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From: Jean Louis <bugs@gnu.support>
To: Christopher Dimech <dimech@gmx.com>
Cc: Help Gnu Emacs <help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org>
Subject: Re: On asking for help...
Date: Thu, 24 Dec 2020 14:18:53 +0300	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <X+R5HUkZ+x63SVFn@protected.rcdrun.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <trinity-8b272aff-1e8c-4cda-9c7b-9bb6e0b1f7d8-1608790257756@3c-app-mailcom-bs08>

* Christopher Dimech <dimech@gmx.com> [2020-12-24 09:12]:
> > * Drew Adams <drew.adams@oracle.com> [2020-12-24 01:19]:
> > > Yesterday I tried to call the Post Office, fool that
> > > I am.  After being on hold for 3 hours I finally got
> > > through to someone, and he was totally uninformed,
> > > uninterested, and useless.  Not that I blame him
> > > personally.
> 
> If it was the pilot who was smoked up, totally uninformed,
> uninterested, and useless; would you board the plane?
> And would you blame him personally if he crashed you
> on the Andes mountains? ;)

There are terrible pilots and airplane crews. Passengers may not see
them until you board the airplane. It is too late.



      reply	other threads:[~2020-12-24 11:18 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 8+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2020-12-23 22:17 On asking for help Drew Adams
2020-12-23 23:48 ` Corwin Brust
2020-12-23 23:58   ` Emanuel Berg via Users list for the GNU Emacs text editor
2020-12-24 21:03     ` Corwin Brust
2020-12-26  4:20       ` Emanuel Berg via Users list for the GNU Emacs text editor
2020-12-24  5:53 ` Jean Louis
2020-12-24  6:10   ` Christopher Dimech
2020-12-24 11:18     ` Jean Louis [this message]

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