Re: Jeff Ross
Loretta Greco (l57@execpc.com)
Sun, 09 May 1999 21:31:09 -0500
Jason Potapoff wrote:
>
> At 07:26 AM 5/8/99 EDT, Amvee@aol.com wrote:
> >
> >Ah, but those Germans didn't seek to exploit a personal friendship. I don't
> >blame Neil for being miffed at Jeff. He tried to use Neil's personal concern
> >for him to turn Neil into a stalking-horse to warn him whether his little
> >trick of targeting Trevor Darcy had been rumbled. I just don't understand
> how
> >they ever got on with each other again. Then of course shortly thereafter
> >Jeff got Wallace into a dicey situation by again using one of Neil's other
> >friendships to put the screws on Willie in "Unusual Approach".
>
> I think part of the reason why Burnside and Ross kept getting along with
> each other was for two reasons. 1) they had to. Both had information and
> resources that the other needed. And to make use of them they had to keep
> their connection going. 2) They are similar in many ways. They have
> nearly the same job, they face the same stress, and problems. So they both
> understand what the other is going through so they share a common bond.
> Both (well certainly Burnside, but probably Ross as well) don't have that
> many friends and when you have few friends you try to keep the ones you do
> have even if they did something that would normally sever the friendship.
>
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> JASON POTAPOFF. Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
> Email: jpotapof@freenet.edmonton.ab.ca
> There is no spoon.
>
I agree completely with this. I like Jeff and I think he and Neil were
two of a kind in a sense.
:)Loretta