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After researching the history of this document, I discovered HE had
written the whole thing! Needless to say, the back pedaling was so
fast I thought he was going to suffer a whiplash.
The first thought that springs to my mind is why'd you tell him? Sorry, but
it steps awful close to a bunion of mine. We always seem as much concerned
with who is to blame as with fixing what's wrong.
Had it been me, I wouldn't have bothered looking for who wrote it in the
first place, and if I ran across the information, I certainly wouldn't have
waved it at him like that. It doesn't accomplish anything productive. I
wonder how much co-operation you're going to get out of this guy from here
on out?
Have fun,
Arlen
Chief Managing Director In Charge, Department of Redundancy Department
DNRC 224
Arlen -dot- P -dot- Walker -at- JCI -dot- Com
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In God we trust; all others must provide data.
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Opinions expressed are mine and mine alone.
If JCI had an opinion on this, they'd hire someone else to deliver it.
