Re: to KC re: stopping arguments

[Guest guest]

Harriet,

Thanks for the nice comments. I really appreciate and I just try and

do what is best for everyone. The landlord part I'll pass on thank

you. I did it one time and I'll never do it again. lol

We're here for a reason and that to answer any questions that we

possibly can and to give support to each other, so please don't

hesitate. We didn't just lose one member, we lost 5. But this isn't

do to any single individual, it's a compenation of alot of things,

the confronation and difference of opinions. Which is definately a

good thing to have, this is how we continue to learn and try and

find out what workds for each one of us, as long as it doesn't get

out of hand. Like at times when it does, which is also

understandable. Each one of us have said things, meaning it one way

and it was interpreted another. This is also normal under these

conditions and everybody can take the same post and it can have 20

different meanings. Unfortunately this is also a side effect of the

illness that many are dealing with.

I know the member list is not visable to everyone and I took that

off for a reason that we have had problems in the past, but I can

see who is joining and who is leaving and you can almost guarantee 2-

3 members a day are joining. Sometimes more, sometimes less. We lose

members here or there for various reasons, some that have never

posted and it may not have been the site that was for them, but when

they drop off in clusters like this, then there is a problem.

This is where again I feel I must apologize to everyone that may

have a difficult time handling confrontations on top of everything

else that they are dealing with and also to the ones that have left

that will never know. More and more have been contacting me lately

from along the gulf states that I have been trying to give my

undivided attention to. These people know they are sick, they have

all the symptoms but yet they aren't convienced that it is the mold

and bacteria that is making them ill. Until we can educate them at a

moderate speed to where they can grasp what you are speaking and the

toxins that the molds and bacteria produce, they are not going to

leave their homes. You can't just jump in there and say, this mold

is dangerous, it's toxic, get out or you'll die. It's been

approached in this manner before and they shutdown, don't listen at

all and they think you're a nut.

It's difficult enough for them on top of everything else that they

are dealing with and to throw another monkeywrench into the works

doesn't make things any easier. It's very difficult for them to even

grasp with all the rotting debri down there that the outdoor

environment is not even safe, especially for those that are

immunocompromised. Or you get a response from some " I've been down

there for 6 months and I'm fine. " You know in and out of homes,

remediating, etc. But yet the person right next to them is gasping

for air. So it's a very delicate issue to deal with and I have been

thanked several times to please continue with the information. I

have had many citizens from the area email me, desperate for help in

any way possible and to provide them with any information that I

had. Some have even joined this board.

It leaves a real good feeling in the gut that I have been able to

reach out to one more person and to help them understand the reasons

for them feeling the way they do.

KC

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> I missed much of the `debate', but thank you for being

> a positive and active moderator, and doing what you

> feel is best for the group as a whole. You put sooo

> much effort into this board, and I just want to thank

> you for giving me this place to vent and/or ask

> questions and meet people.

>

> It absolutely sucks that someone felt they needed to

> leave the group, and I apologize to you, the group,

> and to the person who left, if I did anything that

> contributed to their leaving. It's only my intention

> to learn, ask questions, and sometimes just silently

> listen and feel sad at all the awful things members

> are going through. I know that I tip the scale as far

> as asking for advice/help way more than giving it. I

> wish I knew more so that I could help people on the

> board more. I think of all of you every day. Thank

> you for all your help! Sharon, Carl, KC...and the

> person who didn't know the acronyms made me laugh so

> hard today...

>

> And KC, we need people like you to be landlords!!!

>

> Harriet

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