I sent an e-mail to my local TD

Mark200 · 10-11-2008 12:52PM #1

I sent an e-mail to him explaining my outrage over the increase in third-level education fees.

He replied with what I can only assume is a copy+paste from a pre-written letter about education for all unhappy voters. It was all about second level education, and not one mention about third level education even though that is all I talked about in my e-mail.

Disappointing.

HalloweenJack · 10-11-2008 12:54PM

I've emailed a local councillor before and got a human reply.

Then again, he is from FG...

phasers · 10-11-2008 12:55PM

Go to his office and kick his arse

Turd Ferguson · 10-11-2008 12:58PM

I've e-mailed Gary Busey requesting a dinner meeting with him.

He is yet to reply

WindSock · 10-11-2008 01:12PM

Go to meet him personally. I met mine there a while ago and he was great. Labour, ftw.

Quazzie · 10-11-2008 01:12PM

My "local" TD lives 45 miles away.

Danbo! · 10-11-2008 01:13PM

Turd Ferguson wrote: »

I've e-mailed Gary Busey requesting a dinner meeting with him.

He is yet to reply

He has terrible table manners anyway, try emailing paul daniels. He's lovely.

Jonathan · 10-11-2008 01:14PM

Quazzie2002 wrote: »

My "local" TD lives 45 miles away.

You from leitrim?

Quazzie · 10-11-2008 01:16PM

Offaly.

ejmaztec · 10-11-2008 01:26PM

I emailed my TD and he sent a reply asking if I could help him get 30 million out of a Nigerian bank account. He said that I would be suitably rewarded. I'm thinking about it.

theTinker · 10-11-2008 01:28PM

Thats really terrible OP, You might as well vent on him and tell him that your disappointed to received a template of a letter from a related issue. It might embarrass him enough to reply to double check which template he is using.

Nehaxak · 10-11-2008 01:33PM

Reply to him with an open reply, copying in the email addresses of multiple newspapers.

That'll sure as hell piss him of at least for being lazy and not caring.

John Mason · 10-11-2008 01:37PM

i emailed all my Local TD's above the lack of bus service. i mean the first bus is at 9am Monday to Friday and 7am on Saturday!!! and about 70% of the time the 9am doesnt turn up and the next isnt until 10.55am

anyway, not one of them got back to me

Turd Ferguson · 10-11-2008 01:40PM

noblestee wrote: »

He has terrible table manners anyway, try emailing paul daniels. He's lovely.

I dont think I could have dinner with him. He'd spend the whole time doing silly magic tricks and talking about his sexy life with Debbie Magee.

stovelid · 10-11-2008 01:47PM

Hint for OP:

Priority List

1. Fiscal disaster.
2. Law and Order.
3. Immigration.
4. Lisbon Treaty.
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1003. Whining noise re: end to third-level education fees bonanza emanating from middle-class.

Caoimhín · 10-11-2008 01:50PM

Mark200 wrote: »

I sent an e-mail to him explaining my outrage over the increase in third-level education fees.

He replied with what I can only assume is a copy+paste from a pre-written letter about education for all unhappy voters. It was all about second level education, and not one mention about third level education even though that is all I talked about in my e-mail.

Disappointing.

Name and Shame?

syklops · 10-11-2008 01:54PM

I wrote a letter to my local TD a few years ago. I got a very personal response, and he updated me a few weeks later on the outcome, and he sent me a christmas card.

But he was Fine Gael.

Turd Ferguson · 10-11-2008 01:57PM

stovelid wrote: »

Hint for OP:

Priority List

1. Fiscal disaster.
2. Law and Order.
3. Immigration.
4. Lisbon Treaty.
.
.
.
.
.
.
1003. Whining noise re: end to third-level education fees bonanza emanating from middle-class.

1002. Where is my sammich?

ejmaztec · 10-11-2008 01:59PM

Does anyone ever expect a straight answer from a politician? You might get one face-to-face in a sound-proof bunker, but they would deny it afterwards.

Mark200 · 10-11-2008 02:14PM

theTinker wrote: »

Thats really terrible OP, You might as well vent on him and tell him that your disappointed to received a template of a letter from a related issue. It might embarrass him enough to reply to double check which template he is using.

I just sent one:

Dear Michael,

I can only assume by your response that you did not read my e-mail carefully, or at all. So I have attached it again below, along with a copy of your reply. If you do read it, you will see that my e-mail was not about education cuts in general, but solely about University fees....in which you did not make one reference to in the e-mail that you, or someone, went through the trouble of copying and pasting. I'm sure you're a busy man these days, with the Dail adjourning early recently because they felt they had nothing left to discuss. I'm sure you were using this time well to do what you are paid to do (which, I believe, is to represent your constituents).

I hope it is noted that I will be saving a copy of your disappointing reply, and will dedicate my time (something which you only seem to have when you think voters are looking) closer to the next general election to making this e-mail available to anyone who believes you are dedicated to serving the best interests of the people in North County Dublin.

I look forward to you sending me on the correct e-mail that should have been copied and pasted to me, instead of one I assume was written for teachers.

Your friendly neighborhood voter,
Mark

Caoimhín wrote: »

Name and Shame?

Mr. Michael Kennedy himself.

stovelid wrote: »

Hint for OP:

Priority List

1. Fiscal disaster.
2. Law and Order.
3. Immigration.
4. Lisbon Treaty.
.
.
.
.
.
.
1003. Whining noise re: end to third-level education fees bonanza emanating from middle-class.

I would have thought getting re-elected would have been number 1.

syklops wrote: »

I wrote a letter to my local TD a few years ago. I got a very personal response, and he updated me a few weeks later on the outcome, and he sent me a christmas card.

But he was Fine Gael.

Yeah there was a little bit at the end of the e-mail he sent me saying that my e-mail address has been added to their records. Possibly so they can send me lovely Christmas cards too.

thelordofcheese · 10-11-2008 02:20PM

Quazzie2002 wrote: »

Offaly.

Ahh, the other county we all try to forget about.

Turd Ferguson · 10-11-2008 02:34PM

Mark200, you need to confuse him with internet (lolcat) speak so that when whomever reads it gets so confused that they will need to contact you personally so you can translate.

Something along the lines of

Dear Michael,

ZOMG, WFT?
I can haz replies? STFU and GTFO you noob.

Kthnxbai

10-11-2008 02:43PM

this is a damn handy link for anyone wanting to contact any TD about anythin
http://www.thepropertypin.com/viewtopic.php?f=4&t=14604

I sent a few mails to some TDs with some quick replies.
Most were generic crap but I got some replies that could only have been written personally by the TD!!

javaboy · 10-11-2008 03:25PM

Mark200 wrote: »

I look forward to you sending me on the correct e-mail that should have been copied and pasted to me, instead of one I assume was written for teachers.

That's one of the funniest driest things I've read in a while. Bravo OP.

Shacklebolt · 10-11-2008 03:50PM

jmccrohan wrote: »

You from leitrim?

Leitrim wouldnt even be 45 miles from end to end.

javaboy · 10-11-2008 03:52PM

Shacklebolt wrote: »

Leitrim wouldnt even be 45 miles from end to end.

It feels like longer when you're passing through it.

I sent an e-mail to my local TD

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