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On Thu, 28 Feb 2008 13:29:42 -0600, dpb wrote:

Smitty Two wrote:
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mm wrote:

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Sticks and stones can break your bones, but words addressed only to
you can't hurt you. What is it that happened that has you so
outrages?


That is a very thoughtful question, and one I have deliberated on a bit
already. More will no doubt be revealed. But, I will tell you that the
letter was outrageous, (so why would I not be outraged?) and 100%
unprovoked. If I had an employee who spoke to one of my customers like
that, I would fire the employee on the spot. Our society has grown rude,
and we have grown accepting of rudeness. I guess I'd like to rail
against that, effectively or not.


Well, we only have your side of the story and you're being very coy
about providing anything at all factual other than the other person's
supposed misbehavior.

Without further comment, I'd say it is highly unlikely such a response
would be "100% unprovoked"/

I would suspect that you had several previous e-mails w/ this person,
she apparently took the time to respond (but not instantaneously we can
infer or on your every whim) and you then blew her off would certainly
not be entirely unprovoked.

One can be passively aggressive and write something that comes across to
another as very hostile either deliberately or sometimes even innocently
as can be observed in this newsgroup all the time.

I would only strongly suggest you review your actions in a totally
dispassionate mode before you get too much more worked over this other
person's supposed sins.

That would, of course, include looking at the implied business
arrangement you may have developed by suggesting you were interested in
a particular property which she was representing either directly or as
part of a MLS service. Particularly if it was a MLS listing and you
contacted this person initially, it isn't exactly kosher to then go and
use another agent for the same property. Not necessarily a formal
breach of contract, but certainly not all that up and up, either...


All good points.