I must also come in public defense of Han here, too. Again, I'm still trying to figure out why Mr. Reid has also singled him out in such a fashion. Especially considering how... 'quiet' he has been during this entire 'controversy' involving Andy/Eddie/Bill/Jim/me. And thanks, Han, for your kind words. I also would like to believe that I haven't behaved inappropriately so far during this entire discussion. I'm much less interested in controversy than I am in bringing people together for the good of the cause. I deeply admire and respect Jim who's proven to be a stalwart for our cause. Therefore, I can never bring myself to ever behave disrespectfully towards him (and if I ever have, Jim, here goes my public plea for your forgiveness), despite his stance on the subject of legislation. It goes without saying that I also respect Bill. While I do remember us 'clashing' sometime ago, I still believe we've done it in a civilized manner, despite some heated moments. Finally, as for Eddie and Andy I can only say that I understand their frustration, but that I've actually been trying more to be a 'firefighter' than to plunge more fuel into the fire. All the above having been said makes me even more puzzled by Joe's unfortunate reaction. Hopefully he'll be able to clarify himself the next time he responds. In conclusion, I just hope that we can go back to focusing on what really matters: to find means to advance our cause, hopefully after we can straighten some things out about this group of ours... ;-) Marcus On Sun, 3 Jun 2001 13:06:46 Han Maenen wrote: ...Joe, > >You owe me an apology. I do not accept being called a zealot. I never took >part in castigating Jim Elwell, even if I disagree with him as far as >voluntary metrication being the only way. You have probably never read USMA >13146, which was a post of mine on this issue... >Last, but not least: Marcus is a fierce supporter of metric, but his >exchanges with Jim Elwell were polite and decent. > >Han >... Get 250 color business cards for FREE! http://businesscards.lycos.com/vp/fastpath/
