tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29951011.post3939443728133636078..comments2023-06-05T16:38:13.385+01:00Comments on Ferret Fabricates: Speak or stay silentFerrethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05503132721132843219noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29951011.post-57247264332516082322009-12-15T20:53:21.812+00:002009-12-15T20:53:21.812+00:00Ferret,
I do think the time of year has something ...Ferret,<br />I do think the time of year has something to do with it. Just to make my own disclaimer...LOL<br />This is all said with tongue in cheek but with quite a lot of truth as I have observed.<br /><br />The americans (having been one, I can say it) seem to get really ratty in November in the run up to Thanksgiving...it's all the cooking they feel they have to do when they would rather do their quilting or art. (rather nulifies the Thanks part if you ask me).<br /><br />Then there is a lull and another big problem in Dec when they all realise how close they are to Christmas and feel bowled over by all the ideas they felt obliged to have about making presents, so it comes out on the lists. (Brits don't actually realise the historical weight of pressure on Americans to make something or gift something to everyone you ever have had contact with! Why not? Because Brits give all those people cards! LOL)<br /><br />So, generally in Nov and Dec I just delete, shake my head, and thank God for being in Britain! <br /><br />Choosing to make smiles if I can.<br />Sandy<br />PS I am totally loving the new feathers!Sandyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04978514536651961190noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29951011.post-73277626779712902032009-12-15T16:13:19.837+00:002009-12-15T16:13:19.837+00:00I think a lot of people type and post immediately,...I think a lot of people type and post immediately, without thinking - and then regret it, but feel they have to defend themselves or appear silly.<br /><br />I read my lists on digest - so the quick responders are all done by the time I get there ! - so I can just laugh at the pettiness and go on my way.<br /><br />Yes I have been hauled over the coals from time to time - but so what. It's only one person's opinion - and each time it has happened I have more people privately supporting me.<br /><br />Don't worry so much about it Ferret, sleep on your thoughts and then post them. I haven't read anything you have posted that wasn't worth reading. Just go for it and let jealousy slide off your shoulders.<br /><br />Helen from HobartHelen from Hobarthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03628963168654748707noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29951011.post-46515919945413548382009-12-14T18:22:15.008+00:002009-12-14T18:22:15.008+00:00Trudi, you hit the nail on the head, and boy does ...Trudi, you hit the nail on the head, and boy does it feel good to have reduced the amount of snarkiness in my inbox.Ferrethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05503132721132843219noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29951011.post-20831876305332950162009-12-14T18:09:53.950+00:002009-12-14T18:09:53.950+00:00I'm not sure I could be charitable enough to u...I'm not sure I could be charitable enough to use the word silly. Some of the behaviour comes into the same camp as the people who jump traffic queues, often causing worse jams and potential accidents. I am always wondering why. Why do they feel more important than everyone else in the queue? Traffic would move slower if I was in charge, because I am sure there are some people in queues who have really good reasons why they need to be somewhere else as fast as possible, and I would like to see them get there first. I also suspect they aren't the ones pushing to the front of the queue. A lot of the less friendly comments on lists hit the same button. I'm sure there are people who have ideas that would improve the lists, but I suspect they are silent.<br /><br />wisdom is where you find it. I like knowledge, of all sorts of things even things that don't directly interest me right now. I prefer to browse the shelves of a bookshop than shop online, you never know what might catch your eye when you were looking for something else. So all posts have potential, yup even the ones that also frustrate and annoy me. <br /><br />I'm not sure that quilters are more polite and positive actually, they used to be certainly, but it seems to be waning. Or maybe others have got better?Ferrethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05503132721132843219noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29951011.post-61184748857565018732009-12-14T15:42:13.742+00:002009-12-14T15:42:13.742+00:00..but one does have to be careful not to regard th.....but one does have to be careful not to regard the people who agree with one as 'wise' and the ones who do not as 'silly'.<br /><br />Having said that, in reaction to the two comments already posted here, my own experience is that quilters tend to be hugely polite and positive to each other compared with some other interest groups.<br />Best<br />Joyce FAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29951011.post-69526046634183778282009-12-14T10:26:36.760+00:002009-12-14T10:26:36.760+00:00I've been a lurker learning much in the proces...I've been a lurker learning much in the process. Occassionally I voice my own opinons, and have felt the tongue lashing too, but I continue to learn and grow, and ignore the bits that don't interest me. It's a very personal choice, if you are not getting what you want from the list, the loss is to those who cannot learn from your wisdom when you chose to leave. At the end of the day, you have to be true to yourself :)Trudihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06105739423187659152noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29951011.post-996816253545510162009-12-14T06:13:54.774+00:002009-12-14T06:13:54.774+00:00I gave up a few years ago. I don't think they ...I gave up a few years ago. I don't think they mind missing out on all the useful info contained within those who leave (they're too busy enjoying their own silliness).Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com