all over the place

The treasurer sent a strange email to the finance team and me.

He asked if we had the ability to view the CAO property remotely, who had access, if I was doing anything to avoid "hit by the bus" scenarios, if we could monitor indoor and outdoor temperatures, if we could receive an email alert of low temps, if I could implement it, what I thought, if it would be cost effective, about the web site billing. He said how he expected to be billed and would pay for the hosting. That we had never used our PayPal account to pay out before. And that he was anxious about locking 3 year plan given what happened with the last provider.

I was reeling. He seemed to be all over the map. Talking about insurance issues, payment methods, and concerns about providers going out of business, and lack of due diligence with account information. These matters had been initiated in separate email communications with other people. And now not all those people were included. Like the web team.

I sent a long, sternly worded response, meant to convey my displeasure but also to clarify as much as possible. I summarised at the end of the message: the CAO is not going to freeze, the WPP needs to be paid, and we probably should pay them by PayPal. I was not happy.