Irked about previous request for SM manual

Melinda Meahan - take out TRAS · 2005-08-15T07:30:42+00:00

It's almost enough to make me not want to be helpful -- or not trust anybody's motives to be pure -- any more.Someone posted here a few weeks ago wanting a SM manual for a SM they had (which I also have and love). Well, I happened to have a copy and they asked me if I could send them a copy. They wanted me to mail it, and I said that I was really bad about mailing things and that if they had a fax number I could fax it to them. They said that was okay and gave me a number.Well, as it happens, my life has been crazy since June and I told them it might be a while, and they reminded me about it and I apologized and said that while I was sure it was in one of 3 or 4 places, I really didn't have the time to dig back into where it was, but I would do it as soon as possible, but it would probably have to be on a weekend.After waiting about 2 weeks and having sent me 2 reminders, I got a terse, semi-nasty "forget it" type of response.Here I was thinking I was going to help out someone who had just gotten a machine and wanted the manual, and I guess based on that response they wanted the manual to be able to list in on Ebay or something and say it came with a manual.GRRRRRRR!!!!!!!!!

Aug 15, 2005 22 Replies

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BEI Design 21 years ago

Very nicely put. Stick around we have lots to share. ;-)

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Melinda Meahan - take out TRAS 21 years ago

I wasn't apologizing because I thought you were asking for it but because I was truly sorry to have misjudged your actions. I have been in that seat before and didn't particularly enjoy it.

Well, seriously it happens around the internet all the time. And I honestly will think twice before offering something if I am not prepared to do it immediately.

Please don't lose your ambitious plans. Nobody on this NG ever gets anything right the first time, and personally I have been very encouraged by that and have tried things beyond my reach and have eventually ended up succeeding.

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