Date: 2008-03-13
From: Something To Say

To: Something To Say
Miles today: 0.0

A brief message from my prior life... (and journal)I have not made an entry this year (2007). Not too shocking, I had nothing to say.For years and years, I have been waiting for one thing or another, and for the last couple of years, since the job started going offshore (best shore, as the company likes to refer to it) I have been waiting to be 'laid off' - a polite term, the company even flowers it with note about a 'reduction in the work force', but they won't be recalling any workers any time, ever.Of course, and for the record; only last August did I ask the boss to put me on the excess list. With an explanation that it would be better to keep someone who needs or wants to be there rather than me who wakes up wondering why he isn¢t living on a beach somewhere. Then my boss, departed. Since September, many of the better thinking people, workers and managers, alike, have repositioned themselves, either within the company or elsewhere.My new boss, a good man ¢ actually, one of the half dozen or so remaining men that I know I can trust with my life; tried but couldn't help me 'out' on my timetable.However, on Thursday April 19th, my day finally arrived. The boss stopped my desk and saying something about having news and asking me to stop his desk. We had been playing ¢next week¢ since March 27th. There was no shock to my system when he stopped by. No feeling of exhilaration either. Just, life ¢ it goes on, and now it moves on my terms ¢ at least for awhile.One thing was funny, in a funny kind of way. I ¢used to¢ work in a group that does Remote Desktop Support and I was connected and chatting with a customer about the problems she was experiencing when I got the news. The following is how that conversation went. The afterwards, an exchange of today¢s emails from my longest and bestest, purest friend, Melissa.________________________________________From: Johnson, Warren [mailto:Warren.Johnson@bellsouth.com] Sent: Thursday, April 19, 2007 1:49 PMTo: WarrenSubject: Out of Office AutoReply: ComputerI was restoring/reconnecting her .pst files over VPN when it occurred.Thursday, April 19, 2007 @9:15am-------does that look like it?if so, i need to move all the .pst files to a safe place...yes, that is it <-- customer's replyokay then i need to move this one¢¦ and the other archive so it will be easier to keep it all backed up...this will take a few minutes¢¦ what big files you have!...take a coke break(interruption, phone call from another customer)people... they just won't stop calling me¢¦ they don't have a case either¢¦ some people (interruption, boss dropped by my desk)i have to go now.... i've been firedso, i won't be able to fix your printer issue...and you don't have an open case, so you'll have to contact the TSC and do thatplay safelyand check on me some time in the futureyou should always be able to find out what i am doing at findingwarren.com or gubbool.orgenjoy life, you only have this one chance to live life the way you think it should be done - and the sooner you put YOU into life, the bettersincerely,warrenaka gubbool------Above is the text of my last chat with a customer as an EDS employee****************************************************************************************************________________________________________From: Warren [mailto:Warren@gubbool.org] Sent: Wednesday, April 25, 2007 10:05 AMTo: 'Hutchison, Melissa'Subject: RE: Good morning my FriendYes - 4pm is the planned time. ________________________________________From: Hutchison, Melissa Sent: Wednesday, April 25, 2007 9:55 AMTo: WarrenSubject: RE: Good morning my FriendBoth Don and Brad are on. Brad wants to meet around 4:00. Will you be there by then?Sounds like you are loving your new life. Keep it that way, I don't want to hear about you changing your lifestyle and sitting in front of the tv all day guzzling coke and snacking on cheetos!________________________________________From: Warren [mailto:Warren@gubbool.org] Sent: Wednesday, April 25, 2007 9:51 AMTo: Hutchison, MelissaSubject: RE: Good morning my FriendI figured you would have some lame excuse for being there.Mostly I have been busy being busy. Spent Thursday night through Saturday evening at Oak Mountain; Sunday ALL DAY at the Moss Rock Preserve mapping the trails to use on a map; Monday, resting with a short trip out for zero of two caches over near you and to pick up a spare inner tube ¢ mine leaks, goes flat in 6 hours; Tuesday, a continuation of Monday because two new caches came out - 27 miles starting at 2:30 am, back at 10 ¢ did not go to sleep until 5pm. And Wednesday, beer night at the pub, early, I think. I have to check with Don and Brad.________________________________________From: Hutchison, Melissa Sent: Wednesday, April 25, 2007 9:40 AMTo: WarrenSubject: RE: Good morning my FriendMy poor daughter was sick half the day on Monday and I had to check her out. So I'm making up time.________________________________________From: Warren [mailto:Warren@gubbool.org] Sent: Wednesday, April 25, 2007 9:39 AMTo: Hutchison, MelissaSubject: RE: Good morning my FriendU at the office, poor you?________________________________________From: Hutchison, Melissa Sent: Wednesday, April 25, 2007 7:34 AMTo: warren@gubbool.orgSubject: Good morning my FriendI just wanted to check in with you to see how things were going with your new life. You have know been unemployed for several days. Scared yet? :-) What have you been doing? We have rats at our house. We killed five yesterday and then ran out of traps. Have to get more today. Gross! We were infested. Do rats like to chew threw electrical wires. They've been there for a few months. I'm scared to think about it.Okay, write when you get a moment. The information transmitted is intended only for the person or entity to which it is addressed and may contain confidential, proprietary, and/or privileged material. Any review, retransmission, dissemination or other use of, or taking of any action in reliance upon this information by persons or entities other than the intended recipient is prohibited. If you received this in error, please contact the sender and delete the material from all computers. GA623ts to be there rather than me who wakes up wondering why he isn¢t living on a beach somewhere. Then my boss, departed. Since September, many of the better thinking people, workers and managers, alike, have repositioned themselves, either within the company or elsewhere.My new boss, a good man ¢ actually, one of the half dozen or so remaining men that I know I can trust with my life; tried but couldn't help me 'out' on my timetable.However, on Thursday April 19th, my day finally arrived. The boss stopped my desk and saying something about having news and asking me to stop his desk. We had been playing ¢next week¢ since March 27th. There was no shock to my system when he stopped by. No feeling of exhilaration either. Just, life ¢ it goes on, and now it moves on my terms ¢ at least for awhile.One thing was funny, in a funny kind of way. I ¢used to¢ work in a group that does Remote Desktop Support and I was connected and chatting with a customer about the problems she was experiencing when I got the news. The following is how that conversation went. The afterwards, an exchange of today¢s emails from my longest and bestest, purest friend, Melissa.________________________________________From: Johnson, Warren [mailto:Warren.Johnson@bellsouth.com] Sent: Thursday, April 19, 2007 1:49 PMTo: WarrenSubject: Out of Office AutoReply: ComputerI was restoring/reconnecting her .pst files over VPN when it occurred.Thursday, April 19, 2007 @9:15am-------does that look like it?if so, i need to move all the .pst files to a safe place...yes, that is it <-- customer's replyokay then i need to move this one¢¦ and the other archive so it will be easier to keep it all backed up...this will take a few minutes¢¦ what big files you have!...take a coke break(interruption, phone call from another customer)people... they just won't stop calling me¢¦ they don't have a case either¢¦ some people (interruption, boss dropped by my desk)i have to go now.... i've been firedso, i won't be able to fix your printer issue...and you don't have an open case, so you'll have to contact the TSC and do thatplay safelyand check on me some time in the futureyou should always be able to find out what i am doing at findingwarren.com or gubbool.orgenjoy life, you only have this one chance to live life the way you think it should be done - and the sooner you put YOU into life, the bettersincerely,warrenaka gubbool------Above is the text of my last chat with a customer as an EDS employee****************************************************************************************************________________________________________From: Warren [mailto:Warren@gubbool.org] Sent: Wednesday, April 25, 2007 10:05 AMTo: 'Hutchison, Melissa'Subject: RE: Good morning my FriendYes - 4pm is the planned time. ________________________________________From: Hutchison, Melissa [mailto:Melissa.Hutchison@bellsouth.com] Sent: Wednesday, April 25, 2007 9:55 AMTo: WarrenSubject: RE: Good morning my FriendBoth Don and Brad are on. Brad wants to meet around 4:00. Will you be there by then? Sounds like you are loving your new life. Keep it that way, I don't want to hear about you changing your lifestyle and sitting in front of the tv all day guzzling coke and snacking on cheetos!________________________________________From: Warren [mailto:Warren@gubbool.org] Sent: Wednesday, April 25, 2007 9:51 AMTo: Hutchison, MelissaSubject: RE: Good morning my FriendI figured you would have some lame excuse for being there.Mostly I have been busy being busy. Spent Thursday night through Saturday evening at Oak Mountain; Sunday ALL DAY at the Moss Rock Preserve mapping the trails to use on a map; Monday, resting with a short trip out for zero of two caches over near you and to pick up a spare inner tube ¢ mine leaks, goes flat in 6 hours; Tuesday, a continuation of Monday because two new caches came out - 27 miles starting at 2:30 am, back at 10 ¢ did not go to sleep until 5pm. And Wednesday, beer night at the pub, early, I think. I have to check with Don and Brad.________________________________________From: Hutchison, Melissa [mailto:Melissa.Hutchison@bellsouth.com] Sent: Wednesday, April 25, 2007 9:40 AMTo: WarrenSubject: RE: Good morning my FriendMy poor daughter was sick half the day on Monday and I had to check her out. So I'm making up time.________________________________________From: Warren [mailto:Warren@gubbool.org] Sent: Wednesday, April 25, 2007 9:39 AMTo: Hutchison, MelissaSubject: RE: Good morning my FriendU at the office, poor you?________________________________________From: Hutchison, Melissa [mailto:Melissa.Hutchison@bellsouth.com] Sent: Wednesday, April 25, 2007 7:34 AMTo: warren@gubbool.orgSubject: Good morning my FriendI just wanted to check in with you to see how things were going with your new life. You have know been unemployed for several days. Scared yet? :-) What have you been doing? We have rats at our house. We killed five yesterday and then ran out of traps. Have to get more today. Gross! We were infested. Do rats like to chew threw electrical wires. They've been there for a few months. I'm scared to think about it.Okay, write when you get a moment. *****The information transmitted is intended only for the person or entity to which it is addressed and may contain confidential, proprietary, and/or privileged material. Any review, retransmission, dissemination or other use of, or taking of any action in reliance upon this information by persons or entities other than the intended recipient is prohibited. If you received this in error, please contact the sender and delete the material from all computers. GA623