BTW, here is Peggie's e-mail address if anyone wants to write her directly. We've really strayed off-topic on this one. mailto:peghall@sbcglobal.net ___________________________ > Ms. Hall has made statements in reference to my comments on this forum which > were forewarded to her. Since I cannot find a direct E mail adress I chose > to respond in this forum. Ms Hall has contributed significantly to boaters > knowledge of marine sanitation and is well recognized for this. But the > record must be put straight and I quote from web sites that she apparently > sponsors: I shall be glad to set the record straight: I do not sponsor ANY websites; I don't even have a website. I have, however, given my permission to every sponsor of any legitimate boating boating site who asks--and there have been many--to include my articles on their websites. Some have included entire articles, some have only provided links to other sites that have included entire articles. > >From a web site: > "Peggie Hall, of Peal Products (a division of Raritan Engineering) is the > author of "Marine Sanitation: Fact vs. Folklore" " You don't say which website, but their information is considerably out of date (which it would not be if I were a sponsor or had any connection to it). I am not associated with Raritan in any way. I was briefly associated with them after I sold my own company Peal Products) to them more than 3 years ago, but I have had no commercial interest, association, affiliation, or any other connection with Raritan or any other company, in or out of the marine business, since that time. > It is customary on TWL to identify a commercial connection. I wouldn't hesitate to do so if one existed. None does. > I have the utmost respect for Ms. Hall and her contributions. I refer TWL > members to one of her excellent web sites: > > http://www.boatered.com/pres/phmenu.htm Les Hall and George van Parys, who own boatered.com, would certainly be surprised to learn that boatered.com is MY website...I certainly am! At their invitation, I'm a volunteer forum host, that's all. I'm also the unpaid volunteer "resident plumber" on the Bayliner Owners Club, and several sailboat sites. However, I receive -0- compensation from any of them (the Hunter Owners website DID pick up the check for my dinner last time we were all the Annapolis sail show...if that counts as "compensation" so be it), I have no interest, financial or otherwise, in any of the websites or their sponsors, nor am I a sponsor of boatered.com or any other website. > You have every right to lobby for a bill > that you want passed. I am not opposed to that . However if you are to post > on TWL, > Please, join the list, state your commercial affiliation and please > learn what the qualifications of those that you criticize. I believe I've covered the commercial affiliation issue, except to ask: Raritan, SeaLand, Galley Maid, Head Hunter, Microphor, Groco and several other mfrs make Type I and/or II MSDs. Have I said anything to indicate that I have any association with any of those companies? Have I recommended one over another? Had Mr. Austin not found out of date information on a website, would there be any reason at all to believe from my own comments that I have any affiliation whatever with any company? Mr. Austin asked that I learn the qualification of those you criticize...I--equally respectfully--ask him to do the same before making accusations. As for my criticizing anyone's qualifications, I did not. I only made the logical assumption that anyone who'd say, "As for 50% of registered boats being on inland waters--correct--and they either don't have heads or they use portipotties" could not have any knowledge of inland water boating...that his experience is limited to the waters he does know. And as for joining TWL, I have in the past and would again any time I'm invited to help solve sanitation problems and sort out issues. At any given time, I'm usually active on several e-mail lists...and then leave again when the subject is exhausted. However, I was not invited to join the discussion on TWL, nor have I posted to it. I have only replied to e-mails and given my permission to someone else to post any or all of what I have replied--AND my e-mail address. Whatever of my comments he chooses to post publicly are up to him. Mr. Austin is welcome to e-mail directly--although if he tries to use the bellsouth.net address that's still on any websites that have not updated my information, it'll bounce--if he has anything more to say to me. If there's anything more that's of any value to the group as a whole that I can contribute to TWL, I'll be glad to join again long enough to do so--an offer that will remain open indefinitely. Meanwhile, I've said all I have to say unless asked. Peggie Hall -- __________________ Keith All true wisdom is found on T-shirts.