Meredith: I swear, lately I have been the advice girl
Meredith: I have been dishing out the electronic advice right and left
John: electronic advice?
Meredith: yes, generally over IM
John: Meredith I have an outlet that is two prong, but my hairdryer is three prong.....
Meredith: Why, Go Ace Hardware, John. They have attachments that you can use to correct this problem.
John: thank you!
Meredith: Hey, I'm here to help.
meredith [email] said at 12:10 PM 08-05-2004: dough·nut also do·nut
n.
A small ring-shaped cake made of rich, light dough that is fried in deep fat. Also called olicook.
Something whose form is reminiscent of a ring-shaped cake.
A fast, tight 360° turn made in a motor vehicle or motorized boat.
jeff [email] said at 12:19 PM 08-05-2004: I'm having some problems setting up my BGP routing tables in IOS. Can you help me configure for redudancy using two incoming T1s via the serial interfaces on a Cisco 7600? I need it so that when service drops from one, the other transparently becomes the outbound link for the internal network.
meredith [email] said at 12:26 PM 08-05-2004: Jeff, I shall help you. My advice to you is get outside. Enjoy some sunshine. Get a pet or perhaps a houseplant.
jeff [email] said at 12:36 PM 08-05-2004: Since I'm talking about my ass anyway, I think you're onto something. Yesterday's theme was "baklava". I think today's will be "painting".
meredith [email] said at 1:42 PM 08-05-2004: I have actually done this before. First we must uncover our assets. Are any of you or have you ever been cheerleaders?
Three to argue the politics surrounding it, one to pray to god that it goes okay, two to deny the existence of god, one to draw a cartoon documenting it, one to discuss the legal implications if you fall down doing it, one to patch you up if that happens, and one to attempt to screw the unscrewed bulb into his own body cavity
myriam [email] said at 2:16 PM 08-05-2004: to laugh at everyone else attempting it and remark, "i don't want the stupid light changed anyway, i just wanted to see if you'd all come do it." and pull the covers over her head.
bradley said at 3:23 PM 08-05-2004: Actually, there is a tool sold at most hardware stores that is like a telescoping broomstick with a grabber on the end that is made especially for changing high lightbulbs. You could buy it and tell your landlord that you are deducting it from this months rent.
kara [email] said at 3:26 PM 08-05-2004: i doubt I could do that, otherwise I'd just deduct a ladder from rent
our lights are in these antique glass covers, you have to unscrew three (very tight usually, sometimes nearly impossible) screws around the edges to loosen the glass, then carefully remove it, change the bulb, carefully put it back on.
kara [email] said at 3:33 PM 08-05-2004: this is the method I have chosen.
hopefully next week they will finally bring it on by.
I've only called every week since mid june.
yay for slumlords
meredith [email] said at 3:36 PM 08-05-2004: Start calling every day. And when they say, "yeah, we'll come tomorrow or the next day" say "at what time should I be expecting you?" and when they don't show up ten minutes after that time, call again.
