[rollei_list] Re: Is it Me or Has Traditional Common Courtesy Vanished
- From: JMN * <retinaiiic@xxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <rollei_list@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Mon, 31 Mar 2008 15:25:35 -0400
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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