HS

"Henry St.Pierre"

19/09/2005 3:06 PM

OT: Apology to Charles Self

Dear Mr. Self,
I would like to apologise for the cheap shot I took at you the other
night. I did not dishonor you, I dishonored myself. Your opinions are
yours. I have no right to attack you because of them. To do so from a long
distance telephone line was not very manly. I never considered myself a
'cheap shot artist', but after my behavior the other evening, I'm not sure.
I don't take a very active role in the 'Woodworking' part of this news
group because I only look at it once or twice a week and any question or
problem I can assist with has already been resolved. I will probably not
participate in the OT stuff; at least not until I can conduct myself in a
more civil and gentlemanly manner.
If I offended others, I didn't intend to and I apologize.
Sincerely,
Henry


This topic has 26 replies

Ob

Odinn

in reply to "Henry St.Pierre" on 19/09/2005 3:06 PM

23/09/2005 7:42 AM

On 9/23/2005 4:01 AM Charlie Self mumbled something about the following:
> Odinn wrote:
>
>>On 9/21/2005 3:28 PM Charlie Self mumbled something about the following:
>>
>>>
>>>I quit drinking nearly 20 years ago, but if you're by this
>>>way--soouthwest VA--check me out in the Bedford phone book and give a
>>>yell.
>>
>>I quit 20 years ago this past July. I used to travel a lot close to
>>your neighborhood (have several friends in Roanoke and Lynchburg and my
>>son lives in Lynchburg).
>>
>
>
> Roanoke is 35 miles west, Lynchburg (Jerry Falwell's Joint) is 30 miles
> east. I prefer Roanoke...it's slightly larger, for one thing, and I
> spent my single days down here mostly in and around there, so can find
> my way around, sort of.
>
I get lost in either town, but that's only cause I only get to either
one only once in a blue moon, and usually to ride the BRP on the
motorcycle, so I'm not really getting into either town.

--
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"Charlie Self"

in reply to "Henry St.Pierre" on 19/09/2005 3:06 PM

20/09/2005 2:32 AM


Henry St.Pierre wrote:
> Dear Mr. Self,
> I would like to apologise for the cheap shot I took at you the other
> night. I did not dishonor you, I dishonored myself. Your opinions are
> yours. I have no right to attack you because of them. To do so from a long
> distance telephone line was not very manly. I never considered myself a
> 'cheap shot artist', but after my behavior the other evening, I'm not sure.
> I don't take a very active role in the 'Woodworking' part of this news
> group because I only look at it once or twice a week and any question or
> problem I can assist with has already been resolved. I will probably not
> participate in the OT stuff; at least not until I can conduct myself in a
> more civil and gentlemanly manner.
> If I offended others, I didn't intend to and I apologize.
> Sincerely,
> Henry

Apology accepted, though in truth, I've been so busy I almost forcot
the incident.

Otherwise, ignore the beerheads: they're just building up a stock of
burps.

CS

"Charlie Self"

in reply to "Henry St.Pierre" on 19/09/2005 3:06 PM

21/09/2005 12:28 PM


Henry St.Pierre wrote:
> "Charlie Self" <[email protected]> wrote in
> news:[email protected]:
>
> >
> > Henry St.Pierre wrote:
> >> Dear Mr. Self,
> >> I would like to apologise for the cheap shot I took at you the other
> >> night. I did not dishonor you, I dishonored myself. Your opinions are
> >> yours. I have no right to attack you because of them. To do so from a
> >> long distance telephone line was not very manly. I never considered
> >> myself a 'cheap shot artist', but after my behavior the other
> >> evening, I'm not sure.
> >> I don't take a very active role in the 'Woodworking' part of this
> >> news
> >> group because I only look at it once or twice a week and any question
> >> or problem I can assist with has already been resolved. I will
> >> probably not participate in the OT stuff; at least not until I can
> >> conduct myself in a more civil and gentlemanly manner.
> >> If I offended others, I didn't intend to and I apologize.
> >> Sincerely,
> >> Henry
> >
> > Apology accepted, though in truth, I've been so busy I almost forcot
> > the incident.
> >
> > Otherwise, ignore the beerheads: they're just building up a stock of
> > burps.
> >
>
> Thank you. I don't know if I am man enough not to take things like that
> personally. Actually, I love the beerheads (I'm a brewer amongst other
> things) and would not only brew, but be delighted to pour and drink wih
> them all. Single malts, be they from the highlands, isles, maybe the
> lowlands (tastey, but doesn't have the peat or rich taste I savor, must
> have been caused by the occupation of a longtime ago); the Irish malt
> now, these poor wretches (are there rich wretches (I don't want to go
> there)) have managed to take centuries of sadness and distill it into a
> drop that would bring happiness to a lawyer.
> Charles, I would really like to share a cup of coffee, tea, a beer,
> glass of wine, scotches. bourbons or a good bullshit session with you
> some day. I remember 'Iron Mike' too.
> Thank you for your graciousness.
> Hank

I quit drinking nearly 20 years ago, but if you're by this
way--soouthwest VA--check me out in the Bedford phone book and give a
yell.

I doubt the best scotch would bring happiness to a lawyer: what does,
IME, is the ability to charge $500 and up an hour with 180 billable
hours in the week. The happiness is especially sweet if all his
colleagues are limited to 80 billable hours and $300.

CS

"Charlie Self"

in reply to "Henry St.Pierre" on 19/09/2005 3:06 PM

23/09/2005 1:01 AM


Odinn wrote:
> On 9/21/2005 3:28 PM Charlie Self mumbled something about the following:
> >
> >
> > I quit drinking nearly 20 years ago, but if you're by this
> > way--soouthwest VA--check me out in the Bedford phone book and give a
> > yell.
>
> I quit 20 years ago this past July. I used to travel a lot close to
> your neighborhood (have several friends in Roanoke and Lynchburg and my
> son lives in Lynchburg).
>

Roanoke is 35 miles west, Lynchburg (Jerry Falwell's Joint) is 30 miles
east. I prefer Roanoke...it's slightly larger, for one thing, and I
spent my single days down here mostly in and around there, so can find
my way around, sort of.

CS

"Charlie Self"

in reply to "Henry St.Pierre" on 19/09/2005 3:06 PM

23/09/2005 12:00 PM


Duane Bozarth wrote:
> Charlie Self wrote:
> >
> > Odinn wrote:
> > > On 9/21/2005 3:28 PM Charlie Self mumbled something about the following:
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > I quit drinking nearly 20 years ago, but if you're by this
> > > > way--soouthwest VA--check me out in the Bedford phone book and give a
> > > > yell.
> > >
> > > I quit 20 years ago this past July. I used to travel a lot close to
> > > your neighborhood (have several friends in Roanoke and Lynchburg and my
> > > son lives in Lynchburg).
> > >
> >
> > Roanoke is 35 miles west, Lynchburg (Jerry Falwell's Joint) is 30 miles
> > east. I prefer Roanoke...it's slightly larger, for one thing, and I
> > spent my single days down here mostly in and around there, so can find
> > my way around, sort of.
>
> Was in L-burg for 10 yrs at B&W NPGD. Having access to all the hardwood
> of the little mills around was what got me actually started in
> woodworking...

Like the one three miles up the road from me. Green oak has just taken
a mighty leap in price...70 cents a BF.

bR

[email protected] (Robert Bonomi)

in reply to "Henry St.Pierre" on 19/09/2005 3:06 PM

26/09/2005 11:30 PM

In article <[email protected]>,
jo4hn <[email protected]> wrote:
>Dave Hinz wrote:
>
>> On Mon, 19 Sep 2005 16:22:03 -0500, Tom Banes
><[email protected]> wrote:
>>
>>>On 19 Sep 2005 20:20:05 GMT, Dave Hinz <[email protected]> wrote:
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>>...good beer, that is...or a nice single-malt Scotch would do...
>>>
>>>Puhleeze - nice is inadequate - I want a Royal Strathspey of the '38
>>>before I grant absolution. The whole bottle if you please.
>>
>>
>> Never had the pleasure. I take it it's a nice little drink? Splash of
>> diet coke, twist of lime, and all that?
>>
>Philistine.

Sacrilige!! How *DARE* you suggest that such a vile concoction be placed
in Phillip's german-ancestry tankard??




(that's "Phil's stein" -- for those who didn't get it)

DH

Dave Hinz

in reply to "Henry St.Pierre" on 19/09/2005 3:06 PM

19/09/2005 8:20 PM

On Mon, 19 Sep 2005 16:12:32 -0400, Upscale <[email protected]> wrote:
>
> "Henry St.Pierre" <[email protected]> wrote in message
>> If I offended others, I didn't intend to and I apologize.
>
> Good apology. We'll accept it if you buy us all a beer.

...good beer, that is...or a nice single-malt Scotch would do...

DH

Dave Hinz

in reply to "Henry St.Pierre" on 19/09/2005 3:06 PM

19/09/2005 9:36 PM

On Mon, 19 Sep 2005 16:22:03 -0500, Tom Banes <[email protected]> wrote:
> On 19 Sep 2005 20:20:05 GMT, Dave Hinz <[email protected]> wrote:
>
>
>>...good beer, that is...or a nice single-malt Scotch would do...
>
> Puhleeze - nice is inadequate - I want a Royal Strathspey of the '38
> before I grant absolution. The whole bottle if you please.

Never had the pleasure. I take it it's a nice little drink? Splash of
diet coke, twist of lime, and all that?

DH

Dave Hinz

in reply to "Henry St.Pierre" on 19/09/2005 3:06 PM

19/09/2005 10:22 PM

On Mon, 19 Sep 2005 15:11:49 -0700, jo4hn <[email protected]> wrote:
> Dave Hinz wrote:
>
>> On Mon, 19 Sep 2005 16:22:03 -0500, Tom Banes <[email protected]> wrote:
>>
>>>On 19 Sep 2005 20:20:05 GMT, Dave Hinz <[email protected]> wrote:
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>>...good beer, that is...or a nice single-malt Scotch would do...
>>>
>>>Puhleeze - nice is inadequate - I want a Royal Strathspey of the '38
>>>before I grant absolution. The whole bottle if you please.
>>
>>
>> Never had the pleasure. I take it it's a nice little drink? Splash of
>> diet coke, twist of lime, and all that?
>>
> Philistine.

Oh, believe me, my tongue was firmly in cheek when I wrote that. Just
started a nice bottle of Scapa 14 year, not a pricy malt but some great
complexity.

DH

Dave Hinz

in reply to "Henry St.Pierre" on 19/09/2005 3:06 PM

20/09/2005 3:33 PM

On 20 Sep 2005 02:32:56 -0700, Charlie Self <[email protected]> wrote:
>
> Otherwise, ignore the beerheads: they're just building up a stock of
> burps.

No, we've moved on to Scotch now.

DB

Duane Bozarth

in reply to "Henry St.Pierre" on 19/09/2005 3:06 PM

23/09/2005 9:46 AM

Charlie Self wrote:
>
> Odinn wrote:
> > On 9/21/2005 3:28 PM Charlie Self mumbled something about the following:
> > >
> > >
> > > I quit drinking nearly 20 years ago, but if you're by this
> > > way--soouthwest VA--check me out in the Bedford phone book and give a
> > > yell.
> >
> > I quit 20 years ago this past July. I used to travel a lot close to
> > your neighborhood (have several friends in Roanoke and Lynchburg and my
> > son lives in Lynchburg).
> >
>
> Roanoke is 35 miles west, Lynchburg (Jerry Falwell's Joint) is 30 miles
> east. I prefer Roanoke...it's slightly larger, for one thing, and I
> spent my single days down here mostly in and around there, so can find
> my way around, sort of.

Was in L-burg for 10 yrs at B&W NPGD. Having access to all the hardwood
of the little mills around was what got me actually started in
woodworking...

jj

jo4hn

in reply to "Henry St.Pierre" on 19/09/2005 3:06 PM

19/09/2005 3:11 PM

Dave Hinz wrote:

> On Mon, 19 Sep 2005 16:22:03 -0500, Tom Banes <[email protected]> wrote:
>
>>On 19 Sep 2005 20:20:05 GMT, Dave Hinz <[email protected]> wrote:
>>
>>
>>
>>>...good beer, that is...or a nice single-malt Scotch would do...
>>
>>Puhleeze - nice is inadequate - I want a Royal Strathspey of the '38
>>before I grant absolution. The whole bottle if you please.
>
>
> Never had the pleasure. I take it it's a nice little drink? Splash of
> diet coke, twist of lime, and all that?
>
Philistine.

JA

"Joe AutoDrill"

in reply to "Henry St.Pierre" on 19/09/2005 3:06 PM

19/09/2005 9:02 PM

>> If I offended others, I didn't intend to and I apologize.
>
> Good apology. We'll accept it if you buy us all a beer.

Apology accepted... But now I'm offended that someone thinks I want a beer.
<grin>
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[email protected] (Tom O'Connor)

in reply to "Henry St.Pierre" on 19/09/2005 3:06 PM

19/09/2005 10:01 PM

:D And the beer better be cold!

jj

jo4hn

in reply to "Henry St.Pierre" on 19/09/2005 3:06 PM

19/09/2005 7:35 PM

Dave Hinz wrote:
> On Mon, 19 Sep 2005 15:11:49 -0700, jo4hn <[email protected]> wrote:
>
>>Dave Hinz wrote:
>>
>>
>>>On Mon, 19 Sep 2005 16:22:03 -0500, Tom Banes <[email protected]> wrote:
>>>
>>>
>>>>On 19 Sep 2005 20:20:05 GMT, Dave Hinz <[email protected]> wrote:
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>>...good beer, that is...or a nice single-malt Scotch would do...
>>>>
>>>>Puhleeze - nice is inadequate - I want a Royal Strathspey of the '38
>>>>before I grant absolution. The whole bottle if you please.
>>>
>>>
>>>Never had the pleasure. I take it it's a nice little drink? Splash of
>>>diet coke, twist of lime, and all that?
>>>
>>
>>Philistine.
>
>
> Oh, believe me, my tongue was firmly in cheek when I wrote that. Just
> started a nice bottle of Scapa 14 year, not a pricy malt but some great
> complexity.
>
As was mine...

HS

"Henry St.Pierre"

in reply to "Henry St.Pierre" on 19/09/2005 3:06 PM

20/09/2005 11:07 PM

"Charlie Self" <[email protected]> wrote in
news:[email protected]:

>
> Henry St.Pierre wrote:
>> Dear Mr. Self,
>> I would like to apologise for the cheap shot I took at you the other
>> night. I did not dishonor you, I dishonored myself. Your opinions are
>> yours. I have no right to attack you because of them. To do so from a
>> long distance telephone line was not very manly. I never considered
>> myself a 'cheap shot artist', but after my behavior the other
>> evening, I'm not sure.
>> I don't take a very active role in the 'Woodworking' part of this
>> news
>> group because I only look at it once or twice a week and any question
>> or problem I can assist with has already been resolved. I will
>> probably not participate in the OT stuff; at least not until I can
>> conduct myself in a more civil and gentlemanly manner.
>> If I offended others, I didn't intend to and I apologize.
>> Sincerely,
>> Henry
>
> Apology accepted, though in truth, I've been so busy I almost forcot
> the incident.
>
> Otherwise, ignore the beerheads: they're just building up a stock of
> burps.
>

Thank you. I don't know if I am man enough not to take things like that
personally. Actually, I love the beerheads (I'm a brewer amongst other
things) and would not only brew, but be delighted to pour and drink wih
them all. Single malts, be they from the highlands, isles, maybe the
lowlands (tastey, but doesn't have the peat or rich taste I savor, must
have been caused by the occupation of a longtime ago); the Irish malt
now, these poor wretches (are there rich wretches (I don't want to go
there)) have managed to take centuries of sadness and distill it into a
drop that would bring happiness to a lawyer.
Charles, I would really like to share a cup of coffee, tea, a beer,
glass of wine, scotches. bourbons or a good bullshit session with you
some day. I remember 'Iron Mike' too.
Thank you for your graciousness.
Hank

Rd

Robatoy

in reply to "Henry St.Pierre" on 19/09/2005 3:06 PM

20/09/2005 12:13 PM

In article <[email protected]>,
"Henry St.Pierre" <[email protected]> wrote:

> Dear Mr. Self,
> I would like to apologise for the cheap shot I took at you the other
> night. I did not dishonor you, I dishonored myself. Your opinions are
> yours. I have no right to attack you because of them. To do so from a long
> distance telephone line was not very manly. I never considered myself a
> 'cheap shot artist', but after my behavior the other evening, I'm not sure.
>
> I don't take a very active role in the 'Woodworking' part of this news
> group because I only look at it once or twice a week and any question or
> problem I can assist with has already been resolved. I will probably not
> participate in the OT stuff; at least not until I can conduct myself in a
> more civil and gentlemanly manner.
> If I offended others, I didn't intend to and I apologize.
> Sincerely,
> Henry

You, sir, are a class act. *tips hat*

md

mac davis

in reply to "Henry St.Pierre" on 19/09/2005 3:06 PM

20/09/2005 8:48 AM

On Mon, 19 Sep 2005 15:06:02 -0500, "Henry St.Pierre" <[email protected]> wrote:

>Dear Mr. Self,
> I would like to apologise for the cheap shot I took at you the other
>night. I did not dishonor you, I dishonored myself. Your opinions are
>yours. I have no right to attack you because of them. To do so from a long
>distance telephone line was not very manly. I never considered myself a
>'cheap shot artist', but after my behavior the other evening, I'm not sure.
> I don't take a very active role in the 'Woodworking' part of this news
>group because I only look at it once or twice a week and any question or
>problem I can assist with has already been resolved. I will probably not
>participate in the OT stuff; at least not until I can conduct myself in a
>more civil and gentlemanly manner.
> If I offended others, I didn't intend to and I apologize.
>Sincerely,
>Henry

Well spoken, Henry...

As we grow older (but hopefully not up) we learn that it takes much more
intestinal fortitude to apologize than it does to offend..


mac

Please remove splinters before emailing

TB

Tom Banes

in reply to "Henry St.Pierre" on 19/09/2005 3:06 PM

19/09/2005 6:13 PM

On 19 Sep 2005 21:36:08 GMT, Dave Hinz <[email protected]> wrote:

>Never had the pleasure. I take it it's a nice little drink? Splash of
>diet coke, twist of lime, and all that?

Heathen!

jJ

in reply to Tom Banes on 19/09/2005 6:13 PM

19/09/2005 6:28 PM

I'd rather open a can of fine wine.

TB

Tom Banes

in reply to Tom Banes on 19/09/2005 6:13 PM

19/09/2005 7:32 PM

On Mon, 19 Sep 2005 18:28:30 -0500, [email protected] (John) wrote:

>I'd rather open a can of fine wine.

As in unscrew the top on the plastic carton?

At least Chateau Lafitte still uses glass and a real cork.

Yummm

PC

Patrick Conroy

in reply to "Henry St.Pierre" on 19/09/2005 3:06 PM

20/09/2005 11:50 PM

mac davis <[email protected]> wrote in
news:[email protected]:

>
>
> On Mon, 19 Sep 2005 15:06:02 -0500, "Henry St.Pierre"
> <[email protected]> wrote:
>
>
> As we grow older (but hopefully not up) we learn that it takes much
> more intestinal fortitude to apologize than it does to offend..

And it's so much more important isn't it?

Odd how things change as we age.
As a Young Turk, I really didn't care who I offended/slashed/insulted with
my acerbic, sophmoric "wit".

I've still got a long way to go - but I think I'm starting to see a little
bit of the beauty behind "wisdom".

TB

Tom Banes

in reply to "Henry St.Pierre" on 19/09/2005 3:06 PM

19/09/2005 4:22 PM

On 19 Sep 2005 20:20:05 GMT, Dave Hinz <[email protected]> wrote:


>...good beer, that is...or a nice single-malt Scotch would do...

Puhleeze - nice is inadequate - I want a Royal Strathspey of the '38
before I grant absolution. The whole bottle if you please.

Uu

"Upscale"

in reply to "Henry St.Pierre" on 19/09/2005 3:06 PM

19/09/2005 4:12 PM


"Henry St.Pierre" <[email protected]> wrote in message
> If I offended others, I didn't intend to and I apologize.

Good apology. We'll accept it if you buy us all a beer.

Ob

Odinn

in reply to "Henry St.Pierre" on 19/09/2005 3:06 PM

22/09/2005 8:15 PM

On 9/21/2005 3:28 PM Charlie Self mumbled something about the following:
>
>
> I quit drinking nearly 20 years ago, but if you're by this
> way--soouthwest VA--check me out in the Bedford phone book and give a
> yell.

I quit 20 years ago this past July. I used to travel a lot close to
your neighborhood (have several friends in Roanoke and Lynchburg and my
son lives in Lynchburg).

--
Odinn
RCOS #7
SENS(less)

"The more I study religions the more I am convinced that man never
worshipped anything but himself." -- Sir Richard Francis Burton

Reeky's unofficial homepage ... http://www.reeky.org
'03 FLHTI ........... http://www.sloanclan.org/gallery/ElectraGlide
'97 VN1500D ......... http://www.sloanclan.org/gallery/VulcanClassic
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"Mortimer Schnerd, RN"

in reply to "Henry St.Pierre" on 19/09/2005 3:06 PM

19/09/2005 10:52 PM

Dave Hinz wrote:
>>> ...good beer, that is...or a nice single-malt Scotch would do...
>>
>> Puhleeze - nice is inadequate - I want a Royal Strathspey of the '38
>> before I grant absolution. The whole bottle if you please.
>
> Never had the pleasure. I take it it's a nice little drink? Splash of
> diet coke, twist of lime, and all that?



Ack.



--
Mortimer Schnerd, RN

[email protected]


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