Hello Charles.

01 Feb 03 15:07, you wrote to me:

 CA> --8<--cut

 CA>>> I somehow got the impression building systems was
 CA>>> something you did frequently and enjoyed doing?

 RT>> I do build them often, and the amount of enjoyment lately
 RT>> has been declining, mostly due to peoples, attitude, and
 RT>> expectations. Also recently I don't have the time to sit
 RT>> down and build a system at one sitting, which I prefer.

 CA> Understood. This is the buffer function that salesmanagers have
 CA> provided for their companies. They eat the insults, inuendos,
 CA> and other grief from customers so that it never gets to the
 CA> production end of the business to create negative attitudes
 CA> towards the work.

 CA> Possibly you could arrange for a 'buffer' of some sort who
 CA> would be intelligent enough not to pass 100% of the customers
 CA> comments along to you?

Now that is a thought, worth considering.

Thanks,


Russell

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