I started to type out a REALLY long message, but have decided not to. Instead, I have decided on this condensed version.
I see this website kinda like the school playground. There are lots of people running around all over the place, gathering in their little corners of the site.
Just like the playground, we have our resident weirdo (ME:biggrin, Our resident funny people, (Charlie, ME AGAIN, Ed, etc. etc.) Our showoffs:biggrin:, (Charlie and Alton, Mr. Scrollsaw, and of course the Cat and the Rat)
Just like the playground, we have bullies. Only our bullies are a bit different. Straight up bullying would never float so we have new age bullying. On the playground, at the beginning of the school year, nobody knows the bully is a bully, so you give him the kickball when he asks for it. After a few times of him kicking it to the convent across the street, you quit giving him the ball. Anyone else, you would gladly give the ball to because you know they will give it back, or give it to the next person in line.
Well I consider my penmaking supplies and materials as the ball. I would gladly give the ball to anyone on this site that is willing to "Pass it forward". In fact, I have tried on several occasions to do just that.
Now i am forced to feel like a worm. Someone recently tried to "bully" me. I feel like i have an obligation to the members of this site to share all that i can, including materials, and financials, but i cannot give my scarily small pile of shop stuff to someone that is going to kick my ball to the convent (Don't do it! I didn't do it, so neither can you! I know i left the door WIDE OPEN... Just keep reading and forget the killer joke you were gonna post, it will only get BOTH of us in trouble!:biggrin.
More than an obligation to just give my materials to whoever asks, I feel i have an obligation to friends (both present and future) from this site to warn them of possible treachery, which is why i am risking getting my pants flamed off for posting this.
I will never tell anyone who the "bully" is, so asking would be useless. I will offer a simple warning. do some research before you agree to send someone something just because they ask. Make sure that person is on the team! That way you don't have to go ask the Nuns for your kick ball!
Now where did i put those fireproof boxers.......
I see this website kinda like the school playground. There are lots of people running around all over the place, gathering in their little corners of the site.
Just like the playground, we have our resident weirdo (ME:biggrin, Our resident funny people, (Charlie, ME AGAIN, Ed, etc. etc.) Our showoffs:biggrin:, (Charlie and Alton, Mr. Scrollsaw, and of course the Cat and the Rat)
Just like the playground, we have bullies. Only our bullies are a bit different. Straight up bullying would never float so we have new age bullying. On the playground, at the beginning of the school year, nobody knows the bully is a bully, so you give him the kickball when he asks for it. After a few times of him kicking it to the convent across the street, you quit giving him the ball. Anyone else, you would gladly give the ball to because you know they will give it back, or give it to the next person in line.
Well I consider my penmaking supplies and materials as the ball. I would gladly give the ball to anyone on this site that is willing to "Pass it forward". In fact, I have tried on several occasions to do just that.
Now i am forced to feel like a worm. Someone recently tried to "bully" me. I feel like i have an obligation to the members of this site to share all that i can, including materials, and financials, but i cannot give my scarily small pile of shop stuff to someone that is going to kick my ball to the convent (Don't do it! I didn't do it, so neither can you! I know i left the door WIDE OPEN... Just keep reading and forget the killer joke you were gonna post, it will only get BOTH of us in trouble!:biggrin.
More than an obligation to just give my materials to whoever asks, I feel i have an obligation to friends (both present and future) from this site to warn them of possible treachery, which is why i am risking getting my pants flamed off for posting this.
I will never tell anyone who the "bully" is, so asking would be useless. I will offer a simple warning. do some research before you agree to send someone something just because they ask. Make sure that person is on the team! That way you don't have to go ask the Nuns for your kick ball!
Now where did i put those fireproof boxers.......