Thank you Julia - well said. Irritation is a fact of life - but let's all show some tolerance towards others. Think of the times when we ourselves are irritating others.........
On Fri, Aug 7, 2009 at 9:40 AM, Julia Teale <[email protected]> wrote: > Dear Bev and Trevor, > > I feel this has escalated out of control. Many mails speculating on the > possibilities of a particular topic can be distracting and sometimes, when I > am trying to get through my mail, it can make me feel pressured, especially > when I wade through a host of one-liners. However, I think we can all deal > with it. And those people who take the trouble to contribute to the site > and contribute to the well-being of the neighbourhood should not simply run > away when someone shows a bit of irritation. Trevor makes very valuable > contributions to this neighbourhood and has a lot to deal with. He, because > of his committments has to read everything that comes through. Bev, you are > a also a deeply committed person to our spot and extremely valuable, but you > do send out a lot of mail. Is there a middle-ground that can be found > here? Lets not cut noses to spite faces. We are a diverse communitiy with > lots going on and we experience a lot of stress because of crime and so on. > A bit of spite and nit-picking is going to happen from time to time. But I > would rather live here, with you lot, than anywhere else. > > Warm regards and many thanks, > Julia > > ----- Original Message ----- > *From:* Bev Pettit <[email protected]> > *To:* [email protected] > *Sent:* Thursday, August 06, 2009 5:58 PM > *Subject:* [obsnw] Re: Ex-nightclub boss shot dead > > Sorry Trevor. I am not following what you are saying..... > Is there a hard and fast rule on this site that contributors may not > speculate on issues ? > I'm not going to pursue the thread here because I can't decipher it too > well. However.... > > But I'm beginning to think that the level of nit-picking, spite and malice > on this site is pathetic and this is the first time I have spoken out about > it. > > I don't always understand what folk are saying but I don't berate them for > it......or act as the conscience of others. > > However people, you're free to vote. > > Tell me to leave the site and I will - no prob. > Tell me to stay and I will - no prob. > > I see the throng closing in on me. > Go for it people. > It's all yours...... > > > > > > On Thu, Aug 6, 2009 at 10:13 AM, Fran <[email protected]> wrote: > >> >> If Brian and Bev would just come out and actually say what they think >> happened, instead of implying all sorts of vague things, then maybe >> Trevor (and others) would not be so 'confused'. >> >> Guess what? Sometimes things are exactly as they appear. >> >> Thanks for making me laugh with the following understatement: >> >> ".... being at the scene of a burglary, wearing a balaclava and and >> attacking the security officer in an attempt to escape, seem to >> indicate that he was up to no good" >> >> lol ... you think so? How do you know he wasn't attending a costume >> party and maybe got the wrong house? >> >> >> >> >> >> > > > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "The Observatory Neighbourhood watch" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/obsnw?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
