Because of a dispute with one of the owners of KCL, I have no choice but to leave and simply continue to blog on my Blogger account. I freely admit here that I procrastinated in doing something that I said I would do. I later apologized but – it fell on deaf ears and was returned with a message from a rather angry person. I’m sorry, I’m just a human, I make mistakes and I have no regrets in life – we all do things that are not too appealing at times to others. I will only say I’m sorry once, well sometimes twice – then that’s it. If it isn’t received by the person I am apologizing to, then so beit. I was informed that the owners don’t give a damn whether people threaten to leave or not.
It was not, however, a threat from me. Because of the vitriolic nature of the message I received, I could not, in good faith, continue blogging here knowing that the owners were in such a mind frame. I shouldn’t say owners in the plural, just one person. I have no desire to start internet wars with anyone. It never leads to any good ending. I thought I had at least a decent relationship in this scenario, it was surprising to receive such a message.
I have had thoughts of simply deleting this blog, but I think I will leave it up. Or, they may take it down, who knows. I won’t be posting here, at least not for now. I make no statements in certainty whether I will be back or not. Who knows? Apparently, who cares? Maybe I’ll decide to continue to blog in spite? If the owners don’t give a damn, why should I? That’s their words, not mine.
Basically, when you have a place such as this with the owners keeping their own blogs and writing on comments on numerous journals and then one of them comes along and says they don’t give a damn, well, I could conjecture but, the final conclusion is: they don’t give a damn about who they don’t want to give a damn about. It’s just a blog. I like some of the people on here. I don’t even dislike them, actually, but the words were rather hurtful in nature.
So, I am just going to leave it up in the air. If I come back, I do, if I am banned, I’m banned, if I don’t, I don’t.
ben
truckersjournal
Bye
By: jahm on April 8, 2010
at 9:19 pm
Buh-bye to you, too.
By: benb on April 8, 2010
at 9:22 pm
Sad
By: jspastor on April 8, 2010
at 10:07 pm
*snif* waves white kerchief….
By: westy on April 8, 2010
at 10:34 pm
I hate to see you go. I have always liked reading you.
By: knifeboy on April 8, 2010
at 11:39 pm
Sucks seeing you go. The few times I read your blog I found it to be a really good read. Happy trails
By: thunderblargh on April 9, 2010
at 3:20 am
Ben you are such a regular poster on here and have so much going on KCL will certainly not be the same with you gone but I know where to find you.
By: ladybug on April 9, 2010
at 7:25 am
I said we are long past worrying about people threatening to leave.
I DO give a damn if folks split, but I am not going to get worked up about it.
Stay, go, whatever.
By: evilfury on April 9, 2010
at 7:30 am
And of course you will not be banned. You’re being silly and ridiculous and dramatic, Ben. Get over yourself.
By: evilfury on April 9, 2010
at 7:36 am
Funny how THIS post got more comments than any of your other ones recently. Maybe next time I want some attention I’ll title it “Goodbye KCL” and see what happens.
By: evilfury on April 9, 2010
at 7:49 am
I’m sad about this as well, Pastor Larry. *shakes head*
By: doanli on April 9, 2010
at 10:02 am
Don’t worry D, he’s just giving KCL up for Lent.
By: fritzthebootlegger on April 9, 2010
at 3:30 pm
Ben,
C’mon now. Sometimes there are disagreements among people. These things happen in the course of time. It serves no purpose to leave this blog arena just because you have a disagreement with the owners. I screw up all the time. I say I’m sorry. Normally speaking, if it comes up again I just tell the person in question I screwed up and leave it at that…lather,rinse, repeat. What else can you do?
Damn owners. Next thing you know they will show up in North Carolina with fishing poles…
What you write is what you write. It is yours and yours alone. I wouldn’t worry about it another second. Seriously. Keep writing and we will keep reading.
Bobby
By: fijufic on April 9, 2010
at 4:18 pm