It looks like you hopefully will have the pass over the weekend, so you've got a bit of a breather - and I don't expect you to do p/t Friday night.Originally Posted by prophetic_joe
Hope that your illness wasn't swine flu, and that you're well on the road to recovery.
I don't know.
<lesson mode on> For others - compare and contrast:
"I'll assume that the address in your profile is good unless I hear otherwise from you."
and
"Please reply confirming that the address in your profile is the correct address."
The first sentence is more polite, and is a commonly-used phrasing. However, it doesn't explicitly confirm the address, unless there is a response that the address has changed.
Every once in a while one will read a horror story about a pass left on a doorstep for weeks, returned-to-sender, or sent to a previous address or just plain gone missing (or stolen by pirates).
In this pass, primarily because it is a first-timer pass, there are rules to hopefully minimize the chances of the above occuring, and also, a rule on who is responsible during transit. Usually there are no such explicit rules.
Detailed rule #6 says that the sender (Ashauler in this case) has to PM the recipient (Prophetic_Joe) to get the address, and detailed rule #1 states that the recipient (Prophetic_Joe) has to respond by PM'ing his address to the sender (Ashauler). The pass flies only after this two-way communication. This is not the only way to do it, but the two-step assures that:
- the recipient is aware that the pass is coming, and thus, should be ready and waiting for it; and
- the sender has a good address.
Yup, more harping on communications by yours truly. While speed on the pass is highly desirable, effective communication, especially concerning movement of the pass, is fundamental.
As always, never assume, as that makes an "ass" out of "u" and "me."
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