[MR] Disturbing compliments

[Jim/Mathias]

Had a similar experience once, although not in the Society.  At my last
command in the Navy I was a First Class Petty Officer (equivalent to a Staff
Sergeant), and was in charge of the calibration lab.  One day while we were
conducting the weekly major shop cleaning, I noticed an area needing to be
swept, but all my techs were already engaged somewhere else, so I grabbed a
broom and commenced to sweep.  One of my techs, a young Third Class Petty
Officer, approached with a dustpan and fox-tail to collect the growing pile
of dirt/dust I'd gathered.  He watched me sweeping for a moment or two,
appearing more and more agitated, and then snatched the broom from my hands
saying "It's just not natural having *me* standing here watching *you*
sweep".  Didn't matter much to me, the job was there needing to be done, and
I was available.

Mathias

On Sun, Jun 19, 2011 at 11:09 AM, Laurie Clarkston <garadh at verizon.net>wrote:

> Baron Rorik,
>
> This makes for a great opportunity to show people what it means to be a
> Court and/or Territorial Baron.  The ability to take great joy in
> volunteering for Parking Control.  It sets an example to show others that it
> is an important job that needed filled and you were up to the Task.
>
> Think of how many people who will not take on that task because they think
> it is beneath them?
>
> Thank you for setting the example..!!
>
> Cairistiona
>
> PS:  I have seen other Barons doing Parking Control at events.
>
> From: Rorik Fredericsson <baron.rorik at gmail.com>
> To: Merry Rose <atlantia at atlantia.sca.org>
> Sent: Saturday, June 18, 2011 11:48 PM
> Subject: [MR] Disturbing compliments
>
> ......At Storvik’s Novice Tourney this weekend five people approached me
> and
> congratulated me on doing parking lot control all day long. I
> sincerely thank these people. It was an ego boost... but it also was
> appalling. Appalling because of the second half of their compliment.
> They were amazed that someone who had just recently stepped down from
> the high
>  position of Territorial Baron would do such a lowly job.......
>
> Rorik Fredericsson
> Court Baron
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