It seems that your real capacity for language would allow you to have achieved a more diplomatic effect. The harsh language is unnecessary and is unlikely to get people to want to help you (assuming that's the desired goal). It's one thing to vent frustration to sympathetic listeners (please count me as one), but it's just inappropriate and counteractive to go raving at people who have the power to actually do something about the quandary at hand.
There might be details you don't know of yet -perhaps the installation of new machine is already in the works- that would make the entire affair embarrassing. Perhaps the person(s) receiving the message is having a terrible day and this just tops the cake. It's simply better to be polite, despite all our frustrations.
When life's minor insults crop up, two letters may be in order: one to the party concerned, and the "real version" to be posted privately among peers ... But please don't do that to me :D Just want to help (and put off writing a paper ...)
"If you are so hard up for funds that you can't afford another filling machine, which I highly doubt, let me know and I'll start a fucking collection up for you." hahaha, priceless. it was actually relatively civil up until that point ^^; only you would do something like that, tracy. i guess that's why you're awesome :P
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There might be details you don't know of yet -perhaps the installation of new machine is already in the works- that would make the entire affair embarrassing. Perhaps the person(s) receiving the message is having a terrible day and this just tops the cake. It's simply better to be polite, despite all our frustrations.
When life's minor insults crop up, two letters may be in order: one to the party concerned, and the "real version" to be posted privately among peers ... But please don't do that to me :D Just want to help (and put off writing a paper ...)
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