RE: The "greying of Common" Is it still true?

[Steve Martin <smartin@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

        <snip>COMMON attendees should not be
        construed as a representitive sampling of AS/400 shops.  There are
        a lot of youngsters around, they all just don't know how to wangle
        a trip to COMMON out of the boss.

        To ask the questions another way, how many of the folks that
        attend COMMON have to "ask" to go?  How many just write their own
        tickets? </snip>

I am not yet 40. I've been on the AS/400 since Jan.1990 - System38 before
that.

I have asked, hinted, suggested, and otherwise enumerated the reasons why I
think it would be beneficial to attend COMMON... and I've never been there.

My manager (since June, last) has participated (COMMON) in the past but
makes little effort to budget that in - even with his experience. The way I
see it, as long as some of you get to go, as long as many of you are willing
to share what you've learned, and as long as you remain members of this list
- I get my education from all of you.

Steve Martin
Programmer/Analyst
Carefree of Colorado
303/410.6239
smartin@carefreeofcolorado.com
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