[TheForge] Re: Dear President, abana has lost touch

[Dave Mudge]

It makes things tough when folks spout off without offering any facts.
I would like to address Dick's letter.

On 2/20/07, Dicksplint at aol.com <Dicksplint at aol.com> wrote:
> In a message dated 02/17/2007 10:14:34 PM Eastern Standard Time,
(snip)

> The simple fact is ABANA has lost touch with working blacksmiths who are just
> trying to make an honest living.

..........What (specifically) are you referring to? What do 'you' want
from ABANA?

>  ABANA has become to political and a group
> of a selected few who use it as their own self promoting platform.

..........Again, what are you referring to? The "selected few" are
selected by the 4500 ABANA members or at least the ones that bother to
vote. And exactly who is doing any "self promoting" through ABANA?
Give us names please.

>  I know more
> blacksmiths who are not members then are.

..........So do I.

 Who needs it and the BS.

.......... I agree, like any group, there is a lot of BS. By the way,
are you a member?

> I freeze
> may butt of in the winter and roast it off in the summer providing real
> service to real customers who need the services of a real blacksmith at a fair
> price.

.......... As do I. I have no academic background, no family fortune,
I work (hard) 7 days a week and soon to start working nights on
re-building my shop. Before the hurricane I was a full-time blacksmith
for more than 15 years.
You certainly have the right to your opinion, but please site specific
details when you are 'dising'  ABANA or TheBoard which I happen to be
a member of, so you are 'dising' me too.

dave mudge

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