The Future Is Now: WUZ: Re: [CH] List Future

Rael64 (z42dkm@yahoo.com)
Mon, 16 Jun 2008 20:40:41 -0700 (PDT) 

The last full time cooking gig I had was as a sous chef in a posh country club.  We spent some big bucks and put out some wicked good food.  Needless to say, we had lots of leftovers: pig, beast, chicken, etc., as well as duck, osso buco (yes), etc.  The staff was given a meal daily, free.  Naturally, we'd lay this stuff out for them.

Free food.  And they bitched.  'Don't like duck.'  'That chicken's got some sort of sauce on it.'  'This beef has pink in it.'  'Why can't we just order off the menu?'

Seems to me this list is free.

But...,well, it's a pet peeve of mine (long story).  To expect something, though, is to, in some sense of the word, presume.  The presumptions here sound a little like Mike B. is somehow *obligated* to do something other than to let Chileheads continue on as it has for many (many) years.  That's a bit...ungrateful.  I understand that if the subscribe/unsub ain't working, well, that's a legitimate concern, but to start *demanding* (or *expecting*) ain't the way to express concern.

Of course, I have no answers, but I'd wager Mike B. is out there in the ether and may take care of bidness soon if there's something on his end that's not right.

Which assumes that the problems are not the result of the various spam filters on personal systems, various routers/packers (or whatever the hell they are called), and so forth.  I'm frequently blocked using this yahoo address as well as other email addresses.  You just try, try again.

And be happy when you get a free lunch.


Peace, Hendrix, and Chiles.......
Monk Rael



> But I do EXPECT that Mike, be a active presence on the
> list, as I do  
> any list-owner - I have several lists myself so I know what
> I babbling  
> on about here.
> 
> I do also EXPECT that if the list majordomo management
> scripts are  
> screwy, that they be fixed ASAP. It's not rocket
> science(as Jim  
> pointed out), and it is basic list management 101.
> 
> That is what I EXPECT, and as a member of well over 10
> years, you kind  
> of get sick of the silent echo to concerns, that are not
> acted upon. I  
> have no intention of jumping ship, but we need to make
> things better  
> for our group. It is our duty. How can I help? Does anyone
> have Mike's  
> current email, so I can go direct to the man wearing the
> pants?