Dear Al,
  I am sorry to hear of anyones misfortune especially with bees. Being a
subscriber of BEE-L for less than 10 days I didnt know of this disaster.
Even so I would be more than willing to donate to a beekeeper of ill
fortune. Please let me know where I can send it to. I've always felt the
need to help someone who has fallen on the slippery road of life because
there may come a time when each of us might need a hand up not a hand out.
 
 
 
 
                                                       Thank You
 
At 09:52 PM 4/30/97 EDT, you wrote:
>Many of you are not going to like what I have to say and I
>really don't care what you think, but the more I think about
>it, the stronger my feelings about what a >cheap mean
>bunch< many of you are. A few over 700 List Members
>at the time of this event!
>
>I am recalling the story of Gary Ford and his $20,000 loss. A
>young man trying to start out in commercial beekeeping who
>had his hives destroyed by some idiots driving a four wheel
>drive and who then tossed diesel fuel over what was left.
>
>Let me just state some facts to justify my opinion!
>
>Dave Green reported a little while back that the
>cash contributions amounted to $235.00.(See Below).
>I gave $5.00. I recently met a fellow beekeeper in my
>travels who donated $50.00. I know of about four other
>members of this List who gave $5.00.
>
>So do your math! That totals 6 people who gave a total
>of $75.00. Subtract that from $235.00 and you get $160.00.
>
>Assuming that the balance of contributions were no more
>than $5.00....that would mean $160 divided by $5.00 equals
>32 other folks who contributed out of over 700 of you. A
>cheap bunch in my opinion! I hope that I am never
>drowning and some of you are standing on the shore. I
>might just as well swallow sea water and get it over with
>before I wasted my breath hollering for help from many
>of you!
>
>Even if each of you contributed $5.00 I wouldn't consider
>some $3500 a money making scheme when you consider
>Gary is out $20,000 !
>
>Some of my $5.00 was spent by Gary's wife to send me a
>personal note of thanks!
>
>Think about it !!!! You are enjoying some WORLD CLASS
>FREE ADVICE on this List and you can't even contribute
>the equal of a couple of jars of honey to try and help out
>a fellow beekeeper.... a young man with a family trying his
>best to make it !
>
>Do you get that I am damn Peed Off. YOU ARE CORRECT!
>I hope that those of you who didn't contribute never experience
>the disaster that hit Gary. So much for your feelings for your
>fellow man or woman beekeeper!
>
>One member of this List (who shall remain anonymous) thinks
>that most of you are "Grumpy Old Men". He is being kind!
>
>I have said my peace and I can take the heat if you have the guts
>to throw it my way!
>
>---------------- Qoute of Dave Green's Message
>Below-----------------------------------
>
> Gary and I want to thank each of you who helped to encourage Gary by
>your
>generous gifts.  About 235 dollars was received and some bees and brood
>were
>also given, so he has gotten close to $400 in aid.
>
>    All your snail mail notes and copies of the e-mail comments were also
>turned over to him.  He will be in contact with many of you, as soon as
>he
>can, though some gave anonymously, so he cannot.
>
>    Gary was much encouraged by your evidence that there are a lot of
>caring
>people in the world yet.  He is back in New York right now, preparing an
>old
>truck which he will bring to get the bees he still has. I am glad he's
>not
>going to try to truck bees in the old school bus.  There is no way to get
>adequate ventilation.
>
>    I looked at some of his nucs yesterday, and they are doing very well.
> He
>hopes to split again, and I think he'll be using the contributions for
>queens.  He should have enough brood to make some more hives up.
>Frankly, I
>am surprised (pleasantly) to see how well these nucs are drawing
>foundation.
> He could even have a little honey to harvest before he leaves South
>Carolina.
>
>   I had delayed this note, in hopes that I would have some good news on
>the
>police investigation, but I have been unable to get any information, so
>that
>item will have to wait.
>
>   Thank you again, good folks!
>
>Dave Green
>-------------------------End Of Quoted
>Message------------------------------------------------------
>
>By the way....Terry Ford said in her note of thanks to me that they are
>using the
>money to buy nucs.
>
>Al,
>
>Al Needham--Scituate,MA,[log in to unmask]
>Author Of "The HoneyBee"--An Educational Program
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>