Vis-à-vis your wsj piece, last paragraph: It mystifies me why an institution would/should specify the dd.mm.yy date order, which absolutely everyone in the western world understands (the alternative being yy.mm.dd, as in Asia and, sometimes, Sweden).
You live and work in the UK, but didn't know that the wholly illogical format we use would not work even in Canada? You should be truly embarrassed, not publicizing your ignorance in the Journal.
Sorry I had to 'post' this. I couldn't find a direct e-address.
Thank you for posting a comment! It is the first I have had here on my blog! It has nothing to do with photography, but at least it's a post! By the way, my email is listed here on the blog in the section: "about me". I suppose you misunderstand the comedy of my WSJ article. It was a laugh at a fumble and bumble of a situation. Why get angry when you can have a laugh after all... If you must know, what happened is that I was on the phone direct with an individual, not a computer, but a person who could actually make decisions for themselves (but sadly, maybe not, because of all the rules and regulations we place on everything these days). This person asked my birthdate and so I gave it to them, on purpose, in words, not numbers, so as not to cause any confusion. It baffled me (when giving what was clearly my birthdate) that this person under their works great machine of protocol rejected this as my birthdate! Thus was created a long drawn out situation, a waste of time for all. I'm sorry if you were embarrassed by my piece!
To the comment writer...tbc is it? You must have very little to do with your time. I suggest you find a way to be productive and happy. Maybe then you'll stop being an utter snot on other people's blogs. Cheer up, and get a sense of humor! The article was totally entertaining and easy to relate to...most people have a story about frustration with bureaucratic systems but they don't express themselves as well as Mrs. Carney did...
Ms Carney:
ReplyDeleteVis-à-vis your wsj piece, last paragraph: It mystifies me why an institution would/should specify the dd.mm.yy date order, which absolutely everyone in the western world understands (the alternative being yy.mm.dd, as in Asia and, sometimes, Sweden).
You live and work in the UK, but didn't know that the wholly illogical format we use would not work even in Canada? You should be truly embarrassed, not publicizing your ignorance in the Journal.
Sorry I had to 'post' this. I couldn't find a direct e-address.
tbc
Thank you for posting a comment! It is the first I have had here on my blog! It has nothing to do with photography, but at least it's a post! By the way, my email is listed here on the blog in the section: "about me". I suppose you misunderstand the comedy of my WSJ article. It was a laugh at a fumble and bumble of a situation. Why get angry when you can have a laugh after all... If you must know, what happened is that I was on the phone direct with an individual, not a computer, but a person who could actually make decisions for themselves (but sadly, maybe not, because of all the rules and regulations we place on everything these days). This person asked my birthdate and so I gave it to them, on purpose, in words, not numbers, so as not to cause any confusion. It baffled me (when giving what was clearly my birthdate) that this person under their works great machine of protocol rejected this as my birthdate! Thus was created a long drawn out situation, a waste of time for all. I'm sorry if you were embarrassed by my piece!
ReplyDeleteTo the comment writer...tbc is it? You must have very little to do with your time. I suggest you find a way to be productive and happy. Maybe then you'll stop being an utter snot on other people's blogs. Cheer up, and get a sense of humor! The article was totally entertaining and easy to relate to...most people have a story about frustration with bureaucratic systems but they don't express themselves as well as Mrs. Carney did...
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