On Tue, 31 Aug 2010 18:27:42 -0400, Wes
wrote:

Gunner Asch wrote:

All that because I prefer to submit purchase orders by email. Imagine
if we disagreed on something substantive, like the 4th Amendment or
brands of cat kibble.

Damn, I read the exchange and wondered if I still know the cast of characters.

I'm a big fan of email but only with established accounts where I have specific people
inside to contact. I'm not in to phone tag.

Wes

Bingo! A voice of reason.

Maybe it is my filtering but it sure looked like you went off on Ned, a guy I tend to
think has his head screwed on properly.

Wes

Nope. I stated quite clearly to everyone..that if they want clear
answers NOW..they should call, not wait around for a returned
email..that may never come. Ned of course then puffed up his chest and
blithered about how he ONLY emails yada yada.

The implication of course is that Im utterly full of **** and he does
Xnumbers of dollars worth of business from his known suppliers only via
email.

The question of course was not how much business one does with a known
vendor, but getting actual answers on questions from new companies one
is trying to get info from.

I constantly see people emailing..then never getting anything done,
because they dont get clear and immediate answers. I see this here, I
see this in the Real World.

I repair a variety of machinery. Some of which will require parts. You
will NEVER find me emailing the sources of those parts, because
frankly..the client needs the machine fixed ASAP, not next week, next
month, next year. I make a living on getting machinery repaired as soon
as possible. And Id have been out of business long ago if I had to
depend on email.

Shrug. Ned is .......Ned. Which is one of the reasons I dont pay all
that much attention to him, though I do read all of his posts. Im sure
he feels the same way about me. Such is life.

Yawn.

Gunner


I am the Sword of my Family
and the Shield of my Nation.
If sent, I will crush everything you have built,
burn everything you love,
and kill every one of you.
(Hebrew quote)