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Richard Clements

12/05/2005 10:21 AM

gloat

I was helping my father-in-law gave me a stihl 032 AV chain saw, it's
little older, was made in West Germany, hasn't been run in who knows when.
I poured out the old gas put in new mixed gas and it started right up.


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DH

Dave Hinz

in reply to Richard Clements on 12/05/2005 10:21 AM

12/05/2005 9:17 PM

On Thu, 12 May 2005 15:09:43 -0400, Upscale <[email protected]> wrote:
> "toller" <[email protected]> wrote in message
> news:[email protected]...
>> A gift doesn't count as a gloat.
>>
>> You have to take advantage of someone's ignorance or error.
>
> I'd consider that a gloat. Anything that's obtained for free or much less
> than it's market cash value is a gloat to me.

I think it's a gloat, because it ilicited the visceral "you suck" response
in at least one reader. Isn't that the test, or did that change and
I missed the memo?

Ob

Odinn

in reply to Richard Clements on 12/05/2005 10:21 AM

12/05/2005 5:11 PM

Upscale wrote:
> "toller" <[email protected]> wrote in message
> news:[email protected]...
>
>>A gift doesn't count as a gloat.
>>
>>You have to take advantage of someone's ignorance or error.
>
>
> I'd consider that a gloat. Anything that's obtained for free or much less
> than it's market cash value is a gloat to me.
>
>
Would this include driving 500 miles to cut 8 8' logs (smallest about
12" in diameter) of maple to mill?

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"Bill D"

in reply to Richard Clements on 12/05/2005 10:21 AM

13/05/2005 11:27 AM

Good Gloat Richard.

My chainsaw came to me from the bottom of a river after a flood. I am not
very mechanical but managed to strip it down, clean it up and reassemble it
with not too many bits left over. It started first time and and has served
me well for the last five years.

Cheers
Bill
New Zealand

Uu

"Upscale"

in reply to Richard Clements on 12/05/2005 10:21 AM

12/05/2005 3:09 PM

"toller" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> A gift doesn't count as a gloat.
>
> You have to take advantage of someone's ignorance or error.

I'd consider that a gloat. Anything that's obtained for free or much less
than it's market cash value is a gloat to me.

Pg

Patriarch

in reply to Richard Clements on 12/05/2005 10:21 AM

12/05/2005 1:52 PM

Richard Clements <[email protected]> wrote in
news:[email protected]:

> I was helping my father-in-law gave me a stihl 032 AV chain saw, it's
> little older, was made in West Germany, hasn't been run in who knows
> when. I poured out the old gas put in new mixed gas and it started
> right up.
>
>

Now make sure the chain is sharp. Work safely. Nice gift.

Patriarch

Pg

Patriarch

in reply to Richard Clements on 12/05/2005 10:21 AM

12/05/2005 5:59 PM

Dave Hinz <[email protected]> wrote in
news:[email protected]:

> On Thu, 12 May 2005 15:09:43 -0400, Upscale <[email protected]>
> wrote:
>> "toller" <[email protected]> wrote in message
>> news:[email protected]...
>>> A gift doesn't count as a gloat.
>>>
>>> You have to take advantage of someone's ignorance or error.
>>
>> I'd consider that a gloat. Anything that's obtained for free or much
>> less than it's market cash value is a gloat to me.
>
> I think it's a gloat, because it ilicited the visceral "you suck"
> response in at least one reader. Isn't that the test, or did that
> change and I missed the memo?
>

There are cash costs, and there are other costs. Beware the mother-in-law
who gives you a lawnmower, and yet, still has a lawn to mow.

tt

"toller"

in reply to Richard Clements on 12/05/2005 10:21 AM

12/05/2005 6:58 PM

A gift doesn't count as a gloat.

You have to take advantage of someone's ignorance or error. (though I
suppose finding something counts also; I am not sure how that fits in)

Pn

Prometheus

in reply to Richard Clements on 12/05/2005 10:21 AM

13/05/2005 5:54 AM

On Thu, 12 May 2005 18:58:01 GMT, "toller" <[email protected]> wrote:

>A gift doesn't count as a gloat.
>
>You have to take advantage of someone's ignorance or error. (though I
>suppose finding something counts also; I am not sure how that fits in)

Perhaps I've mislabeled mine, then. I try not to take advantage of
people, and I certainly wouldn't brag about it in any forum if I had.
I'd consider a nice unexpected gift a gloat, but I suppose everyone's
got their own ideas about it.

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