Well… it WOULD make it funny….. if anything you had written had any humor to it. But clearly your comments are criticisms of the way you’ve interpreted my post(s). (and you’ve misinterpreted them… You don’t know me, you only think you do.)Ya' know George, a couple months ago I pushed back at your posts' tone where you come across as didactic.
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I was personally targeted first as an ignoramus, later edited. “To all Idiots”… I guess you would have immediately thought I was talking to YOU , heh RCW
I was fine with that and said so.
Your opinion. Your choice. I'm fine with that. I've got big shoulders and thick skin.
Then we get this one last few days....
You've gone to and Ha Ha's.
But....hmmm, whose the (not the ones in THIS thread, of course) pointed toward?
I'll add a .
Again, no issue with you, but the tone makes my hair stand up...
Then we get to this one.....
Inter alia....."You guys are lazy, spoiled, and must be rich."
I take personal offense to this.
How can you use such a broad brush to make that statement?!?!?!
I don't give a rat's ass about the
I was born to poor dairy farmers that didn't graduate high school
My farm life and parents were the most important in forming my work ethic
Financially independent at 16 working as restaurant dishwasher, then cook
At 16, worked to support my vehicle, insurance, clothing. Wasn't home to eat
First in my extended family to go to college
I paid for college myself - last years were cash. Commuted to school.
Worked full-time a through college - 50 hours/week
While in college, worked my way up to running a few food service businesses
Got a BS in Forestry and BS in Forest Biology - SU and SUNY ESF
Considered owning a couple businesses, but didn't want to work 24/7 anymore
Started "real job" 34 years ago
Stayed in same business
Got married
Worked as a woodcutter selling firewood early in our marriage
Worked cutting spruce pulpwood early in our marriage
Since I was a cook, we VERY seldom ate out
Had 3 kids
Been elevated/promoted through all 34 years
Still work 40+ hours a week, and get less than a week off a year
For our area, I make good money. Couldn't pay rent in other places.
Rich...no.
Since I was a cook, we seldom eat out...That's a repeat, but hasn't changed.
I'm getting tired
I'm considering retirement
I have 3 manual grease guns with grease in them.
I have an electric can opener.
I have an electric grease gun....
From all the hand-work over the years, I have periodic carpal tunnel from my restaurant days 34 years ago...Won't get better, and those employers are all long-gone...
To call me or anyone you don't know "lazy, spoiled, and must be rich" is unreasonable and uncalled for.
Might work for others, but I won't allow it....
Not bitching at you George, just the tone you use......just don't EVER call me or anyone you don't know lazy.....
Here, I'll give you a few of these......makes it funny, right?
I’m almost always surprised to receive hate-mail…. because it almost always results from something said or done inadvertently ….or was totally mis-interpreted.
At the risk of appearing didactic… the reason I use emoticons (and I believe most others do for the same reasons) is to add “tone” to the comment. For example, instead of entering “just joking” I may use or.
Apparently you totally missed the sarcasm and self-criticism I offered in the post you’ve interpreted as offensive…. (I playfully criticized those as “lazy/rich” for owning automatic tools… then self-deprecatingly revealed I’m an owner of MULTIPLE automatic screwdrivers, drills, etc etc.).
But I believe at some point in the past you’ve settled into a ‘anti-George‘ mentality which prevents you from realizing I’m a fellow tractor owner/enthusiast and friend and not an antagonist so you didn’t catch that did you…?
“Tone”…. on the internet… is a personal interpretation you’ve assigned to the posts you read. That interpretation is not valid in the case to which you’ve just referred.
Emoticons are not for the purpose of excusing bad-behavior…..(at least not to me)…. they are ways of helping to interpret intent …(or “ tone” as you say.)
Since I had no way to know your personal economic station or history… it is unreasonable to assign a critical tone to my tongue-in-cheek insinuation of “rich”…. and even if you don’t see THAT as genuine…. since I would have no idea RCW owned an automatic grease-gun… I would not be directing my (joking) accusation that you are privileged/lazy/rich. Would I…. ?
It is YOUR (mis)interpretation that is causing your angst on the internet.
At least it is with regard to my comments.
I mean no harm.
Want to re-set our relationship? I certainly do.