One For The Road

As I prepare to leave my present place of employment, I've been thinking about all the things I will miss. Instant message conversations like this one are not one of them:

[11:18] ACW: i cant reach anyone at [strategic partner located in Chicago]
[11:18] E: today or for a while?
[11:18] ACW: today
[11:18] E: they've only been in an hour - maybe they had a morning meeting
[11:18] ACW: well
[11:18] ACW: maybe i'll try in another hour