since, although not very probable, it's not beyond the realm of

possibility that I could do the very same thing again.  On the other hand,

if and when I ever email you directly about anything, please feel free to

use such email in any fashion you want...unless I expressly ask you not to.

And, by the way, I would never stoop to guess that the reason you may be

sensitive about all of this is quite simply that you never received any such

phone call from Mr. Croteau in the first place.  No, I would never stoop to

that!


Third, your patronizing guesses about what Mr. Croteau's delivery problem's

might be put me in mind of another old Montana saying which is "....That dog

don't hunt"!  I know what my options are.  I've always known what my options

are!  It's just that when I tell someone I'm going to do something...then I

do it.  If God forbid, unforeseen circumstances arise and I find I can't

ultimately "do it", then I immediately let whoever I told I could...I can't.

More importantly....I also clearly explain to them why I can't!


Mr. Croteau personally steered us to the site in question in order to

purchase his book.  I followed his recommendation out of nothing more than

my respect for the unselfish assistance he has provided historically to this

list.  Once ordered and when the book failed to appear in a timely fashion,

I believed Mr. Croteau when he told me, more than once now, that he was

going to do what he said he was going to do.  He even posted such public

ally to the list...but only after you and I and others ultimately complained

about non-receipt.  But, we've now burnt far too much daylight on those

promises.  My time is just as valuable as anyone else's and Mr. Croteau has

wasted a lot of my time by telling me to hold on and he'll deliver on his

promise.  Furthermore, you have absolutely no knowledge of what charges

related to this book have or have not; will or will not; appear on my

personal credit card.


On a final note, I find it more than revealing that instead of first

addressing your concerns to me in private and requesting a response to them

from me in private...you rushed into the glare of the headlights with this!

Did I say before that I wouldn't stoop....Nah....the hell I won't!  Tit for

Tat.




Over & Out


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Subject: Re: FLASH: John Croteau's Book ???



Michael,


First, I responded to you off list to keep comments private.  I don't

appreciate your re-posting my message to the entire list.


Second, I have no relationship with John Croteau whatsoever.  I wish I

did, then perhaps I'd have a leg up in becoming fluent in actionscript.


Third,  I suspect John is very busy, much like the rest of us, and the

books will come in time. I am willing to wait for it.  If you are not,

then I recommend purchasing it elsewhere. Your credit card is not being

charged for the book so no loss there.


Finally, I am as disappointed as you all are about not receiving it in a

timely manner.  If there were anything I could do about it, I would. I'm

guessing John is quite embarrassed about this snafu which is probably

beyond his control as well. Perhaps that's partly why he's been absent

from the list.


I'm looking forward to the Flash 4 Bible, however. Now, if I could just

get Amazon off the dime on that one!!


Rick K.



"Michael J. Weldon" wrote:

>

> Rick, Carla, Douglas, and 2Nerotik,

>

> Thanks for each of your prompt replies regarding my inquiry on the John

> Croteau "Missing-In-Action" book.  It appears that something more then has

> gone horribly awry inasmuch as none of us have received it yet.  I suspect

> there are others, besides us, that haven't received it as well.

>

> Rick, it appears you have a much closer relationship to Mr. Croteau than

the

> rest of us, given your mentioned recent telephone exchange with him. Would


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