[150031] in North American Network Operators' Group
RE: Common operational misconceptions
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (George Bonser)
Fri Feb 17 12:52:20 2012
From: George Bonser <gbonser@seven.com>
To: Gary Buhrmaster <gary.buhrmaster@gmail.com>, -Hammer- <bhmccie@gmail.com>
Date: Fri, 17 Feb 2012 17:51:27 +0000
In-Reply-To: <CAMfXtQzmprWaO7z2RYmjYbJhQ1P+0wLNwqmChqBsV25ds9yVTA@mail.gmail.com>
Cc: "nanog@nanog.org" <nanog@nanog.org>
Errors-To: nanog-bounces+nanog.discuss=bloom-picayune.mit.edu@nanog.org
> Long before there was a Grainger (and Home Depot) in every city, and
> you could get parts shipped overnight, one had to "make do", and
> "making do" meant being able to figure things out to be able to "git r
> done"
> with what you had on hand, or could figure out.
>=20
> When working on my Grandfather's farm, I did not look for work to do
> (actually, I looked for ways not to do any work :-), but if the project
> required pulling out the oxy-acetylene torch to cut and weld something
> onto the tractor to get something done, that is what you had to do, so
> you did it.
Yep, when looking for troubleshooters, look for people that grew up/worked =
on a farm.
I absolutely agree. They approach things from a completely different minds=
et.
