How do you know they're nodding if they call you on the phone? Distinct
rattling sound? :-)
- Original Message -----
To: "Multiple recipients of list ORACLE-L" <ORACLE-L_at_fatcity.com>
Sent: Tuesday, January 13, 2004 12:59 PM
> We have the occasional network issue from Perth to
> Port Hedland (both in Western Australia, with Port
> Hedland being a couple of thousand km's north of
> Perth).
>
> When management phone up, I always reply with:
>
> "Have you looked at a map? See how far north Port
> Hedland is...that's all uphill you know!"
>
> Never fails to amaze me how many will nod in
> agreement...
>
> Cheers
> Connor
>
> --- Wolfgang Breitling <breitliw_at_centrexcc.com>
> wrote: > My explanation for that would be that it is
> all
> > driven by beans. If manager
> > learns that a resource is "underutilized" he/she
> > immediately starts to plan
> > to switch it for a smaller (i.e. cheaper) resource.
> > Unless you can express
> > performance in terms of beans it doesn't mean beans
> > (so to speak) to them.
> >
> > At 02:19 PM 1/12/2004, you wrote:
> > >P.S. whilst the above is fictitious they do care
> > about %utilisation of
> > >bandwidth but not response time from remote sites,
> > God that irritates me.
> > >
> > >Author: Niall Litchfield
> > > INET: niall.litchfield_at_dial.pipex.com
> >
> > Wolfgang Breitling
> > Oracle7, 8, 8i, 9i OCP DBA
> > Centrex Consulting Corporation
> > http://www.centrexcc.com
> >
> >
> > --
> > Please see the official ORACLE-L FAQ:
> > http://www.orafaq.net
> > --
> > Author: Wolfgang Breitling
> > INET: breitliw_at_centrexcc.com
> >
> > Fat City Network Services -- 858-538-5051
> > http://www.fatcity.com
> > San Diego, California -- Mailing list and web
> > hosting services
> >
> ---------------------------------------------------------------------
> > To REMOVE yourself from this mailing list, send an
> > E-Mail message
> > to: ListGuru_at_fatcity.com (note EXACT spelling of
> > 'ListGuru') and in
> > the message BODY, include a line containing: UNSUB
> > ORACLE-L
> > (or the name of mailing list you want to be removed
> > from). You may
> > also send the HELP command for other information
> > (like subscribing).
>
> =====
> Connor McDonald
> web: http://www.oracledba.co.uk
> web: http://www.oaktable.net
> email: connor_mcdonald_at_yahoo.com
>
> "GIVE a man a fish and he will eat for a day. But TEACH him how to fish,
and...he will sit in a boat and drink beer all day"
>
> ________________________________________________________________________
> Yahoo! Messenger - Communicate instantly..."Ping"
> your friends today! Download Messenger Now
> http://uk.messenger.yahoo.com/download/index.html
> --
> Please see the official ORACLE-L FAQ: http://www.orafaq.net
> --
> Author: =?iso-8859-1?q?Connor=20McDonald?=
> INET: hamcdc_at_yahoo.co.uk
>
> Fat City Network Services -- 858-538-5051 http://www.fatcity.com
> San Diego, California -- Mailing list and web hosting services
> ---------------------------------------------------------------------
> To REMOVE yourself from this mailing list, send an E-Mail message
> to: ListGuru_at_fatcity.com (note EXACT spelling of 'ListGuru') and in
> the message BODY, include a line containing: UNSUB ORACLE-L
> (or the name of mailing list you want to be removed from). You may
> also send the HELP command for other information (like subscribing).
>
--
Please see the official ORACLE-L FAQ: http://www.orafaq.net
--
Author: Gudmundur Josepsson
INET: gbj_at_index.is
Fat City Network Services -- 858-538-5051 http://www.fatcity.com
San Diego, California -- Mailing list and web hosting services
---------------------------------------------------------------------
To REMOVE yourself from this mailing list, send an E-Mail message
to: ListGuru_at_fatcity.com (note EXACT spelling of 'ListGuru') and in
the message BODY, include a line containing: UNSUB ORACLE-L
(or the name of mailing list you want to be removed from). You may
also send the HELP command for other information (like subscribing).
Received on Tue Jan 13 2004 - 12:29:26 CST
