Thread: where's Gordon?

Originally Posted by Smcconnell

It's always important to take into account motives of people's actions when making your assessments.

Yes, it's frustrating that you (and others) are experiencing delays. I would be frustrated, too. But it's important to distinguish between a delay that's caused by a crisis in a man's life and a delay that's caused by sloppy business practice. They're not the same thing.

Gordon has served this forum very well for a number of years; his reputation is not that of a bad businessman.

I don't think he woke up one morning and decided to rip people off. The guy has serious issues in his life and needs time and space to sort them out. His issues are bigger than your missing wheels, so give him a break.

Yes, it would be nice if he could continue running his business without a hiccup whilst handling his personal issues, but right now it seems that he can't. It's not a sign that he has no personal values. It's not a sign that he has become a bad businessman. It's simply a sign that he is human and has his limitations. As do all of us.

Last year I went through some issues with my wife. I also run my own business and usually my attitude towards work is like that of a bull charging at the gates. I make **** happen. I work hard and play hard. But when I had problems with The One, work was the last thing on my mind. As a result, I ****ed people off and, after it was all sorted, had decent-sized fires that I had to put out. And I suspect that Gordon's issues are much, much bigger than the ones I experienced.

I think the issue is exacerbated by the fact that Gordon is choosing to not disclose much about what's really going on in his life. His "strong and silent" approach, although understandable, is adding fuel to the fire. I believe that if he openly shared with us what he is going though, the forum's reaction here would be very different. People would rally around him and support him as a community. After all, that's what we are, aren't we? Surely this is bigger than the endless conversations about squeaking tailgates and debates about the best wheel/tyre size combination for a D4 (which, for the record, is 265/60/18).

With that in mind, I urge everyone to exercise some restraint in criticising Gordon. Let's raise above the bickering and look at the situation in context. Which really is - the Gordon's issues are interfering with our desire to play with our toys. Come on - right now people all around the world are having much bigger problems than that.


Steven

Some very good points there.

I know absolutely nothing about what has gone on,nor have i had anything to do with GOE.

But i have run a business for over 26yrs.

What i would have done,if i could have, is refunded the money as quickly as possible.

One thing i have learnt over the years,is people don't take to kindly if they have paid and not received something,whatever it is.

Once the money has been returned,the business owner is in the clear.

Just my 2cents worth

Edit, one thing i forgot to say is communication.Communication with the customer is also critical.

I have now closed this thread.

There have been some pretty inaccurate statements and some grossly incompetent assumptions posted and it appears to have become a contest over who has the strongest moral compass with little regard for the other parties still involved.

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