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Pie · 10-06-2008, 05:40 PM

Hey Cic -- if you need a day to figure out the insurance, that's fine, but don't let it go much longer than a day or two. Really.

UT -- may the Force be with you. I hope you find a replacement gig just soon enough that the novelty of the unexpected vacation has juuuust worn off.

Trilby · 10-06-2008, 05:42 PM

OH! UT!!!! Hang in there, cowboy. You're probably in shock right now----just one foot in front of the other, breath in, breath out. Prayers to you!

Cic--I'll kick your ass, too. Get it checked.

Clodfobble · 10-06-2008, 06:39 PM

Aw, man! I'm really sorry, UT. Somebody needs a cunt-kicking.

For what it's worth, I've found Indeed.com to be the most efficient and thorough jobsearch engine by far.

ZenGum · 10-06-2008, 08:23 PM

Holy crap, UT, that sucks.

Can you busk?

DucksNuts · 10-06-2008, 09:57 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Undertoad

I WAS LAID OFF TODAY!

If anyone needs Linux administration help about now...

can you cut hair?

Seriously, UT, not cool. Was there any hint?

limey · 10-07-2008, 04:07 AM

Holy poop, UT. You will overcome (as said above) but in the meanwhile it's a bu88er. In a week from now things'll look a whole lot rosier, trust me. Maybe even a couple of days will be enough to turn the picture inside out.
Brainstorm all your ideas - we're all rooting for you.
And Cic - get to a DOCTOR, NOW - even though the odds are on your side.

Sundae · 10-07-2008, 04:31 AM

Ah Tony I'm really sorry to hear that.
All my thoughts & wishes are with you in hoping this is very temporary. Well, those that aren't with my brother who is in the same situation

Cic - get thee to a nunnery! Or a doctors, preferably. If you have something, then you already have it (if you get what I mean). If it's not a problem then why put yourself through worry. If it is a problem then for God's sake it needs to be sorted sooner rather than later. You're certainly not a coward.

In my bad news (don't even come close to the above) I need to give a stool sample. Doc wants to check me for H Pylori before going any further. I have never done one of these before. I can't even think of how to go about it. The idea is already making me retch. Any tips would be gratefully accepted - either by PM or perhaps in a Stool Sample thread, so no-one chokes on their Cap'n Crunch.

It's only a pea sized sample, but that doesn't help me with the grim logistics of actually... well enough said in this thread.

Sundae · 10-07-2008, 07:09 AM

Just so you know - this is my little poop scoop.

LabRat · 10-07-2008, 10:05 AM

Undertoad-- I'm sending as many good vibes as I can scare up.

Cic--there are places that do free or reduced price mammograms based in income level around here, there are likely to be some around you. Google "New Mexico free mammograms" and check out your local Planned Parenthood or Women's Centers. Something to think about if it's going to take awhile to get the insurance sorted out.

Shawnee123 · 10-07-2008, 11:28 AM

Laughing my *ass* off at the cute little poop scoop. Is that a tupperware product?

SG's right, Cicero...I felt infinitely better when I received the news from my recent butt probe that the polyps were non-cancerous, and I just need to keep an eye on it more frequently (that sounds pretty funny.)

Sending warm wishes to youse guyz!

sweetwater · 10-07-2008, 11:38 AM

Good vibes, UnderToad.

What can we do to help? Do you have a CV, geographical limits, whatever that will help guide the process?

Undertoad · 10-07-2008, 11:46 AM

I'm an experienced Linux admin in the Philly area. I should find new work in short order, where "short order" is about 4 months. That's my guess -- but the economy could have people jittery about new hires. And so the question is now whether I should take work doing whatever, i.e., installing Direct TV and stuff like that.

sweetwater · 10-07-2008, 11:49 AM

I apologize for my stupidity, but I don't know if that is the kind of work that can be done from another location or do you have to be on site.

Undertoad · 10-07-2008, 11:54 AM

System administration is generally local -- only because somebody has to locally install the things that let people work remotely.

Nowadays "integrated lights out" is all the rage -- things that let you *really* run a computer from anywhere on the Internet. At my previous job, we became remote sysadmins as much as possible, but there's a limit where somebody actually has to be on site -- to change out disk drives, diagnose hardware problems, that sort of thing.

Flint · 10-07-2008, 11:58 AM

Sys Adminnery can also get into being there to assist with PEBKAC/ID-Ten-T errors.

10-06-2008, 05:40 PM	#2626
Pie Gone and done Join Date: Sep 2001 Posts: 4,808	Hey Cic -- if you need a day to figure out the insurance, that's fine, but don't let it go much longer than a day or two. Really. UT -- may the Force be with you. I hope you find a replacement gig just soon enough that the novelty of the unexpected vacation has juuuust worn off. __________________ per·son \ˈpər-sən\ (noun) - an ephemeral collection of small, irrational decisions The fun thing about evolution (and science in general) is that it happens whether you believe in it or not.

10-06-2008, 05:42 PM	#2627
Trilby Slattern of the Swail Join Date: Jul 2004 Posts: 15,654	OH! UT!!!! Hang in there, cowboy. You're probably in shock right now----just one foot in front of the other, breath in, breath out. Prayers to you! Cic--I'll kick your ass, too. Get it checked. __________________ In Barrie's play and novel, the roles of fairies are brief: they are allies to the Lost Boys, the source of fairy dust and ...They are portrayed as dangerous, whimsical and extremely clever but quite hedonistic. "Shall I give you a kiss?" Peter asked and, jerking an acorn button off his coat, solemnly presented it to her. —James Barrie Wimminfolk they be tricksy. - ZenGum

10-06-2008, 06:39 PM	#2628
Clodfobble UNDER CONDITIONAL MITIGATION Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Austin, TX Posts: 20,012	Aw, man! I'm really sorry, UT. Somebody needs a cunt-kicking. For what it's worth, I've found Indeed.com to be the most efficient and thorough jobsearch engine by far. __________________ My book My other book My spirit animal

10-06-2008, 08:23 PM	#2629
ZenGum Doctor Wtf Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Badelaide, Baustralia Posts: 12,861	Holy crap, UT, that sucks. Can you busk? __________________ Shut up and hug. MoreThanPretty, Nov 5, 2008. Just because I'm nominally polite, does not make me a pussy. Sundae Girl.

10-07-2008, 04:07 AM	#2631
limey Encroaching on your decrees Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: An island within the south-west coast of Scotland Posts: 7,016	Holy poop, UT. You will overcome (as said above) but in the meanwhile it's a bu88er. In a week from now things'll look a whole lot rosier, trust me. Maybe even a couple of days will be enough to turn the picture inside out. Brainstorm all your ideas - we're all rooting for you. And Cic - get to a DOCTOR, NOW - even though the odds are on your side. __________________ Living it up on the edge ... of civilisation, within the southwest coast of

10-07-2008, 04:31 AM	#2632
Sundae polaroid of perfection Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: West Yorkshire Posts: 24,185	Ah Tony I'm really sorry to hear that. All my thoughts & wishes are with you in hoping this is very temporary. Well, those that aren't with my brother who is in the same situation Cic - get thee to a nunnery! Or a doctors, preferably. If you have something, then you already have it (if you get what I mean). If it's not a problem then why put yourself through worry. If it is a problem then for God's sake it needs to be sorted sooner rather than later. You're certainly not a coward. In my bad news (don't even come close to the above) I need to give a stool sample. Doc wants to check me for H Pylori before going any further. I have never done one of these before. I can't even think of how to go about it. The idea is already making me retch. Any tips would be gratefully accepted - either by PM or perhaps in a Stool Sample thread, so no-one chokes on their Cap'n Crunch. It's only a pea sized sample, but that doesn't help me with the grim logistics of actually... well enough said in this thread. __________________ Life's hard you know, so strike a pose on a Cadillac

10-07-2008, 07:09 AM	#2633
Sundae polaroid of perfection Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: West Yorkshire Posts: 24,185	Just so you know - this is my little poop scoop. Attached Images __________________ Life's hard you know, so strike a pose on a Cadillac

10-07-2008, 10:05 AM	#2634
LabRat twatfaced two legged bumhole Join Date: Jun 2004 Posts: 3,143	Undertoad-- I'm sending as many good vibes as I can scare up. Cic--there are places that do free or reduced price mammograms based in income level around here, there are likely to be some around you. Google "New Mexico free mammograms" and check out your local Planned Parenthood or Women's Centers. Something to think about if it's going to take awhile to get the insurance sorted out. __________________ Strength does not come from how much weight you can lift, or how many miles you can run. It comes from knowing that you set a goal, and rose to the challenge. Strength comes from within.

10-07-2008, 11:28 AM	#2635
Shawnee123 Why, you're a regular Alfred E Einstein, ain't ya? Join Date: Jun 2006 Posts: 21,206	Laughing my ass off at the cute little poop scoop. Is that a tupperware product? SG's right, Cicero...I felt infinitely better when I received the news from my recent butt probe that the polyps were non-cancerous, and I just need to keep an eye on it more frequently (that sounds pretty funny.) Sending warm wishes to youse guyz! __________________ A word to the wise ain't necessary - it's the stupid ones who need the advice. --Bill Cosby

10-07-2008, 11:38 AM	#2636
sweetwater lives inside a Mobius strip Join Date: Dec 2007 Posts: 1,120	Good vibes, UnderToad. What can we do to help? Do you have a CV, geographical limits, whatever that will help guide the process? __________________ I knew I shoulda taken that left turn at Albuquerque! - Bugs Bunny

10-07-2008, 11:46 AM	#2637
Undertoad Radical Centrist Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Cottage of Prussia Posts: 31,423	I'm an experienced Linux admin in the Philly area. I should find new work in short order, where "short order" is about 4 months. That's my guess -- but the economy could have people jittery about new hires. And so the question is now whether I should take work doing whatever, i.e., installing Direct TV and stuff like that.

10-07-2008, 11:49 AM	#2638
sweetwater lives inside a Mobius strip Join Date: Dec 2007 Posts: 1,120	I apologize for my stupidity, but I don't know if that is the kind of work that can be done from another location or do you have to be on site. __________________ I knew I shoulda taken that left turn at Albuquerque! - Bugs Bunny

10-07-2008, 11:54 AM	#2639
Undertoad Radical Centrist Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Cottage of Prussia Posts: 31,423	System administration is generally local -- only because somebody has to locally install the things that let people work remotely. Nowadays "integrated lights out" is all the rage -- things that let you really run a computer from anywhere on the Internet. At my previous job, we became remote sysadmins as much as possible, but there's a limit where somebody actually has to be on site -- to change out disk drives, diagnose hardware problems, that sort of thing.

10-07-2008, 11:58 AM	#2640
Flint Snowflake Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Dystopia Posts: 13,136	Sys Adminnery can also get into being there to assist with PEBKAC/ID-Ten-T errors. __________________ **************** There's a level of facility that everyone needs to accomplish, and from there it's a matter of deciding for yourself how important ultra-facility is to your expression. ... I found, like Joseph Campbell said, if you just follow whatever gives you a little joy or excitement or awe, then you're on the right track. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Terry Bozzio**

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