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Re: Change
Posted By: Howard, on host 209.86.38.69
Date: Monday, July 16, 2001, at 14:36:35
In Reply To: Change posted by Wes on Monday, July 16, 2001, at 09:43:16:

> Which of these two options is better?
> 1) Go through a bit of inconvenience to change something and ultimately make things easier.
> 2) Don't change anything.
>
> Wes - "And where do you draw the line at being more trouble than it's worth?"

Well, Wes, this reminds me a a problem that we all have all the time. Scheduling conflicts. Suppose I am invited to celebrate my daughter's birthday. The celebration is two weeks away and it falls on the same date and time as my dental appointment. Do I cancel the dental appointment or the birthday bash? Neither. In two weeks time, one or the other will change and there will be no conflict. If not, I wait until 24 hours before the dental appointment and cancel that. (My Mama didn't raise no fool.)
I learned this from my wife who was secretary to the big boss in a nearby government think tank. Her boss often had conflicting appointments that never conflicted. If you wait long enough, somebody else will make a change that solves your problem.
Howard