Thanks, Rhonda.  Guess I've gotta take some of my own medicine about asking
for help when I need it the way I told you to do.  Smile.

Paul
----- Original Message -----
From: "Rhonda Partain" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Friday, January 09, 2004 6:31 PM
Subject: Re: IS IT ME OR WHAT?


> Yes, you should call him!  I too hate asking people for help, even if they
> have offered in the past.  We can't just think they will automatically
know
> what we need.
> Rhonda
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Ariel" <[log in to unmask]>
> To: <[log in to unmask]>
> Sent: Friday, January 09, 2004 5:36 PM
> Subject: IS IT ME OR WHAT?
>
>
> > Okay, asking your opinion on a situation that happened today.  We had
> cruddy
> > weather today, rain, sleet, it's even supposed to snow tonight.  And
> knowing
> > I don't like to drive in that stuff my buddy has offered in the past to
> > drive me in to work and has done it once or twice before.  Last time he
> said
> > to call next time I needed a ride in.   So today when it was so crummy I
> > thought he would be coming to pick me up and didn't call. (It's not a
big
> > deal because I had stuff I could work on at home and could actually do
> > better at home anyway.)  He wrote from work and asked why I hadn't
called
> > and I said that I didn't want to impose. Even though he offered, he has
a
> > wife and daughter and the situation could have changed so I thought if
he
> > could pick me up, he would, and if not, he wouldn't.  Besides, he's my
> > friend but he's also a full Colonel (one-step below a General).  He
wrote
> > back and said that was B S.  So what do you think?  Should I call him
next
> > time, even though he knows where I live and already made the offer and
> knows
> > I need a ride?  Or should he just know I need the ride and show up if he
> > can?
> >
> > Clueless in Columbia