Re: OT Down the road, kicking stones

2007-04-06 Thread David J Brooks
#x27;s not all that bad > this side of the river. > 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

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. (

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

Re: OT Down the road, kicking stones

2007-04-05 Thread P. J. Alling
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 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

Re: OT Down the road, kicking stones

2007-04-05 Thread Paul Stenquist
river. 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 luc

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

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 democra

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"

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 g

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@pdm

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 Penta

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 severa

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 b

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

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 > > -- > > > Cheer

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 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 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

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 > >

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, th

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 N

OT Down the road, kicking stones

2007-04-04 Thread David J Brooks
Well, the chat with the big boss finally happened today. I may have mentioned that since we have the new(April 2006) CEO, the cowboy from Calgary, that my old survey department here in Ontario was up for major resturcture. The old CEO was happy to get jobs that as long as we broke even and kept peo