Re: OT Down the road, kicking stones

2007-04-06 Thread David J Brooks
On Apr 5, 2007, at 6:54 PM, Adam Maas wrote: William Robb wrote: - Original Message - From: John Sessoms Subject: Re: OT Down the road, kicking stones Here in the states, he'll be lucky to get any severance package unless he's a CEO bailing out on his golden parachute

Re: OT Down the road, kicking stones

2007-04-05 Thread David J Brooks
On 4/4/07, Godfrey DiGiorgi [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Good luck, Dave! In this day and age, no 'job' lasts forever. Sorry gang but i;ll be shooting more Nikon now, since Pentax is not a Pro camera, i have to be a pro, i cannot afford to wait for metering linkage. LOL Harumph. Don't

Re: OT Down the road, kicking stones

2007-04-05 Thread Paul Stenquist
Hi Dave, Welcome to the ranks of the gainfully unemployed:-). Seriously, I hope this all works out for the best. Sometimes change has a way of making things better. Paul Wednesday, April 4, 2007, 5:24:31 PM, you wrote: DJB Well, the chat with the big boss finally happened today. I may

Re: OT Down the road, kicking stones

2007-04-05 Thread Boris Liberman
Hi Dave. That sucks methinks. I cannot say how it is in US of A, but in Israel your severance package (right term?) would be enormous. The law has it that if a worker is fired he is to get a full (I repeat - full), monthly payment for each year he worked for the company. That's why they cannot

Re: OT Down the road, kicking stones

2007-04-05 Thread Cotty
On 4/4/07, David J Brooks, discombobulated, unleashed: Well, the chat with the big boss finally happened today. Good luck for the future Dave. Will chat at GFM. -- Cheers, Cotty ___/\__ || (O) | People, Places, Pastiche ||=|http://www.cottysnaps.com

Re: OT Down the road, kicking stones

2007-04-05 Thread David J Brooks
On 4/5/07, Cotty [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On 4/4/07, David J Brooks, discombobulated, unleashed: Well, the chat with the big boss finally happened today. Good luck for the future Dave. Will chat at GFM. Would it be better if i called you late at night then.:-) Dave -- Cheers, Cotty

Re: OT Down the road, kicking stones

2007-04-05 Thread John Sessoms
From: Boris Liberman Hi Dave. That sucks methinks. I cannot say how it is in US of A, but in Israel your severance package (right term?) would be enormous. I got the impression he was in Canada, not the USofA. Here in the states, he'll be lucky to get any severance package unless he's a

Re: OT Down the road, kicking stones

2007-04-05 Thread William Robb
- Original Message - From: John Sessoms Subject: Re: OT Down the road, kicking stones Here in the states, he'll be lucky to get any severance package unless he's a CEO bailing out on his golden parachute. Thankfully, Canada has resisted becoming part of your glorious republic

Re: OT Down the road, kicking stones

2007-04-05 Thread P. J. Alling
So for the longest time Canada was safe from democracy... William Robb wrote: - Original Message - From: John Sessoms Subject: Re: OT Down the road, kicking stones Here in the states, he'll be lucky to get any severance package unless he's a CEO bailing out on his golden

Re: OT Down the road, kicking stones

2007-04-05 Thread Cotty
On 5/4/07, David J Brooks, discombobulated, unleashed: Would it be better if i called you late at night then.:-) Only if Norm dials -- Cheers, Cotty ___/\__ || (O) | People, Places, Pastiche ||=|http://www.cottysnaps.com _ -- PDML

Re: OT Down the road, kicking stones

2007-04-05 Thread William Robb
- Original Message - From: P. J. Alling Subject: Re: OT Down the road, kicking stones So for the longest time Canada was safe from democracy... I'm thinking glass houses and thrown stones Peter. William Robb -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net

Re: OT Down the road, kicking stones

2007-04-05 Thread Adam Maas
William Robb wrote: - Original Message - From: John Sessoms Subject: Re: OT Down the road, kicking stones Here in the states, he'll be lucky to get any severance package unless he's a CEO bailing out on his golden parachute. Thankfully, Canada has resisted becoming part

Re: OT Down the road, kicking stones

2007-04-05 Thread Adam Maas
You have a Republic not a Democracy, we've got a Parliamentary Democracy. -Adam P. J. Alling wrote: We have democracy, no one ever said we'd always like the results. William Robb wrote: - Original Message - From: P. J. Alling Subject: Re: OT Down the road, kicking stones

Re: OT Down the road, kicking stones

2007-04-05 Thread P. J. Alling
We have democracy, no one ever said we'd always like the results. William Robb wrote: - Original Message - From: P. J. Alling Subject: Re: OT Down the road, kicking stones So for the longest time Canada was safe from democracy... I'm thinking glass houses and thrown

Re: OT Down the road, kicking stones

2007-04-05 Thread William Robb
- Original Message - From: P. J. Alling Subject: Re: OT Down the road, kicking stones We have democracy, no one ever said we'd always like the results. We have a thing called a Parliamentary Democracy. How it differs from Democratic Republic, I don't know. What's with you and your

Re: OT Down the road, kicking stones

2007-04-05 Thread Paul Stenquist
. Paul On Apr 5, 2007, at 6:54 PM, Adam Maas wrote: William Robb wrote: - Original Message - From: John Sessoms Subject: Re: OT Down the road, kicking stones Here in the states, he'll be lucky to get any severance package unless he's a CEO bailing out on his golden parachute

Re: OT Down the road, kicking stones

2007-04-05 Thread William Robb
- Original Message - From: Paul Stenquist Subject: Re: OT Down the road, kicking stones I received 40 weeks severance from BBDO after working there for ten years. (I did have to threaten them with a lawyer.) I got six weeks severance from my last employer. I worked there 18 months

Re: OT Down the road, kicking stones

2007-04-05 Thread P. J. Alling
: - Original Message - From: P. J. Alling Subject: Re: OT Down the road, kicking stones So for the longest time Canada was safe from democracy... I'm thinking glass houses and thrown stones Peter. William Robb -- Entropy Seminar

Re: OT Down the road, kicking stones

2007-04-05 Thread P. J. Alling
I don't know. I kind of thought that last statement of mine was damming the US government. William Robb wrote: - Original Message - From: P. J. Alling Subject: Re: OT Down the road, kicking stones We have democracy, no one ever said we'd always like the results. We

Re: OT Down the road, kicking stones

2007-04-05 Thread P. J. Alling
That's pretty much true here too. William Robb wrote: - Original Message - From: Paul Stenquist Subject: Re: OT Down the road, kicking stones I received 40 weeks severance from BBDO after working there for ten years. (I did have to threaten them with a lawyer.) I got six weeks

Re: OT Down the road, kicking stones

2007-04-04 Thread Godfrey DiGiorgi
Good luck, Dave! In this day and age, no 'job' lasts forever. Sorry gang but i;ll be shooting more Nikon now, since Pentax is not a Pro camera, i have to be a pro, i cannot afford to wait for metering linkage. LOL Harumph. Don't need no stinkin' metering linkage. Or was that for the

Re: OT Down the road, kicking stones

2007-04-04 Thread Bruce Dayton
Sorry to hear that. Hope things work out for the better! -- Best regards, Bruce Wednesday, April 4, 2007, 5:24:31 PM, you wrote: DJB Well, the chat with the big boss finally happened today. I may have DJB mentioned that since we have the new(April 2006) CEO, the cowboy from DJB Calgary, that