I always admit when I make a mistake. Gives me much more credibility
when I say "this time it ISN'T me"


--- "Goulet, Dick" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> I prefer my bosses attitude on the subject of mistakes:
> 
>       Admit that you did it & then go fix it.  We'll crucify you later, if
> we have the time.
> 
> For some reason, known only to the Devil himself, they never find the
> time.
> 
> Dick Goulet
> Senior Oracle DBA
> Oracle Certified 8i DBA 
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> Sent: Friday, July 18, 2003 1:14 PM
> To: Multiple recipients of list ORACLE-L
> 
> 
> This reminds of watching the Indy 500 a couple of years ago.
> 
> One of the drivers managed to spin in turn 4 of the first lap of the
> race,
> and subsequently was unable to finish the race.
> 
> Before continuing, you need to know that when in a corner, one thing
> you should *never* do is take your foot off of the gas pedal.
> 
> The resulting weight transfer will greatly reduce the amount of
> weight
> on the rear tires, and could easily cause you to spin.
> 
> Back to the story:  The driver was interviewed shortly afterward in
> the
> pits, and put the blame squarely on the car. "It was something with
> the 
> car".
> 
> Technology in the form of an onboard camera told another story.  He
> let off the gas twice in turn 4.  The first time the rear of the car 
> squirmed
> a bit and he recovered.  The second time it sounded like he
> completely
> released the accelerator, and the spin came shortly afterwards.
> 
> He could have been a smart guy too, if he had remembered the camera.
> 
> Too bad there wasn't a camera on the smart guys at Orbitz, maybe it 
> would tell a different story.  ;)
> 
> None of us are immune to making mistakes, and about the time you 
> start feeling invincible, watch out.
> 
> Jared
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
> "Goulet, Dick" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
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>  07/18/2003 09:44 AM
>  Please respond to ORACLE-L
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>  
>         To:     Multiple recipients of list ORACLE-L
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>         Subject:        RE: Recent reports on outages caused by DB2
> and 9iRAC issues
> 
> 
> Interesting quote in eWeek.  We may all be "smart guys", but how
> often do 
> we like to admit to causing a problem.
>  
> Dick Goulet
> Senior Oracle DBA
> Oracle Certified 8i DBA 
> -----Original Message-----
> Sent: Friday, July 18, 2003 11:55 AM
> To: Multiple recipients of list ORACLE-L
> 
> 
> 
> Reports on "Bugs" in IBM's DB2 which led to "a critical operational 
> situation"
> http://theregister.co.uk/content/archive/30095.html 
> and 
>
http://www.danskebank.com/link/ITreport20030403uk/$file/ITreport20030403uk.pdf
> 
> 
> Report on Orbitz blaming an outage on Oracle's 9iRAC [and Orbitz
> going out 
> of 9iRAC] 
> http://www.eweek.com/article2/0,3959,1196879,00.asp 
> and 
>
http://www.computerworld.com/databasetopics/data/software/story/0,10801,83186,00.html
> 
> 
> 
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