From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Path: news.gmane.io!.POSTED.blaine.gmane.org!not-for-mail From: Jean Louis Newsgroups: gmane.emacs.help Subject: Re: On asking for help... Date: Thu, 24 Dec 2020 14:18:53 +0300 Message-ID: References: Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Injection-Info: ciao.gmane.io; posting-host="blaine.gmane.org:116.202.254.214"; logging-data="35909"; mail-complaints-to="usenet@ciao.gmane.io" User-Agent: Mutt/2.0 (3d08634) (2020-11-07) Cc: Help Gnu Emacs To: Christopher Dimech Original-X-From: help-gnu-emacs-bounces+geh-help-gnu-emacs=m.gmane-mx.org@gnu.org Thu Dec 24 12:20:51 2020 Return-path: Envelope-to: geh-help-gnu-emacs@m.gmane-mx.org Original-Received: from lists.gnu.org ([209.51.188.17]) by ciao.gmane.io with esmtps (TLS1.2:ECDHE_RSA_AES_256_GCM_SHA384:256) (Exim 4.92) (envelope-from ) id 1ksOfp-0009Bi-Hj for geh-help-gnu-emacs@m.gmane-mx.org; Thu, 24 Dec 2020 12:20:49 +0100 Original-Received: from localhost ([::1]:52272 helo=lists1p.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.90_1) (envelope-from ) id 1ksOfo-0000x4-Iz for geh-help-gnu-emacs@m.gmane-mx.org; Thu, 24 Dec 2020 06:20:48 -0500 Original-Received: from eggs.gnu.org ([2001:470:142:3::10]:33940) by lists.gnu.org with esmtps (TLS1.2:ECDHE_RSA_AES_256_GCM_SHA384:256) (Exim 4.90_1) (envelope-from ) id 1ksOfS-0000ws-Br for help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Thu, 24 Dec 2020 06:20:26 -0500 Original-Received: from stw1.rcdrun.com ([217.170.207.13]:54091) by eggs.gnu.org with esmtps (TLS1.2:ECDHE_RSA_AES_256_GCM_SHA384:256) (Exim 4.90_1) (envelope-from ) id 1ksOfQ-0004ej-F7 for help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Thu, 24 Dec 2020 06:20:25 -0500 Original-Received: from localhost ([::ffff:41.202.241.37]) (AUTH: PLAIN securesender, TLS: TLS1.2,256bits,ECDHE_RSA_AES_256_GCM_SHA384) by stw1.rcdrun.com with ESMTPSA id 0000000000018216.000000005FE47955.000070B5; Thu, 24 Dec 2020 04:19:48 -0700 Mail-Followup-To: Christopher Dimech , Help Gnu Emacs Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: Received-SPF: pass client-ip=217.170.207.13; envelope-from=bugs@gnu.support; helo=stw1.rcdrun.com X-Spam_score_int: -18 X-Spam_score: -1.9 X-Spam_bar: - X-Spam_report: (-1.9 / 5.0 requ) BAYES_00=-1.9, SPF_HELO_PASS=-0.001, SPF_PASS=-0.001 autolearn=ham autolearn_force=no X-Spam_action: no action X-BeenThere: help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.23 Precedence: list List-Id: Users list for the GNU Emacs text editor List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Errors-To: help-gnu-emacs-bounces+geh-help-gnu-emacs=m.gmane-mx.org@gnu.org Original-Sender: "help-gnu-emacs" Xref: news.gmane.io gmane.emacs.help:126739 Archived-At: * Christopher Dimech [2020-12-24 09:12]: > > * Drew Adams [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.