Why bring up who I work with? You're really hung up on that. You should concentrate on riding more and less on hanging out on here trying to think of ways to look cool for your cyber friends.
This has nothing to do with the companies I work with and everything to do with your holier than thou attitude. You have no clue what I actually do.....there's more to life than this forum. I've been fortunate to find that out by going to the events and working with some great people.
How about you speak to me in person the way you speak to me on the forum? Bring some fancy gifs with you...
Why bring it up? Because 4 out of 5 of your posts are promote one of the companies who pay you to do so. If I'm "holier than thou" (or just an asshole), than you're a walking pop-up ad on here.
It's amazing how sensitive everyone is. You'd KNOW if I was disrespecting you. Trust me. I make a stupid joke about Trendsetterz and get accused of being negative and unsupportive. So I decided to show what negative and unsupportive looks like. This isn't church. We don't have to sit around and sing Kumbahya. This feels like the "everyone wins a prize" generation. These guys showed and made a little effort up so they automatically get a pass? Nobodies allowed to say anything negative? B.S. The issues I brought up about the new hull and the unrealistic business plan were based on the information provided. People should feel free to speak up. Especially without fear of physical intimidation.
The difference is that I'm not offended if you say I'm holier than thou or negative or anything else. I get it. I can be an ass. I can also be nice. But if I make a statement about you that I feel is accurate (and others do as well btw) but YOU don't like it suddenly you want to make vague threats about 'talking to me in person' and 'see you at the free ride buddy.'
For those who are reading along, Chris is a big dude who I'm gonna guess works out a lot. This is important to understand when you see him post "say it to my face" etc because conversely I'm a little fella.
But instead of PMing or calling me to hash it out.... or accepting that maybe just maybe the things I say might be accurate, you say 'that's it, I'm gonna get in this guys face.'
See... I think you're pissed because everything you say is tied to the brands you represent. So while I'm free to speak my mind and voice my opinion (and be an asshole), you can't. You have to bite your tongue because you're not just a member here. You're an employee. On the clock every time you post. So while you probably have some valid opinions and accurate responses to topics, you're bound by those words in your signature.
You can't control what I say, and you can't respond in the way you wish you could.... Now you're going to try and intimidate me in person to show me.... I don't even know what. That's good marketing. Don't say anything negative about Chris or one the companies he represents or he'll threaten to 'talk' to you the next time he sees you.
Lol that sounds real similar to the crap Steve pulled. Don't talk bad about his brand or he'll screw you on warranty work.
But Let's talk about disrespect Chris.
How about when I went out of my way to mail you friggen jets you so badly needed so you could ride and in return you promised to send me a shirt. I was like "Hey, here's a Texas guy, forum member, does some cool art work etc... Let's help a brotha out!" Did you send my shirt? Nope. I reminded you like 3 times when you never sent it and you kept saying "ill do it I'll do it." But never did. Finally I got tired of being let down and told you don't worry about it cause at that point I'd never wear it anyway on principle. I decided if I wasn't important enough to return the favor than I sure as hell wasn't going to support your brand by wearing your shirt. How the hell do you deserve my respect when you didn't show me any? First impressions are a mofo bro.
I'm done arguing. Sorry for being such a distraction and derailing this thread.
The new material to make a ski is interesting without a doubt, good luck FFF, and if nothing else, thanks for thinking outside the box and pioneering a new way to build a hull.