Unreliable German products! (NAC)

[auditude at cox.net]

Hi Ed,

I for one don't see where that lister is coming from, I think they simply missed the point of your post.  Posts like yours lose their charm if you have to explain it.

I thought your post, for what it was, was a thought-provoking and humorous commentary about how durable these cars are and how we as a group have developed excessively high expectations from our old German cars.

I don't think your post reflected a bad attitude (quite the opposite, the message was positive), a stupid joke (nothing stupid about an observation that puts peoples perspectives _more_ inline with reality.  well, most peoples perspectives anyway), or a nonsense commment (maybe to someone who didn't "get it" it wouldn't make sense, but it made perfect sense to me).

Maybe some people need to see a smiley face so they know they are supposed to actually think a little bit about what they are reading.  Then there are those who wouldn't get it under any circumstances.

So, I think no apology is necessary.  Between the lines, it was quite on-topic.

Ken

Ed Birch edwbirch at comcast.net wrote:
>
> Greetings everyone......
>
> Several days ago, I posted a message about my German-made Krups coffee
> maker's malfunction after 20 years of service.
>
> It was in fun, of course and several persons wrote to me about their
> experiences with German products which seems to keep of working, decade
> after decade.
>
> However, I did receive this message from some........very old fart who takes
> issue with humor....I guess.
>
> This public posting may be in poor e-mail etiquette, for that I offer an
> apology, but i ask--what is the problem with having some fun and making some
> jokes about the products we use??
>
> From: ***********
> To: "Ed Birch" <edwbirch at comcast.net>
> Sent: Monday, May 05, 2003 8:36 AM
> Subject: Re: Unreliable German products! (NAC)
>
>
> > My problem is an attitude of people like you.   This is a reason we as a
> > nation are in such a trouble.
> > Bad attitude, stupid jokes, nonsense comments - it all could be excused as
> > just joking or so, but think
> > about it:  whatever the excuse there must be some underlying reason making
> > people to act this way.
> > And this is what worries me.
> > I've made some right decisions in my investments and could care less
> whether
> > gas is $1.79, $1.99 or
> > $2.99 per galon.  Cars could cost $20k, $30k, or even $50k on average for
> > me, it doesn't matter.
> > I will survive.  But I can see that it would hurt most of the people and
> > that is why I care.
> > You guys act like nothing matters to you and how long do you want to have
> > the older generation to carry
> > the load while making silly jokes and remarks about life???
> > Just a thougt.   And you don't have to be my boy to worry me!
> > Still some regards.
>
> > > To: "Ed Birch" <edwbirch at comcast.net>
> > > Sent: Saturday, May 03, 2003 2:48 PM
> > > Subject: Re: Unreliable German products! (NAC)
>
> > > How long would you see the replacement parts available on the
> > market?
> > > Also some things are less expensive to replace then to fix!!
> > > Having parts available for too long increases costs inventory
> > related.
> > > That will only increase costs of recent product on the market for
> > > somebody
> > > has to pay for the storage, transport and others.
> > > Be careful what you wish for, you may just get it one day.
> > > And - if you have such complains - don't buy german anymore.
> > > I won't buy german, french or russian.
> > > We can only speak with our feet after all.  If everybody boycoted
>  > their
> > > product they would quickly become our friends again, believe me.
> > > They have too much to loose in trade with the US - that would change
> > > their attitude.  If we don't respect out business how can we expect
> > > others
> > > to respect us?
> > > Regards,   .