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

  • From: "Leonard G. Caillouet" <lcaillo@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • To: <techassist@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • Date: Fri, 20 Feb 2004 10:55:05 -0500

I don't see what the big deal is.  We have to spend time dealing with
questions from customers all the time that are time wasters.  The small
amount that I get by email and by phone due to my online postings are not a
problem to me.  I offer advice if I can be helpful and point them to a good
tech in the area if I know of one.  When I don't have time to deal with it I
simply tell them so politely.

Ultimately what goes around comes around...

Leonard G. Caillouet
Electronics World
Gainesville, FL
352-332-5608
352-332-5668 (fax)


----- Original Message -----
From: <gulftech@xxxxxxxx>
To: <techassist@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Thursday, February 19, 2004 10:08 AM
Subject: [TechAssist] Re: Well, it happened. Some one tracked me down via a
posting


> 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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