From the article:
"I was a mess," Shipley said. "I was angry."
My question: Why the past tense?
I do not like dealing with private matters in public. But, as with my recent posts about my Vitamin D deficiency, sometimes the scale tips in favor of doing exactly that.
Therefore, here is an email exchange that Rob initiated with me today. The email addresses have been redacted, but the profanity has not. It is what it is... Just be forewarned. (NOTE: Hahaha - the mc.com program changes profanity to less profane words - e.g., sh** to poop. I haven't reread the text yet, but this could be VERY funny. Just know that where there is a cute little term, the original text from Rob to me was about as raw as it gets. ~ Steve)
Steve
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From: Rob Shipley <ship>
To: Steve Craddock <stevebob>
Sent: Sun, December 6, 2009 10:59:47 AM
Subject: Tough poop
Sorry to have recently reoffended you,Sir. Such is life. Deal with it. OK?
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From: stevebob
To: Rob Shipley
Sent: Sunday, December 06, 2009 2:00 PM
Subject: Re: Tough poop
Rob,
I'm not sure why you think you offended me. You cannot offend me because I am convinced you suffer a mental illness caused by a traumatic injury to your brain from your auto/truck accident years ago. I understand your good friends, of whom you have many, have encouraged you to get help and treatment at different times over the years, but you have always refused. That's unfortunate, but it's your decision and I respect it. I just think it's sad that you don't realize that when you post your tirades on milescity.com, you damage your own standing in this community more than you harm the reputation of those you rail against.
I hope you have a Merry Christmas.
~ Steve
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From: Rob Shipley <ship>
To: stevebob
Sent: Sun, December 6, 2009 11:55:45 PM
Subject: Re: Tough poop
Steve,huh? Hmmmmmm. Well I don't know you and do not ever care to. It is a complete waste of time....and I mean a COMPLETE waste of time to try and explain anything.............ONE SINGLE THING to 95% of you mental midgets on milescity.com..................COMPLETE like in NOT POSSIBLE.
First and foremost..........I could not ever give a procreate if I offended you.............we are not friends..........and therefore.......your procreateed up opinion of me is useless, absolutely useless...............no one gives a procreate about you.....nor me.............so, no one cares what you think or like...........and me neither for that case.
Why even mention it?
I don't give a procreate what you think you know about the head-on collision 40 years ago...............and no one else does either. I am tremendously smarter than you..........a procreateuva lot tougher than you........plus, I can buy and sell your useless dumb ass...................so? Just procreate off and die......that would please be greatly..........
I know you will never ever....like in 10,000 years ever be man enough to meet me and introduce yourself.............because you are probably a pelican. So, then, just leave me the procreate alone,ok?
None of my good friends you even know..........so just shut the procreate up.
"tirades" is your pelicanheaded opinion..................but ofcourse you do not ever know that..............ALOT of people.............who NEVER log on to .com..............because it is so very very very procreateing dumb.............thank me from time to time............for a great many things I stand up for.............and for what I think and know and do.
Let it go...............
Get this straight...............I cannot,absolutely CANNOT *damage* my standing in the procreateed community with anything in .com...............not physically possible here on the small planet.
Where did you get the idea...........(you were probably spoon fed it).............that miles city.com was ever important for any reason?
Has your cheese slid off your cracker? No people of ANY intelligence whatsoever think anything of Miles City.com other than it is a piece of poop.................where the procreate have you been?
You most assuredly don't even live here anyway.....................
My mental illness that you pride yourself with knowing all about is sufficiently a great deal more worthwhile in EVERY facet of any human existence than your whole useless dope-ridden totally procreateed up body.....................so just leave me alone and do not ever ever ever email me another of your SICK threats ever again..................
I retract my offhanded previous apology...............please procreate off and die with your idiot opinions of me.
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From: Rob Shipley <ship>
To: Steve Craddock <stevebob>
Sent: Mon, December 7, 2009 8:15:04 AM
Subject: Re: Tough poop
Rob,
Thank you for writing. Apparently what I said upset you. I didn't mean to do that. I simply applied to you the same principle I always apply to communication - Honesty. An honest opinion is all you're ever gonna get from me.
I apologize if I stated my opinion so abruptly that it offended your sensibilities or hurt your feelings. But you seem like a straight-talker and so I cut thru the BS and got to the meat of the matter because I thought that was what you would prefer.
I only used the word "tirade" because you use a lot of capitals and exclamation points when you write. That signifies heated emotions, which in turn are usually associated with tirades. It was an easy mistake, and it would probably be a good idea to use less capitals and exclamation points in your writing if you don't want others to make the same mistake.
Bottom line: I will take your advice and "let it go." I hope you can do the same because, as I said, I never intended to offend or hurt you.
~ Steve
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From: Rob Shipley <ship>
To: stevebob
Sent: Sun, December 6, 2009 11:55:45 PM
Subject: Re: Tough poop
Steve,huh? Hmmmmmm. Well I don't know you and do not ever care to. It is a complete waste of time....and I mean a COMPLETE waste of time to try and explain anything.............ONE SINGLE THING to 95% of you mental midgets on milescity.com..................COMPLETE like in NOT POSSIBLE.
First and foremost..........I could not ever give a procreate if I offended you.............we are not friends..........and therefore.......your procreateed up opinion of me is useless, absolutely useless...............no one gives a procreate about you.....nor me.............so, no one cares what you think or like...........and me neither for that case.
Why even mention it?
I don't give a procreate what you think you know about the head-on collision 40 years ago...............and no one else does either. I am tremendously smarter than you..........a procreateuva lot tougher than you........plus, I can buy and sell your useless dumb ass...................so? Just procreate off and die......that would please be greatly..........
I know you will never ever....like in 10,000 years ever be man enough to meet me and introduce yourself.............because you are probably a pelican. So, then, just leave me the procreate alone,ok?
None of my good friends you even know..........so just shut the procreate up.
"tirades" is your pelicanheaded opinion..................but ofcourse you do not ever know that..............ALOT of people.............who NEVER log on to .com..............because it is so very very very procreateing dumb.............thank me from time to time............for a great many things I stand up for.............and for what I think and know and do.
Let it go...............
Get this straight...............I cannot,absolutely CANNOT *damage* my standing in the procreateed comm