I tried to submit my question via eSpeak however I received the following m= essage "The system was unable to process your request.
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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.

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