From http://curmudgeonlyramblings.blogspot.com/:
Getting off the motoring theme and moving on - technology this time - or, more accurately the (ab)use of it - particularly e-mails.
Now, I'm no Luddite - I'm not a complete nerd either, but I do like using modern technology, and e-mails have been a godsend, particularly when you're trying to organise a group of people, as I have often done over the last 20-30 years. I remember the early days of organising our weekly football group - it was perpetual telephone tennis - I call A, who's out, so I call B, who's on the phone. Meanwhile A calls me back but I'm on the phone to B etc etc - you get the picture.
One e-mail can reach everyone in your group in a nanosecond - and they all get precisely the same message - the only scope for misinterpretation is their own.
No, what I'm on about is mostly the (mis)use of e-mails in business organisations and the complete abrogation of responsibility that often seems to go with it. People don't speak to each other - even across workstations. Q - "Have you dealt with such and such?" A - "Didn't you get my e-mail?" - as if sending the e-mail relieved them of the burden of actually having to do some work.
Bah humbug.
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