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I just found out you're back! YAY! I work at ...

2011-08-22T21:36:40.829-05:00

I just found out you're back! YAY!

I work at a call center that takes catalog orders. A few years back during one of the forest fires in California, one of the companies we take calls for was evacuated. I got a call from a lady who needed to talk to customer service about a billing issue so I told her they weren't in but I'd take a message and they'd call her back ASAP. She went ballistic on me because it was noonish and they SHOULD be there. I told her they'd been evacuated because of the fires in CA. "WHAT fires?!?" she demanded. I told her the ones that were all over national news. "Well this is VERY inconvenient," she said, and hung up.

I was speechless. All I could think was, REALLY?

The news guy is a douchebag. People like this make me ill.

What a complete moron. Go to someone else. I'm...

2011-08-19T12:43:46.637-05:00

What a complete moron. Go to someone else. I'm sure there are enough people with sense enough to realise what a wonderful offer you're making. Helping 5 people is better than everyone with no help at all. IDIOT. People like that guy make me fume.

Obviously he's not looking at the big picture....

2011-08-16T00:28:33.975-05:00

Obviously he's not looking at the big picture. Chances are other companies would join the effort once they saw what you were doing. It's sad when people forget the huge impact a gesture of kindness is.

Wow... I don't understand some people sometime...

2011-08-12T01:01:04.628-05:00

Wow... I don't understand some people sometimes and I can't believe how much of an ass that station manager is (excuse my language).

I think it's great that you were being so generous. :)

Soooo? Any update on this? It's such a genero...

2011-08-09T19:05:01.371-05:00

Soooo? Any update on this? It's such a generous idea!

-longtime reader

Happy to see you back and still trying to help peo...

2011-08-08T09:26:27.867-05:00

Happy to see you back and still trying to help people. Sorry most people are such jerks. I hope you're able to get this done.

It's the entitlement mentality -- Uncle Sugar ...

2011-08-06T10:54:43.449-05:00

It's the entitlement mentality -- Uncle Sugar s'poseta come nagle it all mo'-betta!

You have ability, they have need, ergo....

What - you ain't runnin' a CHARITY?

God help us -and GOD SAVE OUR REPUBLIC!

What eggplant43 said. You rock.

2011-07-29T17:43:47.215-05:00

What eggplant43 said. You rock.

And what had he done to help out. Good for you gi...

2011-07-27T15:24:43.604-05:00

And what had he done to help out. Good for you girl!

Love it! Why wouldn't they want to do it. I ...

2011-07-27T07:29:41.418-05:00

Love it! Why wouldn't they want to do it. I love positive pieces of news.

What a colossal ass. Giving away 50 grand in this...

2011-07-26T21:22:48.163-05:00

What a colossal ass. Giving away 50 grand in this economy? Your boss is awesome!!!

What an ass. I was impressed. Giving away 50 gra...

2011-07-26T21:21:48.070-05:00

What an ass. I was impressed. Giving away 50 grand in this economy? Your boss is awesome!!!!!

I don't understand either. I wind up shaking m...

2011-07-25T13:54:10.087-05:00

I don't understand either. I wind up shaking my head in disbelief all the time.

Right?! What a prigg! Gawd knows the world needs m...

2011-07-25T13:16:11.611-05:00

Right?! What a prigg! Gawd knows the world needs more feel-good stories of people helping people, even if it's only "one roof at a time". Good for you for trying to do what you could. What happend to the waitressing job? Seemed like good Blog-fodder :)

-Leslie S.

I see your heart is still intact.

2011-07-25T01:45:23.188-05:00

I see your heart is still intact.

What an ass. Find another station or newspaper or ...

2011-07-24T22:22:21.566-05:00

What an ass. Find another station or newspaper or whatever if you think you need them to help out. What you're doing is great. You don't need them to do something wonderful.

to quote Freddie Mercury,"I want it all, and ...

2011-07-24T19:35:51.890-05:00

to quote Freddie Mercury,"I want it all, and I want it now!"
Just keep doing what you can.

If you're still going to do this, try an organ...

2011-07-24T19:28:31.337-05:00

If you're still going to do this, try an organization like Catholic Social Services (they help ALL denominations or even those who aren't 'religious'). They can pick the five neediest. Then go to an alternate news source and tell them why you did it that way, because XYZ acted like assholes.

I just don't have the words to say how crappy ...

2011-07-24T19:07:38.673-05:00

I just don't have the words to say how crappy it is that your companies offer was treated with such callousness.

I'm sure there has to be a way to get the roof fixed for some of the people who have been affected.

People can be such assholes. Sorry that the douche...

2011-07-24T17:29:53.307-05:00

People can be such assholes. Sorry that the doucher peed in your froot loops.

I thought it was absolutely wonderful that you app...

2011-07-24T13:40:42.281-05:00

I thought it was absolutely wonderful that you approached them with such generosity.

I lost thousands after a carpet place took my money, already knowing they were going to file bankruptcy. I was ecstatic when a local company offered to help me in anyway they could. It wasn't free in the least, but it made the loss much better knowing there was someone who cared.

What an ass. How 'bout the station matching y...

2011-07-24T10:53:54.290-05:00

What an ass.

How 'bout the station matching your company's donation? Or offering advertisers the opportunity to donate a roof, get some add time? Or doing a fund-raiser and matching the fund, whatever's raised will pay for additional roofs?

Cheeze Whiz, some people have a funny idea of how to encourage kindness!

I hope y'all can make a go of it...five roofs is better than no roofs at all, which is what they have now...

Shade and Sweetwater,
K

I worked at small newspapers for 10 years and that...

2011-07-24T09:45:07.397-05:00

I worked at small newspapers for 10 years and that is often the best way to go. Call the managing editor directly -- they often love to talk to people in the community -- and tell him or her what you have in mind.

Well crap. I would have been impressed if you don...

2011-07-23T20:46:46.930-05:00

Well crap. I would have been impressed if you donated one roof. Sigh.