April 28, 2007

Retirement

Johnnie Moore

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I got home this afternoon to find a little envelope. It looked like a greeting card from someone but closer examination revealed the address was printed – although it was stamped not franked. My original little excitement was immediately replaced by caution.

Inside was a card. The front is shown at the top of this post. “Happy Retirement”. Hmmm, that’s planning ahead a little, I thought.

Then I opened it, to find this cheery greeting:

Well, thanks a lot Fidelity (for that’s the company behind this nasty piece of work). Maybe it’s time for someone in your marketing department to take early retirement. (That’s a slightly politer version of my original, two word, response.)

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