Dear So and So

[marni]

[QUOTE=snapdragen;545109]Dear race organizers. How could you run out of finisher medals before the majority of the runners/walkers finished the course? Could you not plan for this knowing how many people were registered?

And wtf is this...tearing down the course before everyone is done? How disheartening is it to be crossing the finish line while dodging people rolling up banners and barricade nets? At least the race announcer kept going, announcing every person who crossed the line.

This isn't your first time doing this, you should know better.>

Please say this wasn't a charity ride. If it was, go to the national organization and post a comment. If it is like charity rides around here, you pay your registration, the race is organized and run by seasoned but unpaid volunteers, the Sag supplies are donated from local merchants and or members of the local organization etc etc so that the majority of the registration funds collected go to the local charity.

Everyone pays the same amount for the privilege of some sort of commemorative stuff- t shirt, luggage tag, baseball, cap, water bottle, whatever and deserves an equal chance to finish and not be metaphorically told to "get the hell out of the way, and why should we wait around for you, we've got your money."

quietly fuming on your behalf.

[bmccasland]

Dear Tech Support,
After being on the phone with you for two hours this evening, trying to get connected to the internet with my new connection... where nothing worked. Did it occur to you that it might be a hardware problem? Don't tell me it's my notebook computer, where I've been able to successfully connect in all sorts of locations for the past couple of months. Somehow I lucked onto a diagnose problem and got a connection error message, which prompted me to maybe try the modem plugged into another phone outlet. Success! Should have tried that hours ago.

I need a drink. The cats were more than patient, now they want their evening snack. Where's that drink?

TE, I'll check the rest later. I'm fed up, and needed to vent, thank you for listening.

[snapdragen]

Ah hah! It appears some of the medals went missing - this was posted on the website today:
"We've found the missing medallions! If you didn't get yours on Sunday, email your name & address to *email redacted* (unless you submitted it when you finished) and we will get them in the mail to you right away!"

and this

"Our SINCERE apologies to those who didn't get their shirt or medallion! We will be tracking down the missing items and if necessary, reorder both shirts and medallions! We thank you for your patience, and will get your missing items as soon as we can."

It is a charity run -- in addition my team mates raised funds for Team in Training. It looks like the race organizers will be sending out a survey. I wonder if I'll get one, I was registered, but didn't participate.

[MomOnBike]

Dear health gods:

Was it something we said???

On the exact day my oncologist has decreed that I'm well done (DH says I should have asked for rare. . .) and don't need to come back to get nuked any more, the dog's back goes out and I spend the morning and far too many dollars at the vet.

I'M SICK AND TIRED OF HEALTH PROBLEMS!!! (Did you hear me?)

Can this be the end? Please?

[malkin]

(((MoB)))

[bmccasland]

Dear Herald,
Please don't scare me by falling into a really deep sleep on my arm again. I know you'll cross the Rainbow Bridge soon, but wasn't really ready for this dry run tonight. Oh, and I didn't deserve the dirty look for waking you up either, I was just checking to be sure you were actually breathing.

[Catrin]

{{{Herald and Bmccasland}}}

Dear bosses,

I understand emergencies and you are not the drivers of this situation, and I know this will all pass in a few weeks. I am, however, getting very tired of 80 hour work weeks! I KNOW I don't HAVE to do this, but I also know if I do not do this then we will not meet the deadline, and it IS that important. I am the only one capable of the technical work, I get that. I am all about teamwork, but I really hope that we don't go through a repeat of this anytime soon. I don't feel much like a team-member at this point but more like the person at the lowest point of the pyramid

Thank you. Please remember all of this the next time I ask for time off

[Owlie]

Dear people upstairs--
I should not be able to hear EVERY WORD of your music. End of story.

Dear landlord--
Yes, I know today was unseasonably warm. That doesn't alter the fact that it is freezing in my apartment, and it's still cold at night. Ridiculously cold. Turn the frickin' heating on.

[tulip]

Dear Mr. Google,

Thanks for the big ole' smack upside the head. You probably aren't the most empathetic messenger, and you did a bang-up job letting me know that the ex is getting remarried. Yeah, you don't break that news very gracefully, do ya'? You should know that I ditched Facebook for wasting my time on stuff that does not move me forward in life. Consider yourself in the same category. It's strictly business from now on. If it's not business related, I don't need to know.

Your former friend,
tulip

ps, even though this is positive step in the grand scheme of things, it's not something I need you to help me dwell on.

[jessmarimba]

Dear person who just called me -

If you're feeling snippety, there's no need to call just to pick fights. I'm out of ice cream and I don't feel like crying right now. But I am, and you suck. So enjoy your crappy holiday that wasn't important enough for you to come visit.

[Becky]

I'm sorry, Jess

[channlluv]

Jess, seems like a good time for a bike ride.

Have a good holiday anyway.

Roxy

[jessmarimba]

Thanks guys. Better today. I'm noticing, though, that when my back hurts I get upset a lot more easily. I'm going to bake a pie tonight and hope that heals everything

[NbyNW]

Be good to yourself, jessmarimba. Physical pain + emotional pain can really have a way of magnifying each other.

I hope your pie turns out well!

[Catrin]

Jessmarimba, hope the pie comes out well and that you are feeling better tomorrow