Chet the E-Mail Boy Gets a Thorough Lashing

Yesterday afternoon, Nate McCord sent me a very interesting .pdf presentation of an account (with photographic documentation) of a low-speed ground collision between two fully armed F-16s on a taxiway at Al Udeid Airbase in Qatar. The planes weren't really torn up too badly, but the collision did spark a fire on an AIM9 missile on one plane that could have produced a Charlie Foxtrot of spectacular proportions. Thanks to the efforts of alert groundcrew, the fire was brought under control and a calamity averted.

HOWEVER, another calamity befell us here at the swanky and plush Editorial Office of Possumblog. I came in this morning and saw that the Editorial E-Mail Account at Yahoo! was at 120% of its 6Mb capacity. The culprit being the 1.614Mb .pdf file Nate had sent. Meaning that if any of you tried to contact the Editorial Office electronically between about 4 CST and now, your e-mail probably bounced back to you.

OBVIOUSLY, had Chet the E-Mail Boy been paying attention to his appointed tasks, this particular missive could have been shunted over to one of the many secretive, anonymous Yahoo accounts that we keep for just such exigencies. I brought him in just now and read him the riot act. While it is uncomfortable to see a grown man cry, especially an elderly one, Chet the E-Mail Boy does see the error of his actions and kindly asks that anyone who got a bounced message to please resend them where they will processed and delivered with the utmost speed and efficiency.
posted by Terry at 9:28:00 AM