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Justin Baker
Seattle florist offering organic flowers for delivery. We love green weddings!
Seattle, Washington
Posted by Justin Baker, Seattle, Washington | Nov 12, 2007

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Running a business is strenous. It involves long hours and lots of work. Sometimes i've found that when i get around to letting my hair down i can tend to over do it a little.

I think i was fortunate today, but i was really amused when my wife Heather sent me a Biznik message(after months of difficulty she's finally found how to get through to me reliably..LoL! she just joined!) cautioning me about drinking and emailing. I guess she's been here to witness my past sins.:)

That got me thinking.. have any of you made social blunders while either with online networking or emailing that occured while your impaired? Am i the only one or have you been there too? Confess!

Such blunders don't only occur while under the influence of a potential neurochemically active substance..they also occur when we are really tired, frustrated, or overwhelmed. You are welcome to share your story in the first person or perhaps you'd like to change the names of the guilty and the innocent,but if you know something share!

Oh boy, i'm really opening a can of worms here.:) i strongly encourage any sharing any stories that may involve my indescretions to keep that alias option open. Here goes!

5 Bizniks have posted replies

  • Andrey Rozmaity
    Posted by Andrey Rozmaity, Kent, Washington | Nov 12, 2007

    -Cough- Unfortunately... I mean fortunately nothing of sort happened to me.

    Well... Maybe if you gave us a few actual examples... maybe ONLY then we'll remember such stories.

    =] =] =]


    -Andrey

  • Rebecca Wood
    Posted by Rebecca Wood, Lynnwood, Washington | Nov 12, 2007

    Luckily the only impairment I have is cronic exhaustion (I dont drink..makes me more tired!)... and again, luckily I have not made any social blunders... yet.

  • Justin Baker
    Posted by Justin Baker, Seattle, Washington | Nov 12, 2007

    Well lemme give you an example.. a relative of mine once made out Xmas cards while downing a few bottles of wine. A few days later, she started getting a barrage of phone calls asking if she was ok. the calls were from people who got the cards..apparently several of them had strange doodles on them and were rather incoherent. gee, you think it might of had anything to do with the few bottles of wine she polished?

    hey, if this is destined to be a dead thread because everyone is shy about sharing from mistakes, that's cool. but boy would that make me laugh! how authentic can an indie biz owner be if they are not a real person who makes mistakes?

  • Kevin Selkowitz
    Posted by Kevin Selkowitz, Bellevue, Washington | Nov 12, 2007

    I went to a few networking events after breaking my foot...I may or may not have been on painkillers at the time...

  • Andrey Rozmaity
    Posted by Andrey Rozmaity, Kent, Washington | Nov 12, 2007

    LOL Kevin! Nice...

    Justin! No, long live this thread! I want to hear your stories first. Thats what you need to do before the others "fess up."


    -Andrey

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    Washington Business Directory & SEO
    Kent, Washington
  • Rebecca Wood
    Eco-Friendly Spa Products
    Lynnwood, Washington
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    Seattle florist offering organic flowers...
    Seattle, Washington
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    Big Phones for Small Business
    Bellevue, Washington

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