Re: DIY COMPONENTS . COM

[Robert L Bass <sales@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

>> Actually, the separation was planned long before the online store
>> started to grow.  I'm very happily remarried now, spending half
>> my time in the US and half in Brazil.
>
> Actually Robert you had called me and told me personally about some of that
> situation and I respected your privacy regarding what you said to me on the
> phone.  I did not mention any of it here or to anybody whose business its
> not.  Whatever you choose to share publicly is your choice.  My comments
> were simply that spending all day running your installing company and
> spending all of your evenings and weekends building your on line store can't
> have helped.
>
> I have a life outside of my business (I didn't always) with friends and
> family, tournament fishing, and motorcycling.  If I wanted to give all that
> up I too could run both an installing company and build an on-line sales
> site.  I notice you too have discovered a life outside of business.  I
> applaud you in doing so.

Bob, I wasn't chastising you for mentioning it and I certainly
did not consider your comments invasive or even rude.  The whole
matter is done and I'm glad it's over.  As to working too hard,
well yes that is a part of me.  When I'm in the USA I often spend
12 or more hours a day in the office, sometimes six days a week.

Now that we're spending half of our time in Brazil, I'm
deliberately choosing to get out more.  We go to shows together,
tour the islands, visit the best restaurants and even shop
together.  I draw the line at shopping for her clothes.  :^)

This weekend we're going to Morro de Sao Paulo, an island
paradise a few hours south of where we live.  It's a car ride and
two boat rides to the island, where there are no cars -- just
endless kilometers... er, miles of pristine beaches, fabulous
snorkeling and SCUBA diving ops, and a chartered schooner to take
us touring some of the outlying islands.

Then on Monday it's back to work (somewhat intermittently due to
the frequent parties that Brazilians love to throw for every
imaginable reason).  We're heading back to Sarasota the following
week where things will calm down enough so I can get some rest...
at work.  :^)

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Regards,
Robert L Bass

Bass Burglar Alarms
The Online DIY Store
http://www.BassBurglarAlarms.com