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Re: [GSAS-board] FW: What About Bob, the giant clown loach?
Sandu:
My surprise was quite the contrary as I won a 205 last year and picked up
Phil's 304 earlier in the Auction. I was lamenting having ANOTHER filter type
to support so I actually like the 404 and have spare sponges/media. I was
hoping to win the 305 in the raffle...
I like the 'random' that happens at auctions. (but i don't like the Bobs)
I once had a 304 from Susan that through my fault, and my fault alone, flooded
the fish room. It went to Jack whom rebuilt it and put it on the Salmon tanks.
-Paul
On Mon, 20 Apr 2009, simion wrote:
> Hi Paul,
>
> The fluval filter was mine. Indeed, the box was of a rena filter, but on the
> pink sticky note I specifically wrote "Fluval filter." I was outside when
> the filter was sold, and when I came back my son, Josh, told me that "our
> filter got sold." I had absolutely no idea that it wasn't mentioned what it
> was written on the label - if I would have been in the room, I would have
> said something about it. I can either return your money or, if you wish to
> keep the Fluval 404 filter, I can give you an extra identical filter at no
> charge. The second filter works just fine, but has a plastic part that needs
> to be replaced, and I had no time to order that. If you want it, you can
> have it. I am sorry if I caused any inconvenience - totally unintentional.
> Please let me know your decision on this matter. Thank you.
>
> Sandu
> www.AquaDiscovery.com
>
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Paul M. Wallace" <pwallace@u.washington.edu>
> To: "GSAS board members and alumni" <gsas-board@thekrib.com>
> Sent: Monday, April 20, 2009 10:33 AM
> Subject: Re: [GSAS-board] FW: What About Bob, the giant clown loach?
>
>
>> Phil:
>> In light of the circumstances I favor giving back the club split now
>> ($28). The other part ($42) was returned to you. I have some ideas on
>> how to make this whole again but I would rather discuss at the board
>> meeting.
>>
>> (the 'rena X3' I bought was a 'Fluval 404')
>>
>> -Paul
>>
>> On Mon, 20 Apr 2009, Phil Lacefield Jr. wrote:
>>
>>> Just so you know, I'm happy to give the guy his money back, if that's
>>> what
>>> we need to do (or at least my portion of it anyway.) I did my best to
>>> keep
>>> Bob going, but in the end you're right, too many factors weighed against
>>> him.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> Phil
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> From: gsas-board-bounces@thekrib.com
>>> [mailto:gsas-board-bounces@thekrib.com]
>>> On Behalf Of Margaret Cashman
>>> Sent: Monday, April 20, 2009 10:10 AM
>>> To: GSAS board members and alumni
>>> Subject: Re: [GSAS-board] FW: What About Bob, the giant clown loach?
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> Dear GSAS'ers,
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> I am inclined to think we should find a way to refund to the buyer, Mike,
>>> the purchase cost of $70 and then have the sale annulled (the seller
>>> doesn't
>>> make $ and the club doesn't make $). This was an unusual situation, and
>>> Bob
>>> looked pretty moribund while still at SPU. The cold, the stress, etc.
>>> were
>>> too much.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> I had won the bid, but then Mike (one of the other bidders) came up to me
>>> and talked about his 600-gallon tank replete with clown loaches which
>>> allegedly had bred, sans artificial hormones, once already. I felt my
>>> 180-gallon clown loach spa was not as good a spot for Bob, whom I assumed
>>> was healthy and ready to rumble, so with considerable regret I agreed to
>>> shift off so that Mike could acquire him from the auction for the winning
>>> price. We settled this before checking out, so Mike was the owner. Then
>>> Mike
>>> and Phil went over to Bob's bucket. Oooh. Bob did not look in the mood
>>> for
>>> petting or, well, anything. His tail fin was twitching a bit but he did
>>> not
>>> look, um, healthy. So I left the premises with hopes for Bob's recovery
>>> but
>>> also one of the better fish auction stories. I truly am sorry that Bob
>>> did
>>> not make it -- he was a spectacular fish. But Mike and I made the shift
>>> of
>>> winning bidder before anyone knew about Bob's death spiral and also
>>> before
>>> checkout.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> Margie C.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> On Sun, Apr 19, 2009 at 9:56 PM, Seattle_Aquarist
>>> <Seattle_Aquarist@comcast.net> wrote:
>>>
>>> Hi Phil,
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> OK, since Margie isn't involved, as the seller how would you suggest it
>>> be
>>> fairly handled? Technically Mike bought loach from "The Club", the other
>>> choice would be have a board member contact Mike and make the decision.
>>> If
>>> there are any precedents that older member may have knowledge of maybe
>>> they
>>> can provide some suggestions
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> Roy
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> _____
>>>
>>> From: gsas-board-bounces@thekrib.com
>>> [mailto:gsas-board-bounces@thekrib.com]
>>> On Behalf Of Phil Lacefield Jr.
>>> Sent: Sunday, April 19, 2009 3:17 PM
>>>
>>>
>>> To: 'GSAS board members and alumni'
>>>
>>> Subject: Re: [GSAS-board] FW: BOB the giant loach
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>>> Just so I have this clear, you auctioned the Clown Loach and Margie
>>> purchased it. The club got 40% and you received 60%. Margie then sold
>>> the
>>> loach to Mike as a separate private transaction.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> Not exactly. Margie and Mike switched the purchase at the time they
>>> checked
>>> out, so that it didn't ever show up on her ticket, only his. Margie
>>> doesn't
>>> have a stake in this one.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> Phil
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> From: Seattle_Aquarist
>>>
>>> To: 'GSAS board members and alumni'
>>>
>>> Sent: Sun Apr 19 12:00:55 2009
>>>
>>> Subject: Re: [GSAS-board] FW: BOB the giant loach
>>>
>>> Hi Phil,
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> I agree it is a tough break, I do feel badly for the guy. Just so I have
>>> this clear, you auctioned the Clown Loach and Margie purchased it. The
>>> club
>>> got 40% and you received 60%. Margie then sold the loach to Mike as a
>>> separate private transaction. The loach died on the trip home.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> I think the club is a smaller player in this than Margie and yourself. I
>>> would like to hear Margie and your views and suggestions for resolving
>>> it.
>>> I would hope that we would all want to see this resolved fairly; how
>>> would
>>> we like to be dealt with if we were Mike?
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> Roy
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
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>>>
>>>
>>> --
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>>> Child & Adolescent Psychiatry, General Psychiatry, Sleep Disorders
>>> Medicine
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>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>
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