dick-I, like you, often like to arrange a meeting in advance. I recently sent an e-mail, giving time, location, general services, and received no reply. If you wait 2 days for a reply and get this 3 times in a row a week has been wasted. I don't want to e-mail choices 1,2 and 3 at the same time, if they all reply I'm wasting the time of 2 of them. It's a nuisance.