The list has been slow lately, so I thought I would throw this out there:

Yesterday I was trying to figure out a bug.  I am under the gun.  I have to fix this fast.  I was deep into thought, when our office doorbell rang.  Since my office is right next to the door, I tend to be the one who answers it.  When I opened it, I found a friendly young man in a suit.  He introduced himself and shook my hand.  Then he told me that he is a sales person for WB Mason.   They come here every month and I was not in the mood to deal with him.  So I closed the door and went back to my desk.  Doing so, I cut him off in mid-sentence.   I watched him, outside, walk away dejected.  To add insult to injury, it started to rain.

An hour later I get a text from my daughter in NJ "did you just shut the door on a salesman?".    Turns out, he coached with my daughter last winter.  Most weekends, he gave my daughter a ride to and from the mountain.  I even skied with him a few times.  Found him to be a nice person.  I enjoyed talking and hanging out with him.   Now I feel like a jerk.  If only he had come to the door wearing his helmet and goggles, and said "dude...".

- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
SkiVt-L is brought to you by the University of Vermont.

To unsubscribe, visit http://list.uvm.edu/archives/skivt-l.html