watab kid Posted May 31, 2019 Share Posted May 31, 2019 being in business leaves you in the 'bad customer' situation on a regular basis , does not ever make it pleasant or satisfactory in the dealing with it , but you deal with it and look at all your good experiences to keep doing what you chose to do , being a bad customer comes n so many forms - being a bad SASS member only comes in that form - luckily ive not really had a lot of experience here - we really dont need the bad publicity winning a prize or getting a gift ..........why make that a bad thing ? have we become so entitled in this century that we no longer appreciate such a thing ? if so maybe the prizes and gifts should go away ...do it for the fun of the experience Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phantom, SASS #54973 Posted May 31, 2019 Share Posted May 31, 2019 9 hours ago, watab kid said: being in business leaves you in the 'bad customer' situation on a regular basis , does not ever make it pleasant or satisfactory in the dealing with it , but you deal with it and look at all your good experiences to keep doing what you chose to do , being a bad customer comes n so many forms - being a bad SASS member only comes in that form - luckily ive not really had a lot of experience here - we really dont need the bad publicity winning a prize or getting a gift ..........why make that a bad thing ? have we become so entitled in this century that we no longer appreciate such a thing ? if so maybe the prizes and gifts should go away ...do it for the fun of the experience There were people that felt entitled in every past century... PS: SASS population ain't any different then the rest of the population. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Assassin Posted May 31, 2019 Share Posted May 31, 2019 People are individuals, some are further out there than others. I try to show appreciation to donors and sponsors. If I don't like something I get for free I just keep my mouth shut. Kind of like winning, people need to be good winners and good losers. Our time is limited make the best of it and lead by example. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J. Mark Flint #31954 LIFE Posted May 31, 2019 Share Posted May 31, 2019 7 hours ago, Assassin said: People are individuals, some are further out there than others. I try to show appreciation to donors and sponsors. If I don't like something I get for free I just keep my mouth shut. Kind of like winning, people need to be good winners and good losers. Our time is limited make the best of it and lead by example. In this game there are very few losers. We just spent 2 pages talking about one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phantom, SASS #54973 Posted May 31, 2019 Share Posted May 31, 2019 59 minutes ago, J. Mark Flint #31954 LIFE said: In this game there are very few losers. We just spent 2 pages talking about one. If we talked about the losers, we'd get banned. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MizPete Posted June 1, 2019 Share Posted June 1, 2019 13 hours ago, Phantom, SASS #54973 said: PS: SASS population ain't any different then the rest of the population. Actually, I find a 'way lower percentage of jerks than in the population as a whole. Oh, we've got a few, but we generally manage to run them off fairly quickly. Those that remain are beyond hope and best avoided. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Widder, SASS #59054 Posted June 1, 2019 Share Posted June 1, 2019 14 hours ago, J. Mark Flint #31954 LIFE said: In this game there are very few losers. We just spent 2 pages talking about one. Makes me wonder if anyone will post one of those.... "I resemble that remark" comment..... ..........Widder Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phantom, SASS #54973 Posted June 1, 2019 Share Posted June 1, 2019 8 hours ago, MizPete said: Actually, I find a 'way lower percentage of jerks than in the population as a whole. Oh, we've got a few, but we generally manage to run them off fairly quickly. Those that remain are beyond hope and best avoided. We are around a small group when we shoot and then usually for only a few hours. We don't get to truly know these folks... While it's nice to think that our population is different, it's more than likely not. Ruffle a feather or two and you'll see a side of folks that you would never think existed. Then there's social media where folks can pretend to be anything. Phantom Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
El Hombre Sin Nombre Posted June 1, 2019 Share Posted June 1, 2019 2 hours ago, Phantom, SASS #54973 said: We are around a small group when we shoot and then usually for only a few hours. We don't get to truly know these folks... While it's nice to think that our population is different, it's more than likely not. Ruffle a feather or two and you'll see a side of folks that you would never think existed. Then there's social media where folks can pretend to be anything. Phantom Truer words never spoken Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snakebite Posted June 1, 2019 Share Posted June 1, 2019 3 hours ago, Phantom, SASS #54973 said: Ruffle a feather or two and you'll see a side of folks that you would never think existed. Then there's social media where folks can pretend to be anything. Phantom Humm I've never tried that. How's that working out? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slowhand Bob, 24229 Posted June 1, 2019 Share Posted June 1, 2019 How about these guys who give out free passes to the next big match, only to then turn around and not include free air fare/lodging for we out of towners!!!! Of course I realize that this could be a financial hardship for some clubs but at least they could send a driver and request that he let us stay at his home when we arrive back...... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MizPete Posted June 1, 2019 Share Posted June 1, 2019 I know Phantom's right but I have had such rewarding experiences playing cowboy. We've done this for a couple of decades and, I have to say, the game itself may not be as much fun as when we were new (familiarity breeds contempt?) but we will do this until we die because cowboy matches is where all our friends are. Mind you, if you jump up and down on my ex-husband nerve -- and it's always about doing something NOT The Cowboy Way -- I can go from Southern Belle to your worst nightmare quicker'n' you can say 'bless your heart.' But I don't know of any other group where I could take my grandsons, let 'em run loose (with admonitions not to be a problem to anybody), leave my doors unlocked, share what we got til it's gone then either go get more or go home, walk other people's dogs, shoot for a couple hours then enjoy 'campfire' until dark, drink a little more than is wise then have total strangers put you in your truck and drive you to your hotel, suffer a loss and have the herd circle around...you get the idea. Cowboys is generally good people. Maybe that's why it's so hard when one is not. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phantom, SASS #54973 Posted June 1, 2019 Share Posted June 1, 2019 1 hour ago, MizPete said: I know Phantom's right but I have had such rewarding experiences playing cowboy. We've done this for a couple of decades and, I have to say, the game itself may not be as much fun as when we were new (familiarity breeds contempt?) but we will do this until we die because cowboy matches is where all our friends are. Mind you, if you jump up and down on my ex-husband nerve -- and it's always about doing something NOT The Cowboy Way -- I can go from Southern Belle to your worst nightmare quicker'n' you can say 'bless your heart.' But I don't know of any other group where I could take my grandsons, let 'em run loose (with admonitions not to be a problem to anybody), leave my doors unlocked, share what we got til it's gone then either go get more or go home, walk other people's dogs, shoot for a couple hours then enjoy 'campfire' until dark, drink a little more than is wise then have total strangers put you in your truck and drive you to your hotel, suffer a loss and have the herd circle around...you get the idea. Cowboys is generally good people. Maybe that's why it's so hard when one is not. Don't get me wrong, the whole atmosphere of SASS/CAS is somewhat unique... But people are people...ya know? Phantom Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Allie Mo, SASS No. 25217 Posted June 1, 2019 Share Posted June 1, 2019 10 hours ago, Phantom, SASS #54973 said: ...Then there's social media where folks can pretend to be anything. Phantom Dang! I wish I knew that earlier. Well, I know it now. I'm one of the best shooters in the world (in my mind, LOL). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phantom, SASS #54973 Posted June 1, 2019 Share Posted June 1, 2019 21 minutes ago, Allie Mo, SASS No. 25217 said: Dang! I wish I knew that earlier. Well, I know it now. I'm one of the best shooters in the world (in my mind, LOL). Okay... Let me be a bit more specific. Folks can portray any personality they want on social media... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Original Lumpy Gritz Posted June 1, 2019 Share Posted June 1, 2019 18 minutes ago, Phantom, SASS #54973 said: Okay... Let me be a bit more specific. Folks can portray any personality they want on social media... I tried to be good---it's just---boring......... OLG Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
El Hombre Sin Nombre Posted June 2, 2019 Share Posted June 2, 2019 5 minutes ago, The Original Lumpy Gritz said: I tried to be good---it's just---boring......... OLG Well played Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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