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From: rcd@opus.UUCP
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Subject: Re: A question on distances
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Date: Tue, 22-May-84 00:50:02 EDT
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Posted: Tue May 22 00:50:02 1984
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>...I seem to have gotten myself into a situation which
>involves a distance that is making life rather, uh, inconvenient right now.
>Are there any ways to make this kind of situation a little more tolerable?
>Having one of us relocate is still a week or two premature...

Use the telephone.  You'd be surprised how much you can learn about someone
by phone conversations.  Sure, it's a little expensive, but figure how many
minutes of late-night conversation you can get for the price of a plane
ticket.  If you're several time zones apart, work it so that you always
call at the late-night (=very early morning too) rates.  (I was lucky; when
I met Diane and she was 1200 miles away, she was working for a company that
does phone systems, PBXs and the like.)

And write!  Chuq, you are sufficiently eloquent and prolific that you
should be able to handle this admirably!  Does your potential SO get email?
(Might do well to study up on encrypting messages first!)

You're right - don't jump into it too soon just because of the distance.

Of course, this doesn't solve the, uh, really hard problems - so somehow
you'll just have to hold your own for the time being. (snicker)
-- 
...Stop to smell the flowers.				Dick Dunn
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