[Rain Man]

I'm very glad to see this thread.

I'm trying to rent my apartment, and since it's February and snowy I resorted to putting an ad on craigslist against my better judgment. We've only done an ad once before and it didn't turn out well, but I thought, "let's try again".

I've received seven inquiries. One of them actually showed up, and five never responded to my proposed showing times after they initiated contact. At least those five didn't waste a ton of my time. But #7 was Sarah from Atlanta, who set up a meeting with me today and then didn't show up. I specifically made sure to get home in time from a run, waited for an hour, and then called her. As soon as I said, "Hi, this is Rain Man", the rude Sarah from Atlanta hung up the phone. So I called back and left a message basically saying, "We had an appointment. If you're having trouble finding the place, I'll give you directions." The rude daughter of a syphilitic prostitute presumably found an apartment she liked, and just decided not to show up, not to call, and who cares if she left Rain Man waiting for her? Well, that's fine, Sarah from Atlanta. I don't want to rent to you anyway. I kind of figured from the start that you were a woman of loose moral fiber who would only use my apartment to make films starring you, another woman, and a cup.

If you have an appointment with someone and don't want to show up, cancel the appointment. It's really not very hard.