[Groop] A Swiss Timing Problem

[Larry Steller]

Gary, Gary, Gary, the solution is in your original statement! You said yourself that you are a "high ranking peon" so do what government workers do best!
 
"I am sorry but I am on vacation that week. Please reschedule the whole danged affair!" 
 
I know what you are thinking, "But I am actually a hard-working, conscientious governement worker!" We know that, but I highly doubt anyone else knows it! Go for it!!!
 
 
-Larry 


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>From: Gary Grossmann <garyg5678 at live.com>
>To: "groop at groo.com" <groop at groo.com> 
>Sent: Friday, March 15, 2013 4:57 PM
>Subject: [Groop] A Swiss Timing Problem
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>Hi Folks!
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>First off, as Tone suspected, I do know about, and I have, a 1985 Heroes Con Groo-Cerebus T-shirt.  Wow!  A nice looking coming up after 28 years.  That's pretty cool.  
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>But here is the main reason for this post:  As many of you know I work for the Washington State Department of Revenue.  I am essentially a high ranking peon who has certain areas of expertise in Washington tax law (even though I am neither a lawyer or an accountant.)  One of my areas is tax preferences for aerospace, which is a big deal in Washington because of Boeing's presence here.  [WAKE UP! I'll get to the point here in a minute!]
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>In the world of big planes, it's pretty much Boeing vs. Airbus and the United States vs. the European Union.  The US filed a complaint against the EU with the World Trade Organization , claiming illegal subsidies to Airbus.  The EU then filed a complaint against the US claiming illegal subsidies to Boeing, which included the tax prefetences on which I am the (alleged) expert.  So I have spent a slice of my time over the past 6 years helping the US Trade Relation folks prepare their case.  
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>But now they want me to go to Geneva, Switzerland with them for the next round of hearings.  Sounds pretty cool, right?  Well, it's not.  It's actually quite a grind, first to get there, and then you spend 3 days in meetings and hearings and apparently these folks never stop talking shop and planning strategies.  
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>BUT THE WORST PART IS I'D MISS THE SECOND HALF OF COMIC CON!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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>Oh, the pain.  What is an obsessive Sergio-Groo Fan to do?   Surely there is a Groo-ish solution to this problem.  I am open to suggestions.  
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>Despondantly yours,
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>Gary G.  
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