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

Mon May 21 09:04:32 EDT 2012

Just as a suggestion should not this discussion become a private matter?

Dan K9DTC

-----Original Message----- 
From: Carl
Sent: Monday, May 21, 2012 7:01 AM
To: James Liles ; johnson at mailman.qth.net
Subject: Re: [Johnson] Anyone Wanting to know Glen Zooks' "favor"

What a jerk you are.

Ive no interest in working on any set that has been torn apart and has
become a box of parts.

Perhaps it is something to keep you occupied in your senile years and then
others can fight over it at your estate sale.

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "James Liles" <james.liles at comcast.net>
To: <johnson at mailman.qth.net>
Sent: Sunday, May 20, 2012 11:09 PM
Subject: [Johnson] Anyone Wanting to know Glen Zooks' "favor"

> Hi Ed,Glen:
>
> Have a solution.  Glen, suck it up and box the radio carefully enclosing a
> check for the fixed price and send it to Carl to finish the job --- he is
> that kind of guy.  I am sure he will be happy to finish the job.  That way
> Ed will be happy, you will be happy and Carl will be ecstatic.
>
> Think I'll run over to Langley and see if I cant get a job as a hostage
> negotiator.  Just love it when a plan comes together!  Everyone is going
> to
> sleep like a baby tonight!  Those awful philosophy classes have finally
> paid
> off.
>
> Kindest regards Jim K9AXN
>
> Message: 1
> Date: Sun, 20 May 2012 12:32:28 -0500
> From: "Ed" <elh54 at sbcglobal.net>
> Subject: [Johnson] Anyone Wanting to know Glen Zooks' "favor"
> To: <Johnson at mailman.qth.net>
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> 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
>
> ------------------------------
>
> Message: 2
> Date: Sun, 20 May 2012 11:05:56 -0700 (PDT)
> From: Glen Zook <gzook at yahoo.com>
> Subject: Re: [Johnson] Anyone Wanting to know Glen Zooks' "favor"
> To: Ed <elh54 at sbcglobal.net>, "Johnson at mailman.qth.net"
> <Johnson at mailman.qth.net>
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>
> 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
>
>
>
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