Gavin Scott wrote:
>
> Jeff writes:
> > So, 25 hours x 4 people (Richard, myself, 2 HP SEs) Friday, 7 hours x 3
> > people (Richard, myself, 2 HP SEs) Sunday afternoon, 7 more hours x 2
> > people Sunday evening, an overnight download of a quarter-gig, and 4
> > more hours x 2 people today still hasn't updated us to 11.00.
>
> --- MEMO ---
>
>   To: God
> From: Saint Peter
>   Re: Recent decline in admissions to Heaven.
>
> In spite of our best efforts, an increasing number of people presenting at
> the gates of Heaven are insisting upon being allowed to choose Hell instead.
> They insist that Heaven is old and dull and nothing "exciting" ever happens
> there.
>
> We point out that Hell will involve an eternity of pain and suffering, but
> they say that everyone else they know chose Hell over Heaven, so they feel
> that they should as well.
>
> We point out that choosing Hell means irrevocable, eternal, damnation, but
> they insist that Hell is now the industry standard, and besides it will be
> less of a change from their existing environment than Heaven which would
> involve a significantly larger readjustment.
>
> Maybe we should start advertising or something?
>
> Yours as always,
>
> Pete

Gavin,

Thank you, thank you, thank you.
This *almost* (but not quite) makes the pain last weekend worth it.
Ol' Pete really captures the sprit of these times.

Richard
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