Dear So and So

Dear Ebay Sellers:

Please accurately describe your items. Especially if you are a bike shop and selling a bike on Ebay. Significant rust in tubes should have been disclosed in the item description (and no, 500 miles of riding does NOT include expecting flaking rust). As should the fact that you took black paint and tried to cover over major scraping on the crank and the rear derailleur. I pity the people who have to deal with you as a shop on a regular basis. At least I used paypal and a credit card - so I have lots of options against you.

CA

PS - Nope - this is NOT anyone that has ever sold anything on TE!

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Originally Posted by carpaltunnel

They're EVERYWHERE!

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Hey! We're not all know-it-alls! I promise! (some of us are actually quarter-life-crisis-how-am-i-going-to-get-a-job-and-start-a-life-of-my-owns :))

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We're not all know-it-alls!

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You are absolutely right! I've worked with some really neat youngsters. In fact most of them are. Like any other age group, one bad apple spoils the whole barrel!

When you get to be "Of a certain age", and you've spent all that time being a team player and following the rules, and some little one comes along and makes a profession of breaking as many as possible, and gets away with it..well...it doesn't foster a great relationship.

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Originally Posted by carpaltunnel

When you get to be "Of a certain age", and you've spent all that time being a team player and following the rules, and some little one comes along and makes a profession of breaking as many as possible, and gets away with it..well...it doesn't foster a great relationship.

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That's true of any age.... I work with someone who's a good 15 years older than me, and has burned every professional bridge that they've ever built.... Personality seems to be a much bigger factor than age. Unfortunately, there are folks here, management and not, who are intimidated by this behavior, and it goes unchecked.

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Originally Posted by firenze11

Hey! We're not all know-it-alls! I promise! (some of us are actually quarter-life-crisis-how-am-i-going-to-get-a-job-and-start-a-life-of-my-owns :))

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Indeed true!
But I thought we were only complaining about the '20-30-something know-it-alls'.....NOT complaining about ALL 20-30 years olds! Big difference. ;)

Dear neighbour with the puppy,

yes, I know your itsy bitsy teeny weeny ball-of-fur Pomeranian puppy is cute. But letting him stand and yap at me without correction as I stand in my own driveway is NOT. Would you let him do that if it was a honking huge Rottweiler?? I like dogs, but I cannot stand yappy little dogs that are allowed to misbehave just because they look like tiny snowballs instead of being intimidating. So be the pack leader you're supposed to be, and teach your dog how to behave while you still can. Or I swear I will do it for you.

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Originally Posted by Flybye

Dear Professors-
I know that I signed up for this and even paid for this experience but please, no more papers this semester. I have written a 14 pg, a 11 pg, and six 4 pg. papers. I'd like to experience something else. It's called sanity.
Thanks.

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Double or triple space?

dear so and so... you may be relieved, but my heart is breaking. yes talking to you this past few days has helped alleviate some of the shock... but when you made the comment that talking to me is okay because it requires no energy makes me sad :( i didn't know i was such a burden... last i knew and heard, i was the love of your life. i am sick knowing that tomorrow is one week that the bomb dropped in my home... and i even sicker knowing you knew well ahead you were going to drop it... and there i was anxiously awaiting to see you face friday night... just so you could dodge my hug and say "we need to talk".

fwiw... for all that we shared... i think it's pretty shi**tty you made this decision all on your own:(

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Originally Posted by teigyr

Double or triple space?

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Double. APA style which is a mystery process all it's own. I have written on more 6 pager and have 2 more ten page papers due. You must have some experience writing papers, too??? Lucky gal!

Dear Professor of the Professional Institution,
I was not impressed when you dropped the F-bomb in class.
I do not appreciate your sarcastic laden humor that puts students down.
I don't think your discussion of your preferred political affilliation has a place in the course I registered for. Even if I agree.
My respect continues to wane.
Please, think about your position and the professionalism which you are modeling.
Thanks!

Dear all,

A little more light and a little less heat, please.

Thanks.

Dear Universe,
Will someone please FLUSH the POOP FAIRY?? Our families have been dumped on quite enough in the past several years :eek::(
Not asking to send them to anyone else, just FLUSH!!

Dear Self,
The next time the silly notion strikes you to eat an entire pomegranite. Don't. Put it down, and step back. Remember the brambleberries in Scotland? :( It's a lot like that. Just step away from the pomegranite. Tummy will thank you.

Find something else to do with the lovely ruby red berry fruit thing.

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Originally Posted by bmccasland

Dear Self,
The next time the silly notion strikes you to eat an entire pomegranite. Don't. Put it down, and step back. Remember the brambleberries in Scotland? :( It's a lot like that. Just step away from the pomegranite. Tummy will thank you.

Find something else to do with the lovely ruby red berry fruit thing.

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Find a camera and take a close-up of it! :)

Then give it away to a kid who's never eaten a pomegranate before.

Alton Brown says pomegranate seeds will keep in a Ziploc bag for a couple of weeks. If he says it it must be true.