Re: Good Idea. [UK]

On 12 Aug 2005 17:52:34 GMT, ThePsyko <ThePsyko@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
wrote:

>On 12 Aug 2005 in alt.2600, PerfectReign <theperfectreign@xxxxxxxxx>
>made their contribution to mankind by stating in
>news:42fce061$0$82549$892e7fe2@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx:
>
>> someone posing as ThePsyko figured someone gave a rat's ass and spewed
>> out:
>>
>>> On 12 Aug 2005 in alt.2600, Onideus Mad Hatter
>>> <usenet@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> made their contribution to mankind
>>> by stating in news:amnpf15sut5ouj0vqjt61m4u344rivbmmk@xxxxxxx:
>>>
>>>> On Fri, 12 Aug 2005 18:25:18 +0100, Mimic <dev@null> wrote:
>>>>
>>>>>A Cambridge-based paramedic has launched a national campaign with
>>>>>Vodafone to encourage people to store emergency contact details in
>>>>>their mobile phones.
>>>>>
>>>>>Bob Brotchie, a clinical team leader for the East Anglian Ambulance
>>>>>NHS Trust, hatched the plan last year after struggling to get
>>>>>contact details from shocked or injured patients.
>>>>>
>>>>>By entering the acronym ICE ? for In Case of Emergency ? into the
>>>>>mobile?s phone book, users can log the name and number of someone
>>>>>who should be contacted in an emergency......
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>http://www.eastanglianambulance.com/content/news/newsdetail.asp?newsI
>>>>>D= 646104183
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>Whilst the obvious thing to do is dial "dad" or "mom" or "home". I
>>>>>still think this is a pretty good idea.
>>>>
>>>> ...well um, if it was me, "in case of an emergency", I'd like
>>>> whatever dumbasses are standing around to call 911, but hey, that's
>>>> just me.
>>>>
>>>
>>> I think it's more for the emergency crews to know who to contact when
>>> they toss your fucked up self in the hospital.
>>>
>>
>> Besides, I doubt dialing 911 would do much good in jolly old England.
>> :) They use 999, I believe.
>>
>> Dude - I'm having a heart attack!
>> I'll dial 911
>> 9
>> 1
>> 1
>> ....
>>
>> ...eehloo? Goodday. Bub's pub. What can eeye do for ya?
>>
>>
>>
>> Hey, guess what I'm doing at work...
>>
>> http://www.perfectreign.com/stuff/linux_dvd_scooby.jpg
>>
>> LOL!
>
>lol.. hey, why do you have IE installed on your linux boxen?
>
>I just got done wrestling an Exchange 2k3 server onto the network (the
>hard way, less than 5 minutes spent on documentation prior to
>installation/configuration.. apparently I'm a glutton for punishment :)
>
>All I have left to do is clean up and I'm off for a week! Cabin on the
>coast for a couple of nights then move inland to the woods where I'll
>drink lots of beer and frolic in mountain streams with the family
>
>I'm having a very good day :)

Who needs documentation? I just stuck the disk in and winged it. Took
fucking forever for it to go through the schemas, around 3 hours.



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