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Hello Ward!
14 Jun 70 12:06, you wrote to me:
WD> Mike,
MM>> You picked that part of my message to respond to, and not my
MM>> hilarious joke about what Fidonet will be like at the end. (ok,
MM>> maybe it`s not MY hilarious joke, I`m sure others have made
MM>> similar jokes)
WD> Actually it is spot on ... and for a large part we`re already heading
WD> down that alley.
WD> One of the lessons I`ve learned in my Fido years is that our
WD> technology which binds us, also separates us because there`s always an
WD> element missing ... the human touch. It is very difficult to fathom
WD> someone without knowing the person ... talk to him face to face, eat a
WD> meal, share a beer (or a coffee or even a glass of water). Fidonet
WD> over the ages has had a number of people with strong personalities
WD> whom it was very easy to get into an argument with. Because of my job
WD> then I travelled a lot in Europe (and sometimes outside) and I always
WD> attempted to link-up with people, especially the disgruntled ones and
WD> once you get to meet eye-to-eye that tended to solve a lot of
WD> problems.
WD> Two anecdotes. First, the ZC4 Pablo Kleinman hated my guts, don`t ask
WD> me why. I passed through LA, he was there, we had breakfast together.
WD> After that it was a smooth ride.
WD> Second, for some odd reason there was a disconnect between me and the
WD> Greek RC. So I had to be in Athens, he and his associates made a hell
WD> ride through bad weather, mountain passes to see me ... we spent a
WD> lovely couple of hours and everything was smooth after that.
yep, I fully understand that. I work remotely, but occasionally have
to visit various offices for my job. a small team was brought in last
year to take over doing what I`ve been doing the last 10 years. The
manager was very stand-offish, and it was a battle any time I tried to
transfer knowledge to him/his team.
I decided the best way to dump most of this on them was to spend
a week in their office, so I flew out there, and we hung out in a
conference room for a week, then went out and drank in the evenings.
No more battles after that.
Mike
... Meddle not in the affairs of witches, for...
ribbit? ribbit?
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