What people can't seem to realize, is that they can choose to engage, or choose to leave something alone. I do it all the time, I see crap that bugs me, but realize I am not going to change the way someone thinks, so I leave it alone. It's really pretty easy once you learn how to do it, but some folks just can't.
For some reason though, I still can't leave long fairwells alone...
I wish I could tell you how to fix it, but I just don't know. I thought your responses were intended to be humorous, and I do believe that your intentions were honorable, but I don't think some of them saw it that way. Part of the problem is that a bunch of them were already disaffected, which colored their point of view from the get-go.
I think he only sells cars traded in under the Cash for Clunkers program now.
