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  1. LinuxWalt (@lnxw48a1) {3EB165E0-5BB1-45D2-9E7D-93B31821F864} (lnxw48a1@nu.federati.net)'s status on Wednesday, 06-Sep-2023 02:27:23 UTC LinuxWalt (@lnxw48a1) {3EB165E0-5BB1-45D2-9E7D-93B31821F864} LinuxWalt (@lnxw48a1) {3EB165E0-5BB1-45D2-9E7D-93B31821F864}
    > I'm around the 50th floor

    In one #hotel in #NYC, I was on the 41st floor when we had a fire alarm go off. I admit that I grabbed both computer backpacks (personal and $EMPLOYER), but after heading down 40 floors, I was wiped out for the rest of the night and also the next day.

    In the US, at least, they shut off the elevators during a fire alarm, so your choices are (1) walk down the stairs until you reach the bottom or (2) stay where you are and hope you don't die. Well, there is a 3rd choice: walk downstairs, but not all the way. But you need to get below the floor with the fire _and_ hope that the upper floors don't collapse.

    I don't know what the answer is, but high rises need a better escape plan than that.

    (Another factor in New York is that many buildings are pretty old, so they don't have modern structural improvements. I'm assuming, but cannot be sure, that most of #Hong_Kong's taller buildings are somewhat newer and likely to have some structural improvements over older buildings. Also, in #Manhattan, #Brooklyn, and possibly other boroughs of New York, some buildings are built so close together that they touch their neighbors.)
    In conversation about 17 days ago from web permalink
  2. LinuxWalt (@lnxw48a1) {3EB165E0-5BB1-45D2-9E7D-93B31821F864} (lnxw48a1@nu.federati.net)'s status on Friday, 24-Mar-2023 21:19:19 UTC LinuxWalt (@lnxw48a1) {3EB165E0-5BB1-45D2-9E7D-93B31821F864} LinuxWalt (@lnxw48a1) {3EB165E0-5BB1-45D2-9E7D-93B31821F864}
    New #hotel is dirty and unmaintained (but still better than the hotel I was in a few weeks ago). Different chain, so that's not the issue, either. I just think the industry as a whole is a lot less concerned with cleaning and maintenance (things that cost money).
    In conversation about 6 months ago from web permalink
  3. LinuxWalt (@lnxw48a1) {3EB165E0-5BB1-45D2-9E7D-93B31821F864} (lnxw48a1@nu.federati.net)'s status on Friday, 24-Mar-2023 12:18:55 UTC LinuxWalt (@lnxw48a1) {3EB165E0-5BB1-45D2-9E7D-93B31821F864} LinuxWalt (@lnxw48a1) {3EB165E0-5BB1-45D2-9E7D-93B31821F864}
    I'm changing from this #hotel to one in another city today. At least they did finally get the locks working.
    In conversation about 6 months ago from web permalink
  4. LinuxWalt (@lnxw48a1) {3EB165E0-5BB1-45D2-9E7D-93B31821F864} (lnxw48a1@nu.federati.net)'s status on Monday, 20-Mar-2023 00:07:13 UTC LinuxWalt (@lnxw48a1) {3EB165E0-5BB1-45D2-9E7D-93B31821F864} LinuxWalt (@lnxw48a1) {3EB165E0-5BB1-45D2-9E7D-93B31821F864}
    #sonTwo is disturbed at the #hotel's incompetence in fixing the unlocked doors problem.
    In conversation about 6 months ago from web permalink
  5. LinuxWalt (@lnxw48a1) {3EB165E0-5BB1-45D2-9E7D-93B31821F864} (lnxw48a1@nu.federati.net)'s status on Sunday, 19-Feb-2023 16:26:52 UTC LinuxWalt (@lnxw48a1) {3EB165E0-5BB1-45D2-9E7D-93B31821F864} LinuxWalt (@lnxw48a1) {3EB165E0-5BB1-45D2-9E7D-93B31821F864}
    Listening to the music from a Spanish-speaking church adjacent to the #hotel. The bass line is familiar … reminds me of some music I listened to in the 1980s.
    In conversation about 7 months ago from Shoyu permalink
  6. LinuxWalt (@lnxw48a1) {3EB165E0-5BB1-45D2-9E7D-93B31821F864} (lnxw48a1@nu.federati.net)'s status on Saturday, 04-Feb-2023 01:09:31 UTC LinuxWalt (@lnxw48a1) {3EB165E0-5BB1-45D2-9E7D-93B31821F864} LinuxWalt (@lnxw48a1) {3EB165E0-5BB1-45D2-9E7D-93B31821F864}
    People working in the main building are working remotely tomorrow ... and most are off Sunday unless they're supporting us in the field.

    With some changes in field locations this weekend, I may have reached the end of 84 hours / week. I was hoping to keep that up one more week. I'm tired as heck (partly because of the noisy neighbors that recently left the #hotel), but my wallet is empty and I'd like to fill it as much as possible before I leave #AL (currently planned for 2023-02-17 to 2023-02-24). Any longer than that and I need to figure out how to obtain my replacement debit card, as the current one expires this month.
    In conversation about 8 months ago from web permalink
  7. LinuxWalt (@lnxw48a1) {3EB165E0-5BB1-45D2-9E7D-93B31821F864} (lnxw48a1@nu.federati.net)'s status on Thursday, 02-Feb-2023 01:17:52 UTC LinuxWalt (@lnxw48a1) {3EB165E0-5BB1-45D2-9E7D-93B31821F864} LinuxWalt (@lnxw48a1) {3EB165E0-5BB1-45D2-9E7D-93B31821F864}
    One assignment, I was staying at a certain hotel. There was a young man 👨 staying on the top floor whose parents paid for him to stay there. He wasn’t hostile or anything, but he wasn’t friendly either. I returned to that same #hotel two or three years later, and he was no longer there.
    In conversation about 8 months ago from Shoyu permalink
  8. LinuxWalt (@lnxw48a1) {3EB165E0-5BB1-45D2-9E7D-93B31821F864} (lnxw48a1@nu.federati.net)'s status on Wednesday, 01-Feb-2023 04:58:23 UTC LinuxWalt (@lnxw48a1) {3EB165E0-5BB1-45D2-9E7D-93B31821F864} LinuxWalt (@lnxw48a1) {3EB165E0-5BB1-45D2-9E7D-93B31821F864}
    Another night of neighbors' kids running and shouting at 23:00. They really shouldn't be on the top floor of the #hotel anyway. The people downstairs from them must love (hate) the "dancing elephants" noises.
    In conversation about 8 months ago from web permalink
  9. LinuxWalt (@lnxw48a1) {3EB165E0-5BB1-45D2-9E7D-93B31821F864} (lnxw48a1@nu.federati.net)'s status on Sunday, 10-Jul-2022 04:57:48 UTC LinuxWalt (@lnxw48a1) {3EB165E0-5BB1-45D2-9E7D-93B31821F864} LinuxWalt (@lnxw48a1) {3EB165E0-5BB1-45D2-9E7D-93B31821F864}
    I walked to a store about 4 miles / 6.4 kilometers away, bought a bunch of school supplies and walked back. For an hour or so after I returned to the #hotel, one hand was twitching and trembling.

    I think I'll send a couple of decades of my age to someone in Quebec. I didn't used to have such things happening.

    Note to Quebecois: if you get a box from California, that's from me. It'll age you 20 years and send the youthfulness back to me.

    I still have two more grandkids to shop for, but this batch has everything I planned to get except for Kindergarten writing pads, which use a landscape format and extra-wide line spacing. Broke a record: over $100 per kid without any electronics involved, and I really didn't get much.

    washable crayons, washable color markers, watercolors, pencils and pencil sharpeners, 200 sheets of wide ruled three hole paper, two three ring binders, ten Staples brand folders, safety scissors. Not even erasers. This wasn't even everything on the supplies list that the school sends out.
    In conversation about a year ago from web permalink
  10. LinuxWalt (@lnxw48a1) {3EB165E0-5BB1-45D2-9E7D-93B31821F864} (lnxw48a1@nu.federati.net)'s status on Tuesday, 05-Jul-2022 01:53:01 UTC LinuxWalt (@lnxw48a1) {3EB165E0-5BB1-45D2-9E7D-93B31821F864} LinuxWalt (@lnxw48a1) {3EB165E0-5BB1-45D2-9E7D-93B31821F864}
    I was watching the #NYC #Independence_Day fireworks via CNN (can't see them from the #hotel), but they keep moving the camera. I get that they are trying to capture the most spectacular view at any point in time, but I'd rather they point the camera somewhere, zoom out and leave it. If necessary, they can have another camera's picture in picture, the way they've been doing with Journey and Def Leppard.

    By the way, the replacement lead singer really does sound similar to Steve Perry.
    In conversation about a year ago from web permalink
  11. LinuxWalt (@lnxw48a1) {3EB165E0-5BB1-45D2-9E7D-93B31821F864} (lnxw48a1@nu.federati.net)'s status on Sunday, 05-Jun-2022 21:32:18 UTC LinuxWalt (@lnxw48a1) {3EB165E0-5BB1-45D2-9E7D-93B31821F864} LinuxWalt (@lnxw48a1) {3EB165E0-5BB1-45D2-9E7D-93B31821F864}
    I found a little minipark where I can sit for a while before walking back to the #hotel. This one is too loud (road noise) for musicians and too small for sports.
    In conversation about a year ago from mustard permalink
  12. LinuxWalt (@lnxw48a1) {3EB165E0-5BB1-45D2-9E7D-93B31821F864} (lnxw48a1@nu.federati.net)'s status on Thursday, 26-May-2022 01:06:01 UTC LinuxWalt (@lnxw48a1) {3EB165E0-5BB1-45D2-9E7D-93B31821F864} LinuxWalt (@lnxw48a1) {3EB165E0-5BB1-45D2-9E7D-93B31821F864}
    in reply to
    • LinuxWalt (@lnxw48a1) {3EB165E0-5BB1-45D2-9E7D-93B31821F864}
    I think we're supposed to be working from #hotel / home, but since no one specifically told me that, I'm going to the office.
    In conversation Thursday, 26-May-2022 01:06:01 UTC from web permalink
  13. LinuxWalt (@lnxw48a1) {3EB165E0-5BB1-45D2-9E7D-93B31821F864} (lnxw48a1@nu.federati.net)'s status on Wednesday, 25-May-2022 22:03:08 UTC LinuxWalt (@lnxw48a1) {3EB165E0-5BB1-45D2-9E7D-93B31821F864} LinuxWalt (@lnxw48a1) {3EB165E0-5BB1-45D2-9E7D-93B31821F864}
    It has been nice and warm today and yesterday, so both days, I walked back to the #hotel after work.
    In conversation Wednesday, 25-May-2022 22:03:08 UTC from AndStatus permalink
  14. LinuxWalt (@lnxw48a1) {3EB165E0-5BB1-45D2-9E7D-93B31821F864} (lnxw48a1@nu.federati.net)'s status on Friday, 20-May-2022 16:23:11 UTC LinuxWalt (@lnxw48a1) {3EB165E0-5BB1-45D2-9E7D-93B31821F864} LinuxWalt (@lnxw48a1) {3EB165E0-5BB1-45D2-9E7D-93B31821F864}
    Sitting in lobby at new #hotel. Check in is 15:00, so I have some wait time. Expecting that they will have a room before then.
    In conversation Friday, 20-May-2022 16:23:11 UTC from mustard permalink
  15. LinuxWalt (@lnxw48a1) {3EB165E0-5BB1-45D2-9E7D-93B31821F864} (lnxw48a1@nu.federati.net)'s status on Friday, 20-May-2022 13:47:02 UTC LinuxWalt (@lnxw48a1) {3EB165E0-5BB1-45D2-9E7D-93B31821F864} LinuxWalt (@lnxw48a1) {3EB165E0-5BB1-45D2-9E7D-93B31821F864}
    LOL. The whole week, the #hotel room's clock was about several hours off of US-Eastern. I assumed it was India time, as the desk staff are all of subcontinental heritage. Finally, as I'm packing to check out, I check. No, it is about 20 minutes ahead of the Pacific nation of Tonga. I just set it back to US-Eastern.
    In conversation Friday, 20-May-2022 13:47:02 UTC from mustard permalink
  16. LinuxWalt (@lnxw48a1) {3EB165E0-5BB1-45D2-9E7D-93B31821F864} (lnxw48a1@nu.federati.net)'s status on Tuesday, 10-May-2022 12:27:29 UTC LinuxWalt (@lnxw48a1) {3EB165E0-5BB1-45D2-9E7D-93B31821F864} LinuxWalt (@lnxw48a1) {3EB165E0-5BB1-45D2-9E7D-93B31821F864}
    Back to working from the #hotel, because the office is not ready for us to re-occupy it.
    In conversation Tuesday, 10-May-2022 12:27:29 UTC from web permalink
  17. LinuxWalt (@lnxw48a1) {3EB165E0-5BB1-45D2-9E7D-93B31821F864} (lnxw48a1@nu.federati.net)'s status on Saturday, 07-May-2022 22:58:17 UTC LinuxWalt (@lnxw48a1) {3EB165E0-5BB1-45D2-9E7D-93B31821F864} LinuxWalt (@lnxw48a1) {3EB165E0-5BB1-45D2-9E7D-93B31821F864}
    Oh, I know why. I walked. It was windy and rainy. There were umbrella carcasses everywhere. I carried my destroyed umbrella back to the #hotel.

    Anyway, I came back chilled and wet, so I took a hot shower.
    In conversation Saturday, 07-May-2022 22:58:17 UTC from mustard permalink
  18. LinuxWalt (@lnxw48a1) {3EB165E0-5BB1-45D2-9E7D-93B31821F864} (lnxw48a1@nu.federati.net)'s status on Monday, 21-Mar-2022 22:38:15 UTC LinuxWalt (@lnxw48a1) {3EB165E0-5BB1-45D2-9E7D-93B31821F864} LinuxWalt (@lnxw48a1) {3EB165E0-5BB1-45D2-9E7D-93B31821F864}
    Back from work. I stopped and got a few things for grandkids on the way to the #hotel.
    In conversation Monday, 21-Mar-2022 22:38:15 UTC from AndStatus permalink
  19. LinuxWalt (@lnxw48a1) {3EB165E0-5BB1-45D2-9E7D-93B31821F864} (lnxw48a1@nu.federati.net)'s status on Thursday, 24-Feb-2022 00:22:07 UTC LinuxWalt (@lnxw48a1) {3EB165E0-5BB1-45D2-9E7D-93B31821F864} LinuxWalt (@lnxw48a1) {3EB165E0-5BB1-45D2-9E7D-93B31821F864}
    I spent most of today working on one case. A customer had a software application that auto-updated and suddenly gave license errors. There is normally a separate support team for that software, but I was unable to contact them. I did reach out to someone within $EMPLOYER that specializes in using that software, but he did not respond before the end of my workday.

    Within an hour after I returned to the #hotel, I got two e-mails forwarded by him ... from their dedicated support team. The forced update was misconfigured and it turned out that every user of that software application *agency-wide* was unable to work today. They'll be pushing out a properly configured update tonight and tomorrow.
    In conversation Thursday, 24-Feb-2022 00:22:07 UTC from web permalink
  20. LinuxWalt (@lnxw48a1) {3EB165E0-5BB1-45D2-9E7D-93B31821F864} (lnxw48a1@nu.federati.net)'s status on Monday, 21-Feb-2022 02:36:52 UTC LinuxWalt (@lnxw48a1) {3EB165E0-5BB1-45D2-9E7D-93B31821F864} LinuxWalt (@lnxw48a1) {3EB165E0-5BB1-45D2-9E7D-93B31821F864}
    The #hotel elevator seems to play Justin Bieber's "Peaches" pretty regularly.

    "I get my peaches down in Georgia. I get my weed from California."

    I guess the song is okay. It sounds like they autotuned the heck out if it, though. I thought he'd basically given up on music and was just trying to stay relevant.
    In conversation Monday, 21-Feb-2022 02:36:52 UTC from web permalink
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