meL’s Word

After I wrote my last post, I contacted the head of my daughter’s school.  I hated going to the top, but what is one to do?  He emailed me within a few hours apologizing, said he would speak with the lower school director.  She finally contacted me – both blamed their email system as not working properly.  Fine – but that is exactly why I left a voicemail.  Neither said anything about the voicemail – does that not work either?  I decided not to haggle that point since the main reason for contact (backpack weight issue) is being addressed. 

I think too often email problems are used as an excuse – but I find it hard to accept that as a valid excuse.  I have been using email since the late 80s when I began graduate school.  I have used a variety of ISPs for home use and I have had email accounts through several workplaces in that time.  In the early days I would occasionally have an email that ended up lost in cyberspace, but not in recent years.  Even the Bush administration hasn’t used that excuse (they simply don’t open emails they don’t want to acknowledge).