Hi Paul,
If I were you, I'd call anyway.  People do forget.  It's great that he
offers to do it.
God bless.
Vinny
----- Original Message -----
From: "Ariel" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Friday, January 09, 2004 2:36 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