Once again I have been given some last minute tasks. I was informed via a third party that I must email and phone several people regarding a Wednesday lunch time meeting that is being organised by my trade union action group. I was also instructed to include specific words and phrases which were very un-me so I ignored that bit. If I am to send out the email, I will write in my own way.
I drafted the email and sent it out to the group members. I promptly received around 30 message failures, the outgoing mail server at work was not working! Normally this wouldn't be a problem, I could do it very quickly from home later but you might recall my computer hassles over the last week... The distribution list is on my computer which still refuses to talk to me and I can't email the list home!
I had my lap top at work so using my mobile connection I was able to do it that way, but it meant typing in all those email addresses manually. I can see what you are thinking now. Why didn't I copy a draft email onto a disc/USB stick with the addresses already added? All external drives are disabled and I am still on windows NT with no USB support! And at such a late hour in the day netmail is so very slow... It took me an hour and a half to send a very simple email. I also had to be very creative with the file attachment I was supposed to be sending.
Now with glass of wine in hand it is time to relax...
I drafted the email and sent it out to the group members. I promptly received around 30 message failures, the outgoing mail server at work was not working! Normally this wouldn't be a problem, I could do it very quickly from home later but you might recall my computer hassles over the last week... The distribution list is on my computer which still refuses to talk to me and I can't email the list home!
I had my lap top at work so using my mobile connection I was able to do it that way, but it meant typing in all those email addresses manually. I can see what you are thinking now. Why didn't I copy a draft email onto a disc/USB stick with the addresses already added? All external drives are disabled and I am still on windows NT with no USB support! And at such a late hour in the day netmail is so very slow... It took me an hour and a half to send a very simple email. I also had to be very creative with the file attachment I was supposed to be sending.
Now with glass of wine in hand it is time to relax...
14 comments:
I take back my previous comment - THIS was one of those days !
I am amazed you have found time to visit me... or energy.
I wonder, was the mail server failure just a coincidence...
It sounds like Thinkpol are on to you, Cherie.
Good for you for insisting on using your own words! Lovely pic and I hope you are relaxing now...
Fairy, i'm here just for a second, to send lots of kissessssssssssssss
and ask you to email me, i need to save your addy again ;-((((((((((-;
magic nite, my friend !!!
love you !!!
me
Everyone seems to be having computer problems these days. You are a resourceful person Cherie.
Hi Cherie!
'Instructed to include specific words and phrases which were very un-me' -- i could relate well. So, systems or people (?) work the same way across continents?
Yeah, time to relax and you are in a good company :-) So colourful, bright!
see you again..
I need to see others are Bloghounds as well :-)
btw, do I use 'Staying Cool' as a logo-lead for Bloghounds in that title strip? is it okay to??
Socio-political Onlooker blog is updated.
What a day! The photo is beautiful though.
Aileni - The last minute demands were quite stressful. I have still been unable to contact one of the people I need to talk too...
Visiting blog friends is quite relaxing :-)
Crushed - I was having similar thoughts myself and then I decided I was just being paranoid ;-)
Welshcakes - Thanks so much :-)
Luisa - I will do later today :-) xoxoxoxoxox
JMB - I noticed that too, there seems to be a lot of it about.
Devika - It does seem that systems and people are the same across the continents ;-)
I hope you enjoy your tour of the Bloghounds. If you like you can use 'staying cool' in the header. James has it on his page :-)
Dragonstar - So glad you like the photo :-)
Yes, its all the same everywhere..:-)
& on tour -Yes, very much!
on logo header - thanks!
see more of here :-)
You certainy earned that glass of wine!
I don't know how you keep up with it all, Cherie.
Devika - Looking forward to it :-)
Jams - I think so too ;-)
James - It is touch and go sometimes especially when I am tasked with unreasonable demands!
Bet you was just happy to find a little time to relax, it does get frustrating when email/pc problems present themselves at such inappropriate moments. :)
Nunyaa - They are most irritating yes! Always nice to get my feet up :-)
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