Admin Sat Jul 02, 2011 6:07 pm
Hi Tina,
They do say that actions speak louder than words, so even a short text would have been appreciated. But there was nothing. Both Ruby and I (unaware of one another at that time) had to make contact with her to make sure she'd received the gifts.
It's very odd that considering how verbose the said woman is, she couldn't tap tap tap out your phone number and give you a quick "Thank You, I received it" message. After all, it put me in the embarrassing situation of having to ask HER if she received the items safely. I don't understand it, especially as she liked to TALK TALK TALK incessantly about herself; you'd think she'd have jumped at the opportunity to have another conversation all about herself.
When I DID have a telephone conversation (twice - each one lasting approximately 2 hours) there was no stopping her! She reminded me of those people who suffer from conditions or allergies and can't WAIT to inform everyone what they've got as soon as they sit down at a dining table. They just can't stop going on about it, and go into tedious monologues about how they can't eat certain foods because it will turn them a beige colour, their eyes will glaze and bulge, and their hair will suddenly frizz up. And they study your face to see your reaction.
She's like one of those people who can't open a fuckin jam jar without turning it into yet another story about them. I know she's been a vegetarian for years on end, and many of them take it up as an attention-seeking exercise. It's one way to get the discussion revolving around YOU. They're often very smug, too, and just like certain types of people with so-called food intolerances they view them sort of like A Levels. The more you've got, the cleverer you are, and they can keep bringing the coversation back round to them by suddenly coming out with an anecdote about their food intolerance, allergy or condition.
When one poor woman suffering from a mental condition unwittingly swung the spotlight onto her own condition, Soooooo swung into action; took off her Moderator's Hat and lambasted her for not suffering from the same illness that she's suffering from, and told her that the woman couldn't possibly be suffering - because NO-ONE could possibly be suffering as much as she suffers - and actually - she should be ashamed of herself for being ill and suffering from depression!
It was dreadful, because that poor woman who was blighted by severe depression and was feeling suicidal, received abuse and nastiness from both Soo and Jan. Jan (who likes to pretend she's a counsellor - but she is NOT) was mean and heartless to that woman - and members should look back at that post to see the REAL Jan and Soo, and how those disturbed women run that board.
Strawbs