Dear So and So

[emily_in_nc]

Maybe you ought not not to participate in ridings with others like this if you are already fretting about how miserable you could be, and if it's a sentiment you frequently feel. By developing a negativity (early on or not) it is toxic to you which then might become toxic to others.

And here I thought this was supposed to be a supportive forum...aren't we ever allowed to b*tch here without getting a lecture?

[Biciclista]

to whom
it may concern. yes, i did giggle when they mentioned that the blue angels show in Seattle might go by by because of budget cuts.
my house gets dive bombed by them for a week every year. Yes i can live without that!

[mudmucker]

And here I thought this was supposed to be a supportive forum...aren't we ever allowed to b*tch here without getting a lecture?

Of course you can b*itch on this forum - happens all the time. Many people even get very offended or personalize posts even when it isn't directed at them. Sometimes there are lectures too, offering a myriad of opinions such as a forum is.

So I can't call someone out on it reminding/illustrating that mindframe in and of itself can be impactful to others? If you disagree or are too offended by what I say, then maybe put me on ignore?

My comment wasn't made in a vacuum. This person has admitted to a dislike of group rides and has appeared to not have had fun on many of them.

Indysteel offered a reminder too, that not all people in Indiana are anti-abortion or socially inept. Is that a lecture, an opinion, supportive, unsupportive, just merely a statement?