Kudo's to Emily

[frankykeno]

Emily, I just wanted to take this opportunity to give you a public back pat sort of thread. This is with reference to this ongoing BOI issue.

http://www.faunaclassifieds.com/foru...d.php?t=104093

It's never easy Emily to be the one that has the guts to stand up and say enough is enough. You got a lot of backlash at first and you withstood it, stood up for the truth and showed your concern for the snakes and geckos involved in this trade. You showed good grace, good sense and visible proof in the form of vet reports about what was going on with those snakes from Ed.

Emily you have my deepest respect for this. The BOI can be a feeding frenzy sometimes but in this case it did it's job allowing you to expose a situation and not allowing further abuse of you by the other party. I just wanted you to know that your determination in this situation hasn't gone unnoticed and I'd personally be honored to do business with you or anyone that shows this kind of moral fibre.

You ROCK Emily!

[lord jackel]

WOW...666 posts over 100 pages and still know Ed. Though I am not surprised they are finally figuring out what this forum has known for many many moons.


Kudos Emily...I agree with Jo it can be difficult to put yourself out there and try and "convice" the skeptics.

[JoshJP7]

I agree with Sean and Jo as well... There were many people on that thread who simply supported Ed based on the time frame of 10 months... As a future breeder I can honestly say that theres no time frame in which the breeders "work" is complete... I will give all of my customers the support and information they need from the initial spark of interest to the day the snake passes on... This is a prime example of the sketchy business were all involved in... Goes to show you that there are many many more things to worry about than "getting a good deal." ...I'm sure no one will disagree that Emily has the support of everyone here on BP.net!!

[Nate]

Emily certainly was a sweetheart in Daytona. I don't believe for a second that she is the liar that Ed claims she is.

I've followed the entire thread, and from Ed's own words (or lack thereof), I believe he has done a great job in digging a nice big hole.

Another kudos to the staff here for making sure this toilet mold is no longer allowed to stink up these forums

[jkobylka]

you make us all proud.

Justin

[Kristy]

Yes Kudos to Emily for standing up for what is right. I have been reading the thread over there.

There was a lot of backlash and we all know how it can get. Over here however, we KNOW Emily. We know how she cares for her animals. We know the person she is, not someone looking for a handout almost a year later. Someone who wanted to warn others at the cost of her getting ragged on. You have my respect too, and a lot of support here.
Thank you for bringing that to everyones attention, especially new comers to reptiles.

Kristy

[AzureN1ght]

I was actually going to make a similar thread before I saw Jo was a step ahead of me. I'm glad that the BOI thread reached that sort of conclusion (with the RIGHT person being put in the negative light).

Emily braved the BOI...which tends to get rough. She rode out the storm, answered all of the impertinent questions, got most of her collection tested, and finally managed to prove her case in spite of it all.

I'm proud that Em's a part of BP.net! If I decide to give in to my "OMG CUTE" impulse any time soon, I'll definitely do Crestie business with Emily

[ladywhipple02]

Yes, major kudos to Emily! You proved that being honest and forthright can actually win the day... with a little persistance


We are definitely here for you Em!

[rabernet]

Emily


I am so incredibly proud of you. You were grace under fire. You did not respond emotionally in that thread, you presented your facts and you stayed with the thread answering questions, when Ed would not.

The sad thing is, pride, greed, whatever it is that motivates Ed, is what caused his downfall. Had he simply responded to you that he checked his records, even said he "accidentally" sent you CH (although I don't believe that to be true now) and asked you what you felt would be fair to make you happy, that thread probably would have never started in the BOI.

It appears that Ed's downfall is the same as what happened to Chris Johnson and Matt Graybeal. Greed and a inflated sense of self-importance, a feeling of being un-touchable. He's no better than either of them IMHO.

Emily, once again, I am so proud of you!

[mlededee]

thank you all SO very much! this has not been an easy thing for me and i really appreciate all of the support via pm, im and posts here and on the boi. you really don't know how much all of that has helped me through.

there were definitely some times during the last 2 weeks that didn't look promising for my case and when it looked like the point of the thread was lost entirely. i am so relieved that it has come back around and that the truth is finally prevailing.

seriously, i couldn't have done it without the love and support from all my great friends here. you guys are the bestest!