A Needed Public Apology

To TFEVERFRED and KOOL KEMP, and anyone else who I upset

In a recent post regarding the Reno Air Race Tragedy I made some attacking statements. My intentions were good, but it didn't end that way. I was a total *** in those few moments. For this I am truly sorry. I have had a few more days to let the emotion, adrenaline, and confusion work its way out. At the end of it all it is a tragic incident in which a great man and accomplished individual lost his life. At the same instant many other great persons lost theirs. For some reason I had the unfortunate place of being there. I had no right to attack anybody or make any harsh statement, for that I am truly sorry. Everybody processes things in their own way and in their own time and all that was needed were condolences. The only thing that really matters in any of this is that we respectfully honor and give the families any comfort and solace we can offer. If I have in any way en***bered this process please accept my deepest apology and sincrere condolences for the families involved.


Best Regards,

Tim

 

Tim,
Your a stand up guy and a good human being. Glad you posted this my friend

-Shiny

 

YOU sound like pretty good people, TERPU. DD

 

You sound pretty stand up to me, at this sad time. I would buy you a beer sir.

 

Well said.

 

The truest measure of a man is whether or not he has the balls to stand up and admit a wrong and make an apology for it .
Well said TERPU , and my condolences to all who have loved ones affected by the Reno Air Race tradgedy .


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Men who admit to their faults are men that women Like!

 

You sir, are a gentleman....

 

Hat's off to you.

 

we all have have said or done things that later regret , it takes maturity to admit to
a mistake ......... hat off to you .........

 

It takes a really good person to admit their mistake here on this forum - my hat is off to you as well ....

 

Terpu,

I didn't see the thread and no doubt wouldn't have been offended although I know some of the local folks from here that were injured.

That said if you were there you no doubt needed to get it out of your system. Better to be an *** on the HAMB that shoot up the middle school. Processing a bad situation is not an easy task and some times has long lasting affects. My hope for you is that you do not have long lasting affects from this. Write and ***** if you need to.

You are good folks my friend. Lots of respect from the '******.

 

Lived not far from him, saw his plane a few times taxi-ing down the dirt runway while @ my buddies place. Great man for sure. Didn't see the original post, so I wasn't offended.
Honest apologies are hard to come by in today's world.
Well said Terpu. Forgiven.

 

Well said.

 

I saw the reports over & over on the crash. One of the networks did a frame by frame shot and it appeared that the tail wing flap was broken off,and he had NO control at all..

Sad for sure ,but could have been a heck of a lot worse.

Rick

 

I didn't see anything wrong with your original remarks. Actually very level headed comments from you.

 

not sure what you or others have said but if you got the nuts to start a thread to apologize where you think you may be wrong.. thats enough for me. i come from a small town, where all we have is a hand shake and our spoken word.. and its worth more than gold.. even tho iv moved from that small town long time ago, small town morals have been breed into me.. so, grab your self a beer.. and lets get on with having some good times.. if you ever make it out this we we will have to have a cold one.. cheers.
chris.

 

Hey Tim
Just came across this. Yeah man get it off your chest. Aint nothing wrong with apologizing. Didnt see your original comments. Hope your still up to hanging out this weekend. I'd like to hear your experience if you care to talk about it.
See ya soon
Pach

 

Thanks Tim it takes a stand up guy to apologize ....and I know you were (and probably still are), stressed out and upset by the whole tragic incident.....I had it on my mind for several days and I never knew the man, I am just a warbird lover who really appreciates the time ,money and skills required to keep one of these airborne works of art flying. I would like everyone to know that Tim sent me a great PM to apologize over the comments on the thread (they were deleated from the thread by the moderators) so there was no need for this public apology ! I think this action speeks volumes about your true personality and what a standup guy you truly are,thanks again Tim .

Steve

 

Tough situation all the way around. Well done Tim.

 

Never easy to admit you're wrong - especially in a public forum . . . well done.

 

A mans character develops over a lifetime. An old chinese proverb states that a man should be judged over the second half of his life, not the first. As a fellow who made numerous transgressions in his lifetime, some of which I do lament, reading your apology were the words of a man who has a responsible moral comp*** from my perspective.

 

It seems we live in a society where it's easier to blame someone else for your own mistakes. It's nice to see someone who accepts responsibility for their own actions and can admit their mistakes.

Well done!

 

Wow. I didn't know you made a thread as well. Tim sent me a very cool PM and I appreciated it. I also explained to him that I could have chose my words better.

Experiences like this crash effect people in many different ways. Like someone stated, it's better to be angry on the WWW than go shoot up a school or something.

Tim, unfortunately I don't get out of Houston as much as I'd like to, but if our paths ever cross.... the first rounds on me. Oh... fajitas. We'll toss for who cooks the fajitas.

 

Nothing to show the measure of a man like a TRUE apology, not a mumbling 'I'm sorry." Well done.

 

I didn't think your remarks were that out of line, someone who has been through what you have, gets a little extra room to vent. I will add to those who have said it shows your true character to start this thread and apologise, whether needed or not...respect given and deserved.

 

All of us sometimes make mistakes, few will admit they were wrong, and even fewer will apologize sincerely. You are a man of strong character.