Posted by: blythehikes �
12/30/2004, 14:37:35
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How unusual.� I've visited Rose's once last summer and have nothing but extremely high regards for her professionalism and for her staff.
Perhaps this post could have been handled by talking with Rose a little more first, and I'm sure she would have been more than happy to be reasonable.� I applaud you for speaking so well of other agencies, and for your patience.� I'm not sure I personally would have made a post about it myself, at least not without consulting Rose about a solution. (It felt like you were guilting her into something in your post, but I probably not reading it the same way you meant it...you know, e-communication lacks tone and inflection). You never know when things you post will come back to bite you in the behind if it's not taken well, and there are a LOT of people who adore the ladies at Seattle Rose's.�
As for Hallie, I've only read a few things and I seem to recall them to all be very flattering.� I try to put myself in a place to imagine - maybe something awful happened and she couldn't check-in for whatever reason.� "Life is what happens when you get busy making other plans" or something like that.
Again, I definitely think it was cool of you not to blow a gasket like a lot of others have chosen to do in the past with no-shows.� I always recommend working it out privately and writing about after you've come up with a positive solution, or if there's no solution and it's important for the board to share.� Since Rose's girl receive such incredible praise, I definitely hope your post won't receive a lot of angst-riddled "how dare you" responses.
I've learned from experience, be patient, be very kind and thoughtful with your words, and give people a lot of room to be human.
I'm sure Hallie and Rose both have the deepest of desires to make their hobbyist friends happy because the agency/provider-hobbyist relationship is symbiotic.� Treat yourself well, and give Rose a call. She's a pretty cool gal.
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