Excellent Tony. Nice to hear something like this for a change. Have we truly forgotten why the hell we all keep this up? I haven't.
I lug a huge bloody suitcase full of QL stuff across the Irish sea half a dozen times a year usually. I do it to help keep the QL scene alive, and to meet people I regard as close and dear friends. Come on Guys. Darren Branagh Director, Wicklow Web Centre Limited Computer Training, Web Design, Repairs sales & Upgrades. Email : [EMAIL PROTECTED] Web: http://www.wwc.ie ----- Original Message ----- From: Tony Firshman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Wednesday, November 06, 2002 9:26 PM Subject: [ql-users] What the QL is really all about > > After the recent unfortunate, sometimes uninformed, and sometimes > downright silly emails in ql-users about the SMSQ/E license, I was > absolutely delighted to get a letter from an 'octogenarian' customer > (one of the very few customers of any age this year) this morning to > remind me what I like about the QL scene, and why I am still around. > > I repaired her QL (for the second time after a ten year gap), but forgot > to tell her in advance that replacement mdv hardware was extra. I > simply scribbled a note on the invoice saying something like that, and > that it was her lucky day as she got it free. > > Incidentally the new membrane I fitted in 1990 was still in working > order, though brittle. It supported my theory that the main reason > membranes fail inside closed QLs is that the tails were bent very hard > back on themselves by Thorn-EMI just as they emerge from under the metal > plate. Give the tails a gentle curve and the membrane will last - even > after it becomes brittle. > > Here is her reply: > > <QUOTE> > Dear Sir, > > Forgive the formality. I don't know your name. > > I think you really should know just how much your > cryptic message on my invoice (No. S07585) encouraged me. > It came at a time when other things were not going well and > my spirits were low. It was not just the sparing of my bank > account, very welcome with Christmas galloping up, but the > integrity and generosity translated into action and the > humerous [sic] explanation. As an octogenarian I deeply > appreciate that. Thank you very much. > > It is great to have my QL back in service. > > Yours sincerely, > </QUOTE> > > I cannot but think it good that she is not on the internet (she could > have guessed 'tony' from my email) - but maybe she will read all about > it in Quanta (8-(# > -- > QBBS (QL fido BBS 2:252/67) +44(0)1442-828255 > tony@<surname>.demon.co.uk http://www.firshman.co.uk > Voice: +44(0)1442-828254 Fax: +44(0)1442-828255 > TF Services, 29 Longfield Road, TRING, Herts, HP23 4DG >
