Cancer Posted September 9, 2017 Report Share Posted September 9, 2017 Easy and very possible. At no time has anyone asserted madness was a conserved quantity. Especially with insomnia having so many potential causes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Man Posted September 9, 2017 Report Share Posted September 9, 2017 It's not actually insomnia, it's that you've fallen asleep in your dreams again. You're dozens of layers deep. The voices are people you can hear from other dream layers. Burrito Boy and Nolgroth 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Man Posted September 13, 2017 Report Share Posted September 13, 2017 Lawnmower Boy 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
death tribble Posted September 16, 2017 Report Share Posted September 16, 2017 The computer had to be taken in for a check. The screen had not been showing anything and the PC needed a reboot in order to show properly. Turned out the screen had died. So new screen but a day off. However the PC had done an update the night before that needed completing in the morning and we did not know if that had taken place. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hermit Posted September 25, 2017 Author Report Share Posted September 25, 2017 WAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAARRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRR But why? Because internets! Oh Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
death tribble Posted September 25, 2017 Report Share Posted September 25, 2017 It is the Intolerable Object versus the Unbearable Farce Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
death tribble Posted October 1, 2017 Report Share Posted October 1, 2017 Went up to see friends a week too early so I saw no-one. So wasted time and money and won't be able to see anyone now until the New Year. My fault entirely. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tkdguy Posted October 10, 2017 Report Share Posted October 10, 2017 The office has been closed because of a fire next door. Nobody got hurt, but there's a lot of restoration and cleaning to do for the next few weeks. We're working in another center in the meantime. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
death tribble Posted October 12, 2017 Report Share Posted October 12, 2017 The boiler was given a check and there is a gas leak. This means that we have no cooking except via the microwave and no central heating until tomorrow. Cleared the room where the boiler is so that they can continue the search for the leak. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pariah Posted October 12, 2017 Report Share Posted October 12, 2017 Fueled by insomnia, it's kind of amazing how much you can accomplish between four and five in the morning. Makes the rest of the day drag on a bit, though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nolgroth Posted October 13, 2017 Report Share Posted October 13, 2017 My son's computer died and I haven't quite figured it out yet. It could be something as simple as a borked Windows install or it could be hardware related. Being unemployed, I have the time to figure it out. Being unemployed, I can't afford to fix a hardware issue. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
death tribble Posted October 13, 2017 Report Share Posted October 13, 2017 The gas is back on, heat and cooking are back and I have put the books etc back in place. tkdguy 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
death tribble Posted October 25, 2017 Report Share Posted October 25, 2017 The main phone line has been out since Saturday. First time anyone could come out is Tuesday. Except we get a note from the door saying they tried to come in etc. So we rearrange to have the engineer come back Wednesday. Texts come from the engineer saying he is on his way (Tuesday) an hour later. Up early to meet the engineer who had allegedly turned up at 8:15 on Tuesday. Turned up at 10:30 this time. Had to call in back up and it took until 15:00 to sort out. They had to check the outside line and the inside sockets. End of the day we have lost the extension in the kitchen as the phone socket and phone wire to the extension there are corroded. This means no answerphone anymore. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nolgroth Posted October 25, 2017 Report Share Posted October 25, 2017 One of the worst Cold/Flu occurrences ever. It has been taking the Magical Mystery Tour of my body's functions. Latest, I cannot hear out of my left ear and the pain is approximately equivalent to somebody having driven a barbed ice pick in my ear and is currently twisting it around. Looking online, the general advice is that these things go away in 2-4 days. I am now on day 2. Going to give it a couple of more. Normally I don't even get sick and when I do, it usually is a 24-hour thing. Today is one week from the onset symptoms. Hate to bitch about it but man does this hurt. I have not slept more than two hours since yesterday. Sitting up seems to help, as does OTC pain meds. Currently taking anti-congestant in the hopes that it is related to swelling in the sinus cavity and that will alleviate some of the discomfort. Going to try warm compresses throughout the night. Again, sorry to bitch. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cancer Posted October 26, 2017 Report Share Posted October 26, 2017 I had a situation sort of like that 3 or 4 years ago, starting in mid November or so. Really unpleasant cold or something that lasted for weeks. Right ear filled with fluid. The pain you describe didn't last long, fortunately, and was accompanied with enough other discomfort I didn't notice it, or, perhaps, I was too reduced in capacity to make much note of anything. The ear stayed filled for months; I was down 30 dB of sensitivity in that ear. Finally resorted to having a tube put in that ear. That cleared it, but it was an impressive bout of vertigo for that first minute while the pressure released and the semicircular canals restored themselves to normal. No real trouble after that. Nolgroth 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nolgroth Posted October 26, 2017 Report Share Posted October 26, 2017 Gods I hope it does not come to that. I've had broken bones, been stabbed, ran over by a car, hyper-extended limbs and I get a migraine that knocks me down about once a month. NONE of those hurt as bad as this earache. Drugs that induce deep sleep have been the only balm against that. I now know what my limits are to withstanding torture. All they gotta do is mess with my ears. I've actually had this happen in the other ear about 18 years ago. The infection was so bad that the doc completely lost his bedside manner when he looked into the ear. His words. as I recall them, were. "Holy crap! How were you able to walk into this ER? That's the worst inflammation I've ever seen in an adult." That was actually the last time I've seen a doctor too. Since then, the web is full of medical advice and I am currently uninsured. If I can get the earache to disappear within the next day or so, then I've saved myself some money. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Man Posted October 26, 2017 Report Share Posted October 26, 2017 That was actually the last time I've seen a doctor too. Since then, the web is full of medical advice and I am currently uninsured. If I can get the earache to disappear within the next day or so, then I've saved myself some money. Man this country is effed up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pariah Posted October 26, 2017 Report Share Posted October 26, 2017 This cold is wiping me out. And I have to get up for work in a couple of hours. Nolgroth 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nolgroth Posted October 26, 2017 Report Share Posted October 26, 2017 Sorry to hear that Pariah. If yours is like mine, it is a beast that has chomped on and won't let go. I don't suppose you have sick time that you can use. Pariah 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pariah Posted October 26, 2017 Report Share Posted October 26, 2017 It's the end of the quarter, so even if I had it, I couldn't use it. Those grades aren't going to post themselves. A little herbal tea, a little Day-Quil...I'll make it. I can sleep on the weekend. I hope. Nolgroth 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nolgroth Posted October 26, 2017 Report Share Posted October 26, 2017 Well I hope your students appreciate the sacrifice. I mean, today they won't, but maybe when they look back later at the people that gave a crap. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ternaugh Posted October 27, 2017 Report Share Posted October 27, 2017 I asked my co-worker to read all of the notes on a trouble ticket, and then tell me what the next step should be. He read the header, and a little bit of the initial request, and then decided (wrongly) what was needed. I asked him to fully read all of the notes. THREE. MORE. TIMES. He had a switch name and a switch port, and was asked to locate the computer connected to it. He knew that the cable was 4 to 5 meters long, and that the computer needed to be within the IDF where the switch was located. Off he went to the other property. I then got the first call, where he told me that it was some sort of equipment belonging to a telecom vendor, as that was what was connected to the patch panel. Switch, I told him. What is the name of the switch that you are standing in front of? He rattled off some ID from the telecom vendor. I corrected him, and asked him to give me the name of the switch he was looking for, and then reminded him that he needed to trace the line from the port on the switch. Second call, he told me that he had to go to a different IDF closet, and that the item hooked up to the patch panel was some sort of other equipment. I repeated the conversation again that he was looking for a port on a switch, and to trace the line from the switch to the device. Third call, he told me that it was some sort of computer that was hooked up to the patch panel. Repeated conversation again. Fourth call, he told me that he was having difficulty finding anything hooked up to this patch panel. I got a little testy, and told him that he's looking for a switch, not a patch panel, and that I had told him that on the other three calls, and that's what it said on the notes in his hand. He said he'd go back and look again. Text message, giving the ID of a computer in our AD (the target device wasn't in our AD), I pinged the computer, found a different IP address than the one he was looking for, and sent that information back, with a message to please verify. I clocked out and started to drive home. Cell phone in my pocket fires off the clown horn (incoming text message), then fires it off again. I get home. Look at the message, and he's located a different device. I send a message to write everything up, and I'll review it when I get in tomorrow. Longish gap, then he sends back that the original opener of the ticket has confirmed that it is the correct device. The thing is, it's like this almost every time he attempts to troubleshoot anything. He's been with the company almost 5 months now, and there's literally no progress whatsoever. He spent a couple of days with another tech at a different location last week, and I received an email from that tech saying that "he f***ing doesn't listen". Unfortunately, this scene comes to mind whenever I deal with him. After tomorrow, I'll be on vacation and out of the office for 9 days. He'll have several projects, and end of month, and whatever stuff comes in, and I'll be dreading coming back to whatever mess he's left. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nolgroth Posted October 27, 2017 Report Share Posted October 27, 2017 Patch panel, switch, meh! They all connect Ethernet devices so what's the big deal. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ternaugh Posted October 27, 2017 Report Share Posted October 27, 2017 Patch panel, switch, meh! They all connect Ethernet devices so what's the big deal. I almost thought that you were my co-worker for a minute, then the diazepam took effect, and I didn't care anymore. Nolgroth, Lawnmower Boy and Old Man 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cancer Posted October 27, 2017 Report Share Posted October 27, 2017 Sounds eerily like some of the DFUAs with our campus IT. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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