ladycroft - 02/05/07 19:59
you're spot on leetee. some days are just harder to see through than others.

and yes peter, i suppose i'd rather get nothing than a totally fake thank you. but i don't like to make assumptions that anyone is grateful for anything i do for them. i've been proven wrong far too many times.

metalpeter - 02/05/07 19:59
Wait What I typed wasn't what I meant to say. I kinda said it wrong. I do think that when you do something nice it would be nice to get a thank you. But if you are doing something nice then you are doing something to be nice not for a thank you. The problem is how do you know if the person really is thankfull unless they tell you. I do think that some people do assume that you know that they are thankfull so they don't say anything. What I was trying to speak about how our Polite society has some aspects to it that inforce fake Sinsarity (how ever it is spelled). I great example of this is at the conrner store where the person says thanks for shoping here (most times they could careless and if you warn't there they could talk to there friends about the good or bad time they had last night.) The Joke I was talking about is that sometimes does something for you that also benifits them so you both give out a thank you. Can't think of a good example but say someone says thank you to you than you say thanks for the thanks then they could go it was my pleasure and it could go on forever. I hope this is more clear then the first one. What I think is the real issue is not knowing if the person was really thankfull or not. But they might say thanks but be thinking it would have been better off with out the help.

metalpeter - 02/05/07 19:08
I understand what you mean, but sometimes take for granted that you know they are thankfull. What gets me more upset is the system of thank yous. For example a wedding you give a gift then they send you a thank you card. There is a lot of thank you that I don't want to say are fake but are insicre that are just words. Sometimes I joke around to much when people say or no thank you. So i'll say so thank you for the thank you.

leetee - 02/05/07 17:20
I can understand your frustration... i've been on the giving end of a small token and gotten stoney silence. And yeah, it upset me.

Then, i realized part of the reason i was upset was my expectations. Yeah, ok, i totally agree, people should say thank you or notice.

But is that why you do it? Merely for the recognition? Nope, you don't. You do it because you are a kind, giving person.

Happy venting, and don't let the inconsiderate leave you feeling like you are less than you are!!

kookcity2000 - 02/04/07 08:00
thanks yall

leetee - 02/03/07 19:04
Happy bDay, Kook! Lots of peeps with birthdays lately. Kool! :O)

mrmike - 02/03/07 18:56
Happy day Kook!

jenks - 02/03/07 17:58
didn't know it's your bday kook- have a good one!

paul - 02/03/07 17:56
Happy birthday pete! I hope you have fun.

mrmike - 02/03/07 11:17
Congrats on the passage! Truly worthy of some celebratory like behavior

theecarey - 02/02/07 14:38
"Pass"--sweet! We'll have cheers in a more appropriate manner once you are well. I think a little absinthe should lead the celebrations.. :)

ajay - 02/01/07 01:56
A few days later, and I could have passed it off as this year's valentine! ;-)

You're welcome!