John Tuttle wonders:

> Hi All,  I would like to understand people better than I do.

There's an entire industry devoted to this.  It's called Psychiatry.
They make a lot of money trying to understand people, a _lot_ more than
you and I pro'lly do, I'd opine.

> Those of us who are attempting to make a living by working the
> Internet must, at some point, come to realize that there are many
> people who don't look at email in the same way they look at regular
> mail (or snail mail).

It may be something quite simple, such as accessibility or time.  For
instance, I would be considered a _very_ bad person for the fact that
I was on the road for almost 3+ weeks last month, and then I turned
around and was gone for another week only a few days later.  Obviously
I didn't get through all of my email in that little bit of time home.

> What I would like explained to me is why so many people fail to check
> their email every day!  What's the point of using an ultra-fast mail
> system if you're not going to take advantage of its speed?  I just
> don't get it...  Maybe someone can explain.

Not everyone has access to their email on the road.  For me, at least
at this point, it is difficult and _costly_ to check my email when I'm
away from home.  I'm working on a solution to that.  But the solution
will likely also be difficult and costly, as it will entail having a
toll-free dial-up number into our shop computer system that I can use
whenever I'm on the road.

Does this help?

Faithfully,

Richard Schneider - Schneider Pipe Organs, Inc.
Kenney, IL
http://www.schneiderpipeorgans.com/