Re: THIS MAY BE OF INTEREST!

[Alan Watts <wattsa@oak.cats.ohiou.edu>]

What is W.I.P.P.?

>Ruth,
>
>Here in Los Alamos we have a store called Cotton Tails that also has a
>branch in Santa Fe.  Here in Los Alamos they do not have posted anti-nuke
>signs etc., but in Santa Fe they do.  I questioned why they did not have
>them posted in Los Alamos and the owner said that she would loose business.
>I told her that either she believed in something or she didn't and that she
>lost my business just because I felt her to be two faced.
>
>It would not surprise me in the least if the Albuquerque Wild Oats did not
>have a clue that they were on the list, and that it was completely done by
>the Santa Fe Wild Oats market because of the strong anti-WIPP etc.,
>feelings coming from many Santa Fe people.
>
>Sherry
>
>
>>Dear RADSAFERs,
>>
>>We have received a list from Citizens for Alternatives to Radioactive
>>Dumping (CARD) with the heading
>>
>>		ANOTHER BUSINESS AGAINST W.I.P.P.
>>
>>and Wild Oats Market, 6300 San Mateo NE in Albuquerque (where I had been
>>shopping) is on this list. The list does say that stores listed display a
>>pink sign with the above legend, and I have never seen such a sign at that
>>particular Wild Oats. However, the listing indicates clearly to me that Wild
>>Oats Market doesn't want my business or, at least, if they knew that I both
>>supported opening the WIPP and had worked on it, they wouldn't want my
>>business.  There is a sort of "hate" aura about this.
>>
>>I called Wild Oats  and yesterday got a return call from Wild Oats in Santa
>>Fe.  The gist of the call was that several years ago they had indeed
>>supported another anti-WIPP group, CCNS, and that such support was given
>>after polling their employees and getting a lot of phone calls and mail from
>>customers. I was promised a copy of a letter from Wild Oats legal department
>>stating their position, but the individual I spoke with did not paraphrase
>>or state that position for me.  I was asked what I wanted Wild Oats to do
>>and I responded that they should get their name off the list.  I also said I
>>would not shop there any longer as long as they had not repudiated the
>>position represented by the listing, and I would inform as many colleagues
>>as I could of their position.  So that's why this RADSAFE posting.  I also
>>suggested that for a food market to take a clearly political stance would
>>alienate some people and could possibly result in loss of customers.  There
>>was a lot more to the conversation, but this is the important part.
>>
>>I have not heard from Wild Oats since the call yesterday or received a copy
>>of the legal letter.  By contrast Keller Farm Stores (a local market)
>>responded immediately and faxed us a copy of their letter asking to be
>>removed from the list.  Note that I am not asking for support for the WIPP,
>>but asking only that Wild Oats not advertise its opposition.
>>
>>Wild Oats (Alfalfa Markets in some places) has stores in many states. They
>>have a web page listing their stores; the URL is http://www.wildoats.com.
>>
>>cc: Sandy Valencourt, Wild Oats Market
>>
>>Clearly only my own personal opinion.
>>
>>Ruth F. Weiner
>>Sandia National Laboratories
>>MS 0718, POB 5800
>>Albuquerque, NM 87185-0718
>>505-844-4791; fax 505-844-0244
>>rfweine@sandia.gov
>>
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>
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>Sherry W. Jones, NMSM
>Los Alamos National Laboratory
>P. O. Box 1663, MS E524
>Los Alamos, NM 87545
>Phone (505) 665-2712
>Fax: (505) 665-8997
>E-Mail: swjones@lanl.gov
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>IF PEOPLE FROM OUTER SPACE ARE REALLY WATCHING US, SHOULDN'T WE BE ABLE TO
>HEAR THEM GIGGLING?
>
>
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