[Johnson] Anyone Wanting to know Glen Zooks' "favor"

[Glen Zook]

Ed, if you want to get nasty, I can do so as well!  However, all that I am doing is to make my side of the situation known.

I agreed to work on your 32V-2 and accepted, against my better judgement, a flat fee with the understanding that it would take a long time to repair and restore the unit.  You seem to forget that I restored your Collins "A" Line receiver for a very good price and also repainted the cabinets for both the receiver and transmitter for a very good price.  My usual business practice is to not accept any payment until the job is complete.  However, you kept insisting that I accept a flat amount because, according to you, you probably would not have the funds available when the work was complete.

When the repair, etc., of a unit is going to greatly exceed the value of the unit, I often tell the client that if they are willing to leave the unit for an extended length of time that I will use the unit as "fill in" work and therefore will not have to charge for the vast majority of the work.  To date, I have well over $1000, probably closer to $2000 in your transmitter in parts and labor.  The electrical condition of your 32V-2 was horrible!  I have replaced numerous parts and assemblies and the fee that you paid doesn't come close to covering the cost of the parts, let alone the labor.

I will honor the flat fee that you paid even though it nowhere comes close to covering the actual cost.

I have hundreds of satisfied customers and have never received a single complaint.  The fact that I tried to give you a "break" is coming back to haunt me.  Reassembling the 32V-2 is like putting a 1500 piece jigsaw puzzle together.  It takes a considerable amount of time and that doesn't include all the labor to get the transmitter working again.

As you know, I suffer from rheumatoid arthritis and have been having a severe "flare up" for some time.  The sheer pain from this cuts considerably into the amount of work that I can do at a time.  As I have told you before, I am gradually getting the transmitter reassembled and it will be working when you retrieve it.  Again, you agreed to an extended repair time in order to limit your financial obligations.  

Yes, I have had your transmitter for over 3-years.  Yes, I have been working on it from time to time to limit your financial outlay.  I cannot give you an absolute date when the transmitter will be ready.  However, you can be assured that the transmitter will be working when you get it back!
 
Glen, K9STH


Website:  http://k9sth.com


________________________________
 From: Ed <elh54 at sbcglobal.net>
To: Johnson at mailman.qth.net 
Sent: Sunday, May 20, 2012 12:32 PM
Subject: [Johnson] Anyone Wanting to know Glen Zooks' "favor"
 
Please email me directly elh54 at sbcglobal.net
Since he wishes to go public, I won't degrade myself answering his half truths, but I will tell you privately my side of this almost five year mess.
Ed-kv5i
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