Wilsons Sandbox

Posted: **Wed Apr 19, 2000 12:57 pm**

Carl,

While not wanting to be seen to coming down on you (as I am indeed not), who
does Bruce Collins think he is? If Bruce feel the need for us to show him
we love him, do we need him? Would the list correct me if I am wrong but
was this not the guy who told us to remove his photos etc when he departed
after exhibiting Industrial Strength pique because some us us (me included)
chose to disagree with him.......?

Hey I dont agree with all that is written here but if someone disagrees with
me I am not going to take my bat and ball and go home. Sorry Carl, call me
what you will but if a guy wants "to be asked back" let him stay where he
is......... away.

Murray Arundell

Leaving for the Aus MG Natmeet......

----- Original Message -----
From:
To: ;
Sent: Thursday, April 20, 2000 1:01 AM
Subject: [mg-tabc] GOF South, and possible new/rejoining TABC members

> Friends,
> I'm just now beginning to recover frowm an exhausting, but exciting
> weekend at the Gathering of the (MG) Faithful at Mt. Dora, Florida.
Thanks
> to the organizers, and special thanks to the members of the MMM Registry,
who
> brought over a dozen RARE pre-war MGs to make the event extra memorable.
> Included were a K-3 Magnette, two L-types, one of the Cream Crackers
factory
> team trials cars, one of the factory team cars which took the team prize
at
> LeMans, a PA Airline coupe, and the Miles Collier PB special, to mention
just
> a few. What a thrill, and what a feast for the eyes!!!
> Also chatted with TA Terry of the list--A real pleasure to meet Terry,
> who has contributed so much to the treasure-trove of information I've
gained
> from the list!!!
> Had the opportunity at the GOF to do some "missionary" / recruiting
work
> on the following TC owners, all of whom promised to visit the TABC
web-site
> with an eye toward joining us: Tony Rinaldi, Len Thomas, Vic Seymour, Neil
> Nelson, Art Floyd. (Please be on the lookout for them, and give them a
warm
> welcome!!)
> I also met and had a long, interesting conversation with Bruce
Collins,
> who left the TABC list last Fall during one of ther more heated exchanges
on
> "originality" vs. modification. Bruce told me that he would re-join the
list
> if just ONE more member (besides me) asked him to do so. How about it,
> folks?? Please send Bruce a "come-on-back" / "welcome-back" e-mail at
> > , (And please cc me with your msg)
> (Judging from our lengthy talk, and looking over his beautiful TC, our
list
> will be greatly enriched by Bruce's re-joining us!!)
>
> Regards to all,
> Carl Fritz
>
>
>
>

Posted: **Wed Apr 19, 2000 3:16 pm**

A can of oil auctioned on ebay?
Maybe things are worse with OPEC than anyone could have imagined.
Looks like I better buy a better, sturdier drip pan.
Mark McCombs
TC8126
-----Original Message-----
From: mrbadger
To: CFritz7001@aol.com ; MG-TABC
Date: Wednesday, April 19, 2000 5:11 PM
Subject: Re: [mg-tabc] GOF South, and possible new/rejoining TABC members

>Hello Carl,
>For what it may be worth, I will put MY 2 cents in too. I believe that
>I joined, or was recruited to, "the list" sometime after Bruce Collins
>departed from same and the only contact I have had with Collins was the
>result of an Ebay sale of mine for a can of oil, which he won. Mr.
>Collins, ever so foolishly, posted green cash through the US mails, (or,
>at least he CLAIMED to have) but, in any event, I did not receive any
>cash, nor any other form of payment from Collins. There ensued, flowing
>into my computer's email file, absolutely the most vile, the most
>boorish, the most uncompromisingly obnoxious and threatening series of
>missives one could possibly imagine in which I was accused, in the most
>vulgar terms, of stealing his piddling little few dollars. This series
>of events culminated in his posting a negative feedback to me, (my only
>one out of over 700 feedbacks).
>Certainly, anyone should be allowed to join and be heard in a forum such
>as this and the fact that there is difference of opinion only adds
>richness and depth to the mix, however, if Collins should choose to
>return, he will get no welcome from me.
>Badger
>
>CFritz7001@aol.com wrote:
>>
>> Friends,
>> I'm just now beginning to recover frowm an exhausting, but exciting
>> weekend at the Gathering of the (MG) Faithful at Mt. Dora, Florida.

Thanks

>> to the organizers, and special thanks to the members of the MMM Registry,

who

>> brought over a dozen RARE pre-war MGs to make the event extra memorable.
>> Included were a K-3 Magnette, two L-types, one of the Cream Crackers

factory

>> team trials cars, one of the factory team cars which took the team prize

at

>> LeMans, a PA Airline coupe, and the Miles Collier PB special, to mention

just

>> a few. What a thrill, and what a feast for the eyes!!!
>> Also chatted with TA Terry of the list--A real pleasure to meet

Terry,

>> who has contributed so much to the treasure-trove of information I've

gained

>> from the list!!!
>> Had the opportunity at the GOF to do some "missionary" / recruiting

work

>> on the following TC owners, all of whom promised to visit the TABC

web-site

>> with an eye toward joining us: Tony Rinaldi, Len Thomas, Vic Seymour,

Neil

>> Nelson, Art Floyd. (Please be on the lookout for them, and give them a

warm

>> welcome!!)
>> I also met and had a long, interesting conversation with Bruce

Collins,

>> who left the TABC list last Fall during one of ther more heated exchanges

on

>> "originality" vs. modification. Bruce told me that he would re-join the

list

>> if just ONE more member (besides me) asked him to do so. How about it,
>> folks?? Please send Bruce a "come-on-back" / "welcome-back" e-mail at
>> > , (And please cc me with your msg)
>> (Judging from our lengthy talk, and looking over his beautiful TC, our

list

>> will be greatly enriched by Bruce's re-joining us!!)
>>
>> Regards to all,
>> Carl Fritz
>
>
>
>

Posted: **Wed Apr 19, 2000 9:49 pm**

I'm with Badger. Collins was the guy who demanded that his (non-existent?)
technical articles be removed from the list when he left it. He has made
enough snotty remarks about "jap" (the quote is accurate... I keep my
emails) steering to last me - and perhaps some overseas members - quite a
while. We can get along very well without the barrage of disparaging
remarks which seem to be his style, no matter how shiny he keeps his
"original" car. Sorry to have to disagree with you on this, Carl. Best
regards to all. Austin