HA! I ESPECIALLY like the "expect the best".<br><br>I recall the line from Apollo 13, "We're riding a bomb built by the lowest bidder".<br><br>Most gov orgs rely on outside contracting for IT build and often ongoing support. There's a sweet spot between "stupid money" and "low cost crap" that is rarely found, it seems.<br>
<br><div class="gmail_quote">On Mon, May 21, 2012 at 1:19 PM, Geoffrey Myers <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:lists@serioustechnology.com" target="_blank">lists@serioustechnology.com</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">
Just received the following after sending an email to the Cobb County<br>
business license office:<br>
<br>
> Thank you for sending your affidavit and secure and verifiable document<br>
> via email. Due to tremendous volume, we are currently processing emails<br>
> received on May 3, 2012. We appreciate your patience.<br>
><br>
> */Cobb County...Expect The Best/*<br>
> //<br>
> *<a href="http://www.cobbcounty.org" target="_blank">www.cobbcounty.org</a>* <<a href="http://www.cobbcounty.org/" target="_blank">http://www.cobbcounty.org/</a>><br>
><br>
<br>
Nice huh?<br>
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--<br>
Until later, Geoffrey<br>
<br>
"I predict future happiness for America if they can prevent<br>
the government from wasting the labors of the people under<br>
the pretense of taking care of them."<br>
- Thomas Jefferson<br>
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