As they say, the best laid plans of mice and men ….. .
My plan today was to work through the morning and then do some networking/BD at the golf in the afternoon.
After a pleasant breakfast at the club lounge (very good croissant as befits a Hotel chain based in France), I tuned into work to find that the email (and associated utilities) was not working.
This was a matter of some concern - I was anticipating receipt of an updated report for further review before the weekend. I then received a call from a client who required urgent advice and was assured that the documents would be with me imminently.
Cue 2 hours of grappling with various alternative ways of transmitting large volume documents.
We eventually found a way to transmit and review the documents and albeit in a somewhat piece-meal fashion - not at all ideal.
I was eventually able to catch up on the golf and while some of the people I was chatting too suggested that the today’s date might have played a part in the debacle, the whole episode does highlight how dependant we are on a fully functioning email system.
After a very enjoyable afternoon in the sunshine at the 16th hole, I caught up with A at the Chinese restaurant at the Hotel. In all the years we have been visiting, this was our first visit and I must say we have been remiss - I had an excellent Peking Duck and we will be back again!
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