Just so you know…

I am a very happy guy, who generally doesn’t rock the boat. I may try to help row the boat… sometimes with a little more vigour then is appreciated…

There are so many new followers to this blog since I wrote about this the first time, I figured I’d better include some of my response to the letter…

I wrote them back. Just like the issue at Goodlife, I never received any sort of response… here is what I wrote in this blog (since scrubbed) on July 23rd, during the full telling of the banning story…

I was mortified. I was sick, I was upset, I was incredibly disappointed and embarrassingly emotional.

I took some time to absorb this, then wrote this letter back.

Thank you for your letter.

In regards to the contravention of the personal information protection and electronic documents act,

I am able to single out the email addresses in questions as well as the person who gave me these emails with their request that they be included in my emails. I will prepare a statement of fact to this regard. Once I had been approached by management about this email issue, I complied with all their requests. I complied with their most recent requests as well when asked if I would clear up the email that I was running every Sunday with a group of new runners. Additionally, I was told that I was reflecting negatively on the Store and the Program, and I simply asked for specifics so I may adjust my course of actions.

I will be researching this matter fully to ensure that my personal rights have not been violated in any way. I will also be requesting my legal rights with regards to the incident where I was physically assaulted by one of your employees.

I understand that you are genuinely concerned for the safety of the staff and participants at the store location as am I. I have had wonderful experiences with the Programs run by your company and appreciate the quality of your products.

I am very disappointed in the response to my genuine concerns here in Calgary, and had hoped to open a dialogue with your company to help better serve both our concerns. My utter shock in the way I was treated by your staff may have been mistaken as antagonism, but never was there any hostility. Sundays incident was witnessed by many run club participants and I am sure some will attest to the demeanour of myself in this unfortunate situation.

I do not consider this matter closed, and I am available for a discussion at a mutually convenient time.

Neil Z

They considered it closed, I never heard from them again.

So there you have it. Does that change your opinion of me since yesterday? Or do you wonder a little about me? Anyone local who knows me want to chime in on the character of me? I just want to set your expectations before I decide to re-post the whole sordid affair. I think the story should be posted somewhere, just not sure it should be here again… Any thoughts? I know a couple of you think I may be beating that same dead horse. I think the story is entertaining and is enough of my history that it should/could/does define me in quite a few ways…

Just as a teaser, here is excerpt from a part of the story I wrote…