PapaFrita
Well-Known Member
Things were very much black and white. I suppose there was the element of drama queen to me because everthing seemed SUCH a big deal.
I remember phoning my horsey then-student-vet uncle from a horse show where I'd been competing and begging him in tears to come and see my horse straight away because the show vet had said he might have a chip in his knee (this came about because after an indifferent (not bad) round I thought something might be amiss and I, rather randomly, collared the vet who probably had far more important things to do and sicker horses to check) At the time this seemed life or death, my angelic uncle dropped his studies and came over, checked horse and pronounced him to be absolutely fine. At no time did anyone tell me I was stupid (it most likely was implicit in their tone although I missed it entirely) but you'll also notice that I asked VETS. People qualified to comment. I didn't address people in the stands and ask them what they thought. Perhaps I would've found someone experienced enough to give me an informed opinion, I would likely have come across someone who knew Jack***** but still wanted to give their 2 pennies worth and I almost certainly would've encountered someone who was having a rubbish day (or not) and just thought I was an idiotic child who was making a massive mountain out of a molehill. This person would probably have given me a snappish reply, perhaps worse, I would've been mortally offended that they didn't understaaand the gravity of the situation (*sulk sulk*) and the next day I would've forgotten all about it.
The moral of the story, if any, is if you just chuck a question out there, you won't get the responses you expect or hope for. Some will be sensible, some not, some random and some irrelevant or unkind. SOOO, you are of a sensitive disposition or perhaps just want to shorten the odds of getting useful information, why not just ask the person whose job it is to KNOW it?
As I said... feel free to ignore.
I remember phoning my horsey then-student-vet uncle from a horse show where I'd been competing and begging him in tears to come and see my horse straight away because the show vet had said he might have a chip in his knee (this came about because after an indifferent (not bad) round I thought something might be amiss and I, rather randomly, collared the vet who probably had far more important things to do and sicker horses to check) At the time this seemed life or death, my angelic uncle dropped his studies and came over, checked horse and pronounced him to be absolutely fine. At no time did anyone tell me I was stupid (it most likely was implicit in their tone although I missed it entirely) but you'll also notice that I asked VETS. People qualified to comment. I didn't address people in the stands and ask them what they thought. Perhaps I would've found someone experienced enough to give me an informed opinion, I would likely have come across someone who knew Jack***** but still wanted to give their 2 pennies worth and I almost certainly would've encountered someone who was having a rubbish day (or not) and just thought I was an idiotic child who was making a massive mountain out of a molehill. This person would probably have given me a snappish reply, perhaps worse, I would've been mortally offended that they didn't understaaand the gravity of the situation (*sulk sulk*) and the next day I would've forgotten all about it.
The moral of the story, if any, is if you just chuck a question out there, you won't get the responses you expect or hope for. Some will be sensible, some not, some random and some irrelevant or unkind. SOOO, you are of a sensitive disposition or perhaps just want to shorten the odds of getting useful information, why not just ask the person whose job it is to KNOW it?
As I said... feel free to ignore.
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that'll do for now!
