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gary
12-08-2000 20:13:38
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Re: Everyone Please Read!!! in reply to Bill {Antique Acres}, 12-08-2000 13:40:58
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Bill,
I can appreciate your anger and frustration over this kind of thing. I am sure you know by now that even though the majority of us are decent people, it is hard to avoid the odd ashhole in the bunch. There is always someone who didn't get enough attention from their mommy (or maybe got too much!), or who had a rough life and just couldn't cope, or didn't get promoted at work when the deserved to, who was the last one selected when chosing up sides for a ball game, or got picked on when they were growing up, or never were comfortable around girls, or had some other problem that created some disappointment in their sad lives.
For those people, even a simple thing like this forum for discussing vintage tractors seems to trigger resentment for the injustices that they have had to endure in their pathetic lives. You find these people everywhere, unfortunately: at work, at Little League baseball games, town meetings, and even at church. Fortunately they are not large in number, but their behavior is so aberrant that it is unsettling for the rest of us, who are able to ask and respond to simple questions about topics that we have a mutual interest in without exhibting the same antisocial behavior.
I commend you for supporting John T, who is an invaluable resource for all who particpate on the bulletin board, but it is likely that your support and my response may add fuel to the fire. The best way to handle similar incidents in the future may be to ignore them.Respectfully.
Gary
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