[AccessD] For Money or Love

Well said Gustav. Arthur, this is so sad. You'll be in a lot of people's
thoughts, and I hope you can take some comfort from the affection in which,
I know, you are held by all here.

With all my best wishes, to you and yours.

-- Andy Lacey
http://www.minstersystems.co.uk 

> -----Original Message-----
> From: accessd-bounces at databaseadvisors.com 
> [mailto:accessd-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of 
> Gustav Brock
> Sent: 24 June 2004 11:11
> To: Access Developers discussion and problem solving
> Subject: Re: [AccessD] For Money or Love
> 
> 
> Hi Arthur
> 
> Thanks for letting us know ... I had noticed you recently 
> have been absent in periods but thought that was due to a 
> busy project or similar. 
> 
> I'm impressed how you handle this last "project" of yours; on 
> the other hand - given your deep experience you so often have 
> exposed here
> - how could it be different?
> 
> Well, this day certainly turned out differently than 
> expected. Should you feel we - the long time listers to whom 
> I humbly count myself - can be of any assistance regarding 
> your Access-related work, I'm sure you can count us in. On 
> the other hand I wouldn't be surprised if you already have 
> arrangements settled for this.
> 
> I hope you'll have some really nice days in Ireland and 
> Paris, not only revisiting known places but having new 
> experiences as well.
> 
> /gustav
> 
> 
> > IMO this is not required. I just need to be guaranteed my rent and 
> > phone bill and food and cat food and car insurance, etc. 
> Beyond that, 
> > I don't need to accumulate wealth. I just want my 
> obligations covered, 
> > and if I have any time left then it's free.
> 
> > Not to say I am the measure of anyone but myself, but 
> that's my frame 
> > of reference. I'm writing a screenplay in my off-hours 
> currently. It 
> > may sell; I have sold two previously and thus have an agent who is 
> > interested; but frankly I don't care whether it sells.
> 
> > I have some serious medical issues and won't be around much 
> more than 
> > a year. Faced with that kind of news, one confronts "what 
> do you want 
> > to do before you bid adieu"? -- mitigated of course by what can you 
> > afford to do, and so on. I reduced my list to 3 items -- go 
> to Ireland 
> > for a visit, revisit Paris for a couple of days to review the most 
> > beautiful city in the world, and knock out the aforementioned 
> > screenplay. Anything else that I manage is wonderful and gratuitous 
> > and gratis.
> 
> > I do need to make a living for a year or so, but I can do that in 
> > about 20 hours a week. The screenplay will take another hour a day 
> > minimum.
> 
> > I confess that I am running out of petrol, however; thus my 
> relative 
> > absence from this list. I can manage it once a week or so, 
> and respond 
> > too late to most messages to be useful and timely. But I 
> feel that I 
> > have made a lot of friends here, despite the fact that I have never 
> > met almost all of you.
> 
> > "Nothing concentrates the mind like the knowledge that you 
> will hanged 
> > in the morning."
> 
> > Arthur
> 
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