Thanks, John.  I remember what they say about ass ume.  Smile.

Hee haw

Paul
----- Original Message -----
From: "John Schwery" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Friday, January 09, 2004 5:50 PM
Subject: Re: IS IT ME OR WHAT?


> Paul, I think that you should call.  I don't think your buddy can assume
> that you need the ride.
>
> At 05:36 PM 1/9/04 -0500, you wrote:
> >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
>
> John
>
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