The Chairman (Mr. Frik Birkenstock),
Dear Mr. Birkenstock,
On Monday, 8 November 2010, my wife (Mrs Anita Bessinger) went to the treasurer to:
1) Inquire to the amount we still have outstanding on the electricity account (as we have not yet received our account/ statement)
2) Inquire as to why we no longer receive our account/ statement via e-mail
3) Why the changes were made without even notifying us (and creating embarrassment and us (my wife and I but especially my wife).
The treasurer informed my wife that:
1) He feels offended by my e-mail re the phishing because why would it only happen to my account (implying that either I was lying or that I was trying to embarrass him on purpose. I assure you that it far from the truth. But never mind.
2) He would never communicate to me via e-mail again.
3) He was not as much offended by the e-mail as being offended by me ‘shouting’ at him on my stoep when he insulted me. His claim was that his Christian duty prevailed and he wanted to only do good by giving me an unwanted gift. I had previous told him (in no uncertain terms) that I am not interested in joining them in ‘their’ comings and goings. But, apparently, his Christian duties empower him to ignore my wishes and he had to invade my space and insult me. This shouting from me is apparently the main reason why he would not communicate with me. Including hand delivery of any notices and statements.
4) Sending the statement by post was the easiest option for him (although the most inconvenient for my wife).
5) He feels not only offended and hurt by my actions but refuses all forms of direct communication with me (private or official) and therefore don’t care about hurting and insulting my spouse, as long as his aims are met. i.e. making her life as difficult as possible so as to effect me).
The treasurer and my wife then made the following agreement:
1) To revert back to the hand delivery system that was agreed to by the previous treasurer (because it worked well)
2) Not to expect any e-mail again from the treachery (so therefore I will put a block on any e-mail received from the treasurer)
3) The treasury will stop sending the statement by post and will personally (direct or indirect) have them delivered to our abode.
4) By trying to insult and offend me my wife also get insulted and offended. Thus no one sided attack can be made because my wife and I are spouses and the one’s hurt is the other’s hurt.
5) That should these agreements not work, we will read our meter and my wife will deposit an estimated amount in the share block scheme and the treasurer can sort out the accounts (without her help and without charging a meter reading fee).
The purpose of this letter is:
1) To notify the chairman that possible solutions are in place to again get my account/ statement.
2) My wife and I are still very offended that no communication regarding this was received until a letter from the secretary. And then my wife had to go and try set wheels in motion to try and solutions.
3) To notify the chairman should the delivery system not work another solution could be that the treasure just sends a SMS to my wife and she will collect the statement. But she needs to verify the amount before payment (as the law requires).
Sincerely,
Waterpoort, 0905
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Fax 0867416512
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