[oclug] Insurance Anybody?

[Brad Barnett]

On Wed, 16 Jun 2004 21:57:24 -0400
chris h <chris123 at magma.ca> wrote:

> On June 16, 2004 05:27 pm, Francis J. A. Pinteric wrote:
> > On Wed, 16 Jun 2004 14:37:11 -0400
> >
> > chris h <chris123 at magma.ca> wrote:
> > > On June 16, 2004 08:46 am, Francis J. A. Pinteric wrote:
> > >
> > > It may be more practical in terms of costs, viability and time spend
> > > (unless you consider your time having no value, monitory or other)
> > > to seek out existing organization who offer a group rate.
> >
> > I value my time more than you can possibly imagine.
> 
> If thats the case, then don't waste your time on this by forming a
> separate org. In this forum its the equivalent to herding bees. Its much
> more effective to investigate what group rates are being offered by
> existing outlets and focusing on best price to value ratios. Its nice to
> be idealistic and philosophical until the ravages of midlife announce
> themselves. Some how it seems to have a significant impact on
> reorganizing your value system and priorities. Lets simply call it a
> natural correction factor..:) This is one fight you wont win however.
> You can only deny it. Its much easier to accept what is and move forward
> with trust in what you have come to believe. 


Good grief.

Chris, Francais and you do not share the same value system.  It is not
that you are older, or wiser.. or even tired due to old age.  It is simply
that you have a different value system than he does.  Your value system
has evolved because of a combination of external stimuli, and genetics. 
My personal opinion on both your and his value system will not enter here,
because my response is not tuned to who is right or wrong in this case.

Francais believes that the companies that a company or person supports is
a more important issue than almost any other factor when employing a
company or a person to do work for him.

You do not place this determining factor as highly as he does.  You place
other things above this.  Trying to claim (as you do above) that the
differences between his values and yours are due to the "ravages of
midlife" and that his value system will conform to yours once the "ravages
of midlife" occur to him, is quite improper, and rude.

Anyhow.. just keep in mind that people do have different value systems.