Annie's GreenBuild Creeper...Part 2

So. After about a week of Annie not responding to Lance, we decided that Annie should respond and reject the poor fellow so he wasn't sitting around eagerly waiting to hear her response. We did the math and Lance graduated from college when Annie was starting kindergarten. See below for Annie's response. Now mind you, she thought it was mean. I saw nothing rejection-esque at all about it but she didn't believe me. I told her that she was gonna get a response from him. Shelby the intern agreed with me. She refused to believe me. And here we are again.

From: Annie Bevan
Sent: Tuesday, October 25, 2011 8:06 AM

To: Harry, Lance UTCFS
Subject: RE: From Greenbuild... hello

Hey Lance,

Sorry for the delay in response…things have  been pretty crazy around here, which I guess is a good thing!

I thought the show was a little less exciting than other years…it might have been the international venue…I know a lot of competitors and big company’s presence just weren’t there. Hopefully attendance picks back up in San Francisco next year! My company, GreenCircle Certified, did have a booth but I was taking a few classes as well. I think we have a few potential jobs after the show…but still in the pipe line.

That’s really cool you’re from Council Rock! I went to Owen J for High School…don’t know if you heard of it.

I don’t use Yahoo IM messenger nor a BBM too much.

I hope business is going well for you.

-Annie

From: Harry, Lance UTCFS
Sent: Tuesday, October 25, 2011 8:35 AM

To: Annie Bevan
Subject: RE: From Greenbuild... hello

Annie,

Well first, hope you don’t think I’m a wacko, lol (every time a guy says 'don't think I'm a wacko', 95% of the time, they truly are a wacko)…  I spend a good portion of my day staring at my computer, so I got your email this morning… obviously, figured no need to wait to respond (unlike Annie who waited a week...)….  More fun ‘chatting’ to you than slogging through the 50 emails I got overnight!

I was only at CR for 2 years (moved in from Colorado… I was the new kid)…  so not entirely familiar with HS’s in the area… about all I knew were schools in our sports districts, and those I played against… hockey.  Neshaminy, CB East/West , Archbishop Wood, Bishop Egan (NJ), William Tennent… I’m an old man, so it’s been a long time!  We played a few teams down your way too… Malvern Prep was a big rival.

Anywho, I digress…  definitely good to be busy… busy here as well, although it seems I’m more busy outside of work than inside of work… playing hockey, golf, running around etc…   Going to the Bruins – Canadians game on Thursday… always a good game!

And now, in the past 2 weeks I’ve had 4 recruiters contact me, so now I’m in the midst of thinking about job change too…  never a dull moment!

Have a good week… thanks for getting back to me… I was actually just thinking this morning, maybe I’d shoot you a quick hello again… so your ears must have been ringing!

Talk with you soon

-Lance

Now gentlemen, if you were in Annie's shoes, how should she respond to get him to stop emailing her?

Annie's GreenBuild Creeper

So my coworkers were up to Toronto for GreenBuild, which is a USGBC conference on green building. While they were up there, they were invited to a party hosted by GreenGuard. Basically they had an awesome time and were in a dance-off with our competing company (although they keep denying it). While they were dancing on the stage, a lumberjack was jumping up and down with them from Fire Safety Misting Company. Mind you, my coworker Annie didn't pay that much attention to him since he couldn't dance and was a lumberjack from Boston. She didn't remember his name or who he was nor did she really talk to him. About a week after the conference, she received an email. The following email correspondence is completely true. I have bolded the best parts.

From: Harry, Lance
Sent: Friday, October 14, 2011 10:56 AM
To: Annie Bevan
Subject: From Greenbuild... hello

Hey Annie… just wanted to say hi.  Hope you got back from Toronto ok… sorry were weren’t able to connect again… realized your email probably wasn’t going to work.

Wouldn’t mind keeping in touch.

Have a great weekend

Lance H.

***At this point, Annie wanted to keep him as a networking contact for work in case we ever needed Fire Safety things.***
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From: Annie Bevan
Sent: Monday, October 17, 2011 12:38 PM
To: Harry, Lance
Subject: RE: From Greenbuild... hello

Hey Lance!

Great meeting you in GreenBuild too! The trip home was a little rough being it was Canadian Thanksgiving as well as the airport security had issued a “slow down” because they can’t strike…so that may have been the longest security line I ever waited in…but it worked out and we all made it home in one piece.

How did the rest of your GreenBuild go?

I’d definitely like to stay in touch. (Note to all girls: DO NOT EVER SAY THIS! CREEPERS WILL TAKE ADVANTAGE! I should know. I have experience)

Talk to you soon.

Annie

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From: Harry, Lance
Sent: Monday, October 17, 2011 1:18 PM
To: Annie Bevan
Subject: RE: From Greenbuild... hello

Hey Annie…  great to hear from you J (Smiley face #1)

Yes… security was an adventure… most of us stayed through Friday morning… but we had a few people there on Thursday night when it got really crazy with the security ‘sort of’ strike!  Lol…  we had a few people txting us from the line saying they had stood there for like 5 hours without moving… crazy!

I had an early flight on Friday… it wasn’t horrible… luckily I got there early enough (5:15!)… so made it through ok… spent ~30 min in customs and ~40 min in security line, but ended up getting right to my gate about the time we started boarding, so worked out fine!

Show was ‘ok’ for us… its more about our overall corporate presence (UTC… big ass company) than it is about getting leads!   I was wandering around the show at one point Thursday hoping I’d run into you!  Thought for a second you had a booth, then thought you and your colleagues were just there taking classes, etc wasn’t sure.…  when I saw your card didn’t have you’re cell… I knew id have a hard time finding you again!

Is this email ok to use?  Should I switch to a non-work related email?  I don’t want to get you in trouble..

How was the weekend?  I went to the Pats-Cowboys game with some friends… great game… still recovering!  So your NW of Philly eh?   So now that we have ‘time’ to actually have a conversation, lol…  my last two years of HS were in Bucks Co…  Newtown…  Council Rock.  Do you know it?  My dad’s side of the family is from the Audubon area (I hardly know any of them… its been a while since I’ve been down that way).  Just thought you’d find that funny…

Do you use Yahoo IM?  Or Blackberry Msgr? 

Definitely keep in touch!  J (Note: 2nd smiley face of the email)

-Lance