[CAUT] Re: The Practical Information In Humorous Threads

[Ron Nossaman]

> It was 30 below in North Dakota and 10 below in Sioux Falls today.  I 
> got an email today asking me about the technician who was moving here 
> from California.  Now we know.  He is on his way.   It seems there is a 
> shortage of technicians in the Watertown area.  I think you said 
> something about that area.  It was probably about 20 below there.  What 
> we are really excited about is someone who can show us how a piano 
> business is run.  We really have a lot to learn here in the country.   
> And use humor to boot!
> 
> As I said this really used to be a good list.  And I'm not the only one 
> who has noticed the decline.   There used to be days without a post, and 
> people were happy with that.   The priority was quality not quantity.   
> I don't open most of the posts anymore  because I know it is crap from 
> people who usually don't have much worthwhile to say.  Digest form is a 
> waste for the amount of postings.
> 
> Most  productive people aren't posting on the internet constantly.   It 
> makes me wonder if the people posting constantly are married and have 
> kids or have a life besides the internet.  Maybe that's all they think 
> about when they are tuning:  what to say on CAUT next.  That would be 
> funny if they aren't married and don't have kids and CAUT is what fills 
> the void.   Their sole reason for life is to post on CAUT.   (Another 
> example of using humor on CAUT with an underlying message.)
> 
> Tim Coates
> Really Pissed Technician (RPT)
> Charter Member of This List  (CMTL)
> I'd list all the other crap I can think of, but I think those schools 
> and certifiers want to distance themselves right now.  (ILAOCTBITTSCWDTRN)
> Wanna Through Crap, I'll Throw It Right Back  (WTCITIRB)


I've always found it interesting that the folks most likely to 
bitch about the lack of technical information on a list are 
the same folks least likely to supply it.

Curious.

Ron N