This really ticks me off (I'm censoring language to PG!)

[Kathryn]

Today, I had a meeting for a committee I was on, and when the new committee chair sent me the announcement and said that lunch would be provided, I requested a vegan option, like a salad. She wrote back saying "no problem.'

 

(You probably know where I'm going, but hang in there... )

 

When I got to the meeting room, there was a pile of subs with beef and chicken in, bags of potato chips and some huge cookies. Looking for a veggie sub, I saw something that may have been cheese, but looked like turkey or chicken slices. One woman suggested I just remove the chicken/turkey ), the b@$(!@& /new committee chair said that there was a veggie sub, while a third woman, after I said, it wasn't vegan, said 'Oh, well." Oh, well, indeed, if YOU'RE the one not provided for. The woman who suggested that I remove the whatever from a sandwich then pointed out that the chips were vegan, but I was a bit p. o'd. by then, so I said, "yes, but they aren't food" (a bit of a dig at the overweight @#(!@ chair whose buttons were straining on her jacket? Perhaps!)

 

(I'm too annoyed to look up any more appropriately p o'd smilies, so feel free to add them!)

 

After the (!@#! & new chair brought me a wee small bottle of mineral water, I decided not to sit around sipping it while other people ate, and went to my office in a nearby building to make some copies for tomorrow's classes, then came back when I decided they might be done consuming crap food.

 

Flash to later...

 

Near the end of the meeting, when somehow talk came down to junk email, I made a comment (that my collegues previously appreciated, but they have a (@#& sense of humor!) that I once got an spam email for not only viagra, but male enhancement pills and breast enhancement pills, so if I were a transitioning transexual, it would have been a great deal. The other committee members laughed, but I catch a very disapproving look on (!@#&@# chair's face, like she is mortally offended, or found me ing.

 

Oh, well....

 

Later, back at my office, I check my email, see there is a reminder message from the (&!@#@)* chair (from before the meeting) and check it just to make sure there wasn't anything important in it....and the greeting says "Kathy". Now, I haven't been "Kathy" for several decades, never introduce myself as "Kathy" and most certainly never sign any messages as "Kathy." I find it disrespectful when some )*!#@#$@& just decides to call me that.

 

Can you tell this is not a woman I want to see every again?

 

Rant over...you may now return to your normal activities!

[FormicaLinoleum]

This is slightly off-topic from your post, but I was reminded of it...

 

I met with a woman in my building who sets up conflict resolution kind of Professional Development. That has little to do with the point of the story. I guess because she is in this kind of work, she gave me a brochure about a one-day Peacemaking conference organized by the local Friends school and a meeting house. There are all sorts of sessions on various aspects of peace work. Now, I generally like the (liberal) Quakers and appreciate their peace/pacifist work. I looked at the registration form out of curiousity and saw that lunch is provided. Registrants can choose their lunch... ham and cheese, turkey and something, or vegetarian. At first I was thinking about what if I registered, would I be able to write in vegan lunch. Then it just started to bother me more and more that this was a workshop entirely devoted to peace and they were going to provide dead animal for lunch! Isn't that rather hypocritical? Even though I do not intend to go, I thought about writing to them and pointing this out. If they are serious about peace, they should forego the animal products.

 

Anyway, a little back on topic... I have told the people in my office that I am vegan but I don't think they get what that means (though I did explain it once, I guess that was not enough). We have pretty frequent lunch gatherings and I generally have to eat salad (sometimes dry). Good for you for being assertive. I need to be and re-explain what I do and don't eat.

[Honey]

With respect to company meals, it's a hit and miss on this end (there are 250+ employees where I work).

 

During the festive holiday parties (often held in nice hotels) most of meateaters are envious of the Vegan dish I receive during dinner.

 

When it comes to company dinners served on-site, I am unable to eat anything they serve. They never think to accomodate veggies or vegans. One time they had Chinese food ~ every dish contained meat or seafood. Another time Italian ~ every dish contained dairy and the rice contained chicken broth (I could sense it!!!!)

 

BLAH.

[Honey]

Even though I do not intend to go, I thought about writing to them and pointing this out. If they are serious about peace, they should forego the animal products.

 

I think that's a good idea!!!!!

[CollegeB]

Yeah formica there are a lot of peace and environmental folks who still eat dead animals. I wrote once "how can you talk about peace with a bloody steak in your mouth" it offended several people... Even Ralph Nader is no vegetarian. Some people really need to get consistent with their proclaimed values.

[pelicanAndrew]

Yeah formica there are a lot of peace and environmental folks who still eat dead animals. I wrote once "how can you talk about peace with a bloody steak in your mouth" it offended several people... Even Ralph Nader is no vegetarian. Some people really need to get consistent with their proclaimed values.

 

I know what you mean. Some girl in the environmental club said that we could all get 1$ shirts at Wal-Mart in order to make shirts for the club. Being the new kid in the club i bit my tongue but i really want to call her a stupid bitch. Hypocricy like that irks me big time.

 

The other sad thing is we have to burn gas to get our schools recycling to a recycling center. However, the whole Enviro club is all about eating organic.

[Daywalker]

The woman who suggested that I remove the whatever from a sandwich then pointed out that the chips were vegan, but I was a bit p. o'd. by then, so I said, "yes, but they aren't food" (a bit of a dig at the overweight @#(!@ chair whose buttons were straining on her jacket? Perhaps!)

I love that quote!

It reminds me of me when i'm annoyed

 

 

(I'm too annoyed to look up any more appropriately p o'd smilies, so feel free to add them!)

 

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