Finish the sentence: The worst thing that happened to me this week was __________

UncleWede · 01-13-2021, 02:47 PM

trusting technical vendors to get their job done so that other technical vendors could do theirs. I'm not savvy enough to actually program the switches so that the new SAN can connect to the VM hosts. I can see obvious missing items, but not strong enough to be able to create a remedy from scratch

MPOWER5266 · 01-13-2021, 02:58 PM

I found out a friend of mine went into the hospital with the rona and died from a stroke. Mid 30's and a gym rat too.

rcaso26 · 01-13-2021, 03:11 PM

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Originally Posted by MPOWER5266

I found out a friend of mine went into the hospital with the rona and died from a stroke. Mid 30's and a gym rat too.

Sorry to hear that man that's terrible news.

Tommy-G · 01-13-2021, 04:04 PM

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Originally Posted by MPOWER5266

I found out a friend of mine went into the hospital with the rona and died from a stroke. Mid 30's and a gym rat too.

Horrible news at any age. So sorry to hear that

Kolyan2k · 01-13-2021, 04:07 PM

Friend said his 4 year old daughter has cancer, thankfully it's low risk.

MKSixer · 01-13-2021, 09:03 PM

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Originally Posted by MPOWER5266

I found out a friend of mine went into the hospital with the rona and died from a stroke. Mid 30's and a gym rat too.

Sorry to hear that. My condolences.

3.0L · 01-14-2021, 03:48 PM

Constipation.

F32Fleet · 01-16-2021, 09:29 AM

I reviewed a file which had over 1500 pages when it should've been only about 350.

vreihen16 · 01-16-2021, 10:39 AM

...a major database upgrade/migration at work, with a never-ending list of problems that were not discovered in months of pre-upgrade testing. I have been working until at least 9:00 PM every evening since rollout cleaning up broken dependencies, and already have four hours work time in this morning...on a Saturday...and I'm not even the DBA!

Believe it or not, that wasn't even the worst thing that happened to me this week. I just opened the real estate listing for a piece of land that I wanted to see since the holidays in South Carolina, and discovered that it is now under contract to another buyer as of Wednesday.

Time for looking at the plan B second choices.....

garyfried · 01-16-2021, 11:11 AM

Lost a good mate who was way too young. Stay safe , stay healthy.

MKSixer · 01-16-2021, 12:57 PM

A great friend of 30 years is in the ICU with complications from COVID-19.

UncleWede · 01-17-2021, 05:35 PM

My brother proposed to his GF of about 5 years, and she said yes. Then there was Cazadores. When that ran out, there was rum. Then there was mac/cheese. Then about 30 minutes later there was mac/cheese coming out of my throat, and it was still fully formed. And now I'm called into work . . .

MKSixer · 01-17-2021, 05:39 PM

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Originally Posted by UncleWede

My brother proposed to his GF of about 5 years, and she said yes. Then there was Cazadores. When that ran out, there was rum. Then there was mac/cheese. Then about 30 minutes later there was mac/cheese coming out of my throat, and it was still fully formed. And now I'm called into work . . .

You win. And you appear to STILL be winning.

King Rudi · 01-18-2021, 02:22 PM

External hard drive crashed. Lost gigs of music and movies....what hurts the most was this was my file for all my family pictures. Almost every single picture, since I bought a digital camera, of my boys is now gone. Heartbroken over it.

UncleWede · 01-18-2021, 02:33 PM

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Originally Posted by King Rudi

External hard drive crashed. Lost gigs of music and movies....what hurts the most was this was my file for all my family pictures. Almost every single picture, since I bought a digital camera, of my boys is now gone. Heartbroken over it.

Get a replacement, ready to go. Put the "failed" one in the freezer, next to ice cream (critical) for about 30 minutes. Plug it right in and copy data.

unluky · 01-18-2021, 02:50 PM

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Originally Posted by King Rudi

External hard drive crashed. Lost gigs of music and movies....what hurts the most was this was my file for all my family pictures. Almost every single picture, since I bought a digital camera, of my boys is now gone. Heartbroken over it.

If the ice cream fails you, there are some great drive restore places. I had one crater on me at my last job when I was 90% of the way through my next years budget - which no one could start theirs until I finished mine (sales) and I overnighted it to a place in Chicago and they got 98% of everything off of it for me and I only lost a few very unimportant files. It was semi-pricy but I was not paying for it. For something the caliber of what you are talking about - I think I would pay it again.

CTinline-six · 01-18-2021, 02:53 PM

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Originally Posted by unluky

If the ice cream fails you, there are some great drive restore places. I had one crater on me at my last job when I was 90% of the way through my next years budget - which no one could start theirs until I finished mine (sales) and I overnighted it to a place in Chicago and they got 98% of everything off of it for me and I only lost a few very unimportant files. It was semi-pricy but I was not paying for it. For something the caliber of what you are talking about - I think I would pay it again.

The reason he can't do that is when he says family photos he really means his porn collection.

Just kidding Rudi

That really does suck though.

I can't post in this thread because my issues seem like small potatoes compared to what some of you guys posted. Hang in there.

unluky · 01-18-2021, 02:59 PM

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Originally Posted by CTinline-six

The reason he can't do that is when he says family photos he really means his porn collection.

Just kidding Rudi

That really does suck though.

I can't post in this thread because my issues seem like small potatoes compared to what some of you guys posted. Hang in there.

Aaaaaa.....even easier then! Send me your new one and I'll copy all mine for you.......free of charge!

Tommy-G · 01-18-2021, 03:21 PM

A really good guy I used to race/ride BMX with took his life this weekend.
He always battled with addiction but his mom passed a few months ago and he just couldnt bare it anymore.
Sad, he left his dad all alone now and a cat which was this kids favorite thing in the world.

King Rudi · 01-18-2021, 03:58 PM

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Originally Posted by UncleWede

Get a replacement, ready to go. Put the "failed" one in the freezer, next to ice cream (critical) for about 30 minutes. Plug it right in and copy data.

I'll try this as soon as I'm home long enough to mess with it. Thanks Wede!

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Originally Posted by unluky

If the ice cream fails you, there are some great drive restore places. I had one crater on me at my last job when I was 90% of the way through my next years budget - which no one could start theirs until I finished mine (sales) and I overnighted it to a place in Chicago and they got 98% of everything off of it for me and I only lost a few very unimportant files. It was semi-pricy but I was not paying for it. For something the caliber of what you are talking about - I think I would pay it again.

I'll try the ice cream method soon and see what that yields. If it doesn't do the trick, I'll definitely go this route. Those pictures are priceless to me.

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Originally Posted by CTinline-six

The reason he can't do that is when he says family photos he really means his porn collection.

Just kidding Rudi

That really does suck though.

I can't post in this thread because my issues seem like small potatoes compared to what some of you guys posted. Hang in there.

In the words of Snoop Dogg, "Game recognizes game." This is all I will say.

I wouldn't mind though. I have no shame. I'm sure they'd enjoy watching as much as I enjoyed making it.

No worries brother! This does suck but in the great scheme of things, there is far worse that can happen.

Hawkeye · 01-19-2021, 07:38 PM

I just tested positive for COVID. On the upside, I can still taste my whiskey.

Sara · 01-19-2021, 07:39 PM

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I just tested positive for COVID. On the upside, I can still taste my whiskey.

Wishing you a speedy recovery!

01-13-2021, 02:47 PM	#23
UncleWede Long Time Admirer, First Time Owner 18673 Rep 9,445 Posts Drives: G01 X3 M40i Dark Graphite Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Oxnard, CA iTrader: (0)	trusting technical vendors to get their job done so that other technical vendors could do theirs. I'm not savvy enough to actually program the switches so that the new SAN can connect to the VM hosts. I can see obvious missing items, but not strong enough to be able to create a remedy from scratch
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MPOWER5266 Major 4757 Rep 1,189 Posts Drives: 1997 Dinan m3 Join Date: Oct 2017 Location: Ga iTrader: (0)	I found out a friend of mine went into the hospital with the rona and died from a stroke. Mid 30's and a gym rat too.
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01-13-2021, 04:07 PM	#27
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3.0L Colonel 12499 Rep 2,014 Posts Drives: 2014 BMW M235i, 2024 GLC300 Join Date: Apr 2014 Location: California iTrader: (0)	Constipation. __________________ 2014 BMW M235i 2024 Mercedes Benz GLC300 Has it been 4 years yet?
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01-16-2021, 09:29 AM	#30
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01-16-2021, 11:11 AM	#32
garyfried Private 286 Rep 97 Posts Drives: BMW 435ix Join Date: Dec 2020 Location: Alberta, iTrader: (0)	Lost a good mate who was way too young. Stay safe , stay healthy.
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01-17-2021, 05:35 PM	#34
UncleWede Long Time Admirer, First Time Owner 18673 Rep 9,445 Posts Drives: G01 X3 M40i Dark Graphite Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Oxnard, CA iTrader: (0)	My brother proposed to his GF of about 5 years, and she said yes. Then there was Cazadores. When that ran out, there was rum. Then there was mac/cheese. Then about 30 minutes later there was mac/cheese coming out of my throat, and it was still fully formed. And now I'm called into work . . .
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Tommy-G Captain 4686 Rep 694 Posts Drives: 2015 435 Vert Alpine White Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: Bradenton FL iTrader: (0)	A really good guy I used to race/ride BMX with took his life this weekend. He always battled with addiction but his mom passed a few months ago and he just couldnt bare it anymore. Sad, he left his dad all alone now and a cat which was this kids favorite thing in the world.
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01-19-2021, 07:38 PM	#43
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