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HopeHoops

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13. Over 30 years ago, I put a computer network INTO a funeral home.

Thu Jun 14, 2012, 06:07 PM

Jun 2012

It was pretty gross. I had to crawl through the dirt under the floor joists (about 14" clearance) to run parallel cable to the server (an Apple II with a Corvus 5MB hard drive hanging off of it) and got bitten by dozens of really pissed off spiders. I still like spiders, mind you. I drilled holes in the wall from underneath and managed to cram (what I think was a 32-wire cable) up through them by twisting it like a soda straw casing. Amazingly it worked.

It took about three showers and two washer loads to get me and the clothes clean.

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Is it okay to network, while at a funeral home. [View all] mrmpa Jun 2012 OP

I don't think he'd mind. He always wished you well. rug Jun 2012 #1

As long as you sharp_stick Jun 2012 #2

He probably wouldn't mind... YellowRubberDuckie Jun 2012 #3

Card is a good idea. If you mean by"information" resume', no. You should be prepared with a brief ohiosmith Jun 2012 #4

No definitely, not my resume......... mrmpa Jun 2012 #6

Funerals are social events. Wait Wut Jun 2012 #5

handing out your card backtoblue Jun 2012 #7

No chance of that.........I'm pretty laid back. eom mrmpa Jun 2012 #9

As long as you aren't a real estate agent contacting the hedgehog Jun 2012 #8

Update......... mrmpa Jun 2012 #10

He doesn't need his job anymore, yortsed snacilbuper Jun 2012 #11

Ha ha ha! More people than I can count have hooked up at family funerals Xipe Totec Jun 2012 #12

I would have sworn this thread was about that. dimbear Jun 2012 #14

Over 30 years ago, I put a computer network INTO a funeral home. HopeHoops Jun 2012 #13