[MENTION=4641]Doug Rucker[/MENTION], you asked a question (I’m assuming it was sincere) on another board and my answer got deleted almost immediately so I’m not sure you got a chance to see my answer. Here it is. I did my best to stick to the facts and not let emotion color the delivery too much.
[COLOR=#262626][FONT=Tahoma, sans-serif][SIZE=3]OriginallyPosted by [/SIZE][/FONT][/COLOR][COLOR=#262626][FONT=Tahoma, sans-serif][SIZE=3]DougRucker[/SIZE][/FONT][/COLOR][COLOR=#262626][FONT=Tahoma, sans-serif][SIZE=3][/SIZE][/FONT][/COLOR]
[COLOR=#262626][FONT=Tahoma, sans-serif][SIZE=3]Didthis happen to you and if so, who did it???
[B][U]My response:
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[COLOR=#262626][FONT=Tahoma, sans-serif][SIZE=3]Yes,Ron did, over quite a period of time. [/SIZE][/FONT][/COLOR]
[COLOR=#262626][FONT=Tahoma, sans-serif][SIZE=3]WhenI told him that I was having an event in New Orleans he thought itwas a great idea until he understood that I wasn’t doing it for himto come and run. This was before NCE, back in 2007. He said he"invented New Orleans" and that if I had an event withouthim he would ruin it.[/SIZE][/FONT][/COLOR]
[COLOR=#262626][FONT=Tahoma, sans-serif][SIZE=3]Hecalled contractors and told them not to waste their money.
He calledvendors and told them that they had to pick between me and him. Iknow for sure that he called Bob, Pete, and Robert because they toldme and Ron confirmed it later.
He threatened to call my customers andput me out of business. [/SIZE][/FONT][/COLOR]
[COLOR=#262626][FONT=Tahoma, sans-serif][SIZE=3]Ioffered to send him a phone book so he could start calling.[/SIZE][/FONT][/COLOR]
[COLOR=#262626][FONT=Tahoma, sans-serif][SIZE=3]Sureglad I’m 90% residential.[/SIZE][/FONT][/COLOR]
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[COLOR=#262626][FONT=Tahoma, sans-serif][SIZE=3]In2009 he had the Tampa round table the exact same day as New Orleansand got back on the phone to any contractor saying publicly that hewas coming to New Orleans to tell them not to come. That was OK, Icouldn’t have handled a big event anyway.[/SIZE][/FONT][/COLOR]
[COLOR=#262626][FONT=Tahoma, sans-serif][SIZE=3]Hehas also been accusing me lately of photoshopping him into gay pornand hurting his children somehow. Funny thing is that he also accusedtwo more people (that I now of) of the same thing and he knows that Ididn’t do it. I didn’t even know who he was when it was done, iirc.And I don’t own nor have any idea how to use Photoshop. Ron admittedin New Orleans in 2010 that he knew I didn’t do it. The later picturethat cropped up after he started harassing me of me screwing Ron inthe butt I also had nothing to do with and wish with all my heartthat someone hadn’t sent to me.[/SIZE][/FONT][/COLOR]
[COLOR=#262626][FONT=Tahoma, sans-serif][SIZE=3]Thehorror.[/SIZE][/FONT][/COLOR]
[COLOR=#262626][FONT=Tahoma, sans-serif][SIZE=3]AndI would like to see anyone be able to take phone calls or do businesswith a text coming through every 5 seconds over and over and over.[/SIZE][/FONT][/COLOR]
[COLOR=#262626] [FONT=Tahoma, sans-serif][SIZE=3]OriginallyPosted by [/SIZE][/FONT][/COLOR][COLOR=#262626][FONT=Tahoma, sans-serif][SIZE=3]DougRucker[/SIZE][/FONT][/COLOR][COLOR=#262626][FONT=Tahoma, sans-serif][SIZE=3][/SIZE][/FONT][/COLOR]
[COLOR=#262626][FONT=Tahoma, sans-serif][SIZE=3]Seethe real problem is people like to use the word ‘drama’ when it isactually the truth. Drama never hurt nobody, because it’s not REAL,it’s FAKE. But the truth does hurt.[/SIZE][/FONT][/COLOR]
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Theproblem is limiting the drama limit’s the truth, but maybe that’sbest, because some think the truth requires protection.
My response:
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[COLOR=#262626][FONT=Tahoma, sans-serif][SIZE=3]Thetruth hurts and so do lies.[/SIZE][/FONT][/COLOR]
[COLOR=#262626][FONT=Tahoma, sans-serif][SIZE=3]Iknow you’re the new guy around, Doug. You have only seen the helpfulRon. I’m glad you got help in Houston. You haven’t gotten theexperience of not giving Ron what he wants and the harassment andbullying that comes from it.
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[COLOR=#262626][FONT=Tahoma, sans-serif][SIZE=3]I’mnot the only one. Not even close.
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[COLOR=#262626][FONT=Tahoma, sans-serif][SIZE=3]Thething that bothers me most isn’t that Ron is [/SIZE][/FONT][/COLOR][COLOR=#262626][FONT=Tahoma, sans-serif][SIZE=3]spreadinglies the absolutely knows aren’t true.[/SIZE][/FONT][/COLOR][COLOR=#262626][FONT=Tahoma, sans-serif][SIZE=3]I am used to that at this point.[/SIZE][/FONT][/COLOR]
[COLOR=#262626][FONT=Tahoma, sans-serif][SIZE=3]It’sthat people who KNOW that he is lying- like about my involvement inthe UAMCC and that I tried to bring the exact same benefits tomembers. There were five other board members that were on thoseconference calls. Some have admitted it privately but won’t do itpublicly because they “don’t want to deal with Ron”.[/SIZE][/FONT][/COLOR]
[COLOR=#262626][FONT=Tahoma, sans-serif][SIZE=3]So,you can take things at face value or you can do some asking andchecking on your own and see the other side of the coin.[/SIZE][/FONT][/COLOR]
[COLOR=#262626][FONT=Tahoma, sans-serif][SIZE=3]Seehow the other half lives![/SIZE][/FONT][/COLOR]