[IWE] Food for Thought for Seamus

Sun, 14 Oct 2007 00:46:31 -0400

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Laura,
I dont get road rage anymore, when it is apparent the person in front =20=

of me doesnt have the vaguest clue, I remember the longest drive of =20
my life from work. Of course if he doesnt have a good excuse we can =20
bust his balls FOREVER!!
On Oct 12, 2007, at 9:24 PM, laura wrote:

> Let me give you some advice.  When you make plans to meet up with =20
> someone and you don=92t show up, IT=92S RUDE.
>
> Anyone with a modicum of common courtesy knows that in situations =20
> such as this, the well-mannered thing to do is to CONTACT THE OTHER =20=

> PARTY AND ADVISE THEM OF THE CHANGE IN PLANS.
>
>
>
> Do you know what it took for me to orchestrate an evening out?  I =20
> had to arrange for a baby sitter, pick my daughter up from day care =20=

> early, pick up my son from home, drive them both to the evening =20
> baby sitter, and drive like a bat out of hell to get to Plymouth by =20=

> 6pm BECAUSE IT WOULD BE *RUDE* TO KEEP YOU WAITING without letting =20
> you know I was going to be late.  You see, I=92m a nice person, and =20=

> that is what nice people do.
>
>
>
> So I got to the bar, got a table, ordered a beer, and waited.  And =20
> waited some more.  And then I got PITY stares from the hostess. Oh, =20=

> I felt so special.  And after I had been there for 45 minutes, it =20
> was OBVIOUS to the waiter that I got stood up.  So he tried to make =20=

> me feel better.  =93Maybe he got stuck in traffic=94.  =93Maybe he had =
a =20
> flat tire=94, etc. etc.  When it was clear you weren=92t showing up =
the =20
> waiter told me that he would hang with me after his shift and have =20
> a beer with me. A pity date from a waiter!  A waiter who had more =20
> decency and graciousness than you, might I add.  I politely =20
> declined, but he felt compelled to sit with me for a while and keep =20=

> me company while I finished my drink.  Why?  BECAUSE THAT IS WHAT =20
> NICE PEOPLE DO!!
>
>
>
> But you wouldn=92t know that, would you?
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-khtml-line-break: after-white-space; ">Laura,<DIV>I dont get road rage =
anymore, when it is apparent the person in front of me doesnt have the =
vaguest clue, I remember the longest drive of my life from work. Of =
course if he doesnt have a good excuse we can bust his balls =
FOREVER!!=A0<BR><DIV><DIV>On Oct 12, 2007, at 9:24 PM, laura =
wrote:</DIV><BR class=3D"Apple-interchange-newline"><BLOCKQUOTE =
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style=3D"font-family: Arial; font-size: 13.3333px; ">Let me give you =
some advice.=A0 When you make plans to meet up with someone and you =
don=92t show up, IT=92S RUDE.=A0</SPAN><O:P style=3D"font-family: Arial; =
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that in situations such as this, the well-mannered thing to do is to =
CONTACT THE OTHER PARTY AND ADVISE THEM OF THE CHANGE IN =
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"><SPAN class=3D"Apple-style-span" style=3D"font-family: Arial; =
font-size: 13.3333px; ">Do you know what it took for me to orchestrate =
an evening out?=A0 I had to arrange for a baby sitter, pick my daughter =
up from day care early, pick up my son from home, drive them both to the =
evening baby sitter, and drive like a bat out of hell to get to Plymouth =
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know I was going to be late. =A0You see, I=92m a nice person, and that =
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beer, and waited.=A0 And waited some more.=A0 And then I got PITY stares =
from the hostess. Oh, I felt so special. =A0And after I had been there =
for 45 minutes, it was OBVIOUS to the waiter that I got stood up.=A0 So =
he tried to make me feel better.=A0 =93Maybe he got stuck in traffic=94.=A0=
 =93Maybe he had a flat tire=94, etc. etc.=A0 When it was clear you =
weren=92t showing up the waiter told me that he would hang with me after =
his shift and have a beer with me. A pity date from a waiter!=A0 A =
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politely declined, but he felt compelled to sit with me for a while and =
keep me company while I finished my drink.=A0 Why?=A0 BECAUSE THAT IS =
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