Hi Bob, "... Ditto ..." Is that pun intended? (I.e. greeting an IBM person with the name of an IBM product.)
Regards, David On 2018-12-12 09:40, Richards, Robert B. wrote: > John, > > Ditto to all that others have mentioned! > > IBM-Main is going to take a knowledge hit in your absence. Who do we *itch > about issues relating to ServerPac now? <grin> > > Seriously, all the best! Feel free to stop back here from time to time, even > just to brag about retirement. 41.5 years? Sheesh! It takes me about 15-20 > companies to hit that total. Granted, a lot as a consultant/contractor gigs, > but still, your tenure is very impressive. > > Drop me a line after the new year. I have an old tube radio from my > grandfather that needs a tube or two replaced. I have had it in my possession > for 30 years now and done nothing with it. If you are interested, let me know. > > Bob > > -----Original Message----- > From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU] On > Behalf Of John Eells > Sent: Wednesday, December 12, 2018 8:41 AM > To: IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU > Subject: Thanks For All the Fish > > Friday, 14 December 2018, will be my last day at IBM. For the curious, > I started on a Wednesday, 1 June 1977, so it will be 41 years, 6 months > since I started as a CE in the local Poughkeepsie branch office. > > It's time to shed the daily stress, devote more time to my hobbies > (diving, amateur radio, metalworking, cycling), and find a place in the > County that can use an active volunteer for however many hours I feel > like working (if any). > > I won't be able to get notes on my IBM e-mail address after about noon > Friday. I also won't get phone messages after that time at my work > phone number, because they arrive as e-mail attachments. > > Hanging out here has been quite instructive and usually fun (smile), so: > Thanks, folks. > > All the best, everyone. > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@listserv.ua.edu with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN
