The first response from Eric

Today I received an email thread intended for Eric the author. Apparently he is on another book tour.

From: Gloria
Subject: Eric Weiner concerned about possible late arrival
Carol,

What should I tell Eric?  I think I'm up and about later than you might be, perhaps he could call us if he is late.

gloria
---------- Forwarded message ----------
From: Eric Weiner
Subject: Re: ring the front door bell
To: Gloria
Gloria,
Okay, I will. I'm sorry about my late arrival...it was unavoidable, given my book tour schedule and the West Coast flights. What should I do if my flight is delayed and get in after, say, 11:00 p.m.? I'd hate to disturb Carol. Any suggestions?
Thanks,
Eric
---------- Replied message ----------
From Gloria
To: Eric Weiner
Eric,

Carol Beebe will stay up for your arrival.  You should ring the front door bell.

I just wanted to explain that the locks for the downstairs where you will be staying are very confusing, so Carol likes to show each guest how to use the keys.   That's why I was concerned about someone being there when you got there.

Looking forward to your visit with us.

gloria

Only difference is this time when I replied and CC'ed the author, he replied with a "Thank you." Nice to know the past emails I've forwarded went somewhere.

Missed a Concert

Apparently another family of Weiner's have mistaken me for Ellie. At least this one contained some good music!

Hilla is the cellist. They played this last night too. I like.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zN8BbsCCt7U&feature=related

Apparently I ordered something optical. The email preceding this my account login information and this had my address. New identity here I come!

Hello Esther Weiner,
Thank you for shopping at Zenni Optical. Most orders will be delivered in about two weeks. Orders that require extra or custom lab work like progressives, bi-focals, custom suntint, or extra strength prescriptions can take three to six days extra. Once your package ships we will send an email with a link to track your order. You can check the status of your order by logging into your account.

Generally, we start processing your order within 24 hours. After 24 hours, we cannot make any changes. Please double-check all details of your order and call or email us immediately if you need to make any changes.

If you have any questions about your order please contact us at service@zennioptical.com or call us at 800-211-2105 Monday - Friday, 6am - 5pm Pacific Time (PST).

Your order confirmation is below. Thank you again for your business.

Your Order #1006XXXX (placed on March 10, 2011)

A job in seafood

Never thought about a job in global seafood. Looks interesting though-

Greetings ella weiner.A giant global company trading in seafood is looking for financial managers in the United States.

The following prerequisites apply:

- It is your advantage when you are a graduate of a university or colledge.

- Your age must be at least 25

- Applicants attentive to every bit of information will be considered

- All financial managers should be able to work under pressure and must always meet the deadlines set

- Candidates should be confident users of Word and Excel

- Financial managers must be available on-line

Your duties when hired:

- Financial managers process transfers sent by the clients

- A financial manager will have to administer and register numbers on accomplished settlements

- You will send us accurate and correct financial reports

The next wage conditions apply:

- the company offers stable employment

- decent wages (2150 after the probation period amounting to 30 days) and a decent job potential

- 5 per cent of each successful transaction to be paid to a financial manager

- you will have an option of changing your schedule if necessary

- The company will cover any costs related to bank services

If you have not found a decent job yet, please send your response back to us. Best wishes, Kelly Hake.

Post-Gazette response to your e-mail

So I have come to realize that it's this Eileen person who inputs her own email address incorrectly. How else would she be getting these responses.

Dear Eileen Weiner,

We apologize that the carrier did not honor your vacation stop request. I

have alerted the Delivery Manager about the problem.

Thank you for subscribing to the Post-Gazette.

600 Shady Avenue

Pittsburgh PA 15206

412 363-8016

Thanks for taking action!

Someone named Eileen must have a similar email address because emails for her are picking up steam.

Eileen --

Thank you for calling on President Obama to use the State of the Union to advocate for a bolder approach to achieve a two-state solution.

Will you help us spread the word right now? With just 48 hours to go before he delivers the speech, we don't have any time to lose.

Click here to share the action on Facebook.

You can use this text with the link: I just told President Obama to prioritize peace and a two-state solution in his State of the Union Tuesday night. Will you join me? Just click here to add your name to J Street's petition.

Click here to share the action on Twitter.

I've also included a version of the email that you can send around to your friends and family.

Thanks for everything you do!

- Isaac

Post-Gazette

Dear Eileen _______,

Your carrier will be notified to stop delivery as of 01/24/2011 and to resume your service on 01/30/2011. Thank you for subscribing to the Post-Gazette.

____ Shady Avenue
Pittsburgh PA 15206
412 363 ____

PLEASE DO NOT REPLY TO THIS MESSAGE. The return email address is not used for correspondence and replies are not monitored. If you have any further questions, please contact the Post-Gazette customer service department at 1-800-228-____ or please visit our web page at http://www.post-gazette.com/pgdelivery/ so that we may properly route your request.

Kala ______ wants to connect with you on Connecting Us All - The Worldwide Giving Network

Greetings Ella,

Your friend, Kala _____, has invited you to join them as a member of Connecting Us All - The Worldwide Giving Network! Are you interested in creating personal abundance and creating a global difference through the power of giving to others?

This is a must see! Watch this 5 minute video now! http://www.connectingusall.org/content/signup/step1.php?invitation_id=_____ This may change your life like it has changed mine.

Connecting Us All is a non-profit organization operating in over 140 countries around the world. This global social media site is connecting people from around the world utilizing this Free, Fun and Feature Rich website. We believe that we have created a system that is affecting worldwide change through Social Networking, The Giving Tree, and The Giving Pool. Learn more now: http://www.connectingusall.org/content/signup/step1.php?invitation_id=______

Please DO NOT reply to this message, instead contact Kala ______ at kala_______@hotmail.com directly.

Thai Researchers

It has been some time since I have posted a run-in with a rogue email destined for some E first name or Weiner last name. Some a few weeks back were not interesting so I let them fall into the Trash.

Today, however, I was surprised to find an email destined for my namesake author friend. The other Eric Weiner, I must say, who never sends any reply, not even a 'thank you,' when I forward him his own mail that came to me by mistake. But I'll continue to do it because I'm a nice guy.

This message comes from Sharyn. It was a reply with several emails in the chain about a very many things. But the exciting stuff seems to be happening now:

Any word back from your friend at AP in Bangkok? The journalist's investigative skills is exactly the right thing for tracking down Ally's birthmother's status. I am going to email the two friends you refer to in this mail now, I realize they may just refer me on so will let you know. Sharyn

Searsphotos.com

Apparently someone went to Sears to get some photos taken of their child and gave my email address. The confirmation email was nice enough to include a password as well.

Unfortunately no credit card information was entered but I did find out that they live in Connecticut.

To insure that I don't get any further emails from Sears, I updated my email address with something random.

Another thing to note is that the child in the photos had one freakishly large head.

I'm not in my residency

Hi Dr. Weiner,

My mom plays bridge with your father and said I should contact you since you could provide advice on post-baccalaureate premed programs which I am currently looking into. What would be a convenient time to chat on the phone regarding these programs? I know you are very busy with your residency so I am available whenever you have a free moment.

Thanks,
Adam _______

WMS-IV

It's been a while since I've been contacted by Fordham.

Hi Elie,

I hope that you are doing well. I am in charge of monitoring the Testing Lab this semester. I noticed that you had signed out a WMS-IV, but no one was in the lab at the time. Generally, the tests can only be signed out when someone is in the Testing Lab. Next time, could you please e-mail me first, and if you cannot make my hours, I will try to arrange another alternative way for you to get the tests that you need? Thanks!

--Amie

My Copy Card

I was wondering why my copy card wasn't working. This explains a lot...

Hello Elliot,
You copy card should be replenished. Let me know if there are any problems.
Thanks,
Annie

I STILL don't teach at Fordham Jesuit University in NY

On the heels of another email I finally did a reply-to-all. These aren't that entertaining and I'm sure someone wants to get these emails.

The following email and attachment is from Emily ________.

Maria __________
Psychology Department
Dealy ___
441 East Fordham Road
Bronx, NY 10458-9993
(718) 817-____ Phone

Attachment: "Understanding the GSAS distinguised fellowships" workshop

I don't teach at Fordham Jesuit University in NY

I have been holding out on this blog. I admit. I have received about 3 emails so far from teachers at Fordham for various things that weren't too interesting but I'm getting a little peeved now. I don't work at that school and I don't even have an @fordham.edu address so I am at a loss. Oh, and I'm not contributing towards the baby gift:

Hello All,

If you were planning on contributing towards a gift for Abigail, please do so by Thursday. Kathy will be going out this weekend to purchase a gift card from the department.

Thank you


Maria _________
Psychology Department

They make fantasy horse games?

Welcome to the World of Bella Sara, a magical place full of beauty and joy where you may activate your Bella Sara trading cards and collect horses in an online stable. A safe world of fun and adventure lies just beyond the stable gate, with games, puzzles and activities for you to enjoy with your favorite horses.

Once your horse is in her warm, comfy stable, you may care for her by feeding, brushing, cleaning her stall and making her happy. Along with your horses and your card collection, we have games, activities, and other features for you to enjoy. And there's tons more planned, so keep watching the main page for news.

http://www.bellasara.com/

Someone just signed up for this weird fantasy horse game and put in my email address. Oh look, a second email. They must have not received their login credentials and are trying to have them sent again. Too bad, so sad.

Geography of unintentional email recipients

Hum... could the author of Geography of Bliss be up to a new book or is this a strange coincidence???

How are things going? How is Sonya doing at school ? Is the book progressing and is your researcher at work yet ? My love to all. Every thing is quiet down here and fortunately there are no severe storms to contend with.

Happy New Year. Let it be sweet and fruitful.

LOve

Dad

Fordham College

Professor Weiner... I like that. Funny because some of my family who teaches is not keen on using "Weiner" as their name. Probably because they are teaching younger students who would make the obvious name jokes.

Dear Sonya,
This is exactly what I needed. I have dropped you from the previous Bio Psych and registered you for the Bio Psych Lab on Wed/Thurs at the Lincoln Center campus with Dr. E. Weiner.

Good luck,

Cira _. _________
Associate Dean and Director of College
Fordham College of Liberal Studies
113 West 60th Street, LL 301
New York, NY 10023
212-___-____ phone
212-___-____ fax


On 09/04/09 at 01:35 PM, <______fordham.edu> wrote:
Please email me back and let me know if what I sent you is sufficient. Thank you so much! :)

Sent from my Verizon Wireless BlackBerry

From: E___ Weiner
Date: Fri, 4 Sep 2009 13:27:25 -0400
To: <_______@gmail.com>
Subject: Re:

Hi Sonya,
You are definitely welcome to join my Wednesday night class at LC. If you choose to do that, just let me know and I will send you the slides from this past Wednesday's class - don't worry, you didn't miss much at all - I just went through the syllabus and a brief introduction to biopsychology.
Have a good day,

-Elie

On Fri, Sep 4, 2009 at 10:07 AM, wrote:
Hello Professor Weiner,
My name is Sonya ________. I am a psychology major at LC and am enrolled in your Monday biopsych class. This class conflicts with my work schedule and I am inquiring if it is possible for me to switch into your wed/thurs night class at LC instead. Please let me know if this is possible or if you would have time available to meet with me today to discuss this request further. I look forward to meeting you.
Thank you,

S_

Howdy & Re:Howdy

I had heard from the people a while ago. I guess my response of "you have the wrong person" didn't sink in.

Subject: Howdy

Liz: I'm in town for the CMSA and thought of you ...hope all is well with the family of five!!! Being here, even with the horrible attendance at this conference, makes me really miss the old days ...ah, maybe one day again. I miss our UW talks ...best, Jeffrey

Subject Re:Howdy

Hiya!

I imagine the CMSA is not such a happy place. We just hosted our real estate conference today and it was a downer. All is well here. Kids are great - they don't care about the economy so much. Would be great to catch up soon! Say hi to Tre. Best, Liz

Apparently I'm going to Conneticut

Thank you for booking your hotel with priceline. As a courtesy below is a copy of the hotel itinerary/receipt you recently reviewed on-line at priceline.

Apparently I'll be there on April 27, 2009 for 1 night. I will be staying at the Marriott Trumbull Merritt Parkway. I got a good rate at $90 for the night.

You know what would be really funny? If I called up with my confirmation number and asked them to change the reservation to either a night earlier/later and to upgrade me to a suite and tell them to send the new confirmation to the email address on file ;-)