Christmas in New York
I e-mailed someone at a New York publishing company this morning and got back one of those auto-responses that she's out of the office until Jan. 3 and if you need anything immediately, contact her assistant. So I forwarded the original e-mail to the assistant.
And I got back one of those auto-responses that she's out of the office until Jan. 3 and if you need anything immediately, you should contact a different assistant.
When you e-mail that assistant, you get an auto-response message that says the offices are closed.