OT: Learning by Fire

> I know you
learn more 'by fire', but I think I am going to go home now and sit under the spinkler!!!!
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class=211424218-25052001>I was in a job interview a few years ago, and the interviewer asked me to
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class=211424218-25052001>tell him about one of my big successes.  Stumped.  I told him I could not
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class=211424218-25052001>think of a big success, but I remember every one of the failures.  He
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class=211424218-25052001>laughed and said "Yep.  It's the one's that leave you limping that you
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class=211424218-25052001>remember".
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class=211424218-25052001>I didn't get the job, but I remember the interview!
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class=211424218-25052001>Mike
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Michael P. 
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  size=2>-----Original Message-----From: Burton, Laura L. 
  [mailto:BurtonL_at_prismplus.com]Sent: Friday, May 25, 2001 12:06 
  PMTo: Multiple recipients of list ORACLE-LSubject: 
  Resolved!! Another Downed Database
  I wanted to let everyone know that my (un)archived, 
  no cold backup database is now up!!  I took Oracle's advice and started 
  with the full physical backup and did not apply the differential backup.  
  I then entered Recover Database and when the messsage came back 'database 
  recovered' I just stood there and stared at the screen.  When I finally 
  started breathing because I was turning blue, I opened the database, and it 
  opened!  I couldn't believe it after all the things I've read.  
  Although I did lose one week's worth of data, in this case it is something we 
  can live with.  Needless to say I am going to put it in archivelog mode 
  ASAP.  Oh, and I did curve the urge to let everyone know until I shut the 
  database back down and got a good backup (as one of the respondees had 
  suggested).
  Many thanks to all who replied.  Whether the 
  suggestions helped or not it is always nice to know that someone knows what 
  you're going through and are trying to help.
  I know you learn more 'by fire', but I think I am 
  going to go home now and sit under the spinkler!!!! 
  Thanks again, <FONT face=Arial 
  size=2>Laura