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2-5-21, 1:27pm
happystuff

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Originally Posted by Tradd

This is me from diving a couple of weeks ago. One of my regulators froze to the tank and couldn’t be unscrewed after the dive. Had to do it when I got home. Water temp was 48.

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Great pic! So nice to see someone living their passion.
2-9-21, 5:59pm
BikingLady

My inability to say No, so I am peeved at me>:(
2-9-21, 6:31pm
nswef

Biking Lady....Practice as you ride- No, I just can't. Thank you for asking, but I can't. I can't.
2-9-21, 11:11pm
iris lilies

Say No with a big smile. Or, “Sorry, no.”
2-9-21, 11:49pm
GeorgeParker

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Originally Posted by iris lilies

Say No with a big smile. Or, “Sorry, no.”

It depends on what you're saying no to. You need slightly different graceful ways of saying no to an invitation vs no to a gift vs no to a request for you to contribute/volunteer vs a coworker wanting you to do part of their job or help them vs....

It also depends on the personality of the person you're saying no to. Some people will get upset no matter how polite you are, and others you have to hit them over the head with a chair before they get the message that you really do mean no.
2-10-21, 5:49am
BikingLady

Quote:

Originally Posted by iris lilies

Say No with a big smile. Or, “Sorry, no.”

Yes Sorry is (was) my go to word also :( that is something I have worked on greatly in the last year. I said I was sorry to my dad's roommate who had a stroke at the nursing home last year(pre-covid), He responded with Don't say you're sorry, it was not your fault.

Both Yes and Sorry must surely say something about my personality! Note to self.
2-10-21, 11:54am
happystuff

Quote:

Originally Posted by BikingLady

Yes Sorry is (was) my go to word also :( that is something I have worked on greatly in the last year. I said I was sorry to my dad's roommate who had a stroke at the nursing home last year(pre-covid), He responded with Don't say you're sorry, it was not your fault.

I still say "sorry"... not that it was my fault, but that I am sorry that it was/is something that the individual went through/endured. So I'm not sorry for saying sorry in instances like this.
2-10-21, 1:21pm
iris lilies

Quote:

Originally Posted by GeorgeParker

It depends on what you're saying no to. You need slightly different graceful ways of saying no to an invitation vs no to a gift vs no to a request for you to contribute/volunteer vs a coworker wanting you to do part of their job or help them vs....

It also depends on the personality of the person you're saying no to. Some people will get upset no matter how polite you are, and others you have to hit them over the head with a chair before they get the message that you really do mean no.

But people will get upset. I cant control that.
2-10-21, 1:49pm
razz

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Originally Posted by iris lilies

But people will get upset. I cant control that.

Or they will keep asking in front of other people with the goal of manipulating to gain the desired result. I refuse to be manipulated.
2-10-21, 2:13pm
iris lilies

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Originally Posted by razz

Or they will keep asking in front of other people with the goal of manipulating to gain the desired result. I refuse to be manipulated.

Oh yeah, that too!

But I fortunately don’t run into that level of manipulation. I’ve seen it happen though to others. It is icky.

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