Received: from hplabs.hpl.hp.com by opus.hpl.hp.com with SMTP (1.37.109.8/15.5+ECS 3.3+HPL1.1) id AA01572; Thu, 18 Jan 1996 13:36:34 -0800 Return-Path: <rickw@central.fmi.fujitsu.com-DeleteThis> Received: from mail.barrnet.net by hplabs.hpl.hp.com with ESMTP (1.37.109.16/15.5+ECS 3.3+HPL1.1SU) id AA157450993; Thu, 18 Jan 1996 13:36:34 -0800 Received: from fujitsu1.fujitsu.com (fujitsu1.fujitsu.com [133.164.254.1]) by mail.barrnet.net (8.7.1/MAIL-RELAY-LEN) with SMTP id NAA19570 for <wind_talk@opus.hpl.hp.com-DeleteThis>; Thu, 18 Jan 1996 13:32:40 -0800 (PST) Received: from fmi.fujitsu.com (oak.fmi.fujitsu.com) by fujitsu1.fujitsu.com (4.1/SMI-4.1) id AA03188; Thu, 18 Jan 96 13:34:31 PST Received: from central.fmi.fujitsu.com (c0) by fmi.fujitsu.com (4.1/SMI-4.1) id AA29106; Thu, 18 Jan 96 13:31:31 PST Received: from pippin.fujitsu.com by central.fmi.fujitsu.com (4.1/SMI-4.1) id AA13355; Thu, 18 Jan 96 13:31:20 PST Date: Thu, 18 Jan 96 13:31:20 PST From: rickw@central.fmi.fujitsu.com-DeleteThis (Rick Weiss) Message-Id: <9601182131.AA13355@central.fmi.fujitsu.com-DeleteThis> To: wind_talk@opus.hpl.hp.com-DeleteThis Subject: Re: Reservations Job at Vela
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Subject: Reservations Job at Vela
Vela Windsurf Resorts seeks customer service representative for
downtown San Mateo location. No experience necessary. Need
comfort level with computers, detail orientation, and telephone
skills. Office is less than 5 miles from 3rd Ave and Coyote Pt.
sailing sites. Occasional travel to our windsurf resort locations
in Margarita, Aruba, Cabarete, Baja, Maui, Gorge, is required!!!!
Fax resume and cover letter to 415-373-1111.
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You'll notice that windsurfing knowledge is not necessary for this
position. I found that out the hard way last fall. I booked a
vacation to Aruba, and asked alot of questions of the customer service
representative. Among the questions was whether hurricanes affect
Aruba (since we would be travelling around hurricane season). The Vela
customer service representative answered that No, Aruba is not affected
by hurricanes. Well, according to everyone we talked to when we were
in Aruba, hurricanes DO AFFECT THE WEATHER (we had ZERO wind for 6
days--- and apparently the previous few weeks before we arrived---
because of hurricanes in the Carribean) although hurricanes are not a
safety threat. There were other questions that were not quite answered
correctly from a windsurfer's point of view, but were mostly correct
from a tourist's point of view.
Bottom line: I wouldn't trust anything that the Vela customer service
representatives tell you.
--rickw
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