What are we doing on this list? We have no right to continue this bashing.
Vote with your checkbook, share the horror stories, but don't beat it to
death. A newbie coming on this list might very well leave with the
impression that TRF is a dishonest operation, because a few horror stories
are being repeated endlessly. Nothing could be farther from the truth. I
might add that we never hear the other sides of these stories. I'm certain
cash flow is an issue, but there are often extenuating circumstances. TRF
has let their enthusiasm get ahead of sound business practices and inventory
control. TRF wants to be everyone's LBC company, and they are suffering the
losses in sales volumes that result from what we might see as poor
decisions. When I go to my favorite grocery store, and they have no milk, I
complain and go elsewhere. I return to my favorite store many more times,
but if they are always out of milk, my favorite store changes. Eventually,
management wakes up and smells the roses, when business drops. Some times
they can recover and sometimes they can't. Sears was on the brink not that
long ago, and now I find myself back there again. In TRF's defense, it's
harder to smell the roses when your busy trying to survive, and tied up in a
dream. I think they have finally been awakened and are restructuring the
dreams. If dzus' cost $16.95, so be it. Hold them accountable for their
screw-ups, but let it go after that. HNY
Bob Kramer
8006 Bernard Street
Leander, TX 78641
rgk@flash.net
----- Original Message -----
From: Joe Curry <spitlist@gte.net>
To: George Richardson <gprtech@frontiernet.net>
Cc: David Massey <105671.471@compuserve.com>; Bill Gunshannon
<bill@cs.uofs.edu>; <triumphs@autox.team.net>
Sent: Friday, December 31, 1999 9:50 AM
Subject: Re: The Roadster Factory demise
>
>
>
> George Richardson wrote:
> >
> > If TRF goes bankrupt, Charles may have no control over what happens to
the
> > tooling.It gets sold by the people liquidating the company.
> > I've been involved in a bankruptcy where the tooling was sold as scrap,
even
> > though there were offers to buy it.
>
>
> So, maybe the answer is, "If TRF files for Bankruptcy, we should all
> pool our resources and buy it issuing shares to the contributors
> according to how much they chip in!" Then we would have to elect a
> board of directors, a president and .... Oh well, it was a thought!
>
> Happy new year!
>
> Jo Curry
>
> --
> "If you can't excel with talent, triumph with effort."
> -- Dave Weinbaum in National Enquirer
>
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