tEh funney at work today...

[edro]

One of our main file servers went down today (Raid cabinet failed)... so after putting the new one in, we ran our data recovery software to migrate everything back to the new array. While I am waiting on it, I notice that our phones are going crazy from people calling in (All 6 lines were blinking)... so being the nice guy that I am, I help the Helpdesk out sometimes. So I answer one of the calls to calm everyone down and let them know it will be down for a few hours.

Anyways, the dude on the phone is in Accounting and thinks he is computer saavy, so he asks me if we are still "Running diagnostics" on the server. I say, no, that we already know what the problem is, why would we run diags on it? He then asked what the problem was, and I told him that our file server is on fire. In the most dramatic voice ever, he says "Really?" I said, "Yeah..." (Jokingly, or so I thought).
He hangs up and while I am at lunch, I see our VP of human resources by the cafe. He stops me and asks me if we got the fire put out. My face got extremely red, as I knew exactly what had happened.
The dumbass from Accounting ran down and told some VP in the executive area, who in turn told EVERYONE in the Executive area. Soooo.... I get a call from my manager, explaining everything.

Apparantly they aren't pissed, because the tool from accounting is... well... a tool and has no sense of humor.

Funny funny day... everyone keeps calling me joking asking if the server is still on fire.

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Cliffs notes:
File server goes down.
I tell a guy from accounting it is because it's on fire.
He tells executives.
Hilarity ensues.

 

[Yossarian]

hehe good one

 

[calvinbiss]

Was the VP guy asking in all seriousness, or did he know it was a joke?

Either way, LOL!

 

[propellerhead]

That reminds me of this story about "bit sagging" I posted on some other msg board a long time ago.

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This is a second hand story that has always brought a laugh or two when I share it.

A friend of mine worked as a simulator maintenance troop in the US Air Force back in the '70s. Part of his job was to maintain a library of mission data tapes for the flight simulators they had at the base. Since these mission data were on 9-track magnetic tapes, they kept 10 copies of each mission tape, marked them with the mission number, a dash, and the copy number. Hence, mission number 35, copy #8 would be marked 35-8. The library would rotate the use of each copy so the tapes would wear out evenly. This is the same principle as rotating the tires on your car. For those not familiar with 9-track tapes, these are manually threaded around spools and reels when loading onto the tape drives and are subject to a lot of wear and tear.

A student pilot was due for a major evaluation. A few days prior, this Lieutenant practiced flying mission 35 repeatedly until he had everything perfect. To minimize the chances of anything going wrong, he scheduled his evaluation on the same simulator (one of several on base) with the same mission, down to the tape number: 35-8. An hour prior to the evaluation, the pilot comes up to the tape library and requests tape 35-8. The tape librarian checks the log and hands him 35-9, which is copy #9 of mission 35. The Lieutenant insists on tape 35-8. The Sergeant tells the Lieutenant that he cannot have 35-8 right now and that 35-9 is what he can issue.

The "I am God" attitude of most fighter pilots comes out and the situation gets tense. The Sergeant calmly explains the numbering system and points out that 35-9 is an exact copy of 35-8. The pilot accuses the Sergeant of being too lazy or too dumb to get the right tape. The Sergeant explains that they have to rotate the tapes and he cannot issue 35-8. The Lieutenant demands an explanation of tape rotation.

At this point, the Sergeant could have simply stated the copies of the tapes are rotated for even wear and tear. However, in his frustration, he decides to get sarcastic. He explains that tape 35-8 is on the "spinner," because when the tapes hang on the rack for a long time the bits tend to sag to the bottom. The Lieutenant grabs tape 35-9 and storms off to his evaluation ... only to fail because he was overcome by his anger and frustration.

A few days later, the Sergeant is called to the commander?s office to help explain a situation. It turns out that the frustrated pilot wrote a strong letter to his Captain, calling for a better method or schedule for "preventing bit sag." The Captain agreed and put his endorsement on the letter and forwarded it to their Major. The Major agreed and forwarded the letter up to Colonel at Headquarters, along with his own personal endorsement. The Colonel agreed and decided to order a team of computer specialists to investigate a solution to "bit sag."

Keep in mind that not many people knew what magnetic tapes were at that time, much less bits. A clerk at the Headquarters office who was told to type up the order caught it and told the Colonel that this was a bunch of crap. Tempers flared and phone calls were placed, and when the dust settled it all traced back down to the tape librarian who was pissed off at the arrogant student pilot.

Moral of the story: Store your CD-ROMs laying flat on the desk.

 

[Nohr]

^ lol