How to trash a server

[206xsi]

As most of you might know I work on a helpdesk carrying out server disaster recoveries.

I had a call this am from a customer who was restoring his win2000 domain controller.

I asked what went wrong to need a recovery

"We tried to forklift it"

[GreenV8S]

Reminds me of a mate who crashed his work laptop. Took it to the IT services peeps for repair/replacement:

"I've crashed it and now it doesn't work."
"What was the error message?"
"There wasn't one."
"You mean it just locked up, blue screen, what?"
"No nothing like that, it wasn't switched on."
"Well PCs don't just crash themselves, you must have been fiddling with it, what were you doing?"
"Like I said, I crashed it. At about 80 mph, when somebody pulled out in front of me. Those boot marks across the case are from the fireman who cut me out. Now, can I have a new one please?"

[Mad Dave]

GreenV8S said:

Reminds me of a mate who crashed his work laptop. Took it to the IT services peeps for repair/replacement: "I've crashed it and now it doesn't work." "What was the error message?" "There wasn't one." "You mean it just locked up, blue screen, what?" "No nothing like that, it wasn't switched on." "Well PCs don't just crash themselves, you must have been fiddling with it, what were you doing?" "Like I said, I crashed it. At about 80 mph, when somebody pulled out in front of me. Those boot marks across the case are from the fireman who cut me out. Now, can I have a new one please?"

LMAO Very good!

[big_treacle]

206xsi said:

As most of you might know I work on a helpdesk carrying out server disaster recoveries. I had a call this am from a customer who was restoring his win2000 domain controller. I asked what went wrong to need a recovery "We tried to forklift it"

did u post that earlier to the bbc news website? on a thing about people trashing data on computers

[206xsi]

big_treacle said:

206xsi said: As most of you might know I work on a helpdesk carrying out server disaster recoveries. I had a call this am from a customer who was restoring his win2000 domain controller. I asked what went wrong to need a recovery "We tried to forklift it" did u post that earlier to the bbc news website? on a thing about people trashing data on computers

Guilty as charged - I was on the phone to the customer (a yank no less) when I browsed to that page - spooky!

[206xsi]

PS anyone got a job going?! Please!!!

[plotloss]

Remember reading about an IBM support call where a bloke called in saying 'Our AS/400 has fallen over'
Chap on the end of the phone asked for the fault code on the front of the machine, and the fella replies 'No mate, its fallen over, the floor collapsed...'

[hughesie2]

206xsi said:

PS anyone got a job going?! Please!!!

Where are you located, i know of a few jobs going in my neck of the woods, Herts and Surrey...

[206xsi]

I didn't know Herts was next to Surrey

I'm in Reading so both are possible although prefer Berks/Oxon/Surrey

Thanks

[hughesie2]

206xsi said:

I didn't know Herts was next to Surrey I'm in Reading so both are possible although prefer Berks/Oxon/Surrey Thanks

Its Not, it just happens to be in the neck of woods that i cover recruitment wise

Mail me your CV i have clients in both areas that are recruiting at the moment for Helpdesk bods if thats of any interest to you ??