Subj : 2020, The year that Keeps on giving To : Charles Pierson From : August Abolins Date : Mon Oct 26 2020 19:14:12 CP> Hello, August Abolins. CP> On 10/26/20 5:53 PM you wrote: CP> CP> CP>> That is pretty much any utility company. Especially of they CP> CP>> contract out. CP> AA> I can understand outsourcing to accommodate times outside normal CP> AA> business hours outside one's domestic region. But even if I CP> AA> reached an office in British Columbia at my local time in Ontario CP> AA> - 6:30p - that would have been only 3:30p BC time - and the jobs CP> AA> would have been domestic. CP> CP> I don't know. Here at least, it seems the utilities contract out a lot of their work. I suppose it's cheaper to hire subcontractors than to carry more employees. CP> CP> AA> On the phone, they were more concerned about my covid-19 status (I CP> AA> had to answer several questions) than the "emergency" that an CP> AA> overhead wire was hanging low over a public road. CP> CP> That sounds about right. CP> CP> -- CP> Best regards! CP> Posted using Hotdoged on Android I think this covid-19 is affecting people's brains and reducing the ability to think common sense. --- tg2fido gate v0.6.1 * Origin: Telegram to fido gate by Stas Mishchenkov (2:460/58) .