tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10155420.post1877639290820432179..comments2024-01-09T13:55:46.379-05:00Comments on 15 Minute Lunch: Happy New Year. Now get out. Johnny Virgilhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07914217086250206369noreply@blogger.comBlogger49125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10155420.post-46995791915710888262015-10-27T14:58:17.372-04:002015-10-27T14:58:17.372-04:00Fantastic. I remember back in the day, the mainfra...Fantastic. I remember back in the day, the mainframe guys would stash beer underneath one of the raised floor panels. Free refrigeration!Johnny Virgilhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07914217086250206369noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10155420.post-28730459896346582112015-10-27T12:35:40.473-04:002015-10-27T12:35:40.473-04:00My wife just sent this to me, probably because I&#...My wife just sent this to me, probably because I'm in IT, and my office is actually on a raised floor, separated from the jet-engine server and A/C noise by a wall of glass doors/windows. If I don't cover the floor vents, it's a nice 68 degrees in here year-round. Fortunately no pissing incidents yet, but I did leave my coffee pot on overnight once and was slightly worried I would arrive the next morning to find the building surrounded by fire trucks.<br /><br />It was not.Glennhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18211464970485630320noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10155420.post-62906585816114640502013-01-28T17:15:10.686-05:002013-01-28T17:15:10.686-05:00Does your friend talk really loud all the time? Y...Does your friend talk really loud all the time? You'll go deaf in that place if you work in there long enough.Johnny Virgilhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07914217086250206369noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10155420.post-86797895396534907022013-01-28T17:06:04.969-05:002013-01-28T17:06:04.969-05:00Had to tell you, this post earned me a trip into o...Had to tell you, this post earned me a trip into our server room for the first time ever (five years). I sent it over to my IT buddy, as promised, and he LOVED it. Then he said, "C'mon, I'll show you!" It was pretty cool to be allowed in the Sanctum Sanctorum. I think you'd approve - there are three dedicated, enormous A/C units, a floating floor, a fire suppression system that cost like $50K, a vapor-locked door and lots of other goodies. I guess I was suitably impressed. :-)RiderWriterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05679157278313699794noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10155420.post-46935172707674545612013-01-26T10:55:03.658-05:002013-01-26T10:55:03.658-05:00RiderWriter took the words right out of my heart, ...RiderWriter took the words right out of my heart, too!<br />For some people who have unusual work schedules as I do as well as a scarcity of jovial people around them in either their workplaces or their commutes to their jobs you offer them some comic relief and online social solace in what is a otherwise bleak work life scenario. I used to work for a Fortune 500 company where there was a sense of cameraderie during the 1980s 1990s but now I work in a very different situation for a small company. So please know your words here are read and appreciated :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10155420.post-28009667818141336582013-01-26T10:28:13.137-05:002013-01-26T10:28:13.137-05:00I agree with you totally Lorraine... :)
It is thor...I agree with you totally Lorraine... :)<br />It is thoroughly refreshing to read JV's posts 1) because they are funny quite often and 2) since laughter is good for one's health it could be considered a form of self-care to do so and 3) it's reassuring to hear that I'm not the only person on the planet who has little 'accidents' at work that when a person is somewhat absentminded as I've ALWAYS been can be so awkward to deal with socially speaking. Best wishes for a wonderful 2013 ... :) Helenannnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10155420.post-11839892711163692152013-01-19T17:47:06.544-05:002013-01-19T17:47:06.544-05:00Yes, people still do read blogs. And I really do e...Yes, people still do read blogs. And I really do enjoy yours. Thanks for writing!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10155420.post-29451125855432745402013-01-18T20:26:17.952-05:002013-01-18T20:26:17.952-05:00omg, you made me laugh. seriously sir, you need t...omg, you made me laugh. seriously sir, you need to write more blog entries!! diane jAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10155420.post-29318607550071836272013-01-16T20:26:41.744-05:002013-01-16T20:26:41.744-05:00I will admit that 2013 has sucked a bit so far, bu...I will admit that 2013 has sucked a bit so far, but your blog makes me laugh. I'm surrounded by people at work with no sense of humor, so I on days I need a good laugh, I pull up your blog. Keep writing!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10155420.post-77892215789316787302013-01-14T08:43:10.184-05:002013-01-14T08:43:10.184-05:00I guess the server room is the 21st century versio...I guess the server room is the 21st century version of shovelling coal in the boiler.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10155420.post-68134430178397053142013-01-13T23:05:40.040-05:002013-01-13T23:05:40.040-05:00I worked for an alarm company once upon a time, an...I worked for an alarm company once upon a time, and I'm sure you know most alarm panels wind up in the server room. On one particular job, I was working in the aforementioned hurricane room when an electrician came in looking for the breaker panel that, you guessed it, was also in the server room.<br /><br />Now, this company had only recently moved into the space. Like, within the last week, recently. They were installing the racks while I was working on their security system, and the IT guy, in his INFINITE wisdom, had stacked the servers on a table.<br /><br />A folding table.<br /><br />Right in front of the breaker panel.<br /><br />So, the electrician locates the panel and realizes he can't get to it because of the stack o' servers on the folding table in front of it. Mr. Electrician lifts one end of the table and swings it out of the way. No problem, right?<br /><br />Only thing was that the folding legs on the OTHER end of the table were not locked. So the legs folded under, that end of the table dropped, and the stack o' servers slid off the table and across the server room floor like they were on an ice rink.<br /><br />The IT guy came running into the server room and proceeded to SCREAM at the electrician that he had better PRAY there was no damage to the servers. The electrician replied very coolly, "It's not my fucking problem. You shouldn't have put your expensive servers on a cheap shit folding table."<br /><br />Since that day, I have repeated that as the Electrician's Mantra.<br /><br />"It's nooot my fuuuckinnng prooooblemmmmm."<br /><br />I really don't miss working in server rooms though.Officer "Smith"https://www.blogger.com/profile/16053602205443157704noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10155420.post-6283812662679496112013-01-12T17:54:24.917-05:002013-01-12T17:54:24.917-05:00Thanks for stopping in! Always happy to hear abou...Thanks for stopping in! Always happy to hear about someone new with morals I can corrupt.Johnny Virgilhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07914217086250206369noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10155420.post-59287021468579713802013-01-12T15:11:51.504-05:002013-01-12T15:11:51.504-05:00I just discovered your funny blog via a friend'...I just discovered your funny blog via a friend's FB post. Fifteen minutes into reading it, and I've bought Dave's book and forwarded the squirrel story to Jenny the Bloggess. Strong work!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10155420.post-17064748047323198152013-01-12T10:24:45.142-05:002013-01-12T10:24:45.142-05:00Happy New Year! It will definitely get better!Happy New Year! It will definitely get better!Allinoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10155420.post-65934947011039382052013-01-10T22:19:41.983-05:002013-01-10T22:19:41.983-05:00Look for the guy avoiding everyone.Look for the guy avoiding everyone.Johnny Virgilhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07914217086250206369noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10155420.post-82841685614012355982013-01-10T22:19:06.814-05:002013-01-10T22:19:06.814-05:00Well, thanks. Good to know I'm not pissing int...Well, thanks. Good to know I'm not pissing into the wind. Johnny Virgilhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07914217086250206369noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10155420.post-66651854968557891482013-01-10T13:48:55.118-05:002013-01-10T13:48:55.118-05:00Our office had a fire drill the day after I read y...Our office had a fire drill the day after I read your post... I couldn't stop laughing about the idea that it could have happened to one of the guys standing out in the crowd. Thanks for the laugh during the cold and rain! Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10155420.post-2264222583645105432013-01-09T18:34:40.714-05:002013-01-09T18:34:40.714-05:00This is one of the few times in my life I have bee...This is one of the few times in my life I have been glad I have to sit down to pee (even if that doesn't guarantee piss-free clothing).<br /><br />I check your blog at least as often as I check Pinterest, and generally find more interesting stuff here, even when there's nothing new.KChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14899300754366923395noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10155420.post-24880564622746546132013-01-07T18:10:50.956-05:002013-01-07T18:10:50.956-05:00I think blogs are dead, but I plan to write as lon...I think blogs are dead, but I plan to write as long as it amuses me, and I'm easily amused, so no worries there! Thanks for the kind words. Johnny Virgilhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07914217086250206369noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10155420.post-88763159370950231502013-01-07T17:26:10.027-05:002013-01-07T17:26:10.027-05:00P.S. Johnny, I'm willing to bet there are a lo...P.S. Johnny, I'm willing to bet there are a lot of people, myself included, who will find this world a colder place if you stop writing. I say that with all sincerity and a lump in my throat. PLEASE don't quit blogging. You bring much joy and laughter and pathos and honesty and you have a gift. You ARE heard, and we think you're terrific.RiderWriterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05679157278313699794noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10155420.post-35260758641272344282013-01-07T17:19:36.106-05:002013-01-07T17:19:36.106-05:00Oh my God, this post is a gift from heaven. I have...Oh my God, this post is a gift from heaven. I have had a craptastic day so far and badly needed a laugh, and as always, you have provided. I can summon a smile on my face tonight just thinking about your predicament! :-) I am also looking forward to sharing this with my IT-guy pal at work. He can explain all the geek speak to me and will also totally sympathize with you.<br /><br />For the record I have a) pee'd on myself (more than once, Girl Scout backpacking in the woods) and b) expressed anal glands. Yessir. Used to be a vet tech. That, and processed many a cat/dog fecal sample. Did I mention I'm "good with bad smells?" RiderWriterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05679157278313699794noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10155420.post-51120911054234097682013-01-07T16:40:42.757-05:002013-01-07T16:40:42.757-05:00I will try to write more frequently. I will try to write more frequently. Johnny Virgilhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07914217086250206369noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10155420.post-41755906282005249782013-01-07T14:22:50.990-05:002013-01-07T14:22:50.990-05:00When people comment on blogs that they spit coffee...When people comment on blogs that they spit coffee on their monitor laughing, I ALWAYS assume this is an exaggeration. I can tell you, though, that I actually did laugh out loud when I read that you peed on your shirt, and I involuntarily turned my head away from the computer as if to protect it if I did happen to laugh hard enough to spit my coffee out. Samihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16690911755555688989noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10155420.post-82321379911172673402013-01-07T11:47:20.520-05:002013-01-07T11:47:20.520-05:00Hilarious story (per usual). I'll try to check...Hilarious story (per usual). I'll try to check back more frequently. :-)Pattyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16745889026665681137noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10155420.post-19440545691789693362013-01-07T08:21:15.906-05:002013-01-07T08:21:15.906-05:00At least you didn't sneeze while taking a pee....At least you didn't sneeze while taking a pee. God only knows where it's going to go, then. <br /><br />And yeah, when the tech guys have the server room open, it sounds like a hurricane coming out of that door.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com