Comments on: If I Ruled the World http://www.connectioneconomy.com/2005/06/04/if-i-ruled-the-world/ Blogging about Tomorrow's world Today Fri, 19 Mar 2010 11:41:15 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Roger http://www.connectioneconomy.com/2005/06/04/if-i-ruled-the-world/comment-page-1/#comment-187 Roger Thu, 09 Jun 2005 09:21:04 +0000 http://www.tmtd.biz/2005/06/04/if-i-ruled-the-world/#comment-187 More stupid rules: this is from the first line of an email I received today: <i>Before reading or acting on this e-mail or opening any attachment hereto, please read the [company name] South Africa (Pty) Ltd Email Legal Notice, at http://www.???.com/intl/za/email_legal_notice.html, to which you shall be deemed to be bound.</i> THAT'S friendly. Makes me feel warm and fuzzy. I emailed the person back and suggested they remove this notice. Her response was: <i>yeah unfortunately its gotta be there ... our Head Office is in the States and we fall under ALL their laws ... very painful sometimes.</i> Nice. I'm sure there is a very good legal reason why they have to have this legal notice right at the top. I'm sure there's a very good legal reason why they need to have it there when the email originates in South Africa. And I'm equally sure I don't care. More stupid rules: this is from the first line of an email I received today:

Before reading or acting on this e-mail or opening any attachment hereto, please read the [company name] South Africa (Pty) Ltd Email Legal Notice, at http://www.???.com/intl/za/email_legal_notice.html, to which you shall be deemed to be bound.

THAT’S friendly. Makes me feel warm and fuzzy. I emailed the person back and suggested they remove this notice. Her response was:

yeah unfortunately its gotta be there … our Head Office is in the States and we fall under ALL their laws … very painful sometimes.

Nice. I’m sure there is a very good legal reason why they have to have this legal notice right at the top. I’m sure there’s a very good legal reason why they need to have it there when the email originates in South Africa. And I’m equally sure I don’t care.

]]> By: Jean http://www.connectioneconomy.com/2005/06/04/if-i-ruled-the-world/comment-page-1/#comment-182 Jean Tue, 07 Jun 2005 19:19:12 +0000 http://www.tmtd.biz/2005/06/04/if-i-ruled-the-world/#comment-182 What is it about airport-companies? Barrie referred to this mindset as well. "It's not in the UK for 'our purposes'"! Imagine that...My system doesn't work this way, so the world needs to adapt. But then, some of these systems are so expensive no wonder they don't want to change them...it's perhaps cheaper and easier to literally move Belfast out of the UK, than it is to change the check-in system of an airline. What is it about airport-companies? Barrie referred to this mindset as well. “It’s not in the UK for ‘our purposes’”! Imagine that…My system doesn’t work this way, so the world needs to adapt. But then, some of these systems are so expensive no wonder they don’t want to change them…it’s perhaps cheaper and easier to literally move Belfast out of the UK, than it is to change the check-in system of an airline.

]]> By: Lynda http://www.connectioneconomy.com/2005/06/04/if-i-ruled-the-world/comment-page-1/#comment-170 Lynda Sun, 05 Jun 2005 12:24:55 +0000 http://www.tmtd.biz/2005/06/04/if-i-ruled-the-world/#comment-170 Thanks for the laugh. I read it out loud to my daughter and laughed so much the tears rolled down my face. Thanks for making my day. Thanks for the laugh. I read it out loud to my daughter and laughed so much the tears rolled down my face. Thanks for making my day.

]]> By: Keith http://www.connectioneconomy.com/2005/06/04/if-i-ruled-the-world/comment-page-1/#comment-168 Keith Sat, 04 Jun 2005 21:38:05 +0000 http://www.tmtd.biz/2005/06/04/if-i-ruled-the-world/#comment-168 Great story Steve! I am looking forward to episode 2! Great story Steve! I am looking forward to episode 2!

]]> By: Graeme http://www.connectioneconomy.com/2005/06/04/if-i-ruled-the-world/comment-page-1/#comment-166 Graeme Sat, 04 Jun 2005 10:52:04 +0000 http://www.tmtd.biz/2005/06/04/if-i-ruled-the-world/#comment-166 Go on Steve. Tell us the airline's name, and the airport - let's start a movement here. "APISWNIAPUK" - Airline Passengers In Solidarity With Northern Ireland As Part of the United Kingdom. Go on Steve. Tell us the airline’s name, and the airport – let’s start a movement here. “APISWNIAPUK” – Airline Passengers In Solidarity With Northern Ireland As Part of the United Kingdom.

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