Last year, there were a group of guys on the forum from the east coast who asked if I could lead them on a run across the Rubicon Trail. And, being that they would be coming from so far away, Cindy and I decided to put our summer plans on the back burner and work around their schedule. To help make things easier for them, we invited them to our home and encouraged them to store their doors and tops there. Of course, after their long drive out, we helped them to inspect and work on their Jeeps in our garage before the run and then again after the run to help ensure they would have a safe trip back home.
Sometime after that fun filled trip, drama on the forum lead to at least one of these guys leaving the forum and I had also found that another had been working on and had started a competing forum. And really, that's all good by me. This is after all America and people are free to do what they please. For months, I hadn't seen or heard from them and certainly, haven't given any of them any thought or should I say, not until now. A couple of days ago, I got the following PM from one of their friends.
And, this was my response to him.
Apparently, he didn't appreciate what I had to say and accused me of not being very generous.
And so, I responded in kind.
Needless to say, this post is being made as a mea culpa. Clearly, I am a selfish bastard and need to learn how to be more generous to others. I share all this with you as a part of my first step in acknowledging my faults and with the hopes of someday becoming a better person.
Sometime after that fun filled trip, drama on the forum lead to at least one of these guys leaving the forum and I had also found that another had been working on and had started a competing forum. And really, that's all good by me. This is after all America and people are free to do what they please. For months, I hadn't seen or heard from them and certainly, haven't given any of them any thought or should I say, not until now. A couple of days ago, I got the following PM from one of their friends.
GRNHORN said:Eddie,
Will you be posting the video from the 2015 Rubicon? If not would it be possible to get a copy of the video with the East coasters in it?
Thank you
Scott (GRNHORN)
And, this was my response to him.
wayoflife said:Would you like it in an editable format including footnotes and creative license or would you prefer it to be in a 3 Blu-ray boxed set complete with directors cut, deleted scenes, outtakes and 3D poster that you can hang up in your bedroom?
Apparently, he didn't appreciate what I had to say and accused me of not being very generous.
GRNHORN said:So I take that as a no you are not going to make and post the video. I was just hoping that since a group of East Coast WAL members drove across country that you might be generous enough to provide the video.
Thank you
Scott (GRNHORN)
And so, I responded in kind.
wayoflife said:You're absolutely right. How selfish of me to invite total strangers into my home, help them to work on their Jeeps in my garage and take time out of my busy summer to lead them across the Rubicon Trail. Clearly, the least I can do is drop everything I'm doing and work countless hours making a video of guys who have since started a competing forum. What was I thinking.
Needless to say, this post is being made as a mea culpa. Clearly, I am a selfish bastard and need to learn how to be more generous to others. I share all this with you as a part of my first step in acknowledging my faults and with the hopes of someday becoming a better person.