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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Ms. Joan, Thank you for your concern for my temper
and constitution. It will be unnecessary for you to procure remedies on my
behalf as I have just polished off a brace of orphans and washed then down with
a pint of widows tears.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2> In my life I have been a boarder, a tenant, a
freeloader, and a property owner ( as much as is possible in a world of property
taxes and nanny government ) among other things and have found each of them
to have varying degrees of trials and tribulation. The point I was trying to
make, ( poorly, apparently ) is that there is no similarity between the plight
of Mr. Macks former tenants and N.S.A. If any comparison were to be made it
would be between Mr. Mack & N.S.A. Both being property owners unfairly
castigated for having the effrontery to want to put their property to productive
use.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2> </FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>But why do we continue the charade of caring about
property rights, parking, and downtown business people when the actual goal is
so plain to see. It seems clear to me that 'fairness" has nothing to do with
this discussion. It is just another tool to prod at a local man, school, and
faith community that has some how offended you and your peanut gallery. Lets be
clear, this is just fine by me, everyone needs a hobby but lets leave the
overblown rhetoric ( cruelty, injustice, etc.) out of this and just say it plain
I HATES EM, I HATES EM, I HATES EM. You'll feel better and no one will have need
for a purgative.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>faithfully, G. Crabtree</FONT></DIV>
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style="BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; FONT: 10pt arial; font-color: black"><B>From:</B>
<A title=joanopyr@moscow.com href="mailto:joanopyr@moscow.com">Joan Opyr</A>
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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A title=jampot@adelphia.net
href="mailto:jampot@adelphia.net">g. crabtree</A> </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Cc:</B> <A title=vision2020@moscow.com
href="mailto:vision2020@moscow.com">Vision2020 Moscow</A> </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Tuesday, December 13, 2005 6:16
PM</DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Re: [Vision2020] City Council's
selective compassion</DIV>
<DIV><BR></DIV><BR>On 13 Dec 2005, at 07:08, g. crabtree wrote:<BR><BR>
<BLOCKQUOTE>Miss Opyr, You and Mr. Hansen seem to have overlooked the line
in my communiqué that read "What he did with it subsequently..." however it
seems clear to me that further discussion would be an intrusion on the
little mutual admiration society that you and your chums have going here,
and far be it from me to try and disrupt your quaint little notions of
"fairness."<BR>Gee Crabtree<BR> <BR>P.S. With regard to the business
proposal you mentioned, wouldn't this simply be a change in scope as opposed
to function?<BR></BLOCKQUOTE><BR>My goodness, how prim. Please, call me Joan.
My copy of Emily Post's Book of Etiquette (circa 1934) tells me that as a
"divorcee," I am no longer a "Miss." My copy of Betty Friedan's The Feminine
Mystique tells me that what I'm a "Ms.," and that, in fact, is the title I
prefer. Technically, I suppose you could address me as "The Reverend Joan
Opyr," as I am an ordained minister of the Universal Life Church
(www.ulc.org), but I've never been one to stand on ceremony -- not when I can
tap dance.<BR><BR>So, in your opinion, my objection to Dan Mack's kicking 14
families out of their homes represents a "quaint little notion of fairness?"
Then I can only surmise that you own rather than rent on Planet Scrooge.
Quaint isn't the term I would use to describe Mack's actions -- or City
Council's and the County's complicity -- I prefer the words cruelty,
injustice, and dirty dealing. I have compared the Mack Renaissance Trailer
Park case to the Wilson NSA case, and what I have found is that the City
doesn't give a rat's ass about citizens unless they're rich, powerful, or part
of the Old Boys' Network. I don't know if you're part of the Old Boys' Network
or not; I don't especially care. If you believe that landlords should be free
to run amok over the rights of tenants, then I think you need a chain-rattling
visit from Jacob Marley's ghost. There's libertarianism, and then there's just
plain meanness.<BR><BR>Gee Whiz. <BR><BR>Joan Opyr/Auntie
Establishment<BR>www.joanopyr.com<?/bigger><?fontfamily><?param Helvetica><BR><?/fontfamily><?bigger><BR>PS:
You sound kind of peevish. Is this something that Fletcher's Castoria might
handle or should Tom and I pretend to stop agreeing with one another? The
latter, I fear, is not very likely, but the former will only cost you a mere
$6 a bottle at Rite-Aid. I'm willing to kick in half if you think it will
improve your temper. How about it, Tom -- want to donate the other $3?<?/bigger><?fontfamily><?param Helvetica><BR><?/fontfamily><BR></BLOCKQUOTE></BODY></HTML>