Re: [RBASE-L] - My first day in the Home Office (No, not in the British sense!)
Yess all be safe we here in Bangladesh are in shutdown from today onwards Mohammed Sattar Sent from my iPhone > On Mar 25, 2020, at 8:34 PM, 'Karen Tellef' via RBASE-L > wrote: > > > Awww... so good to hear Emmitt's voice again > > Karen > > > > -Original Message- > From: A. Razzak Memon > To: rbase-l > Sent: Wed, Mar 25, 2020 8:55 am > Subject: [RBASE-L] - My first day in the Home Office (No, not in the British > sense!) > > To all: > > This message is an off topic post from a gone but not forgotten > friend to the R:BASE Community Emmitt Dove on July 5th, 2006, when > working from home was more optional than the current environment. > > Enjoy this blast from the past! > > Razzak > > --- > > You may not know that today was my first day in my new home > office. Being the opportunist I am, events at work transpired to > make this possible, and I jumped at the chance. For those of you who > think a home office is a bed of roses, consider: > > The Awakening > > I have one of those "atomic" alarm clocks that set themselves to the > Naval Observatory and also display the indoor temperature and > humidity. For the past several years my alarm has been set to 5:45 > am. That allows time to negotiate two bridges under construction and > still make it to work at a reasonable hour. So I decided I could > take some of that time back. > > Well, this clock has four buttons on the back - mode, mem, up arrow > and down arrow. Intuitive, right? No amount of fidgeting with the > blasted thing could get me to the set alarm time mode. The > reasonable alternative would have been to consult the > documentation. Oh, but where in blazes is the doc? Nowhere I can > find it. So I did the logical thing and hopped online, went to the > manufacturer's website, hit the clock section, went to the > documentation download page. Now, where is my model? Not > there. They have online doc for every other clock made in the > history of Mankind, but not mine. > > By this time it is getting late, so I decide to go ahead and hit the > sack and deal with the clock another time. So could I get to > sleep? No, I was to busy steaming over a piece of plastic and > electronics that had failed to yield to my superior efforts. Turn > the light back on ... fidget some more ... no luck. Light > off. Light back on. Off. On. Finally, somewhere after midnight, I > inadvertently hit some unidentified combination of buttons that put > me into alarm set mode! For joy! > > At 6:15 AM this morning the clock faithfully sprang to life and > emitted its annoying chirping to wake me up. Off to a good > start. After all, tonight I can make up the hours of sleep I missed > last night fidgeting with the blooming clock. Note to self: just > plan on awakening at 6:15 for a good long time. > > Now to get going and get ready ... > > The Brief Commute > > No, not that kind of brief - I meant quick! I did run into some cat > traffic between the food dish entrance ramp and the litter box > exit. However, that was offset by the fact that there was no wife > traffic (she's up in Newfoundland for a few days). The lack of wife > traffic was fortunate, since there is only one "rest stop" along the > way, and it can get jammed with wife traffic. The facility, such as > it is, is a one-holer. (Note to Southerners: this one-holer is > indoor, and has plumbing!) Naturally, wife traffic has the > right-of-way. I'll have to schedule future commutes around this > potential log jam. > > The weather was nice - incandescent light with a background of > filtered overcast. Even though it was raining steadily, the road was > dry and I didn't need my wipers. The temperature was a comfortable > 74.3 degrees and 61% humidity, according to the aforementioned > undocumented electronic clock device. A gentle, cool breeze emanated > from the east, courtesy of the Friedrich Corporation. Indeed, the > trip was almost idyllic. > > There was no wait at the breakfast place, but the selection was very > limited. Strangely enough, there was cat traffic here, too. Note to > self: put groceries on the to-do list. > > The coffee joint had just the blend I like, all hot and loaded into > an insulated mug. Things were looking up, except for the cat traffic. > > Even getting up half an hour later and taking the cat congestion into > account, I still made it to work well ahead of my previous > arrivals. As before, I arrived before anyone else and had to turn on > the lights. But I'm accustomed to being first-in, and I really enjoy > having some quiet time with my coffee, Doonesbury and RBG7-L before > the others start showing up. > > [later] > > Hmmm. Was today a holiday? Where is everyone? > > Lunchtime > > After a morning of the usual emails and phone calls, noon rolled > around. So I moseyed over to the local sandwich shop. Again, no
Re: [RBASE-L] - My first day in the Home Office (No, not in the British sense!)
Fond memories. On Wed, Mar 25, 2020 at 12:13 PM Bruce Chitiea wrote: > My cat now looks at homebound-me and asks "traffic? What, am I traffic to > you now?" > > Emmitt help me greatly in my early yeaR:s on the list; your posting a > reminder of the generosity of his soul. > > Bruce Chitiea > > -- Original Message -- > From: "A. Razzak Memon" > To: rbase-l@googlegroups.com > Sent: 3/25/2020 6:55:03 AM > Subject: [RBASE-L] - My first day in the Home Office (No, not in the > British sense!) > > To all: > > This message is an off topic post from a gone but not forgotten friend to > the R:BASE Community Emmitt Dove on July 5th, 2006, when working from home > was more optional than the current environment. > > Enjoy this blast from the past! > > Razzak > > --- > > You may not know that today was my first day in my new home office. Being > the opportunist I am, events at work transpired to make this possible, and > I jumped at the chance. For those of you who think a home office is a bed > of roses, consider: > > The Awakening > > I have one of those "atomic" alarm clocks that set themselves to the Naval > Observatory and also display the indoor temperature and humidity. For the > past several years my alarm has been set to 5:45 am. That allows time to > negotiate two bridges under construction and still make it to work at a > reasonable hour. So I decided I could take some of that time back. > > Well, this clock has four buttons on the back - mode, mem, up arrow and > down arrow. Intuitive, right? No amount of fidgeting with the blasted thing > could get me to the set alarm time mode. The reasonable alternative would > have been to consult the documentation. Oh, but where in blazes is the doc? > Nowhere I can find it. So I did the logical thing and hopped online, went > to the manufacturer's website, hit the clock section, went to the > documentation download page. Now, where is my model? Not there. They have > online doc for every other clock made in the history of Mankind, but not > mine. > > By this time it is getting late, so I decide to go ahead and hit the sack > and deal with the clock another time. So could I get to sleep? No, I was to > busy steaming over a piece of plastic and electronics that had failed to > yield to my superior efforts. Turn the light back on ... fidget some more > ... no luck. Light off. Light back on. Off. On. Finally, somewhere after > midnight, I inadvertently hit some unidentified combination of buttons that > put me into alarm set mode! For joy! > > At 6:15 AM this morning the clock faithfully sprang to life and emitted > its annoying chirping to wake me up. Off to a good start. After all, > tonight I can make up the hours of sleep I missed last night fidgeting with > the blooming clock. Note to self: just plan on awakening at 6:15 for a good > long time. > > Now to get going and get ready ... > > The Brief Commute > > No, not that kind of brief - I meant quick! I did run into some cat > traffic between the food dish entrance ramp and the litter box exit. > However, that was offset by the fact that there was no wife traffic (she's > up in Newfoundland for a few days). The lack of wife traffic was fortunate, > since there is only one "rest stop" along the way, and it can get jammed > with wife traffic. The facility, such as it is, is a one-holer. (Note to > Southerners: this one-holer is indoor, and has plumbing!) Naturally, wife > traffic has the right-of-way. I'll have to schedule future commutes around > this potential log jam. > > The weather was nice - incandescent light with a background of filtered > overcast. Even though it was raining steadily, the road was dry and I > didn't need my wipers. The temperature was a comfortable 74.3 degrees and > 61% humidity, according to the aforementioned undocumented electronic clock > device. A gentle, cool breeze emanated from the east, courtesy of the > Friedrich Corporation. Indeed, the trip was almost idyllic. > > There was no wait at the breakfast place, but the selection was very > limited. Strangely enough, there was cat traffic here, too. Note to self: > put groceries on the to-do list. > > The coffee joint had just the blend I like, all hot and loaded into an > insulated mug. Things were looking up, except for the cat traffic. > > Even getting up half an hour later and taking the cat congestion into > account, I still made it to work well ahead of my previous arrivals. As > before, I arrived before anyone else and had to turn on the lights. But I'm > accustomed to being first-in, and I really enjoy having some quiet time > with my coffee, Doonesbury and RBG7-L before the others start showing up. > > [later] > > Hmmm. Was today a holiday? Where is everyone? > > Lunchtime > > After a morning of the usual emails and phone calls, noon rolled around. > So I moseyed over to the local sandwich shop. Again, no wait, but an > extremely limited selection. Note to self: I really must get to the gr
Re: [RBASE-L] - My first day in the Home Office (No, not in the British sense!)
My cat now looks at homebound-me and asks "traffic? What, am I traffic to you now?" Emmitt help me greatly in my early yeaR:s on the list; your posting a reminder of the generosity of his soul. Bruce Chitiea -- Original Message -- From: "A. Razzak Memon" To: rbase-l@googlegroups.com Sent: 3/25/2020 6:55:03 AM Subject: [RBASE-L] - My first day in the Home Office (No, not in the British sense!) To all: This message is an off topic post from a gone but not forgotten friend to the R:BASE Community Emmitt Dove on July 5th, 2006, when working from home was more optional than the current environment. Enjoy this blast from the past! Razzak --- You may not know that today was my first day in my new home office. Being the opportunist I am, events at work transpired to make this possible, and I jumped at the chance. For those of you who think a home office is a bed of roses, consider: The Awakening I have one of those "atomic" alarm clocks that set themselves to the Naval Observatory and also display the indoor temperature and humidity. For the past several years my alarm has been set to 5:45 am. That allows time to negotiate two bridges under construction and still make it to work at a reasonable hour. So I decided I could take some of that time back. Well, this clock has four buttons on the back - mode, mem, up arrow and down arrow. Intuitive, right? No amount of fidgeting with the blasted thing could get me to the set alarm time mode. The reasonable alternative would have been to consult the documentation. Oh, but where in blazes is the doc? Nowhere I can find it. So I did the logical thing and hopped online, went to the manufacturer's website, hit the clock section, went to the documentation download page. Now, where is my model? Not there. They have online doc for every other clock made in the history of Mankind, but not mine. By this time it is getting late, so I decide to go ahead and hit the sack and deal with the clock another time. So could I get to sleep? No, I was to busy steaming over a piece of plastic and electronics that had failed to yield to my superior efforts. Turn the light back on ... fidget some more ... no luck. Light off. Light back on. Off. On. Finally, somewhere after midnight, I inadvertently hit some unidentified combination of buttons that put me into alarm set mode! For joy! At 6:15 AM this morning the clock faithfully sprang to life and emitted its annoying chirping to wake me up. Off to a good start. After all, tonight I can make up the hours of sleep I missed last night fidgeting with the blooming clock. Note to self: just plan on awakening at 6:15 for a good long time. Now to get going and get ready ... The Brief Commute No, not that kind of brief - I meant quick! I did run into some cat traffic between the food dish entrance ramp and the litter box exit. However, that was offset by the fact that there was no wife traffic (she's up in Newfoundland for a few days). The lack of wife traffic was fortunate, since there is only one "rest stop" along the way, and it can get jammed with wife traffic. The facility, such as it is, is a one-holer. (Note to Southerners: this one-holer is indoor, and has plumbing!) Naturally, wife traffic has the right-of-way. I'll have to schedule future commutes around this potential log jam. The weather was nice - incandescent light with a background of filtered overcast. Even though it was raining steadily, the road was dry and I didn't need my wipers. The temperature was a comfortable 74.3 degrees and 61% humidity, according to the aforementioned undocumented electronic clock device. A gentle, cool breeze emanated from the east, courtesy of the Friedrich Corporation. Indeed, the trip was almost idyllic. There was no wait at the breakfast place, but the selection was very limited. Strangely enough, there was cat traffic here, too. Note to self: put groceries on the to-do list. The coffee joint had just the blend I like, all hot and loaded into an insulated mug. Things were looking up, except for the cat traffic. Even getting up half an hour later and taking the cat congestion into account, I still made it to work well ahead of my previous arrivals. As before, I arrived before anyone else and had to turn on the lights. But I'm accustomed to being first-in, and I really enjoy having some quiet time with my coffee, Doonesbury and RBG7-L before the others start showing up. [later] Hmmm. Was today a holiday? Where is everyone? Lunchtime After a morning of the usual emails and phone calls, noon rolled around. So I moseyed over to the local sandwich shop. Again, no wait, but an extremely limited selection. Note to self: I really must get to the grocery store soon! The afternoon was filled with the usual brain-disengaged user support calls: Caller: "Would you add these valuations for me?"
RE: [RBASE-L] - My first day in the Home Office (No, not in the British sense!)
Thank you for sharing Razzak. It brings back fond memories of Emmitt and a good laugh! Your timing was good. Regards, Steve Steve Vellella 713-254-9314 -Original Message- From: rbase-l@googlegroups.com On Behalf Of A. Razzak Memon Sent: Wednesday, March 25, 2020 8:55 AM To: rbase-l@googlegroups.com Subject: [RBASE-L] - My first day in the Home Office (No, not in the British sense!) To all: This message is an off topic post from a gone but not forgotten friend to the R:BASE Community Emmitt Dove on July 5th, 2006, when working from home was more optional than the current environment. Enjoy this blast from the past! Razzak --- You may not know that today was my first day in my new home office. Being the opportunist I am, events at work transpired to make this possible, and I jumped at the chance. For those of you who think a home office is a bed of roses, consider: The Awakening I have one of those "atomic" alarm clocks that set themselves to the Naval Observatory and also display the indoor temperature and humidity. For the past several years my alarm has been set to 5:45 am. That allows time to negotiate two bridges under construction and still make it to work at a reasonable hour. So I decided I could take some of that time back. Well, this clock has four buttons on the back - mode, mem, up arrow and down arrow. Intuitive, right? No amount of fidgeting with the blasted thing could get me to the set alarm time mode. The reasonable alternative would have been to consult the documentation. Oh, but where in blazes is the doc? Nowhere I can find it. So I did the logical thing and hopped online, went to the manufacturer's website, hit the clock section, went to the documentation download page. Now, where is my model? Not there. They have online doc for every other clock made in the history of Mankind, but not mine. By this time it is getting late, so I decide to go ahead and hit the sack and deal with the clock another time. So could I get to sleep? No, I was to busy steaming over a piece of plastic and electronics that had failed to yield to my superior efforts. Turn the light back on ... fidget some more ... no luck. Light off. Light back on. Off. On. Finally, somewhere after midnight, I inadvertently hit some unidentified combination of buttons that put me into alarm set mode! For joy! At 6:15 AM this morning the clock faithfully sprang to life and emitted its annoying chirping to wake me up. Off to a good start. After all, tonight I can make up the hours of sleep I missed last night fidgeting with the blooming clock. Note to self: just plan on awakening at 6:15 for a good long time. Now to get going and get ready ... The Brief Commute No, not that kind of brief - I meant quick! I did run into some cat traffic between the food dish entrance ramp and the litter box exit. However, that was offset by the fact that there was no wife traffic (she's up in Newfoundland for a few days). The lack of wife traffic was fortunate, since there is only one "rest stop" along the way, and it can get jammed with wife traffic. The facility, such as it is, is a one-holer. (Note to Southerners: this one-holer is indoor, and has plumbing!) Naturally, wife traffic has the right-of-way. I'll have to schedule future commutes around this potential log jam. The weather was nice - incandescent light with a background of filtered overcast. Even though it was raining steadily, the road was dry and I didn't need my wipers. The temperature was a comfortable 74.3 degrees and 61% humidity, according to the aforementioned undocumented electronic clock device. A gentle, cool breeze emanated from the east, courtesy of the Friedrich Corporation. Indeed, the trip was almost idyllic. There was no wait at the breakfast place, but the selection was very limited. Strangely enough, there was cat traffic here, too. Note to self: put groceries on the to-do list. The coffee joint had just the blend I like, all hot and loaded into an insulated mug. Things were looking up, except for the cat traffic. Even getting up half an hour later and taking the cat congestion into account, I still made it to work well ahead of my previous arrivals. As before, I arrived before anyone else and had to turn on the lights. But I'm accustomed to being first-in, and I really enjoy having some quiet time with my coffee, Doonesbury and RBG7-L before the others start showing up. [later] Hmmm. Was today a holiday? Where is everyone? Lunchtime After a morning of the usual emails and phone calls, noon rolled around. So I moseyed over to the local sandwich shop. Again, no wait, but an extremely limited selection. Note to self: I really must get to the grocery store soon! The afternoon was filled with the usual brain-disengaged user support calls: Caller: "Would you add these valuations for me?" Me:
RE: [RBASE-L] - My first day in the Home Office (No, not in the British sense!)
I never met Emmitt but I sure did get a good laugh. Thanks, Razzak. A good dose of humor is good at anytime of the day. James Belisle Making Information Systems People Friendly Since 1990 [cid:image001.jpg@01CD8CE2.FB048F50] From: rbase-l@googlegroups.com [mailto:rbase-l@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of p...@buckleyandassoc.com Sent: Wednesday, March 25, 2020 10:39 AM To: rbase-l@googlegroups.com Subject: RE: [RBASE-L] - My first day in the Home Office (No, not in the British sense!) Razzak, Thank you SO MUCH for sharing this. Like Karen said, I can hear Emmitt's voice as I read this. At times in my life where things are the most chaotic, and now is certainly one of those times, I often reflect back on friends lost. There have been far too many and sadly a great deal of them are R:BASE friends. But it warms my heart to read this and be vividly reminded of a good friend in Emmitt. Take care everyone in this community as we all navigate uncharted waters. Stay safe and be healthy. Thanks again Razzak, Paul Buckley -Original Message- From: rbase-l@googlegroups.com<mailto:rbase-l@googlegroups.com> <mailto:rbase-l@googlegroups.com%3e> On Behalf Of A. Razzak Memon Sent: March 25, 2020 9:55 AM To: rbase-l@googlegroups.com<mailto:rbase-l@googlegroups.com> Subject: [RBASE-L] - My first day in the Home Office (No, not in the British sense!) To all: This message is an off topic post from a gone but not forgotten friend to the R:BASE Community Emmitt Dove on July 5th, 2006, when working from home was more optional than the current environment. Enjoy this blast from the past! Razzak --- You may not know that today was my first day in my new home office. Being the opportunist I am, events at work transpired to make this possible, and I jumped at the chance. For those of you who think a home office is a bed of roses, consider: The Awakening I have one of those "atomic" alarm clocks that set themselves to the Naval Observatory and also display the indoor temperature and humidity. For the past several years my alarm has been set to 5:45 am. That allows time to negotiate two bridges under construction and still make it to work at a reasonable hour. So I decided I could take some of that time back. Well, this clock has four buttons on the back - mode, mem, up arrow and down arrow. Intuitive, right? No amount of fidgeting with the blasted thing could get me to the set alarm time mode. The reasonable alternative would have been to consult the documentation. Oh, but where in blazes is the doc? Nowhere I can find it. So I did the logical thing and hopped online, went to the manufacturer's website, hit the clock section, went to the documentation download page. Now, where is my model? Not there. They have online doc for every other clock made in the history of Mankind, but not mine. By this time it is getting late, so I decide to go ahead and hit the sack and deal with the clock another time. So could I get to sleep? No, I was to busy steaming over a piece of plastic and electronics that had failed to yield to my superior efforts. Turn the light back on ... fidget some more ... no luck. Light off. Light back on. Off. On. Finally, somewhere after midnight, I inadvertently hit some unidentified combination of buttons that put me into alarm set mode! For joy! At 6:15 AM this morning the clock faithfully sprang to life and emitted its annoying chirping to wake me up. Off to a good start. After all, tonight I can make up the hours of sleep I missed last night fidgeting with the blooming clock. Note to self: just plan on awakening at 6:15 for a good long time. Now to get going and get ready ... The Brief Commute No, not that kind of brief - I meant quick! I did run into some cat traffic between the food dish entrance ramp and the litter box exit. However, that was offset by the fact that there was no wife traffic (she's up in Newfoundland for a few days). The lack of wife traffic was fortunate, since there is only one "rest stop" along the way, and it can get jammed with wife traffic. The facility, such as it is, is a one-holer. (Note to Southerners: this one-holer is indoor, and has plumbing!) Naturally, wife traffic has the right-of-way. I'll have to schedule future commutes around this potential log jam. The weather was nice - incandescent light with a background of filtered overcast. Even though it was raining steadily, the road was dry and I didn't need my wipers. The temperature was a comfortable 74.3 degrees and 61% humidity, according to the aforementioned undocumented electronic clock device. A gentle, cool breeze emanated from the east, courtesy of the Friedrich Corporation. Indeed, the trip was almost idyllic. There was no wait at the breakfast place, but the selection was very limited. Strangely enough, there was cat traffic here, too. Note to self: put groc
Re: [RBASE-L] - My first day in the Home Office (No, not in the British sense!)
Lovely memory from a great fellow. Thanks, Razzak. Bill > > -- For group guidelines, visit http://www.rbase.com/support/usersgroup_guidelines.php --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBASE-L" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to rbase-l+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbase-l/CAKfk%3DFqqTbNFjhjE2TP673d6O_xH4wkT9rwf7VVAfkO3sA%3D7nQ%40mail.gmail.com.
RE: [RBASE-L] - My first day in the Home Office (No, not in the British sense!)
Razzak, Thank you SO MUCH for sharing this. Like Karen said, I can hear Emmitt's voice as I read this. At times in my life where things are the most chaotic, and now is certainly one of those times, I often reflect back on friends lost. There have been far too many and sadly a great deal of them are R:BASE friends. But it warms my heart to read this and be vividly reminded of a good friend in Emmitt. Take care everyone in this community as we all navigate uncharted waters. Stay safe and be healthy. Thanks again Razzak, Paul Buckley -Original Message- From: rbase-l@googlegroups.com On Behalf Of A. Razzak Memon Sent: March 25, 2020 9:55 AM To: rbase-l@googlegroups.com Subject: [RBASE-L] - My first day in the Home Office (No, not in the British sense!) To all: This message is an off topic post from a gone but not forgotten friend to the R:BASE Community Emmitt Dove on July 5th, 2006, when working from home was more optional than the current environment. Enjoy this blast from the past! Razzak --- You may not know that today was my first day in my new home office. Being the opportunist I am, events at work transpired to make this possible, and I jumped at the chance. For those of you who think a home office is a bed of roses, consider: The Awakening I have one of those "atomic" alarm clocks that set themselves to the Naval Observatory and also display the indoor temperature and humidity. For the past several years my alarm has been set to 5:45 am. That allows time to negotiate two bridges under construction and still make it to work at a reasonable hour. So I decided I could take some of that time back. Well, this clock has four buttons on the back - mode, mem, up arrow and down arrow. Intuitive, right? No amount of fidgeting with the blasted thing could get me to the set alarm time mode. The reasonable alternative would have been to consult the documentation. Oh, but where in blazes is the doc? Nowhere I can find it. So I did the logical thing and hopped online, went to the manufacturer's website, hit the clock section, went to the documentation download page. Now, where is my model? Not there. They have online doc for every other clock made in the history of Mankind, but not mine. By this time it is getting late, so I decide to go ahead and hit the sack and deal with the clock another time. So could I get to sleep? No, I was to busy steaming over a piece of plastic and electronics that had failed to yield to my superior efforts. Turn the light back on ... fidget some more ... no luck. Light off. Light back on. Off. On. Finally, somewhere after midnight, I inadvertently hit some unidentified combination of buttons that put me into alarm set mode! For joy! At 6:15 AM this morning the clock faithfully sprang to life and emitted its annoying chirping to wake me up. Off to a good start. After all, tonight I can make up the hours of sleep I missed last night fidgeting with the blooming clock. Note to self: just plan on awakening at 6:15 for a good long time. Now to get going and get ready ... The Brief Commute No, not that kind of brief - I meant quick! I did run into some cat traffic between the food dish entrance ramp and the litter box exit. However, that was offset by the fact that there was no wife traffic (she's up in Newfoundland for a few days). The lack of wife traffic was fortunate, since there is only one "rest stop" along the way, and it can get jammed with wife traffic. The facility, such as it is, is a one-holer. (Note to Southerners: this one-holer is indoor, and has plumbing!) Naturally, wife traffic has the right-of-way. I'll have to schedule future commutes around this potential log jam. The weather was nice - incandescent light with a background of filtered overcast. Even though it was raining steadily, the road was dry and I didn't need my wipers. The temperature was a comfortable 74.3 degrees and 61% humidity, according to the aforementioned undocumented electronic clock device. A gentle, cool breeze emanated from the east, courtesy of the Friedrich Corporation. Indeed, the trip was almost idyllic. There was no wait at the breakfast place, but the selection was very limited. Strangely enough, there was cat traffic here, too. Note to self: put groceries on the to-do list. The coffee joint had just the blend I like, all hot and loaded into an insulated mug. Things were looking up, except for the cat traffic. Even getting up half an hour later and taking the cat congestion into account, I still made it to work well ahead of my previous arrivals. As before, I arrived before anyone else and had to turn on the lights. But I'm accustomed to being first-in, and I really enjoy having some quiet time with my coffee, Doonesbury and RBG7-L before the others start showing up. [later] Hmmm. Was today a holiday? Where is everyone? Lunchtime After a mor
Re: [RBASE-L] - My first day in the Home Office (No, not in the British sense!)
Awww... so good to hear Emmitt's voice again Karen -Original Message- From: A. Razzak Memon To: rbase-l Sent: Wed, Mar 25, 2020 8:55 am Subject: [RBASE-L] - My first day in the Home Office (No, not in the British sense!) To all: This message is an off topic post from a gone but not forgotten friend to the R:BASE Community Emmitt Dove on July 5th, 2006, when working from home was more optional than the current environment. Enjoy this blast from the past! Razzak --- You may not know that today was my first day in my new home office. Being the opportunist I am, events at work transpired to make this possible, and I jumped at the chance. For those of you who think a home office is a bed of roses, consider: The Awakening I have one of those "atomic" alarm clocks that set themselves to the Naval Observatory and also display the indoor temperature and humidity. For the past several years my alarm has been set to 5:45 am. That allows time to negotiate two bridges under construction and still make it to work at a reasonable hour. So I decided I could take some of that time back. Well, this clock has four buttons on the back - mode, mem, up arrow and down arrow. Intuitive, right? No amount of fidgeting with the blasted thing could get me to the set alarm time mode. The reasonable alternative would have been to consult the documentation. Oh, but where in blazes is the doc? Nowhere I can find it. So I did the logical thing and hopped online, went to the manufacturer's website, hit the clock section, went to the documentation download page. Now, where is my model? Not there. They have online doc for every other clock made in the history of Mankind, but not mine. By this time it is getting late, so I decide to go ahead and hit the sack and deal with the clock another time. So could I get to sleep? No, I was to busy steaming over a piece of plastic and electronics that had failed to yield to my superior efforts. Turn the light back on ... fidget some more ... no luck. Light off. Light back on. Off. On. Finally, somewhere after midnight, I inadvertently hit some unidentified combination of buttons that put me into alarm set mode! For joy! At 6:15 AM this morning the clock faithfully sprang to life and emitted its annoying chirping to wake me up. Off to a good start. After all, tonight I can make up the hours of sleep I missed last night fidgeting with the blooming clock. Note to self: just plan on awakening at 6:15 for a good long time. Now to get going and get ready ... The Brief Commute No, not that kind of brief - I meant quick! I did run into some cat traffic between the food dish entrance ramp and the litter box exit. However, that was offset by the fact that there was no wife traffic (she's up in Newfoundland for a few days). The lack of wife traffic was fortunate, since there is only one "rest stop" along the way, and it can get jammed with wife traffic. The facility, such as it is, is a one-holer. (Note to Southerners: this one-holer is indoor, and has plumbing!) Naturally, wife traffic has the right-of-way. I'll have to schedule future commutes around this potential log jam. The weather was nice - incandescent light with a background of filtered overcast. Even though it was raining steadily, the road was dry and I didn't need my wipers. The temperature was a comfortable 74.3 degrees and 61% humidity, according to the aforementioned undocumented electronic clock device. A gentle, cool breeze emanated from the east, courtesy of the Friedrich Corporation. Indeed, the trip was almost idyllic. There was no wait at the breakfast place, but the selection was very limited. Strangely enough, there was cat traffic here, too. Note to self: put groceries on the to-do list. The coffee joint had just the blend I like, all hot and loaded into an insulated mug. Things were looking up, except for the cat traffic. Even getting up half an hour later and taking the cat congestion into account, I still made it to work well ahead of my previous arrivals. As before, I arrived before anyone else and had to turn on the lights. But I'm accustomed to being first-in, and I really enjoy having some quiet time with my coffee, Doonesbury and RBG7-L before the others start showing up. [later] Hmmm. Was today a holiday? Where is everyone? Lunchtime After a morning of the usual emails and phone calls, noon rolled around. So I moseyed over to the local sandwich shop. Again, no wait, but an extremely limited selection. Note to self: I really must get to the grocery store soon! The afternoon was filled with the usual brain-disengaged user support calls: Caller: "Would you add these valuations for me?" Me: "You can do it yourself." Caller: "How?" Me: "Click that button right in the middle of the screen that says 'Add valuation'."
RE: [RBASE-L] - My first day in the Home Office (No, not in the British sense!)
Perfect timing as some of us are now working from home full-time Dan Goldberg -Original Message- From: rbase-l@googlegroups.com On Behalf Of A. Razzak Memon Sent: Wednesday, March 25, 2020 6:55 AM To: rbase-l@googlegroups.com Subject: [RBASE-L] - My first day in the Home Office (No, not in the British sense!) To all: This message is an off topic post from a gone but not forgotten friend to the R:BASE Community Emmitt Dove on July 5th, 2006, when working from home was more optional than the current environment. Enjoy this blast from the past! Razzak --- You may not know that today was my first day in my new home office. Being the opportunist I am, events at work transpired to make this possible, and I jumped at the chance. For those of you who think a home office is a bed of roses, consider: The Awakening I have one of those "atomic" alarm clocks that set themselves to the Naval Observatory and also display the indoor temperature and humidity. For the past several years my alarm has been set to 5:45 am. That allows time to negotiate two bridges under construction and still make it to work at a reasonable hour. So I decided I could take some of that time back. Well, this clock has four buttons on the back - mode, mem, up arrow and down arrow. Intuitive, right? No amount of fidgeting with the blasted thing could get me to the set alarm time mode. The reasonable alternative would have been to consult the documentation. Oh, but where in blazes is the doc? Nowhere I can find it. So I did the logical thing and hopped online, went to the manufacturer's website, hit the clock section, went to the documentation download page. Now, where is my model? Not there. They have online doc for every other clock made in the history of Mankind, but not mine. By this time it is getting late, so I decide to go ahead and hit the sack and deal with the clock another time. So could I get to sleep? No, I was to busy steaming over a piece of plastic and electronics that had failed to yield to my superior efforts. Turn the light back on ... fidget some more ... no luck. Light off. Light back on. Off. On. Finally, somewhere after midnight, I inadvertently hit some unidentified combination of buttons that put me into alarm set mode! For joy! At 6:15 AM this morning the clock faithfully sprang to life and emitted its annoying chirping to wake me up. Off to a good start. After all, tonight I can make up the hours of sleep I missed last night fidgeting with the blooming clock. Note to self: just plan on awakening at 6:15 for a good long time. Now to get going and get ready ... The Brief Commute No, not that kind of brief - I meant quick! I did run into some cat traffic between the food dish entrance ramp and the litter box exit. However, that was offset by the fact that there was no wife traffic (she's up in Newfoundland for a few days). The lack of wife traffic was fortunate, since there is only one "rest stop" along the way, and it can get jammed with wife traffic. The facility, such as it is, is a one-holer. (Note to Southerners: this one-holer is indoor, and has plumbing!) Naturally, wife traffic has the right-of-way. I'll have to schedule future commutes around this potential log jam. The weather was nice - incandescent light with a background of filtered overcast. Even though it was raining steadily, the road was dry and I didn't need my wipers. The temperature was a comfortable 74.3 degrees and 61% humidity, according to the aforementioned undocumented electronic clock device. A gentle, cool breeze emanated from the east, courtesy of the Friedrich Corporation. Indeed, the trip was almost idyllic. There was no wait at the breakfast place, but the selection was very limited. Strangely enough, there was cat traffic here, too. Note to self: put groceries on the to-do list. The coffee joint had just the blend I like, all hot and loaded into an insulated mug. Things were looking up, except for the cat traffic. Even getting up half an hour later and taking the cat congestion into account, I still made it to work well ahead of my previous arrivals. As before, I arrived before anyone else and had to turn on the lights. But I'm accustomed to being first-in, and I really enjoy having some quiet time with my coffee, Doonesbury and RBG7-L before the others start showing up. [later] Hmmm. Was today a holiday? Where is everyone? Lunchtime After a morning of the usual emails and phone calls, noon rolled around. So I moseyed over to the local sandwich shop. Again, no wait, but an extremely limited selection. Note to self: I really must get to the grocery store soon! The afternoon was filled with the usual brain-disengaged user support calls: Caller: "Would you add these valuations for me?" Me: "You can do it yourself." Caller: "How?" Me: "Clic
