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THANKS - AND THANKS FOR NOTHING
madgardener wrote:
no harm no foul Bob. I knew you were a good guy, but if youse looks at your reply it almost looks like your chastising Helen for wanting a thank you. Yer ok in my book! (I've had the same thing with a few sharings of my own divisions and let it go.........) maddie Thanks; that's why I wrote a follow-up message [below]. I reread my first message, and it came across a lot harsher than I intended. I just meant to say that Helen may have inadvertently offended some folks ("Have a nice day" can cause some people to burst into tears) so they didn't reply. Some of the seeds may have been lost in the mail or confiscated by Customs. And some of the recipients were probably just assholes, but sadly that is to be expected too. Don't assume that everyone who didn't respond is an jerk; most of them are, but you can't tell which ones. It's easier to "let it go" that way (at least in the same situation, it's easier for me.) Best regards, Bob "zxcvbob" wrote in message 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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