>         This letter was in answer to scathing comments from Allen Dick on
> several occasions regarding our postings on Bee-L.
 
Simply untrue.
 
>         When David queried him once before, his comments were that we only
> want Academics and Scientists on Bee-L and that any one else can go hang.
 
An outright lie.
 
> We
> are on the information highway, and in my view if we see a hitchhiker, we
> should pick them up and give them a ride, not run over them.
 
Hitchhikers are not allowed on many freeways - for good reasons.
 
>         So, I apologise to the list on Mr Dick's behalf for involving the
> whole list on a purely personal matter.
 
Thanks, but please apologise for yourself.
 
I'll apologise for myself when - and if - it is called for.
 
When I was in the process of attempting to return your corrosive
email to you, somehow it got posted to the list.  A lot of people
found it good for laughs and said so.
 
And it is not necessarily a bad thing, seeing as we now know who
'David Eyre' is.
Regards
 
Allen
 
W. Allen Dick, Beekeeper                                         VE6CFK
RR#1, Swalwell, Alberta  Canada T0M 1Y0  Internet:[log in to unmask]
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