Comments on: I’m surprised the piano didn’t move itself

By: whymommy

whymommy — Sat, 04 Aug 2007 18:59:00 +0000

I don’t blame you a bit! How frustrating.

I do agree with the others, though — I’m sure Gore had no idea.

By: Jenifer

Jenifer — Sat, 04 Aug 2007 01:40:00 +0000

She must have taken lessons from Tipper…

By: Damselfly

Damselfly — Fri, 03 Aug 2007 18:22:00 +0000

I don’t get along with people like that…. Sounds like a good project to take care of, even if you felt overwhelmed by it. Cool.

By: Jeff

Jeff — Fri, 03 Aug 2007 15:48:00 +0000

I would have had my sister beat her up, I think. But, I still would have moved the piano.

By: Magpie

Magpie — Fri, 03 Aug 2007 13:41:00 +0000

That’s a great story! Move the piano! And I agree with Nonlinear Girl – the candidate probably has no idea what the staffers are doing.

By: Julie Pippert

Julie Pippert — Fri, 03 Aug 2007 02:02:00 +0000

Oh my goodness!

I might have politely said, “Okay then, it means that much to you, come on, give us a hand!”

And lost my job.

LOL

I am pretty good at dishing it out and suck at taking it LOL.

Maybe in 1996 when I was not even 30 yet…maybe then I might have been cowery, err, maybe not. Was very arrogant then.

But wait…I am NOT a power abusive with like that. I don’t want to give that impression!

Just assertive, that’s all.

Did you have to pay retuning?

By: Lawyer Mama

Lawyer Mama — Fri, 03 Aug 2007 01:05:00 +0000

Yeah, I probably would have politely told her to F herself as well and then gotten fired…..

Sometimes a little power (campaign staffer) can be a dangerous thing.

By: L.A. Daddy

L.A. Daddy — Thu, 02 Aug 2007 23:12:00 +0000

Actually, it was kind of good that you hesitated. People like that are probably used to others jumping whenever they bark.

I’d look at is a small victory.

I’m never in charge of things like that because I would have told her to move it her damn self. Then she would have canceled the whole thing I would have been yelled at

By: nonlineargirl

nonlineargirl — Thu, 02 Aug 2007 22:22:00 +0000

I imagine most candidates have NO idea how the people representing them act toward others.

By: mothergoosemouse

mothergoosemouse — Thu, 02 Aug 2007 22:12:00 +0000

I bet Al Gore couldn’t have cared less about the damn piano. That staffer just *thought* he would. But that doesn’t stop staffers (and executive officers – the military equivalent who often make similar outlandish requests supposedly on behalf of generals/admirals) from throwing their weight around.