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Dear Reader,
One of the joys about my job is receiving emails from book club readers. You are a talented group of people. The emails you send to me have turned into much more than mere comments on the book or my column. You've actually started writing a Dear Reader Column back to me. What a treat! I write a daily column for you to read and you email one back to me.
Here's a perfect example. Beth sent me an email about last week's bathroom column.
From my Email Bag:
"Suzanne, I totally agree with you on your bathroom story. My husband and I went into our credit union (where we held several accounts already) to get a car loan. Everything was going well with the loan process until I had to use the bathroom fairly urgently. I politely asked the loan officer where their bathroom was and she told me that their bathrooms are not for public use. Shocked, I said that we had been sitting, working with her for over 30 minutes, so it was not like I came in off the street to 'abuse their resources'. Besides, I already held accounts with them and was in the process of setting up a significantly sized loan. She apologized and said that there were no exceptions. I thought a moment, then asked 'can you explain to me the difference between a bank and a credit union?'. She replied that at a credit union, the people own the place since we are all shareholders. With this, I got up and as I was walking towards their private bathroom, I told her that according to her, I am partial owner of that bathroom and will return to continue signing papers after I'm finished using the Shareholder's Facilities. (of course, my grand exit was slightly interrupted when I had to track down someone with a bathroom key). What IS this world coming to???
Keep of the great work, Suzanne!"--Beth Hall
If you missed the New York City Bathroom column you'll find it at:
http://dearreader.typepad.com/dear/2006/08/dear_reader_col_16.html
Thanks for reading with me. It's so good to read with friends.
Warmest regards,
Suzanne Beecher
Suzanne@DearReader.com
http://www.DearReader.com
P.S. I have 25 copies of Still Life this week's special book, by Louise Penny to give away. Read the sample, then send me an email and let me know what you think and you'll be entered in the drawing. Go to: http://www.supportlibrary.com/nl/path_go.cfm?x=805&site=11
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