THANKS - AND THANKS FOR NOTHING
Helen J. Foss wrote:
For several years now I have posted 'FREE SEEDS - POSTAGE PAID' on rec/gardens and received multi requests for tomato seeds. I filled the requests for what folks asked for. Took the time to label the individual little 'baggies', insert the seeds, secured them between cardboard sheets and mailed them off at my own expense. I didn't, and don't have a problem with this. I put together over 300 packets last fall alone and enjoyed doing it. The ONLY thing I asked in return was that the recipients of my labors, notify me when they received the seeds....I don't think that was too much to ask for. A few offered me some different seeds, which I though was a nice gesture on their part, and I accepted the offer. To this day I have not received any seeds, but that doesn't really bother me as much as the fact that a few of the ones I sent seeds to, didn't have the common courtesy to sit at the keyboard for one minute, and tell me they received the seeds....how long does it take to say 'I got them'? I have sent seeds to many States, Alaska (I know it's a State), Australia, United Kingdom and Wales and received reports that the seeds have done well in their area. Now suddenly I'm receiving further requests for seeds, and have already maialed out over 150 packets, for which I have received replies of their arrival. To the folks that sent me messages telling me of their arrival, I say a BIG THANK you, and hope I'll be able to send you some new and different seeds next fall. To the folks that were too busy to spend a minute on the keyboard, I say THANKS FOR NOTHING, and there will be no further shipments from this source. To those who want to flame me, just want to say that I had to vent my disappointment in certain people that have no time to show a little common courtesy to a fellow gardener. Hope you all have a great growing season and abundant crops. If I recall correctly, you posted the "real life" names and addresses of a bunch of the people you sent seeds too. (It's been a while so I could be mistaken, but I do remember being shocked by something like that) After being "outted" like that, some folks may have not wanted anything more to do with you or your seeds. I sent some dried peppers a few years ago to someone in Canada and they were never delivered. Customs agents probably confiscated them and didn't bother to send a postcard stating such. We had exchanged seeds previously without any problems. So maybe people never sent you a "thank-you" because they never received the seeds. Just a few observations, Bob |
THANKS - AND THANKS FOR NOTHING
Helen J. Foss wrote:
For several years now I have posted 'FREE SEEDS - POSTAGE PAID' on rec/gardens and received multi requests for tomato seeds. I filled the requests for what folks asked for. Took the time to label the individual little 'baggies', insert the seeds, secured them between cardboard sheets and mailed them off at my own expense. I didn't, and don't have a problem with this. I put together over 300 packets last fall alone and enjoyed doing it. The ONLY thing I asked in return was that the recipients of my labors, notify me when they received the seeds....I don't think that was too much to ask for. A few offered me some different seeds, which I though was a nice gesture on their part, and I accepted the offer. To this day I have not received any seeds, but that doesn't really bother me as much as the fact that a few of the ones I sent seeds to, didn't have the common courtesy to sit at the keyboard for one minute, and tell me they received the seeds....how long does it take to say 'I got them'? I have sent seeds to many States, Alaska (I know it's a State), Australia, United Kingdom and Wales and received reports that the seeds have done well in their area. Now suddenly I'm receiving further requests for seeds, and have already maialed out over 150 packets, for which I have received replies of their arrival. To the folks that sent me messages telling me of their arrival, I say a BIG THANK you, and hope I'll be able to send you some new and different seeds next fall. To the folks that were too busy to spend a minute on the keyboard, I say THANKS FOR NOTHING, and there will be no further shipments from this source. To those who want to flame me, just want to say that I had to vent my disappointment in certain people that have no time to show a little common courtesy to a fellow gardener. Hope you all have a great growing season and abundant crops. If I recall correctly, you posted the "real life" names and addresses of a bunch of the people you sent seeds too. (It's been a while so I could be mistaken, but I do remember being shocked by something like that) After being "outted" like that, some folks may have not wanted anything more to do with you or your seeds. I sent some dried peppers a few years ago to someone in Canada and they were never delivered. Customs agents probably confiscated them and didn't bother to send a postcard stating such. We had exchanged seeds previously without any problems. So maybe people never sent you a "thank-you" because they never received the seeds. Just a few observations, Bob |
THANKS - AND THANKS FOR NOTHING
In article ,
(Helen J. Foss) wrote: For several years now I have posted 'FREE SEEDS - POSTAGE PAID' on rec/gardens and received multi requests for tomato seeds. I filled the requests for what folks asked for. Took the time to label the individual little 'baggies', insert the seeds, secured them between cardboard sheets and mailed them off at my own expense. I didn't, and don't have a problem with this. I put together over 300 packets last fall alone and enjoyed doing it. The ONLY thing I asked in return was that the recipients of my labors, notify me when they received the seeds....I don't think that was too much to ask for. A few offered me some different seeds, which I though was a nice gesture on their part, and I accepted the offer. To this day I have not received any seeds, but that doesn't really bother me as much as the fact that a few of the ones I sent seeds to, didn't have the common courtesy to sit at the keyboard for one minute, and tell me they received the seeds....how long does it take to say 'I got them'? I have sent seeds to many States, Alaska (I know it's a State), Australia, United Kingdom and Wales and received reports that the seeds have done well in their area. Now suddenly I'm receiving further requests for seeds, and have already maialed out over 150 packets, for which I have received replies of their arrival. To the folks that sent me messages telling me of their arrival, I say a BIG THANK you, and hope I'll be able to send you some new and different seeds next fall. To the folks that were too busy to spend a minute on the keyboard, I say THANKS FOR NOTHING, and there will be no further shipments from this source. To those who want to flame me, just want to say that I had to vent my disappointment in certain people that have no time to show a little common courtesy to a fellow gardener. Hope you all have a great growing season and abundant crops. You sound a little needy, which might be off-putting to some seed recipients. Certainly there is a type of gardener too cheapy-ass to buy even a $2 seedling or a packet of seeds, the sorts of bungholes who just want something for nothing. Because of my website, I have beggars emailing me for cuttings & seeds several times a week, as there seem to be no end of ******s cruising the web looking for free plants from perfect strangers because they apparently have no actual friends with whom to trade plants. I ignore most of them or send them links to commercial sources, but when I can I do occasionally share things with friends & correspondents, though mainly with visitors rather than with emailers. Despite my own cynical views of the matter, people have sent me things from time to time which they thought I would enjoy, which I often did enjoy, which I never failed to thank them for. I've also occasionally sent seedlings or bulbs to people, wanting or expecting nothing in trade, & no one has ever failed to thank me; most have even sent follow-up reports on how stuff is doing in their yards. If a curmudgeonly old carlin like myself can share stuff with 100% happy outcomes, but you share hundreds of times only to become embittered by insufficient degrees of gratitude -- well, it does sound like you might need to LOOK INSIDE YOURSELF for the causes of your disappointment. Whatever good karma you would otherwise be storing up goes down the drain if you whine about insufficient sphincter-sucking from people to whom you've given seeds. If you feel so owed by your good deed, ask people you don't know to send you a stamped self-addressed envelop to receive the seeds. That way, if they fail to meet your standards for their gratitude, at least you haven't wasted a stamp on them. -paghat the ratgirl -- "Of what are you afraid, my child?" inquired the kindly teacher. "Oh, sir! The flowers, they are wild," replied the timid creature. -from Peter Newell's "Wild Flowers" See the Garden of Paghat the Ratgirl: http://www.paghat.com/ |
THANKS - AND THANKS FOR NOTHING
In article ,
(Helen J. Foss) wrote: For several years now I have posted 'FREE SEEDS - POSTAGE PAID' on rec/gardens and received multi requests for tomato seeds. I filled the requests for what folks asked for. Took the time to label the individual little 'baggies', insert the seeds, secured them between cardboard sheets and mailed them off at my own expense. I didn't, and don't have a problem with this. I put together over 300 packets last fall alone and enjoyed doing it. The ONLY thing I asked in return was that the recipients of my labors, notify me when they received the seeds....I don't think that was too much to ask for. A few offered me some different seeds, which I though was a nice gesture on their part, and I accepted the offer. To this day I have not received any seeds, but that doesn't really bother me as much as the fact that a few of the ones I sent seeds to, didn't have the common courtesy to sit at the keyboard for one minute, and tell me they received the seeds....how long does it take to say 'I got them'? I have sent seeds to many States, Alaska (I know it's a State), Australia, United Kingdom and Wales and received reports that the seeds have done well in their area. Now suddenly I'm receiving further requests for seeds, and have already maialed out over 150 packets, for which I have received replies of their arrival. To the folks that sent me messages telling me of their arrival, I say a BIG THANK you, and hope I'll be able to send you some new and different seeds next fall. To the folks that were too busy to spend a minute on the keyboard, I say THANKS FOR NOTHING, and there will be no further shipments from this source. To those who want to flame me, just want to say that I had to vent my disappointment in certain people that have no time to show a little common courtesy to a fellow gardener. Hope you all have a great growing season and abundant crops. You sound a little needy, which might be off-putting to some seed recipients. Certainly there is a type of gardener too cheapy-ass to buy even a $2 seedling or a packet of seeds, the sorts of bungholes who just want something for nothing. Because of my website, I have beggars emailing me for cuttings & seeds several times a week, as there seem to be no end of ******s cruising the web looking for free plants from perfect strangers because they apparently have no actual friends with whom to trade plants. I ignore most of them or send them links to commercial sources, but when I can I do occasionally share things with friends & correspondents, though mainly with visitors rather than with emailers. Despite my own cynical views of the matter, people have sent me things from time to time which they thought I would enjoy, which I often did enjoy, which I never failed to thank them for. I've also occasionally sent seedlings or bulbs to people, wanting or expecting nothing in trade, & no one has ever failed to thank me; most have even sent follow-up reports on how stuff is doing in their yards. If a curmudgeonly old carlin like myself can share stuff with 100% happy outcomes, but you share hundreds of times only to become embittered by insufficient degrees of gratitude -- well, it does sound like you might need to LOOK INSIDE YOURSELF for the causes of your disappointment. Whatever good karma you would otherwise be storing up goes down the drain if you whine about insufficient sphincter-sucking from people to whom you've given seeds. If you feel so owed by your good deed, ask people you don't know to send you a stamped self-addressed envelop to receive the seeds. That way, if they fail to meet your standards for their gratitude, at least you haven't wasted a stamp on them. -paghat the ratgirl -- "Of what are you afraid, my child?" inquired the kindly teacher. "Oh, sir! The flowers, they are wild," replied the timid creature. -from Peter Newell's "Wild Flowers" See the Garden of Paghat the Ratgirl: http://www.paghat.com/ |
THANKS - AND THANKS FOR NOTHING
zxcvbob wrote:
If I recall correctly, you posted the "real life" names and addresses of a bunch of the people you sent seeds too. (It's been a while so I could be mistaken, but I do remember being shocked by something like that) You must be mistaken. I searched all of Helen's old posting and none were like that. She did post peoples names but no addresses or email addresses. She apparently likes to send through the news group rather than email. However I did run across a number of people who tried to email her and the email bounced: "Helen (aka "The Saint") will no doubt answer for herself, but I did hear from her that she has been having email problems as well. I don't hit "reply" to her messages, but instead cut & paste her email address into a new message. They don't seem to bounce." -- Pardon my spam deterrent; send email to http://home.earthlink.net/~rhodyman |
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zxcvbob wrote:
If I recall correctly, you posted the "real life" names and addresses of a bunch of the people you sent seeds too. (It's been a while so I could be mistaken, but I do remember being shocked by something like that) You must be mistaken. I searched all of Helen's old posting and none were like that. She did post peoples names but no addresses or email addresses. She apparently likes to send through the news group rather than email. However I did run across a number of people who tried to email her and the email bounced: "Helen (aka "The Saint") will no doubt answer for herself, but I did hear from her that she has been having email problems as well. I don't hit "reply" to her messages, but instead cut & paste her email address into a new message. They don't seem to bounce." -- Pardon my spam deterrent; send email to http://home.earthlink.net/~rhodyman |
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zxcvbob wrote:
If I recall correctly, you posted the "real life" names and addresses of a bunch of the people you sent seeds too. (It's been a while so I could be mistaken, but I do remember being shocked by something like that) You must be mistaken. I searched all of Helen's old posting and none were like that. She did post peoples names but no addresses or email addresses. She apparently likes to send through the news group rather than email. However I did run across a number of people who tried to email her and the email bounced: "Helen (aka "The Saint") will no doubt answer for herself, but I did hear from her that she has been having email problems as well. I don't hit "reply" to her messages, but instead cut & paste her email address into a new message. They don't seem to bounce." -- Pardon my spam deterrent; send email to http://home.earthlink.net/~rhodyman |
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THANKS - AND THANKS FOR NOTHING
"chaz" wrote in message ... It isnt FREE if you demand some sort of payment............and it looks like you do. Expectation breeds resentment. chaz- you seem to forget that it's not a demand of payment to ask for a simple "thank you". that's common decency. That's like offering someone half your sandwich and they take it, eat it and walk away. Helen isn't asking for any payment. she's asking for THANKS and confirmation that they RECEIVED their seeds! geeze. I know you were raised better than to think this! sigh......... madgardener who appreciates any seed, root, tuber, bulb or division from anyone who sends them to her--------------- |
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madgardener wrote: "chaz" wrote in message ... It isnt FREE if you demand some sort of payment............and it looks like you do. Expectation breeds resentment. chaz- you seem to forget that it's not a demand of payment to ask for a simple "thank you". that's common decency. That's like offering someone half your sandwich and they take it, eat it and walk away. Helen isn't asking for any payment. she's asking for THANKS and confirmation that they RECEIVED their seeds! geeze. I know you were raised better than to think this! sigh......... madgardener who appreciates any seed, root, tuber, bulb or division from anyone who sends them to her--------------- Lest anyone get the idea from my previous message, I don't really blame Helen for getting upset; I remember how ****ed I was when I exchanged some aquatic plants with someone on rec.aquaria.frshwater.plants and they stiffed me. I picked out my very best extra java ferns and wrapped them carefully and sent them priority mail. I don't remember what kind of plants I was supposed to get in return, but I never heard back from the guy. I sent him an email to see if they had arrived OK, and he said they were great. And he never sent me anything. I sent a reminder email a few weeks later and he never replied. I was only out a couple of dollars for the postage, but I *really* felt hurt and angry about being taken advantage of. Maybe he sent them and they got lost in the mail. I tend to believe that a certain [large] percentage people are just assholes, and I don't do exchanges anymore unless I'm OK with getting nothing back. Best regards, Bob |
THANKS - AND THANKS FOR NOTHING
"chaz" wrote in message ... It isnt FREE if you demand some sort of payment............and it looks like you do. Expectation breeds resentment. chaz- you seem to forget that it's not a demand of payment to ask for a simple "thank you". that's common decency. That's like offering someone half your sandwich and they take it, eat it and walk away. Helen isn't asking for any payment. she's asking for THANKS and confirmation that they RECEIVED their seeds! geeze. I know you were raised better than to think this! sigh......... madgardener who appreciates any seed, root, tuber, bulb or division from anyone who sends them to her--------------- |
THANKS - AND THANKS FOR NOTHING
Xref: kermit rec.gardens:268519
madgardener wrote: "chaz" wrote in message ... It isnt FREE if you demand some sort of payment............and it looks like you do. Expectation breeds resentment. chaz- you seem to forget that it's not a demand of payment to ask for a simple "thank you". that's common decency. That's like offering someone half your sandwich and they take it, eat it and walk away. Helen isn't asking for any payment. she's asking for THANKS and confirmation that they RECEIVED their seeds! geeze. I know you were raised better than to think this! sigh......... madgardener who appreciates any seed, root, tuber, bulb or division from anyone who sends them to her--------------- Lest anyone get the idea from my previous message, I don't really blame Helen for getting upset; I remember how ****ed I was when I exchanged some aquatic plants with someone on rec.aquaria.frshwater.plants and they stiffed me. I picked out my very best extra java ferns and wrapped them carefully and sent them priority mail. I don't remember what kind of plants I was supposed to get in return, but I never heard back from the guy. I sent him an email to see if they had arrived OK, and he said they were great. And he never sent me anything. I sent a reminder email a few weeks later and he never replied. I was only out a couple of dollars for the postage, but I *really* felt hurt and angry about being taken advantage of. Maybe he sent them and they got lost in the mail. I tend to believe that a certain [large] percentage people are just assholes, and I don't do exchanges anymore unless I'm OK with getting nothing back. Best regards, Bob |
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Xref: kermit rec.gardens:268519
madgardener wrote: "chaz" wrote in message ... It isnt FREE if you demand some sort of payment............and it looks like you do. Expectation breeds resentment. chaz- you seem to forget that it's not a demand of payment to ask for a simple "thank you". that's common decency. That's like offering someone half your sandwich and they take it, eat it and walk away. Helen isn't asking for any payment. she's asking for THANKS and confirmation that they RECEIVED their seeds! geeze. I know you were raised better than to think this! sigh......... madgardener who appreciates any seed, root, tuber, bulb or division from anyone who sends them to her--------------- Lest anyone get the idea from my previous message, I don't really blame Helen for getting upset; I remember how ****ed I was when I exchanged some aquatic plants with someone on rec.aquaria.frshwater.plants and they stiffed me. I picked out my very best extra java ferns and wrapped them carefully and sent them priority mail. I don't remember what kind of plants I was supposed to get in return, but I never heard back from the guy. I sent him an email to see if they had arrived OK, and he said they were great. And he never sent me anything. I sent a reminder email a few weeks later and he never replied. I was only out a couple of dollars for the postage, but I *really* felt hurt and angry about being taken advantage of. Maybe he sent them and they got lost in the mail. I tend to believe that a certain [large] percentage people are just assholes, and I don't do exchanges anymore unless I'm OK with getting nothing back. Best regards, Bob |
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"chaz" expounded:
It isnt FREE if you demand some sort of payment............and it looks like you do. Expectation breeds resentment. Oh, bullshit. Simple grattitude doesn't cost you a damned thing. Helen deserved thanx for every single recipient, and she surely shouldn't have had to post what she did. I never took her up on her kind offer; shame on any who didn't thank her. -- Ann, Gardening in zone 6a Just south of Boston, MA ******************************** |
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