It's been 2 weeks, I apologized to the Toyota salesman

[Omaha Steve]

I went to the dealership salesroom today. I found the guy I was looking for. He barely remembered me. He said he heard a lot more profanity from others compared to my family friendly comments. I explained I'd been in sharp neck pain and was on narcotics. Plus dealing with mom when she can't comprehend she is a danger to herself living alone in her senior apartment. He understood and said people aren't used to a test ride pitch on the mall sidewalk.

We shook hands.

A few DUers were correct I lashed out at this guy over other things bothering me.

To my friends living in their parents basement that read me (and troll the DU) regularly, I've noticed some of the same verbiage here used by those in the basement chat room. }(

Omaha Steve

[MADem]

1. Dare I ask what you said to the guy, or can you give us a link?

I hope you feel better, in any event.

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[MADem]

7. Was I speaking to you? No, I was not.

Hope you feel happier soon. It's plain you have a bit of a wild hair across it.

[chrisa]

10. Huh?

[MADem]

11. I asked the OP what was said, and was unhelpfully directed to

a conservative hate site with the "Let Me Google That For You" feature by someone other than the OP.

I wasn't able to figure out what happened from that disgusting site--it was just a bunch of nasty-ass, ignorant shits making fun of this forum in very childish fashion. Apparently the purpose of the site is to pick at what happens over here. Sort of a "They Have No Life" endeavor....I am annoyed that I gave them the click.

[chrisa]

17. Ahhh. Gotcha.

I didn't think there was bad intent but I can see why *that place* is not allowed to be mentioned on DU. I remember going there before for another thread, and they're a bunch of vile, creepy people.

[tawadi]

8. Conservative Cave?

Really? They live in a cave? I always suspected this.

:rofl:

[chrisa]

9. They're pretty creepy over there, aren't they?

[Omaha Steve]

16. I gave him reasons I wouldn't want a free test drive after I said NO and he asked why?

There were four or five things I said off the top of my head.

Japan didn't included US made cars in it's clunker program and NLRB charges upheld over the years for anti union activities in it's US factories were a couple.

This post was meant to clear the air with DUers, not start up a conversation on a locked post.

[MADem]

18. Well, I realize tone is everything, and we don't have the joy of that with the written word,

but I don't go for anything that smacks of unfair trade or labor practices, as a general rule, so I can understand your irritation.

Your OP was kind of cryptic, and I was simply being nosy. Hope you are feeling well.

[Electric Monk]

3. That's pretty big of you to admit you were wrong. Nicely done.

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[lunatica]

5. That was a very cool thing to do Omaha Steve

To go all the way back to a stranger to do the right thing and apologize is very cool.

[Raine]

6. That was great of you to apologize, I bet you made the fellow's whole day.

Not enough people apologize and just doing a simple thing like that can make people feel better all around. GOOD for you! :thumbsup:

[Obamanaut]

12. When one 'makes amends', does it make the 'amends' seem more sincere if the

action is well publicized?

[Omaha Steve]

14. I'm apologizing to the DU too

This post was not meant to revisit the original post. I'm saying I'm sorry to others I may have offended here that shouldn't have been.

[Ichingcarpenter]

13. I have three vertebras that are degenerating

and sometimes I lash out unfairly because of pain.

[mrs_p]

15. I have no idea oh what you speak

But it takes a lot of integrity and honesty to apologize.