Post by: Fierofool on January 07, 2017, 12:29:14 pm
Post by: Raydar on January 07, 2017, 02:24:20 pm
Post by: TopNotch on January 07, 2017, 02:26:05 pm
Post by: GTRS Fiero on January 07, 2017, 03:12:28 pm
In 98, I think, we docked at Norfolk, and I drove inland. Of course, that was the year they had snow. I listened to them closing the roads behind me. Lots of fun in the mountains.
Post by: Fierofool on January 07, 2017, 03:29:02 pm
Post by: GTRS Fiero on January 07, 2017, 03:43:43 pm
My sister was in the Florida Keys, and reported good temps. A 17-degree swing.
Post by: pgackerman on January 07, 2017, 04:13:15 pm
Had to wear a jacket this morning. Saw some snow flurries. Nothing sticked.
Post by: Fierofool on January 07, 2017, 04:42:11 pm
High/Low °F High/Low °C
52 34 January 11 1
57 38 February 14 3
65 44 March 18 7
73 52 April 23 11
80 60 May 27 16
86 68 June 30 20
89 71 July 32 22
88 71 August 31 22
82 65 Sept 28 18
73 54 October 23 12
64 45 November 18 7
54 37 December 12 3
72 53 Year 22 12
Post by: Roger on January 07, 2017, 05:08:47 pm
SnowScam '17
Post by: oldone on January 07, 2017, 07:04:11 pm
Post by: GTRS Fiero on January 08, 2017, 07:24:17 pm
They threatened "extreme cold" here in mid-December. Nothing happened.
Post by: GTRS Fiero on January 09, 2017, 03:56:29 pm
2017, and no virtual call center? The meteorologist predicts, and people hop, as if the meteorologist has been right more than wrong, or ever. I can't understand this. How much snow do they get before they close? What type of service business closes for snow? Heck, I'd have to take calls from home, but at another job, we just moved the calls to another center.
Post by: Fierofool on January 09, 2017, 04:27:53 pm
Our problem is that it's wet snow and it packs into a cake of ice. Atlanta is known as the Hub Of The South, and the roadways look pretty much like a wheel and spokes. A 60 mile perimeter around it and all roads radiate out from the center. Not many parallel roads to avoid a traffic jam on a major roadway. Not a lot of equipment to clear a once in 3-5 year snow. They were deploying sand trucks and brine trucks to handle some of the major roads. Even today, there are still lots of schools closed north of Atlanta due to ice on the roads.
Temps are to be back into the 60's by Wednesday, but it's still below freezing at night. At least through tonight.
Post by: GTRS Fiero on January 09, 2017, 06:10:26 pm
Here, even 10 inches of snow, and they act like it's a big deal. We had a dusting, this year, and there were lots of cars in the ditches. Mostly little cars. One Mustang. Actually, that Mustang was the only rear-wheel drive vehicle in the ditches. The rear-wheel drive vehicles got safely where they were going, apparently. The biggest problems are the nut between the wheel and the seat, the windows that aren't cleared, and the tires with no tread. It doesn't help that the drivers are on their cell phones.
Back in '82 or so, we had 18 inches of snow, which people seemed to think was a lot. I was used to having 4 feet or more. I have never had a snow day.
Post by: pgackerman on January 09, 2017, 06:46:50 pm
I never had a snow day growing up in Miami.
Post by: Fierofool on January 09, 2017, 09:21:09 pm
Post by: pgackerman on January 10, 2017, 06:49:14 am
Didn't have one of those until college.
Post by: GTRS Fiero on January 10, 2017, 01:31:19 pm
I never had a hurricane day when I was growing up in Duluth, either.
They call those evacuations. I don't know about hurricanes, but we had plenty of tornados. When flying over a friend's house after one, I couldn't agree with what he said happened. His description was that the house took off as he was walking into the basement, but from above, the house had clearly exploded.
For tornados, we went about our day, and took shelter as needed. They were usually only during the summer, so no school.
Post by: Fierofool on January 12, 2017, 05:43:40 pm
Post by: GTRS Fiero on January 12, 2017, 06:20:37 pm
They still don't have all the cars out of the ditch from the last ice storm. There was ice, but it wasn't like I didn't go on about my daily life. For the bad storms, I usually hang back and let the people who are going to wreck do it without involving me. I've seen a wreck before, and the idea of being involved in one doesn't excite me.
I can work remotely. Most of my work from the office is remote, so I don't really get to be ”off”. In 2014, while on vacation on another continent, I ended up remotely doing a mail server migration, moving a DNS server, rebuilding a phone system (flash drive crashed), and setting up a firewall. I couldn't do the physical install or wiring, but I did all the software and config. The hardest thing was dealing with a bad RAID controller, which necessitated recovering data and moving it, then rebuilding the RAID array once the controller was replaced. Also difficult was a domain controller that was rebooted, but lost its date/time sync, and wouldn't allow logon, and Windows would override the CMOS time. Actually, I have full control of all servers, thin clients, TVs, cameras, etc. I have remote console of switches, routers, firewalls, etc. Workstations are limited to VNC and RDP, but I have PXII or PXE, which provides some flexibility. And the closets have robotic automation. As long as both ends have power and internet, I'm usually good. I have facilities I control in Florida, but I've never been on-site.
Post by: Drewbdo on January 13, 2017, 01:27:15 pm
I can't understand this. How much snow do they get before they close? What type of service business closes for snow? Heck, I'd have to take calls from home, but at another job, we just moved the calls to another center.
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I was used to having 4 feet or more. I have never had a snow day.
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For tornados, we went about our day, and took shelter as needed.
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I can work remotely. Most of my work from the office is remote, so I don't really get to be ”off”. In 2014, while on vacation in another continent, I ended up remotely doing a mail server migration, moving a DNS server, rebuilding a phone system (flash drive crashed), and setting up a firewall. I couldn't do the physical install or wiring, but I did all the software and config. The hardest thing was dealing with a bad RAID controller, which necessitated recovering data and moving it, then rebuilding the RAID array once the controller was replaced. Also difficult was a domain controller that was rebooted, but lost its date/time sync, and wouldn't allow logon, and Windows would override the CMOS time. Actually, I have full control of all servers, thin clients, TVs, cameras, etc. I have remote console of switches, routers, firewalls, etc. Workstations are limited to VNC and RDP, but I have PXII or PXE, which provides some flexibility. And the closets have robotic automation. As long as both ends have power and internet, I'm usually good. I have facilities I control in Florida, but I've never been on-site.
You sound like "I.T. Grandpa"... ;)
"Why, back in my day, service updates had to be pushed out, uphill both ways ... in -83* temperatures. Even 14' of ice wasn't enough to stop us... a firewall was the only warmth we had for Snowicane Gertrude, but we didn't leave ... our butts froze to the chair... heck, it was a week before they could chisel the ice off our keyboards and drag our frozen carcasses out of the call center into the sun to thaw out ... kids these days have it so easy...
:) lol I'm just teasing you. It just struck me as funny. :)
Post by: GTRS Fiero on January 13, 2017, 02:23:52 pm
.. was the only warmth we had for Snowicane Gertrude, ...
That is funny, but ??? Never heard of it.
Things were different. Apples and oranges. No AC or central air, so the body learned to adjust. (Not my body, though. I'm always cold.)
When I watched Short Circuit, I was very amused about the ”impervious” to environment part. Computers require a cool, clean room--especially back then. A school wanted us to donate an IBM 3 sickly, and we told them they couldn't afford the donation, because of the cost of space, cooling, service, etc. We did later donate an IBM 9760, but I think the install, silos, 500Gb storage units, and python cabling cost about $80,000.
Can you imagine loading 1Gb of data from punch cards? Suppose you spilled a few carts of punch cards? How about a home computer from back then? The relays were annoying. Talk about clickety-clack! If I never have to replace another vacuum tube, I won't mind. Have to do some math? Dig out the slide rule! Oh, and no FRUs. I hated working on wiring, soldering, and electronics in general, or reading schematics. I have to hand it to those guys. They really were geniuses.
Post by: Fierofool on January 13, 2017, 04:38:18 pm
I definitely wouldn't want that guy on the right as an employee. He'd cost me a fortune in Workers Compensation Insurance claims, what with standing on a roll-around, tilting, swiveling office chair.
Post by: GTRS Fiero on January 13, 2017, 04:47:17 pm
I definitely wouldn't want that guy on the right as an employee. He'd cost me a fortune in Workers Compensation Insurance claims, what with standing on a roll-around, tilting, swiveling office chair.
...while using a soldering pencil.
I don't recall there being workers' comp, or insurance at all. Of course, I was very young, and not really concerned with that type of thing.
Post by: Raydar on January 13, 2017, 05:17:31 pm
All of my troubleshooting is done remotely, anyway. I could just as easily do from here, as I could from downtown. (I actually have done it from here, in a pinch.)
Post by: GTRS Fiero on January 15, 2017, 08:35:18 pm
Post by: GTRS Fiero on March 10, 2017, 10:38:33 pm
Post by: Fierofool on March 11, 2017, 09:56:15 am
Post by: GTRS Fiero on March 11, 2017, 10:06:15 am
Post by: fiero128 on March 12, 2017, 04:45:24 am
What is the typical temp there, this time of year?
My sister was in the Floriida Keys, and reported good temps. A 17-degree swing.
16C here in the morning
Post by: Drewbdo on March 13, 2017, 09:42:28 am
16C here in the morning
Wait... what's this "C" stuff? ??? Does "C" stand for "cold"? Is that that crazy metric thing? ;D lol
Post by: Fierofool on March 13, 2017, 10:09:33 am
Post by: Drewbdo on March 13, 2017, 12:23:15 pm
You'll find the definition in the book "How To Speak Australian."
Crikey! Gotta bloody well get that book, mate. ;)
Post by: Roger on March 13, 2017, 05:18:26 pm
At least that's half of what it was a few weeks ago.
Post by: fiero128 on March 25, 2017, 07:54:24 am
every one is wearing T shirts and shorts
swimming in the Beach or pools
are you Jealous? ;D
Post by: TopNotch on March 25, 2017, 08:13:04 am
16 Celsius is about in the Low 70s F16 C = 60.8 F
Post by: GTRS Fiero on March 25, 2017, 08:16:38 am
Post by: GTRS Fiero on April 20, 2017, 06:59:56 pm
