Thread: Helping newbies...

Written 'thank yous' are becoming a rarity. Befitting response to your generousity.

But why "stand back" as you put it? I am so grateful to the experience sr users for encouragement and adivce. It takes little, in many cases, to keep a newbie going in the right direction.

My reluctance to advise is simply that I am one (Newbie)!! Though I sometimes think that hearing of the experiences of a person a step or two ahead of you can be effective. Anyway...best to you and thanks for sharing.

Jim

Originally Posted by jleeg

Written 'thank yous' are becoming a rarity. Befitting response to your generousity.

But why "stand back" as you put it? I am so grateful to the experience sr users for encouragement and adivce. It takes little, in many cases, to keep a newbie going in the right direction.

My reluctance to advise is simply that I am one (Newbie)!! Though I sometimes think that hearing of the experiences of a person a step or two ahead of you can be effective. Anyway...best to you and thanks for sharing.

Jim

Don't get me wrong. I have no problems giving advice but I generally won't invite someone over to my home or give someone one of my razors or strops unless I either see an earnestness and an interest that goes beyond the novelty of using a straight, or, as in this case, I am just moved to do so.

My hats off to you JMS. And Climberslaker for the respect he gave to you. Nicly done!!

Wonderful Post, Thanks for sharing....

That is very nice. Thanks for posting that. I like to make a new guy feel welcome and point them in the right direction where they can get good info. In my life I have become expert in three vocations. Ironwork, carpet installation, and tattooing. In all three new guys were mostly treated like they had the plague IME. A new guy was competition.

It was when I went into a 12 step program 25 years ago that I experienced some people who reached out to newbies. Many didn't and I appreciated those that did all the more for it. One of the main focuses of that program was helping the new guy with the admonition that "you can't keep it unless you give it away". Maybe that is why I tend to throw a post to the new guy even when I don't feel like it. I always remember what it is like to be a new kid on the block myself.

JMS: I gotcha, and agree that standing back takes on a whole differenct concept when you are talking about inviting someone into your home.

And Jimmy, I was a newbie carpet installer once....man I ruined a lot of baseboards hammering down tack-strip!!

Fantastic post Mark! Both you and Climberslacker are assets to our community!

James.

Thanks for sharing that Mark. He does seem like a good kid.

And thank-you also, Climberslacker for displaying such gentlemanly qualities.
You raise the bar for us and for that we are in debt.

X

with all the bad that is going on in the world around us, so many people dishonest and on drugs and such it is always refreshing when you meet a stranger and they turn out to be good honest people. it makes you see some good in a world that for the most part has gone down hill. im glad to see the invite worked out good for both of you and god bless

You never know what will happen when you reach out to another. They just might surprise you.

Great Post!

Thanks for sharing.
Don