Why don't we all take a break from CAUT for awhile...not unsubscribe...just not post for a bit unless something really interesting comes up...? David Ilvedson, RPT Pacifica, California ----- Original message ---------------------------------------- From: "Ron Nossaman" <rnossaman@cox.net> To: "College and University Technicians" <caut@ptg.org> Received: 2/17/2006 9:24:06 PM Subject: [CAUT] Re: The Practical Information In Humorous Threads >> 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 >_______________________________________________ >caut list info: https://www.moypiano.com/resources/#archives
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