Dear person,

I will not forget that you were instrumental in creating he** for myself and my husband a few years ago, because we showed ethics and you were more interested in "being a leader". I know you know who threatened to kill our dogs, and who stopped everyone else from riding with us for a full year. I know you were not interested in seeing the ethical side of trail usage, maintenance, and building, nor in how to treat people.

Thanks in part to you and your actions I now have a fabulous job in a great city with flowers and early spring and a thriving and inclusive cycling community.

So when I have to talk to you about this work related matter, please understand that I do so only because I am professional in my work. I take no pleasure in hearing your voice, in picturing you on the other end of the phone, or in knowing that my task is to provide you with a company perk that I know you will abuse and misuse and that I would personally not approve if it were in my power. This is just a job and I do it because they pay me well and treat me with respect.

I offer no butterflies to you, only to all the people who have to communicate with you - poor people.

~T~