[TechAssist] Re: Well, it happened. Some one tracked me down via a posting

  • From: "TechAssist" <techassist@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • To: <techassist@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • Date: Thu, 19 Feb 2004 11:49:26 -0500

John,
I would not change the list unless that is what all or most of the list
members wanted. I really try and just go with the flow because everyone
seems to be right on  how things should be done. Thanks for the input
everyone.

Jay  TechAssist Monitor
Jay's TV
Clarksburg WV
----- Original Message -----
From: "John @ Myers TV" <myers_tv@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <techassist@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Thursday, February 19, 2004 11:38 AM
Subject: [TechAssist] Re: Well, it happened. Some one tracked me down via a
posting


> Jay,
>
> Please don't change things on account of a Numpty that spammed me. I would
> not want to lose the archives.
>
> To tell the truth, I was more perturbed that this guy spammed me through
> Ebay. He e-mailed me the exact same message twice, 2 hours apart. That
alone
> earned him a place in my recycle bin.
>
> John Myers
> Myers TV Service        Since 1984
> Alliance, OH
> For Professional Technicians ONLY
> ph 330-821-6545
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "walter wood" <wwood_38478@xxxxxxxxx>
> To: <techassist@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Thursday, February 19, 2004 11:03 AM
> Subject: [TechAssist] Re: Well, it happened. Some one tracked me down via
a
> posting
>
>
> > Yes, Jay.
> > What Ken said.
> > I felt really good about what I did for the last
> > guy, even though it got me no money.
> > Here is a person that will probably not buy from
> > Greeg again, and he will tell his friends and
> > family.
> > I've never removed my phone or e-mail from my sig.
> > file.
> > It doesn't cost anything to be nice.
> > Walter
> > --- gulftech@xxxxxxxx wrote:
> > > Jay,
> > >
> > > You bring up a very important point.  Freelists
> > > does serve us well.
> > > Sure, I get a message or phone call once in a
> > > while from a non-tech, but
> > > it's no big deal.  I still list my phone numbers
> > > in my sig file.  Like
> > > Walter said, just be polite and listen.  Like the
> > > customer who brings in
> > > an oddball piece of equipment you normally don't
> > > work on.  Maybe you can
> > > help, if just a little bit.  It might just
> > > brighten your day and theirs,
> > > too.
> > >
> > > It happens in all professions.  My closest friend
> > > is a car mechanic.  He
> > > gets people all the time ask questions about
> > > their cars.  Imagine the
> > > reaction if he said "You'll have to take that to
> > > a shop" every time he
> > > got asked a question.
> > >
> > > Thanks for your work on TechAssist.  We
> > > appreciate it even when we don't
> > > say so.
> > >
> > >
> > > Ken Smith
> > > Gulf Technical Services
> > > 3034 Gulf Breeze Parkway
> > > Gulf Breeze, FL  32563
> > > 850-934-8324 (Voice) 850-932-0819 (Fax)
> > >
> > >
> > > On Thu, 19 Feb 2004 09:36:02 -0500 "TechAssist"
> > > <techassist@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> writes:
> > > > Well,
> > > >   The backup server is safe from search
> > > engines. If everyone would
> > > > like the
> > > > list can be moved to the backup server and
> > > freelists can be closed.
> > > > Of
> > > > course this would close the archive of messages
> > > we use for reference.
> > > > Jay  TechAssist Monitor
> > > > ----- Original Message -----
> > > > From: "walter wood" <wwood_38478@xxxxxxxxx>
> > > > To: <techassist@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> > > > Sent: Thursday, February 19, 2004 9:25 AM
> > > > Subject: [TechAssist] Re: Well, it happened.
> > > Some one tracked me
> > > > down via a
> > > > posting
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > > It's not just e-bay.
> > > > > I typed the store name into google just now
> > > and
> > > > > found pages of posts to techassist.
> > > > > A search on our phone no. will do it too.
> > > > > Also, type in a model or chassis no.
> > > > > Techassist messages galore.
> > > > > This has been brought up before, but,
> > > apparently,
> > > > > because techassist is a "free list", all info
> > > is
> > > > > public domain.
> > > > > Usually, just ignoring them works.
> > > > > Or, I will answer that I'm sorry, but I don't
> > > have
> > > > > the information you seek.
> > > > > But, it's not all bad.
> > > > > Got an e-mail from a person last week that
> > > had
> > > > > found the glue under the capacitors fix on
> > > the
> > > > > CTC195.
> > > > > He stated that he was NOT a tech.
> > > > > His honesty impressed me.
> > > > > I e-mailed back that his problem was not
> > > caused by
> > > > > that, but that I would try to help him.
> > > > > Turns out that the set was 14 months old, had
> > > been
> > > > > bought from H.H.Gregg, and Nobody was trying
> > > to
> > > > > help this guy.
> > > > > Even though they had sold him a extended
> > > > > warranty(that only covered the Crt's past 1
> > > year!
> > > > > I gave him Thomson's customer service no. and
> > > he
> > > > > called them.
> > > > > They are going to furnish all parts, and
> > > $100.00
> > > > > towards labor.
> > > > > No, I won't do the job, and I got nothing out
> > > of
> > > > > it, EXCEPT, giving H.H.Greeg a black eye!!!.
> > > > > Come to think of it, if we could continue to
> > > expose
> > > > > the box stores practicies, it might help us.
> > > > > Just be sure that whatever you write on this
> > > > > list(or any other, for that matter) is
> > > correct.
> > > > > Walter
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > > --- Tel-Tek Electronics
> > > <teltek3@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
> > > > > wrote:
> > > > > > I don't know how much activity you have
> > > with
> > > > > > Ebay...but might be a good
> > > > > > idea to have a Separate Mailbox for emails
> > > that
> > > > > > can be harvested quite
> > > > > > easily.
> > > > > >
> > > > > > -Ed-
> > > > > >
> > > > > > Ed Gaidies
> > > > > > Tel-Tek Electronics
> > > > > > Ontario-Canada
> > > > > >
> > > > > > Servicing the Consumer Electronic Industry
> > > since
> > > > > > 1963
> > > > > >
> > > > > > teltek3@xxxxxxxxxxxx
> > > > > >
> > > > > > -----Original Message-----
> > > > > > From: techassist-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> > > > > > [mailto:techassist-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On
> > > > > > Behalf Of John @ Myers TV
> > > > > > Sent: Thursday, February 19, 2004 7:43 AM
> > > > > > To: techassist@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> > > > > > Subject: [TechAssist] Re: Well, it
> > > happened. Some
> > > > > > one tracked me down
> > > > > > via a posting
> > > > > >
> > > > > > Yep, planning to. If he persists, I think I
> > > can
> > > > > > report him to Ebay for
> > > > > > spamming.
> > > > > > ----- Original Message -----
> > > > > > From: "Tel-Tek Electronics"
> > > > > > <teltek3@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
> > > > > > To: <techassist@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> > > > > > Sent: Thursday, February 19, 2004 7:35 AM
> > > > > > Subject: [TechAssist] Re: Well, it
> > > happened. Some
> > > > > > one tracked me down
> > > > > > via a
> > > > > > posting
> > > > > >
> > > > > >
> > > > > > > John;
> > > > > > > Just send him up to your Junk Mail
> > > folder.
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > -Ed-
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > Ed Gaidies
> > > > > > > Tel-Tek Electronics
> > > > > > > Ontario-Canada
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > Servicing the Consumer Electronic
> > > Industry
> > > > > > since 1963
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > teltek3@xxxxxxxxxxxx
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > -----Original Message-----
> > > > > > > From: techassist-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> > > > > > > [mailto:techassist-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx]
> > > On
> > > > > > Behalf Of John @ Myers TV
> > > > > > > Sent: Thursday, February 19, 2004 7:23 AM
> > > > > > > To: techassist@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> > > > > > > Subject: [TechAssist] Well, it happened.
> > > Some
> > > > > > one tracked me down via
> > > > > > a
> > > > > > > posting
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > Well, I woke up this morning to find two
> > > > > > e-mails, sent through my Ebay
> > > > > > > ID. Here's the text.
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > Hi,
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > I am writing in regards to a repair that
> > > you
> > > > > > possibly did on an Hitaci
> > > > > > > 60SX2K. I would like to know if you have
> > > a
> > > > > > manual that I could
> > > > > > download
> > > > > > > from the internet, or send it to me
> > > through the
> > > > > > email. Here is the
> > > > > > link
> > > > > > > to the posting I had found. I am trying
> > > to find
> > > > > > a way to adjust the
> > > > > > > television or reset it. My email address
> > > is:
> > > > > > > freecycleguy@xxxxxxx
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > >
> > > > > >
> > > > >
> > >
> > //www.freelists.org/archives/techassist/11-2003/msg00243.html
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > Sigh!!  I'll see if ignore works on this
> > > guy.
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > He found one of my old postes from when I
> > > was
> > > > > > posting my Ebay ID in my
> > > > > > > sig line. Well, live & learn
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > John Myers,
> > > > > > > Myers TV Service
> > > > > > > Alliance, OH
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > >
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