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- Path: sparky!uunet!sun-barr!apple!csl!sparkyfs.erg.sri.com!rat
- From: rat@erg.sri.com (Ray Trent)
- Subject: Re: WARNING: Sound Techniques of Los Gatos
- Message-ID: <1992Jul20.185721.23656@erg.sri.com>
- Sender: news@erg.sri.com
- Reply-To: rat@erg.sri.com (Ray Trent)
- Organization: SRI International, Menlo Park, CA
- References: <etc.> <182676@pyramid.pyramid.com>
- Distribution: ba
- Date: Mon, 20 Jul 92 18:57:21 GMT
- Lines: 38
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- In the referenced article, pc@slipknot.eng.pyramid.com (pc) writes:
- >>isn't going to forgo this minimal precaution).
- >
- >Except that he said he had it, because he needed to send it to the warranty
- >provider. He still would not let me see it. I verified that the warranty
-
- Well, I did say that it was a *stupid* thing for him to do (assuming
- he still actually had it in his possession). I was responding to
- someone that claimed it was *illegal*, which as far as I can tell, it
- was not (both because I don't know of any law about non-auto repairs
- that covers this and because the one example of a law I've seen that
- covers this issue specifically requires the customer to ask before the
- work is done that the repairer show the replaced parts).
-
- >>Of course, given the description in the article posted, I have almost
- >>no confidence that the original poster has the slightest idea what the
- >
- >Now it seems you are making some assumptions here. If you had been paying
- >attention, you would have read that I did some pretty extensive testing.
-
- Ok, you're right. That was a cheap shot...perhaps you now realize how
- the merchant in question *may* have felt (or maybe he's just an
- asshole, I certainly don't know :-).
-
- >I have received email from a few other people who have had similar
- >experiences. Sorry, I cannot disclose any more info than that at the
- >moment (seeing as Marty's buddy John will fax all of this to him),
- >but we will be seeing a few more testimonials on this guy when this
- >blows over and my ass is covered. Marty has a long history of problems
-
- No problem. In fact, I applaud the fact that you've brought this
- problem with *service* to the attention of the net. What I *don't*
- think is excusable is the unsubstantiated ad hominem attacks.
- --
- "When you're down, it's a long way up
- When you're up, it's a long way down
- It's all the same thing
- And it's no new tale to tell" ../ray\..
-