Daily Ramblings:
On Good Deeds And A Dearth Of Unpunishment
...05/13/2005
10:21:14 am
By way of a follow up to an
earlier post: FREECYCLE is an online
messageboard/email group type thing, where people in
your locality can "OFFER" things which they
no longer need, to other people who are willing to
simply come and pick them up. Recently having
subscribed via email to such a group in my area,
every day brings a long series of "OFFERs"
and a much longer series of "WANTEDs" to my
inbox - the latter being emails from people who want
to put their wish out there just in case someone
might be getting ready to dispose of something like a
computer, an IPOD, a musical instrument or other
desirable. And every day supplies a veritable
microcosm of humanity, with all of its thoughtful
generousity, pitiable idealism, gross ingratitiude
and blind rage.
I leave it to you to consider how to categorize
this message, headed "A COMMENT ABOUT
OFFERS:"
I am a victim of
domestic violence with 2 children and I have a
comment to say about some people that offer items
on here and have me
on a stop and go situation. There was someone
that was offering some
clothing, that my children and I would gladly
use. Last night that
person said I was #9 on thier list if no one
comes to pick it up. This
was all last night at around 11 pm. Today this
person asks me if I can
come and pick up the clothing at 8:30 pm. I
explained that I could not
go, because my youngest daughter had a high fever
and plus I don't
have a vehicle nor will I go out this last with
my children. Then this
person tells me sorry but that clothing was taken
by someone else. I
don't think people understand how this site works
or how they should
offer, give and promise items to people. I am not
a greedy person but
I sure need all the help I can get from here. But
it is messed up how
this person tells me the stuff they were offering
was not available
and then just a few hrs later they were and was
expecting me to up and
go to pick them up just like that. Is there any
suggestions people
have to offer to fix this matter... Thank You...
Cary
Just a thought: is this why communism failed?
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