One action that was only mildly impatient combined along with your previous 
actions which were completely impetuous provides the list with a persona by 
which to judge you

If you don't like that reputation, change it by action, not by whining.

-sc


> -----Original Message-----
> From: John Aldrich [mailto:jaldr...@blueridgecarpet.com]
> Sent: Thursday, February 24, 2011 9:38 AM
> To: NT System Admin Issues
> Subject: RE: RE: Dell battery replacement still giving warning
> 
> Jonathan, thank you for your reply. Yes, I should have waited, but the
> consensus of opinion on this list yesterday seemed to be "don't worry about
> it... if you can't find it easily from Dell, just get it wherever." I am not 
> going to
> beat myself up over $10, especially when the total price was like $35. Sure
> Dell would have been a bit cheaper, which surprises the heck out of me, as
> typically OEM parts are more expensive. However, I feel I *was* following
> the consensus of opinion, which is why I'm pi$$ed off that you guys are
> jumping down my throat on this.
> 
> As I have said multiple times, I'm not worried about $10. I feel I *did* 
> listen
> to the list and I didn't get the best possible deal, but I'm OK with that. 
> It's
> ONLY $10.
> 
> What really grates on me is that I feel I did listen to the list and now you 
> guys
> are jumping on me because I followed that advice. Ya know... the ONE time I
> do take the time to listen I get jumped. Doesn't encourage me to be patient
> and listen to the advice on this list!
> 
> I appreciate your point of view, Jonathan, I really do. However, it seems to
> me that I'm being PUNISHED for doing what the list recommended. Do I wish
> I'd waited for my Dell rep? Sure. I would have liked to save $10. Am I going 
> to
> beat myself up over $10? No.
> 
> 
> 
> From: Jonathan [mailto:ncm...@gmail.com]
> Sent: Thursday, February 24, 2011 9:29 AM
> To: NT System Admin Issues
> Subject: Re: RE: Dell battery replacement still giving warning
> 
> No, John.
> The gripe is that you appear to be too impatient to sit still long enough for
> anyone to help you. The reason you were given a hard time about buying
> from third party (after someone from this list recommended said 3rd party) is
> simply because you came back to this list and said you should have waited for
> a response from your Dell rep....and you should have. In the end, it doesn't
> matter where you get components such as keyboards, mice, etc....it comes
> down to price combined with comfort level you have with the vendor. If
> someone here recommends a vendor, it is because they had a good
> experience and felt that they got good value. Period.
> More than once you've come here asking for advice and we've tried to help,
> only to be told you've gone in a different direction without waiting for the
> advice you specifically requested. Thus aggravated the group, because we
> could have taken our time to help someone else who was willing to wait and
> take advice, or because we could have done something else more productive
> with our time.
> Friendly suggestion....if you are willing to wait for the consensus of the
> group, then ask a question. If you can't or aren't willing to wait, then 
> respect
> the group's time (and save some face for yourself) by not posting in the first
> place.
> The same would apply to your Dell rep or any other party from whom you are
> trying to solicit advice or assistance.
> Just my $0.02. YMMV, especially if you stopped reading before you got this
> far because you decided to try and find a bigger, better answer.
> Jonathan - Thumb typed from my HTC Droid Incredible (and yes, it really is)
> on the Verizon network.
> On Feb 24, 2011 9:14 AM, "John Aldrich" <jaldr...@blueridgecarpet.com>
> wrote:
> > True. HOWEVER, this time, I take the list advice, even going so far as
> > to use a recommended vendor, and now you guys have the nerve to cry
> "foul"?!?!?
> >
> > You guys need to decide if you want me to follow your advice or not.
> > Yes,
> I
> > do have a tendency to be impatient. I know that, and I'm working on it.
> But
> > as I said, I took your advice and went to a **RECOMMENDED** 3rd party
> vendor
> > and now you guys are getting ticked because I did what you
> recommended!
> >
> > Get real!
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Ben Scott [mailto:mailvor...@gmail.com]
> > Sent: Thursday, February 24, 2011 9:08 AM
> > To: NT System Admin Issues
> > Subject: Re: Dell battery replacement still giving warning
> >
> > On Thu, Feb 24, 2011 at 8:44 AM, John Aldrich
> > <jaldr...@blueridgecarpet.com> wrote:
> >> Now hold on just a moment...
> >
> > The issue is that you have repeatedly come on to this list, posted a
> > question, and once we all spend our valuable time trying to help you,
> > you respond that you had already pursued a solution via other avenues
> > and don't need our help.
> >
> > -- Ben
> >
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