Still trying to write a philosophy essay, so I thought I point this out:
By claiming that Brad is either a) incompetent or b) a liar does not exhaust the possibilities and is a false dilemma which is a type of logical fallacy. The assertion that Brad would not have refunded the money if the pictures had not come out is just conjecture. Let speculation end it adds nothing. People will make up their own minds if they have anything at stake - which most do not.
Tim
If one to have read all the threads and posts that have led up to this point, it's not conjecture and speculation anymore. Claims were made, accusations laid out and people were called liars. This has gone on and on.
There is no speculation, there is no philosophy to discuss or distinguish between. Either the person selling the saw lied, or the person looking at the saw lied. And it's easy to conjecture how the person that made the original post changed the tune of the song with a picture to back up what the person looking at it saw.
UNLESS, and I had not thought of this until now! DAMN I am stupid! How could I have not seen this! YES! I have figured it out! This was all a conspiracy, laid out buy Bush and Cheney, they had to cover up what they are doing to Obama to make him look bad, and knew that AS has it's thumb on the pulse of politics so if they created controversy here they could continue with the plan to discredit our Commander in Chief! I am such a fool for not seeing this earlier! God I am dumb!
Sorry Brad, it's all Bush's fault!
I guess I've been here a while; I bought a saw from a poster/sponsor here about 8 years ago. My experience was fine.
But something happened: I know more than I'm saying here, but it has to do with a young man trying to keep a family business afloat as well as his own; niether could really afford enough help alone and it would have been dang hard to incorporate them.
Some work and some product got held up in the process, and a few customers felt (for a while) that they'd been taken to the cleaners. But the posters at that time were a lot more civil. Something is happening in N. America; we're turning in jerks.
Here's the last thread the saw builder in question ever posted on:
http://www.arboristsite.com/showthread.php?t=20226
How many remember him?
I've no beef with you, but I find that thread interesting on one key point. How long after that, with the "kinder gentler" AS was it before Tony Marks was run out on a rail, and not so nicely?
Many dealt with Dean, many knew he had problems of many sorts, he knew this and tried to apologize and acknowledge that, that garnered the man respect, which he EARNED. and lost and had to earn again, many times. The last time he bowed out, he did so with grace and dignity, and I think most of us respect that.
Another brought up some other builders.
Ben I don't really care anymore what he was or under. He worked for Dean, I think he got all the bad habits Dean could have run with, and based his life around that. I dealt with him, and dealt with him. It was bad, I didn't say anything for a long time, I regret that now. Nice guy, really, but I wouldn't let they guy make me a hot dog! Yes, he was that bad!
Simon, man I don't know where to start with this cat! I LOVE him! He comes in, drops a bomb from hell, leaves us guessing and runs off. But sure enough it comes in as fact! EVERY damn time! Man can he stir it up, but he's always right! Like him or not, he's right! I just wish he'd get past the secrecy and tell us WTF for real!
Took me a LONG time before I liked the guy, but he's smart as a whip, just doesn't have any social skills.
boys. Time to calm down, kiss your wife and if your lucky you won't wake up in the morning with a pregnant wife.
