[rollei_list] Re: Is it Me or Has Traditional Common Courtesy Vanished

Brave new world?
or shall we say rude new world.
I've noticed a rash of new automobile drivers who are most rude.
 
JOhn> Date: Mon, 31 Mar 2008 11:29:12 -0400> To: rollei_list@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> 
From: marcsmall@xxxxxxxxxxx> Subject: [rollei_list] Re: Is it Me or Has 
Traditional Common Courtesy Vanished> > At 10:14 AM 3/31/2008, jcd1250@xxxxxxx 
wrote:> >This past Friday, I received an e-mail from a > >fellow Rollei list 
member inquiring about a > >Rolleiflex SL35M camera I had listed for sale on > 
>my web page. He stated was interested in it and > >that he would like 
additional information of the > >condition of the camera as well as the 
shipping and paypal fees.> ><?xml:namespace prefix = o ns = 
"urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" />> >After checking out the camera 
(it is in perfect > >condition), I had to calculate shipping fees and > >paypal 
fees which involved weighing the camera > >with packaging to calculate costs, 
etc.> >> >After determining this, I sent him a reply a few > >hours later 
giving full details to answer all of his questions.> >> >Since then, I have not 
heard from this > >individual, despite two followup e-mails.> >> >Am I missing 
something? Wouldn’t common > >courtesy dictate that I at least get an > 
>acknowledgment e-mail back from him stating his > >intentions whether it be to 
purchase or to > >decline? This is not the first time this has > >occurred. It 
is also possible that his computer > >might have spam blocking or is out of 
service.> >> >What are my fellow members thoughts on this?> > > Oh, for 
heaven's sakes. I often go three or four > days without checking my e-mail. I 
have family > obligations, writing obligations, Virginia > Defense Force 
obligations, &c &c. And we just > got Series Ten of MIDSOMMER MURDERS on DVD, 
so my > wife and I spent the weekend noting how cleverly > Joyce Barnaby cocks 
up the murders to give her > husband an excuse to avoid eating her cooking.> > 
Marc> > > > msmall@xxxxxxxxxxxx> Cha robh bàs fir gun ghràs fir!> > ---> Rollei 
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