I’m sick of being told that I don’t deserve what I have.
: I am a single woman who learned early on that I wasn’t cut out for apartment living — that I wanted my own house.Miss Manners: These rules about waving goodbye border on the absurd
A painter came into my garage and saw my decade-old, run-of-the-mill sedan and said, “Whoa, nice car,” sarcastically. A plumber looked around my basement and said, “This is a lot of house for one person.” When I told him that his quote was too high, he pointed to a piece of furniture and said, “Oh, you can’t afford my rate, but you can afford antiques?”
After decades of this, I’ve grown sick and tired of being told in so many ways that I don’t deserve what I have.: They should not. But as Miss Manners is in the manners, not the morals, business, she will offer a simple solution: Do not reengage plumbers, painters and lawyers who so behave.: My husband and I have a vacation house, and we enjoy inviting friends and family to stay there throughout the summer and early fall.
Here’s the rub: Most of our guests do things in the kitchen differently from how I do them. For instance, they put sharp knives, silver flatware, wooden bowls, nonstick cookware and fine china in the dishwasher. These things get ruined in the dishwasher.Now, I’ve never been one to value my stuff over my friends — if a friend spills an entire glass of red wine on the rug, no big deal.
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