Thanks Jane for your interesting story. I personally enjoyed it and will
be sharing it with the beekeepers club meeting next week.  As for the
kiddie play, it only takes a second of scanning to tell me when it's time
to hit the "Delete" key.  No problem.
 
Teri
"I'm still here"
 
On Mon, 13 Dec 1993, Jane Beckman wrote:
 
> As a beekeeper and professional person (although in the computer field, not
> in my chosen degree of biology) of a sober 40 years, I resent being lumped
> with the sophmoric claptrap of the net kiddies, simply because I contributed
> a myth from the legends of my ancestors in Finland.
>
> I realize that the traffic on the net has been a strain on the nerves of us
> all, lately (none the less because it has been cluttering up a work mailbox
> that has been getting several dozen bug reports a day), but could we resist
> the temptation to insult those of us who have serious asperation after
> knowledge, but merely have contributed something other than varroa reports
> to the list?  (Not that I don't find the varroa reports interesting.)
>
> I think it is sad that folks have had to resign this list merely to escape
> the net.kiddies who have discovered a new toy to amuse themselves and
> annoy others.  I expect that this posting will result in lots of mail from
> the kiddies, who will now decide to annoy ME.  My advice to them is to
> attempt to find a life, hard as that may be.  Maybe even get a degree in
> biology or something.
>
> Thank you.  Peace on earth, good will to humanity and the genus Apis.
>
> Jane Beckman  [[log in to unmask]]