Opposite account here. Brand new baby in the house and brand new MVS install at work. Phone on my side of the bed. I'd hear the phone and pick up first ring. Answer the question/problem and go back to sleep a couple times a night. My wife would hear the baby and get up to take care of her and come back to bed. We'd compare notes in the morning to see who got up when. Often times the wake-ups would be within 10 minutes of each other and neither would remember the other getting up.
Rex -----Original Message----- From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Bob Bridges Sent: Monday, April 20, 2020 9:47 AM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: Memory-Lane Monday: System Zzzzz | Computerworld Shark Tank Boy, not me. I didn't mind being awakened in the middle of the night, and going in to the office to solve a problem at two in the morning usually inspired me to put in an extra hour or two to work on something that I'd had trouble figuring out during the day. But the poor operator usually had to start over twice before I was awake enough to give a sensible answer. Usually went like this: Me (trying to sound bright and alert, and probably failing): Good morning... Betty: Hi, Bob, this is Betty. JTDA1001 went down with an oh-cee-seven in step RTDA1040, and when I tried to restart it the job, it said - Me: Hold on. Hold on a sec. <Pause. Rub my face. Take a breath> Me: Ok, I'm awake now. What did you say? Betty laughs. Betty was always cheerful, which I suppose is a great quality in someone who has to wake people up in the middle of the night for her living. She repeats the intro, and starts on the sequel: What she did, and why she had to call me. About 30 seconds into it, I become aware that I haven't really been awake all this time. Me: Hold on. <Pause, again. Rub my face, again. Take another breath> Me: Ok, I think I'm really awake now. ...And she cheerfully starts over, and this time I can give her an intelligent answer. I always ~thought~ I was awake, the first two times. But I wasn't really. Sometimes she had to start over only once. Usually twice. Never three times. Answering in my sleep? Not that I recall. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [email protected] with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN The information contained in this message is confidential, protected from disclosure and may be legally privileged. If the reader of this message is not the intended recipient or an employee or agent responsible for delivering this message to the intended recipient, you are hereby notified that any disclosure, distribution, copying, or any action taken or action omitted in reliance on it, is strictly prohibited and may be unlawful. If you have received this communication in error, please notify us immediately by replying to this message and destroy the material in its entirety, whether in electronic or hard copy format. Thank you. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [email protected] with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN
