Air Conditioner Not Working...
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John Simmons / outlaw programmer wrote:
It's suppose to be 95 today.
We're looking at 96 with high humidity, making the "real feel" temp at 104, here in upperstate NY. Marc
But I bet your A/C works... It's 94 in the office right now.
"Why don't you tie a kerosene-soaked rag around your ankles so the ants won't climb up and eat your candy ass..." - Dale Earnhardt, 1997
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"...the staggering layers of obscenity in your statement make it a work of art on so many levels." - Jason Jystad, 10/26/2001 -
But I bet your A/C works... It's 94 in the office right now.
"Why don't you tie a kerosene-soaked rag around your ankles so the ants won't climb up and eat your candy ass..." - Dale Earnhardt, 1997
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"...the staggering layers of obscenity in your statement make it a work of art on so many levels." - Jason Jystad, 10/26/2001John Simmons / outlaw programmer wrote:
But I bet your A/C works...
Actually, I haven't put the AC in the window this year, and am trying to avoid doing so. We'll see what this month brings though.
John Simmons / outlaw programmer wrote:
It's 94 in the office right now.
:omg: Marc
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It's 87 degrees F in the office, up from 82 when I first got here about 30 minutes ago. It's 6:52 am and the sun isn't even up yet. It's suppose to be 95 today.
"Why don't you tie a kerosene-soaked rag around your ankles so the ants won't climb up and eat your candy ass..." - Dale Earnhardt, 1997
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"...the staggering layers of obscenity in your statement make it a work of art on so many levels." - Jason Jystad, 10/26/2001:( 95... i feel for you there thats to hot to work in.. get plenty of water. you could try and break your machine by overheating it. but you would probably pass out from the heat off it before it breaks. :^) is it a shirt and tye office? all the best in getting the A/C fixed
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:( 95... i feel for you there thats to hot to work in.. get plenty of water. you could try and break your machine by overheating it. but you would probably pass out from the heat off it before it breaks. :^) is it a shirt and tye office? all the best in getting the A/C fixed
sonsam wrote:
is it a shirt and tye office?
Shirts with collars (I wear golf shirts) and jeans (no shorts), any kind of shoes other than sandles/flipflops.
"Why don't you tie a kerosene-soaked rag around your ankles so the ants won't climb up and eat your candy ass..." - Dale Earnhardt, 1997
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"...the staggering layers of obscenity in your statement make it a work of art on so many levels." - Jason Jystad, 10/26/2001 -
John Simmons / outlaw programmer wrote:
No. We're not allowed.
Well, they are not allowed to have their employees work in a sweltering office. Does the state you live in have laws which cover that issue? If so, you might be able to play that card to work from home today... ;)
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Josh Smith wrote:
they are not allowed to have their employees work in a sweltering office
In the UK, we have rules about offices being too cold (if it's 60F or below for an hour, it's home time), but not too hot. I suspect that's because before air conditioning (which hasn't been prevalent in the UK for that long), there wasn't much you could do about it. Whereas if it's cold, you just put another couple of peasants on the fire :-) I've worked in an office where the heating went out and we were at about 61F for most of the day (that was winter, obviously) - it's not pleasant...
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Josh Smith wrote:
they are not allowed to have their employees work in a sweltering office
In the UK, we have rules about offices being too cold (if it's 60F or below for an hour, it's home time), but not too hot. I suspect that's because before air conditioning (which hasn't been prevalent in the UK for that long), there wasn't much you could do about it. Whereas if it's cold, you just put another couple of peasants on the fire :-) I've worked in an office where the heating went out and we were at about 61F for most of the day (that was winter, obviously) - it's not pleasant...
Speak for yourself, I'd rather be working at 61 than 76.
-- You have to explain to them [VB coders] what you mean by "typed". their first response is likely to be something like, "Of course my code is typed. Do you think i magically project it onto the screen with the power of my mind?" --- John Simmons / outlaw programmer
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The company is BroadRamp[^]. They do high-quality video streaming using .Net (mostly C#), some C++.
"Why don't you tie a kerosene-soaked rag around your ankles so the ants won't climb up and eat your candy ass..." - Dale Earnhardt, 1997
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"...the staggering layers of obscenity in your statement make it a work of art on so many levels." - Jason Jystad, 10/26/2001BroadRamp...coming from you, John, that name has sooo many implications. ;)
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No. We're not allowed (I asked). Not allowing programmers to telecommute is absurd. There's absolutely NO reason we can't do it. Ironically, there are several reasons we shouldn't.
"Why don't you tie a kerosene-soaked rag around your ankles so the ants won't climb up and eat your candy ass..." - Dale Earnhardt, 1997
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"...the staggering layers of obscenity in your statement make it a work of art on so many levels." - Jason Jystad, 10/26/2001John Simmons / outlaw programmer wrote:
Ironically, there are several reasons we shouldn't.
Is the company certified with BS7799 and other CMI levels?
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sonsam wrote:
is it a shirt and tye office?
Shirts with collars (I wear golf shirts) and jeans (no shorts), any kind of shoes other than sandles/flipflops.
"Why don't you tie a kerosene-soaked rag around your ankles so the ants won't climb up and eat your candy ass..." - Dale Earnhardt, 1997
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"...the staggering layers of obscenity in your statement make it a work of art on so many levels." - Jason Jystad, 10/26/2001Check the SMART stats from your HD, see if it's over the design limit. If it is then switch off your comp and when/if asked, ask whether they prefer you to sit there and do nothing or spend a day rebuilding the machine .. ;) Trust me HDs will fail from heat! Though so far only on a laptop. Besides, with two weeks to go what are they going to do? .. fire you! :-D
I'm largely language agnostic
After a while they all bug me :doh:
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John Simmons / outlaw programmer wrote:
Ironically, there are several reasons we shouldn't.
Is the company certified with BS7799 and other CMI levels?
The BS level is always pretty high here - not sure about the CMI level. :)
"Why don't you tie a kerosene-soaked rag around your ankles so the ants won't climb up and eat your candy ass..." - Dale Earnhardt, 1997
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"...the staggering layers of obscenity in your statement make it a work of art on so many levels." - Jason Jystad, 10/26/2001 -
I can also just opt to take a vacation day since I've turned in my 2-week notice. Whatever vacation I don't use I won't get paid for anyway. :) We're in Texas, so I doubt there are any heat-related employment laws beyond "Cowboy up or move to Oklahoma."
"Why don't you tie a kerosene-soaked rag around your ankles so the ants won't climb up and eat your candy ass..." - Dale Earnhardt, 1997
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"...the staggering layers of obscenity in your statement make it a work of art on so many levels." - Jason Jystad, 10/26/2001 -
John Simmons / outlaw programmer wrote:
Whatever vacation I don't use I won't get paid for anyway.
Talk about shafted, why would you go to work?
Because I'm finishing up a project and don't want to leave my project manager in the too tight of a spot.
"Why don't you tie a kerosene-soaked rag around your ankles so the ants won't climb up and eat your candy ass..." - Dale Earnhardt, 1997
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"...the staggering layers of obscenity in your statement make it a work of art on so many levels." - Jason Jystad, 10/26/2001