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    I should play the lottery

    It was just a routine reboot, software update for the server...

    Operations on the server take milliseconds to complete but just when I hit the reboot button and the database server was going down, someone was creating a new user. If it was new post it wouldn't care, the post would be automatically deleted, but because it was a user the entire user table was corrupted!

    We get about 2-3 new users a day.
    There are 86,400,000 milliseconds in a day.
    Basically a 1 in 30 million chance. (Not exactly Powerball odds but good enough for the regular lotto in IL)
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    Re: I should play the lottery

    not sure if i should play the lottery or not today?.......mixed results to the start of my pattaya trip

    left home at 4am
    at 4:15 i hit a deer and totalled my g8 (air bag blew and deer went thru windshield)
    left home again at 5;30 after tow call, a change of clothes and car
    got to airport shortly after 7am and got chosen for ssss
    went thru xray body scanner and then manual search of suitcase and they opened up everything as they found a false trace of explosives
    just got into lounge now in time for a quick toasted egg sandwich and coffee and then onto the gate shortly for the first leg of the trip

    good things are i have super elite status so checkin and secondary security checks were fast and i bypassed 100 people in the line ( busiest i have seen here in a long time) and the g8 is one of the oldest cars in my inventory and the insurance company will likely pay me more than i have in it
    plus i have buisness seating from here to denver so i can get some crown royal shortly to relieve my stress
    you only live once, but if you live it right once is enough


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    Re: I should play the lottery

    you'll have plenty of time to recover in Pattaya, WNM...
    Blue Devil

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    Re: I should play the lottery

    Quote Originally Posted by whynotme View Post
    not sure if i should play the lottery or not today?.......mixed results to the start of my pattaya trip

    left home at 4am
    at 4:15 i hit a deer and totalled my g8 (air bag blew and deer went thru windshield)
    left home again at 5;30 after tow call, a change of clothes and car
    got to airport shortly after 7am and got chosen for ssss
    went thru xray body scanner and then manual search of suitcase and they opened up everything as they found a false trace of explosives
    just got into lounge now in time for a quick toasted egg sandwich and coffee and then onto the gate shortly for the first leg of the trip

    good things are i have super elite status so checkin and secondary security checks were fast and i bypassed 100 people in the line ( busiest i have seen here in a long time) and the g8 is one of the oldest cars in my inventory and the insurance company will likely pay me more than i have in it
    plus i have buisness seating from here to denver so i can get some crown royal shortly to relieve my stress
    Lottery. You need more insurance

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    Re: I should play the lottery

    Quote Originally Posted by whynotme View Post
    not sure if i should play the lottery or not today?.......mixed results to the start of my pattaya trip

    left home at 4am
    at 4:15 i hit a deer and totalled my g8 (air bag blew and deer went thru windshield)
    left home again at 5;30 after tow call, a change of clothes and car
    got to airport shortly after 7am and got chosen for ssss
    went thru xray body scanner and then manual search of suitcase and they opened up everything as they found a false trace of explosives
    just got into lounge now in time for a quick toasted egg sandwich and coffee and then onto the gate shortly for the first leg of the trip

    good things are i have super elite status so checkin and secondary security checks were fast and i bypassed 100 people in the line ( busiest i have seen here in a long time) and the g8 is one of the oldest cars in my inventory and the insurance company will likely pay me more than i have in it
    plus i have buisness seating from here to denver so i can get some crown royal shortly to relieve my stress
    ssss Sucks big time!

    That sucks to lose a g8 but surprised you drive to the airport, must suck for parking fees even on a short trip. Now if it was a GXP, then you lost a bundle, but I presume it was either a GT or regular.

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    Re: I should play the lottery

    Quote Originally Posted by Don Tomas View Post
    It was just a routine reboot, software update for the server...

    Operations on the server take milliseconds to complete but just when I hit the reboot button and the database server was going down, someone was creating a new user. If it was new post it wouldn't care, the post would be automatically deleted, but because it was a user the entire user table was corrupted!

    We get about 2-3 new users a day.
    There are 86,400,000 milliseconds in a day.
    Basically a 1 in 30 million chance. (Not exactly Powerball odds but good enough for the regular lotto in IL)
    Sounds like Murphy's law at its best!

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    Re: I should play the lottery

    Quote Originally Posted by Don Tomas View Post
    ssss Sucks big time!

    That sucks to lose a g8 but surprised you drive to the airport, must suck for parking fees even on a short trip. Now if it was a GXP, then you lost a bundle, but I presume it was either a GT or regular.

    Nah he made money on that one

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    Re: I should play the lottery

    Quote Originally Posted by BlueDevil View Post
    you'll have plenty of time to recover in Pattaya, WNM...
    I checked in to the r-con blue hotel at almost 2am and the safe is in the locked position
    cant be opened until tomorrow

    so I get my pac safe and stuff all my valuables in it and hide it in the room so I can go out...............

    wtf I put my cheap ass old thai wallet with all my thai money in it inside the pac safe by mistake and locked it with the key in the wallet

    so off to the atm with my Canadian wallet get 5000 baht and go grab a freelanser as its also pouring down rain and wtf else is there to do now

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    Re: I should play the lottery

    Quote Originally Posted by Kevy View Post
    Lottery. You need more insurance
    the kids keep saying that about life insurance

    plus I have 2,500 deductible as its on my shop insurance policy

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    Re: I should play the lottery

    Quote Originally Posted by Don Tomas View Post
    ssss Sucks big time!

    That sucks to lose a g8 but surprised you drive to the airport, must suck for parking fees even on a short trip. Now if it was a GXP, then you lost a bundle, but I presume it was either a GT or regular.
    yes just a basic gt (asking 19gs)

    with a two hour drive to the airport there isn't much choice except for hotel/parknfly or just parknfly........either way it adds another 100 bucks to the trip

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    Re: I should play the lottery

    Quote Originally Posted by whynotme View Post
    I checked in to the r-con blue hotel at almost 2am and the safe is in the locked position
    cant be opened until tomorrow

    so I get my pac safe and stuff all my valuables in it and hide it in the room so I can go out...............

    wtf I put my cheap ass old thai wallet with all my thai money in it inside the pac safe by mistake and locked it with the key in the wallet

    so off to the atm with my Canadian wallet get 5000 baht and go grab a freelanser as its also pouring down rain and wtf else is there to do now
    WTF Are you trying to beat me for the Worst Pattaya Trip Ever?!?!?

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    Re: I should play the lottery

    Quote Originally Posted by Don Tomas View Post
    WTF Are you trying to beat me for the Worst Pattaya Trip Ever?!?!?
    I hope not.........but it sure is starting out that way

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    Quote Originally Posted by whynotme View Post
    I checked in to the r-con blue hotel at almost 2am and the safe is in the locked position
    cant be opened until tomorrow

    so I get my pac safe and stuff all my valuables in it and hide it in the room so I can go out...............

    wtf I put my cheap ass old thai wallet with all my thai money in it inside the pac safe by mistake and locked it with the key in the wallet

    so off to the atm with my Canadian wallet get 5000 baht and go grab a freelanser as its also pouring down rain and wtf else is there to do now

    and you killed a deer,

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    Re: I should play the lottery

    Hey Kevy and WNM....you have a new wing....

    Your mayor....I like the guy....drinks till he is stupid...smokes crack. He'd be a lot of fun on Soi 6

    Reminds me of Flounder from animal house

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    Quote Originally Posted by Hunter View Post
    Hey Kevy and WNM....you have a new wing....

    Your mayor....I like the guy....drinks till he is stupid...smokes crack. He'd be a lot of fun on Soi 6

    Reminds me of Flounder from animal house

    didn't you see the latest video of him today? he is violently raging in his house. Total nutcase, i did vote for him but he saved me $60 a year on a license tax

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    You guys gotta head down to the Danforth

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