quote:Originally posted by Eastside:quote:Originally posted by beternU:quote:Originally posted by Eastside:quote:Originally posted by beternU:quote:Originally posted by Matted Down Weirdo:
I am certain the farmer would have been grateful to knew his scales were off so he could have attempted to fix the problem.
You might be right about that and you might be wrong. You have no way of knowing with certainty how he would have responded. Like others commenting here, you are making an assumption.
Yet you assumed that you were being kind to not embarrass him. I think you were trying not to embarrass yourself.
Oh? You think it is just an assumption on my part that refraining from embarrassing the man is a kindness. I thought it was pretty much self-evident that avoiding an embarrassment to someone else is a kindness. What kind of warped condition is your mind in that you would not see that?
As to avoidance of embarrassing myself--that is also silly. It would not have been embarrassing in the least to me to advise the fellow of my problem with his weights and measures. When I am in the right and can prove it, I find no reason to be embarrassed.
If, however, I had called his hand in front of others, you and others who care not about truth in weights and measures would likely have come down hard on me, accusing me of making a spectacle to embarrass the man.
My point is you assumed that calmly talking to the man would have embarrassed him. It might not would have embarrassed him at all. Now, had you acted as arrogant and self-righteous as you come across on this forum, I'm sure you would have embarrassed both of you. Most people don't mind being asked to verify that the sale is correct. It might not would have at all, but at this point you will never know. However, you removed all doubt from many of our minds what we think about you. I agree with another that said had you brought this to his attention -- like I said, I'm sure he would have thrown more onions in your bag just for your honesty. Instead, you chose the rant on the forum method that will get you no resolution but more confirmation that your arrogance is the biggest thing about you.
Wrong, like so many others who do not pay attention.
I declined to talk to him because there were numerous others around. Put yourself in the position of your scales being questioned in front of others; you would naturally be defensive, wouldn't you? I did not have time to wait around until the area around his booth was out of earshot of others.
As to alleged ranting on the forum, I do not know how you distinguish ranting from simply reporting facts, but all I did, as my original post proves, is report the facts. I will repeat the description here to stimulate your recollection:
"Today I bought some onions from a vendor at the Lauderdale County farmers market. They were priced at $1.00 per pound. He weighed them on his uncertified scale at 2.5 pounds. When I hefted the bag, it did not feel like 2.5 pounds and I am very good at estimating weight. I took my purchase down to one of the vendors who has a brand new certified scale and weighed it there. It weighed 2.01 pounds. I did not go back to complain to the first vendor, but probably should have."
You contend that I ranted. You must not know what ranting is. Merriam-Webster does:
rant : to talk in a noisy, excited, or declamatory manner
2 : to scold vehemently
Is this what I did? Be honest with yourself. No ranting here. Your allegation of ranting is obviously just something you have thrown in to try to give your post some credibility it does not deserve.