Message-ID: <9622381.1075852812697.JavaMail.evans@thyme> Date: Wed, 26 Sep 2001 08:54:42 -0700 (PDT) From: richard.orellana@enron.com To: kenneth.lay@enron.com Subject: I was unable to submit my question via eSpeak Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable X-From: Orellana, Richard X-To: Lay, Kenneth X-cc: X-bcc: X-Folder: \KLAY (Non-Privileged)\Inbox X-Origin: Lay-K X-FileName: KLAY (Non-Privileged).pst I tried to submit my question via eSpeak however I received the following m= essage "The system was unable to process your request. The information you= submitted may be in error." Since I was unable to submit my question via = eSpeak I thought I'd send my question to you directly. =20 I'd like to begin by welcoming you back. Although Enron has some experienc= ed difficult times during the past year I know that you will help lead us a= nd obtain our goal of being the world's leading company. =20 Secondly, I wanted to bring to your attention a matter that concerns me a g= reat deal. A close personal friend of mine who works at Enron and lives in= an outlying area of Houston has been commuting to work in what I would con= sider a risky manner. What she does and from what I understand its a commo= n practice among Enron employees as well as others who work downtown is pic= k up riders from the park & ride lots so that she can get on the HOV lane. = People from what I understand literally line up and cars drive up and pick= up passengers. It goes without saying that the majority of the time the d= rivers do not know who they are picking up or vice-versa. This is the part= that concerns me. I'm sure that most of the people that do this are good = people and have no bad intentions and are simply trying to save time and ma= ybe even get a little extra sleep. However, what concerns me is eventuall= y I think someone who has bad intentions will come along and I don't want a= nything to happen to my friend or anyone else for that matter. I'd like to= see if there is something that Enron can do so that our co-workers, friend= s, and loved ones can commute to downtown in a manner that isn't so risky. = I have told my friend that this isn't a safe practice but unfortunately it= has fallen on deaf ears and would at least like to try an come up with an = alternative for her. =20 The only alternative I could come up with is if Enron formed a voluntary li= st of Enron employees who live in the same area and commute to downtown in = this manner so that they can car-pool in together. I know some people migh= t say that this isn't an Enron issue but I think it is because several Enro= n employees commute to downtown in this manner. =20 This months tragic events made me realize that sometimes we place too much = of an emphasis on things that really don't matter and to focus on the thing= s that do. I just want to try and make sure that nothing happens to my fri= end. Thank you for your time and once again welcome back. =20 Thanks. Richard