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Aaaaaaaaaggghh - The Scream Thread!, Sign in here if you've had a bad week...

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katica	Mar 13 2012, 12:24 AM Post #10306
Virtuoso Group: Members Posts: 2393 Joined: 18-January 10 From: Central America Member No.: 87755	Not really a bad week - quite good, actually - but plagued by a slew of silly domestic accidents... ... the most idiotic - and expensive - of which was falling asleep on the sofa. Woke up a while later to find that the charger of my Mac had fallen into a glass of water I'd left on the floor. And fried. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/mellow.gif)

Sunrise	Mar 13 2012, 02:43 PM Post #10307
Virtuoso Group: Members Posts: 3388 Joined: 7-June 10 From: Gibraltar Member No.: 106844	Son (aged 7) has lost his G1 piano book at school today. It was in his bag, now it isn't. Drama being that he took it in to play in music as he is playing in the festival here on SUNDAY. Unlike the UK that doesn't give us enough time to order a new book and get it delivered, and the original has to be in view for the adjudicator. Oh and of course we don't have the pennies to spare for another either. Aaaaaaaaaaarrrrrrrgggggggghhhhhhh

schraeubchen	Mar 14 2012, 09:02 AM Post #10308
Prodigy Group: Members Posts: 1355 Joined: 6-January 10 From: Germany Member No.: 86433	QUOTE(Sunrise @ Mar 13 2012, 03:43 PM) Son (aged 7) has lost his G1 piano book at school today. It was in his bag, now it isn't. Drama being that he took it in to play in music as he is playing in the festival here on SUNDAY. Unlike the UK that doesn't give us enough time to order a new book and get it delivered, and the original has to be in view for the adjudicator. Oh and of course we don't have the pennies to spare for another either. Aaaaaaaaaaarrrrrrrgggggggghhhhhhh Sorry to read that. Hope it will be found!!!

Violin Hero	Mar 14 2012, 01:03 PM Post #10309
Virtuoso Group: Members Posts: 3064 Joined: 8-March 08 From: South London Member No.: 26561	A server has been taken down at work to be upgraded so I was using the backup server yesterday without any issues. Now both of the servers have been taken offline to be upgraded. This affects a lot of my work as an IT professional. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/mad.gif)

corenfa	Mar 14 2012, 10:35 PM Post #10310
Virtuoso Group: Members Posts: 4218 Joined: 28-March 10 From: Here Member No.: 95861	QUOTE(Violin Hero @ Mar 14 2012, 01:03 PM) A server has been taken down at work to be upgraded so I was using the backup server yesterday without any issues. Now both of the servers have been taken offline to be upgraded. This affects a lot of my work as an IT professional. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/mad.gif) This used to happen to me. On days that it happened, I would leave at 3pm out of principle. I wasn't going to spend the rest of the working day sitting around doing nothing because the department was stupid enough to set things up so you couldn't do anything without those servers.

Tenor Viol	Mar 14 2012, 10:49 PM Post #10311
Virtuoso Group: Members Posts: 2876 Joined: 25-October 11 From: Shropshire Member No.: 343214	QUOTE(corenfa @ Mar 14 2012, 10:35 PM) QUOTE(Violin Hero @ Mar 14 2012, 01:03 PM) A server has been taken down at work to be upgraded so I was using the backup server yesterday without any issues. Now both of the servers have been taken offline to be upgraded. This affects a lot of my work as an IT professional. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/mad.gif) This used to happen to me. On days that it happened, I would leave at 3pm out of principle. I wasn't going to spend the rest of the working day sitting around doing nothing because the department was stupid enough to set things up so you couldn't do anything without those servers. We lost one of our main network routers... the maintenance engineer then managed to switch off the one that was working and chaos ensued....

Clari Nicki1	Mar 14 2012, 10:52 PM Post #10312
Virtuoso Group: Members Posts: 3053 Joined: 8-August 06 Member No.: 7335	Had a bad run of pupils in school these last 2 days.... 2 yesterday with no instrument.... most had done no practice- they had been on a residential for Wed to Fri and this obviously means they couldn't practice all week..... Today 2 had left their clarinets at school ALL week- no practice done there.... another had broken her reed after one practice, so rather than get a new reed- no prac done again! Another forgot her music! Exams are next Wed.... one pupils is struggling with 2 of her pieces....... Emailed 2 parents who haven't arranged a practice with accompanist- one got back to me and said they were too busy driving their children around to practice and hoped he'd be alright. So i replied that the only practice they have had, her son couldn't play the pieces by then and the rehearsal wasn't very successful and so now he can play the pieces, a practice is a good idea..... Thankfully amidst all this, I have had a pupil who was struggling make good progress and 3 pupils in one school who are all lovely!

Swell Box	Mar 15 2012, 08:46 AM Post #10313
Virtuoso Group: Members Posts: 2371 Joined: 27-January 09 From: The Land of Harrison & Harrison Member No.: 53694	QUOTE(corenfa @ Mar 14 2012, 10:35 PM) QUOTE(Violin Hero @ Mar 14 2012, 01:03 PM) A server has been taken down at work to be upgraded so I was using the backup server yesterday without any issues. Now both of the servers have been taken offline to be upgraded. This affects a lot of my work as an IT professional. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/mad.gif) This used to happen to me. On days that it happened, I would leave at 3pm out of principle. I wasn't going to spend the rest of the working day sitting around doing nothing because the department was stupid enough to set things up so you couldn't do anything without those servers. You could always come here and play with mine. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/smile.gif) I am gradually working my way through the various issues with NAT, NPS, DNS, DHCP and so forth, but whilst it works well it is still generating copious error and advisory notices. I am sure I didn't have this faff with 2003 R2. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/rolleyes.gif) Regarding routers; some years ago I was feeling very pleased with myself having set up my small office network with two uninterruptible power supplies. We get quite a few power cuts out here in the sticks, so a UPS is a necessity rather than a luxury. Anyhow, I distinctly remember thinking that it didn't matter if the internet (ISDN in those days) went down during a power cut, and in any case the router's power adapter wouldn't connect to the UPS without a lot of faff, so it was just plugged into a 13A socket. All was well until the next power cut. Everything kept going except the router - which had it's DHCP server enabled, so the whole network stopped working and we couldn't save anything. This somehow made a real mess of our Sage accounts system, which thankfully I was able to recover that from last night's tape. Lesson learned! (IMG:style_emoticons/default/blush.gif) (IMG:style_emoticons/default/blush.gif) (IMG:style_emoticons/default/blush.gif) SB

Clari Nicki1	Mar 16 2012, 09:46 PM Post #10314
Virtuoso Group: Members Posts: 3053 Joined: 8-August 06 Member No.: 7335	I will not go on facebook to rant about the stress I'm feeling right now.... 1) Son was in worng place today to go off for a ten tor training hike..... he didn't tell me where they were meeting 2) DD2 had to go to gym as they are auditioning tomorrow for some show but had a school concert- playing a solo. School teacher gave me the last possible time to be there... but tonight's concert was running ahead of schedule and I was stuck behind a very slow car (well driving at speed limit in villages and 40 mph on de-restricted 3) Local rep rang to say she'd received a letter sent in error saying my exams next week have been cancelled- I know nothing about this so now have to try to find out what is happpening 4) had to get permission for DD2 to miss school tomorrow for gym... I did have her going in for an hour but now I've decided she's not going in- I can't cope, so had to ask head at concert- he was fine about it though..... Breathe..... drink port...... breathe.....

katyjay	Mar 16 2012, 10:14 PM Post #10315
Maestro Group: Members Posts: 15847 Joined: 13-December 03 From: North Surrey Member No.: 275	QUOTE(Clari Nicki1 @ Mar 16 2012, 09:46 PM) I will not go on facebook to rant about the stress I'm feeling right now.... 1) Son was in worng place today to go off for a ten tor training hike..... he didn't tell me where they were meeting 2) DD2 had to go to gym as they are auditioning tomorrow for some show but had a school concert- playing a solo. School teacher gave me the last possible time to be there... but tonight's concert was running ahead of schedule and I was stuck behind a very slow car (well driving at speed limit in villages and 40 mph on de-restricted 3) Local rep rang to say she'd received a letter sent in error saying my exams next week have been cancelled- I know nothing about this so now have to try to find out what is happpening 4) had to get permission for DD2 to miss school tomorrow for gym... I did have her going in for an hour but now I've decided she's not going in- I can't cope, so had to ask head at concert- he was fine about it though..... Breathe..... drink port...... breathe..... (IMG:style_emoticons/default/thereThere.gif) breathing is good. Just keep breathing.

willobie	Mar 16 2012, 10:34 PM Post #10316
Virtuoso Group: Members Posts: 2571 Joined: 9-July 05 From: Nottinghamshire Member No.: 4110	QUOTE(katyjay @ Mar 16 2012, 10:14 PM) QUOTE(Clari Nicki1 @ Mar 16 2012, 09:46 PM) I will not go on facebook to rant about the stress I'm feeling right now.... 1) Son was in worng place today to go off for a ten tor training hike..... he didn't tell me where they were meeting 2) DD2 had to go to gym as they are auditioning tomorrow for some show but had a school concert- playing a solo. School teacher gave me the last possible time to be there... but tonight's concert was running ahead of schedule and I was stuck behind a very slow car (well driving at speed limit in villages and 40 mph on de-restricted 3) Local rep rang to say she'd received a letter sent in error saying my exams next week have been cancelled- I know nothing about this so now have to try to find out what is happpening 4) had to get permission for DD2 to miss school tomorrow for gym... I did have her going in for an hour but now I've decided she's not going in- I can't cope, so had to ask head at concert- he was fine about it though..... Breathe..... drink port...... breathe..... (IMG:style_emoticons/default/thereThere.gif) breathing is good. Just keep breathing. Port is good, too. Just keep drinking... W (IMG:style_emoticons/default/thereThere.gif)

TSax	Mar 16 2012, 10:42 PM Post #10317
Virtuoso Group: Members Posts: 2615 Joined: 14-December 05 From: London Member No.: 5567	QUOTE(willobie @ Mar 16 2012, 10:34 PM) QUOTE(katyjay @ Mar 16 2012, 10:14 PM) QUOTE(Clari Nicki1 @ Mar 16 2012, 09:46 PM) Breathe..... drink port...... breathe..... (IMG:style_emoticons/default/thereThere.gif) breathing is good. Just keep breathing. Port is good, too. Just keep drinking... W (IMG:style_emoticons/default/thereThere.gif) My thoughts exactly! (especially on a Friday night) (IMG:style_emoticons/default/ohmy.gif)

katica	Mar 16 2012, 11:37 PM Post #10318
Virtuoso Group: Members Posts: 2393 Joined: 18-January 10 From: Central America Member No.: 87755	QUOTE(willobie @ Mar 16 2012, 04:34 PM) QUOTE(katyjay @ Mar 16 2012, 10:14 PM) QUOTE(Clari Nicki1 @ Mar 16 2012, 09:46 PM) I will not go on facebook to rant about the stress I'm feeling right now.... 1) Son was in worng place today to go off for a ten tor training hike..... he didn't tell me where they were meeting 2) DD2 had to go to gym as they are auditioning tomorrow for some show but had a school concert- playing a solo. School teacher gave me the last possible time to be there... but tonight's concert was running ahead of schedule and I was stuck behind a very slow car (well driving at speed limit in villages and 40 mph on de-restricted 3) Local rep rang to say she'd received a letter sent in error saying my exams next week have been cancelled- I know nothing about this so now have to try to find out what is happpening 4) had to get permission for DD2 to miss school tomorrow for gym... I did have her going in for an hour but now I've decided she's not going in- I can't cope, so had to ask head at concert- he was fine about it though..... Breathe..... drink port...... breathe..... (IMG:style_emoticons/default/thereThere.gif) breathing is good. Just keep breathing. Port is good, too. Just keep drinking... W (IMG:style_emoticons/default/thereThere.gif) (IMG:style_emoticons/default/rofl.gif)

BerkshireMum	Mar 17 2012, 11:39 AM Post #10319
Virtuoso Group: Members Posts: 6597 Joined: 20-July 07 From: West Berks Member No.: 13405	QUOTE(katyjay @ Mar 16 2012, 11:14 PM) (IMG:style_emoticons/default/thereThere.gif) breathing is good. Just keep breathing. I use this as my mantra when stressed. Has anyone seen the bit in Finding Nemo where Dory sings, "Just keep swimming, swimming, swimming"? I sing that to, "Just keep breathing, breathing, breathing" and Dory's laid-back attitude somehow gets through to me. (OK, so I'm an idiot - if you didn't know that already! (IMG:style_emoticons/default/tongue.gif) ) Hope you're feeling less stressed today, Clari Nicki1. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/thereThere.gif)

Violin Hero	Mar 17 2012, 01:08 PM Post #10320
Virtuoso Group: Members Posts: 3064 Joined: 8-March 08 From: South London Member No.: 26561	A permanent member of staff is being hired for my team at work as apparently the department can't afford 3 contractors. All 3 of us have turned down the opportunity to go perm as it would mean taking between 25-30% pay cut. As a result my manager is going to hire an external person who will replace someone already in the team. We have no idea who may get the cut and it may be me. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/sad.gif) I actually really like my job and would like to keep it, I just feel the salary on offer for permanent is undervaluing the skills I have and the amount of work the job involves. QUOTE(Tenor Viol @ Mar 14 2012, 10:49 PM) QUOTE(corenfa @ Mar 14 2012, 10:35 PM) QUOTE(Violin Hero @ Mar 14 2012, 01:03 PM) A server has been taken down at work to be upgraded so I was using the backup server yesterday without any issues. Now both of the servers have been taken offline to be upgraded. This affects a lot of my work as an IT professional. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/mad.gif) This used to happen to me. On days that it happened, I would leave at 3pm out of principle. I wasn't going to spend the rest of the working day sitting around doing nothing because the department was stupid enough to set things up so you couldn't do anything without those servers. We lost one of our main network routers... the maintenance engineer then managed to switch off the one that was working and chaos ensued.... The server was used to remotely acces PCs to fix problems users reported as well as to roll out applications to PCs and install them. The server was also used to reimage PCs but it isn't my job to do that. It did cause some trouble. People rang up saying X is not working rpoerly and I couldn't hgelp as I couldn;t access their machine to troubleshoot. I ended up working as best I could through the email queue for the rest of that day and setting up user accounts etc...

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