Bill, Sorry I came down hard on you. You're a stand up guy for apoligizing.
Chris --- In [email protected], [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > I'm offering my most sincere apology to you folks, I guess I sorta went off > yesterday. > > I did learn something along the way. I was held at gunpoint many years ago, > and although, it wasn't a robbery, I was bashed in Kansas City (a 2 hour > incident), as a young man, in 1979. Alas, I can never serve on a jury connected > to any kind of crime with a gun. References to guns, or the sight of a gun > makes me crazy. In fact, I have always, always held an aversion to guns, rifles, > or hunting, much to the dismay of the male member's of the Texas side of my > family, My mother's side of the family are Texan, and my father's side may be > from the Central Valley of California, and we call Oklahoma "the old > country", or I do, LOL. > > No regional bias in the term "Red Neck" was intended, or maybe a bit, LOL. > As that is my background, you understand? My apology to any I offended by using > that term, in a negative way. I was raised in Texas, by Texans. Actually, > here's a term for ya, "GoatRoaper", we used that term growing up in Junior > High, in the suburbs of North Central Texas, much like the TV cartoon, King of > the Hill. Which is very accurate in my opinion of life in Texas, specifically > North Central Texas, near Dallas. > > So, Maybe I should examine the email to Connie, where I suggest she > re-reading and edit what she sends and apply that to myself. Sorry, Connie. Proof > that we sometimes teach what we ourselves need to learn. > > Connie, I apologize to you and the group for coming on so hard, obviously, I > have some issues around guns, and you are a fine lady to take my constructive > observations so well, since I could have "softened" my approach. Hopefully > you were able to see beyond my emotional response to guns, and could see that > in fact, most of my intent was to help you perhaps see another way to > approach this problem. > > Okay, NOW that I have apologized for my emails and behavior, I can move on, > and leave this thread, thanks for reading. > > My $100.00 therapy check is in the mail! > > NOW, Back to Chihuahuas!I > > > > > Bill (SFO) San Francisco CA > " Lets talk about our wonderful little friends! Join today! " Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Chihuahuas/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
