CIT-410: More on Camping

I really, really, really don't want to go on that camping trip. It is completely useless and cannot be backed by any form of logic at all. I couldn't stand the thought of wasting so much time on the trip, so I decided to write an e-mail to my professor (who won't be going on the trip, mind you). I thought I would share this one too.

XXXXXXXXXXX,

Thought you might be interested in this quote from weather.com:

FROSTBITE CAN OCCUR IN 15 TO 30 MINUTES IN THESE CONDITIONS

Also, I'm trying to get medical professionals to excuse me from the ridiculous excursion. I have a tendency to get pneumonia and bronchitis very easily, therefore I don't think it's wise for me to go. And if that doesn't work, my boss needs me for work since I'm one of only a couple core developers and we have deadlines. And if that doesn't work, I still don't see why we can't just use the nearly 30 hours we'd be out looking for our ice-age style fate actually working on the projects.

It just doesn't make any sense.

The syllabus doesn't specifically state that this plea for death is factored into the grade. Several people have asked you what the impact on our grade would be if we did not go camping. I would appreciate a direct, solid answer to that question if at all possible. I can only assume that it's as meaningless and useless as it appears and that my grade will not be reduced as a result of not going. Please let me know your thoughts.

Josh VanderLinden