Dear So and So

[limewave]

Dear Limewave~
Today is a new day.

[bmccasland]

Dear Mr.C -
Why do you keep bringing up pesky little details that you want me to address on a project that's almost finished? You are aware that to address these odd little building construction details, your Environmental document due date will be delayed, again? I'm supposed to be addressing impacts to wetlands, bugs, bunnies, and fish - not the building trades or county taxes.

[snapdragen]

Dear Limewave~
Today is a new day.

*thumbs up*

[Owlie]

...and it turns out the professor is still on vacation. Classes don't start until Monday, but still! I'm starting to think something's up besides vacation, though. Even though he's busy, he's usually very good about answering e-mails and so forth.

DBF--
Why are you calling me to ask where to send the bills? That little tear-off bit has all the information you need! And guess what? We don't need to use our envelopes, because they give you one! Just stick the tear-off bit in the envelope with the check, put a stamp on it and stick it in the mailbox. This isn't rocket science. And every other month, you ask me where to send the rent! Granted, I don't have it memorized either, but it's written on the handy piece of paper they gave us when we signed the lease.

Do you live in a bubble?

Me.
P.S. Thanks for cleaning the apartment, though.

[indysteel]

Dear Fellow Board Members and Executive Director:

I've served on this board for three years now. In that time, I've been nothing but frustrated. While I believe in the mission of our organization, we can't seem to get anything done without drama and teeth gnashing. To say that there communication and follow-through problems is an understatement. I've sincerely tried to offer insight and suggestions on how we can improve, but nobody seems motivated for longer than a day.

ED, I hold you responsible for much of this. You're a lovely person, but you're also terribly disorganized and undisciplined. Others have tried to explain our collective frustrations with you away as mere "personality differences." I don't disagree, but that's a cop out. Your position requires effective communication, strategic planning, and good organization. So, while you have a lovely personality, I don't think it's best suited for this job. That, of course, begs some serious questions; questions nobody seems to want to ask.

And regarding the member of your staff that I've had to deal with for the past three years. I have long struggled with her, too. For a long time, I thought I was being too hard on her. She is young, after all. I tried and tried to give her the benefit of the doubt. To learn today that she's actually DRIVEN three other employees to quit because of her mean-spiritedness and arrogance leaves me speechless. Why does she still have a job and where were you, ED, in dealing with all of this? How has this situation persisted?

When my term is up in April, I don't currently intend to renew. I don't really want my departure to devolve into finger pointing or a blame game. I'm merely acknowledging that it's not a good fit for me. I love volunteering for a cause and people that I care about, but I think my time and engery and passion could be better used elsewhere.

Thank you.

[maillotpois]

Dear refrigerator -

I give up. What the heck is making you so stinky?

[lph]

Ick on the back wall? A blocked draining channel? We had a weird smell in ours once, which went away after I cleaned the itty-bitty channel in the back with a q-tip. Obscure greenish goop in there...

[Eden]

My parents once spilled milk in their motorhome fridge.... it took many, many cleanings and lots of Febreeze to get rid of the smell...

One thing, other than baking soda, you can do to help get rid of funk that has permeated the plastic is coffee grounds. There's a little fridge at work that is so nasty that when ever anyone opens it, I want to leave the room..... (no I don't keep any food in there). A half a cup of (new - not used) coffee grounds took care of the nastyness pretty quickly. Coffee is in all the breakrooms, and thus much more accessible at work than baking soda, with the added benefit that it smells nice.