Open Letter
(11-1-99)
If you have attempted to send Above the Timber an email at any time since
September 1998 and received no response . . . sorry!!! Above the Timber has been
offline for the last thirteen months. An attempt was made to retrieve the messages,
but the host server crashed losing most messages then for a separate reason subsequent
messages were either refused or not stored.
Why, you ask? Above the Timber is located off the grid: no power
lines, no phone lines. While it was anticipated to be offline for a month following
the move from Fort Collins, the onset of winter, problems with: solar panels, the backup
generator, cellular phone, etc. caused the months to add up. From Above the Timber's
point of view, everything to do with the World Wide Web is an experiment, and has very
little to do with success or failure. Little of Above the Timber's revenue comes
from the web, so resolving the technical issues, that prevented internet access and hence
email, were a low priority.
A related question might be, would Above the Timber move from 21st century
Fort Collins to "one horse" Buena Vista, if the choice could be made with
"20-20 hindsight"? The simple answer is "in a heartbeat"!
Obviously, now that you can read this letter and see the recent updates to
Above the Timber's website, the offline phase is history. It is now time to chip
away at the promises for website improvement.
Please send your emails with suggestions. Your Fourteener Photos for would be most welcome.
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