[MR] on courtesy

[Lukehager at aol.com]

my goodness, this certainly has become a hot issue, rather than just a matter 
of common sense...i remember several years ago, prior to my joining the sca, 
when i was 7 months pregnant...it was august, i was obviously "in the family 
way", and struggling with a 25 pound bag of cat litter at a local grocery 
store...there were not only several abled bodied persons around, but store 
employees, none of which offered to help me lift this incredibly cumbersome 
package into my car...i did what i felt was the best course of action--i 
asked someone who did not work there to help, and was kindly aided...then i 
spoke to the store manager about his employee's lack of assistance...there is 
of course no real recourse that i can think of at an event--kindly inform me 
if there is...but if someone chooses to not assist, that does not make them 
an evil ogre--maybe they are preoccupied, perhaps they are just plain rude or 
can't be bothered...whatever...believe me, i am very new to the sca and have 
had no trouble simply asking someone if i had a little too much on my 
plate...and there are always people milling about, not engaged in activities 
of their own or in intense conversations that you may be 
interrupting...someone will respond...it's nice when someone offers prior to 
your having to ask...but if it does not happen, go to plan 
"b"--ask...isabella 
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