I find it abhorrent that you are airing snippets of private messages out of context.
I made no direct reference to any specific provider in our PMs.
Considering that I am known to be friends with more than one 45+ year old provider you cannot prove that I was referencing anyone specifically when I said that you should reserve your advice for the ladies posting on these boards who are "manhaters fifteen years past their expiration date".
There is more than one and if it walks like a duck and quacks like a duck...whatever.
Interestingly nearly every single provider who posts on this board has interacted with me professionally or on a personal level. And guess what? Not a single one of them are scared of me or my opinions.
They know when they talk to me its all killer, no filler- I'm a straight shooter.
And every single provider on this board knows that I dole out references, recommendations, referrals and information pertaining to business like candy regardless of whether or not we call each other "friend"- so if you're trying to throw a wrench in my relationship with other ladies on this board sorry, Charlie- they have a much better handle on me than you could possibly understand.
But since you want to air dirty laundry- wouldn't it be funny if I forwarded PMs from you sending me unsolicited gossip about other hobbyists sent after you saw me interacting with them on this board?
Boy would your claim to know "more about other members of the hobby's real lives" would blow up in your face.
If only my inbox could talk- but unlike you the contents of my "Private Messages" remain, well private.
The 22 year old girl I am referring to is not the New Jersey agency owner but the newbie provider who you repeatedly bashed via PM to the point that she was scared after she made a *positive comment about a poster*- a man she only knows as a client who has treated her kindly. It never ceases to amaze me how 50-something year old men will raze a young twenty-something year old girl knowing that girls like her who are rare unicorns- beautiful, truly kind, fresh, happy and actually wanting to chat here versus never appearing on the boards, let alone to take up for her gentleman friend.
Any girl on here who is taking on a hobbyist and saying something negative can fend for herself- especially those of us who've taken our licks on these boards for years. But when you're virtually hazing a little girl who (no offense to her) doesn't know nothing about nothing in terms of these boards or making racial comments you're the one who is in the wrong.
Going to continue to double down on that? Go right ahead.
Just because I have no interest in seeing someone professionally doesn't mean I can't have a community relationship with them in the hobby. Please don't behave like I'm the only girl in this business who has ever uttered the words "I've read your reviews/seen your posts, I'm not sure we're a fit". And please know that when most clients hear those words they don't take it personally- they continue to pursue or they don't and they move on (I've seen many clients I've said that to who were like, "don't worry about it sweetheart, I really want to meet you).
Now that you've mentioned it 3x both publicly and privately it seems like you really took that personally and for that I am sorry.
My offer to meet for a drink was only because I don't want to continue this bullshit online and it stands for anyone who has an ill opinion of me. If you have a problem and you don't want to sort it out- then you're getting your rocks off perpetuating drama with a person you've just reduced to a screen name.
Me, I realize that every single person on this board is a human being, most of whom have the same motivations and feelings as me and I'd much rather know that person for who they are than play tough guy online with them regardless of whether or not we have a professional or personal relationship.
You're insulting my intelligence if you expect me to believe that you didn't see my post yesterday when you responded directly underneath me in this thread and yet again you're contradicting yourself by saying that you don't care how much anyone posts- yet all of this drama began when you had a meltdown over Escalade & have repeatedly made references to providers "constantly posting" to remain relevant. You can backpedal with the saccharin compliments all you want but I know what has been said here, via PM to myself and at least three other providers and I'm quite capable of reading between the lines.
I don't know why you've taken to making such aggressive, deranged posts lately but please-put that shit back in the box dude. We're all here to have fun, not show our asses.
I'm done with this- I've invested far too much energy in it as it is. I get a sense that speaking to you here is truly an exercise in futility and I'm only mussying myself up by rolling around in the mud with you. If you've got problems- my offer is on the table and again...please take good care.
That's all folks!
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