Date: Thu, 25 Sep 1997 08:19:55 -0400 (EDT) From: Chuck Robey <chuckr@glue.umd.edu> To: Mike Smith <mike@smith.net.au> Cc: Michael Smith <msmith@hub.freebsd.org>, chat@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Argh Message-ID: <Pine.BSF.3.96.970925081809.2228C-100000@Journey2.mat.net> In-Reply-To: <199709250933.TAA01033@word.smith.net.au>
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On Thu, 25 Sep 1997, Mike Smith wrote: > > > > I'm going to be offline for a few days, as I've just come back from dinner > > to discover that the office has been broken into. I'll try to check my > > mail every now & then, but I can't guarantee anything. > > Hmm, well. An update for those few who care. 8) > > They took the laptop and my CD player, but left the wart and the floppy > drive behind. I faxed the local laptop-parts people on Monday, and > Tuesday morning got a call about someone trying to locate said > components. Fortunately the individual in question must have been > about as thick as two bricks, as they even gave a phone number and > address and confirmed the serial number over the phone. > > Anyway, the CIB wandered out Tuesday and nabbed the sod. He claims he > bought it sometime later the evening it was taken, from "a friend" on > the street. It doesn't sounds like he's being very helpful. > > Anyway, at the end of the day I am now just missing my CD player and > the dongle off the 3c589. I'm not sure I'll have much luck replacing > that, so it's off to find a new ethernet card I guess. Oh, and the > laptop is covered in fingerprint dust. *atchoo* > > I don't deserve to be this lucky. 8) I'd have to call it that, relatively, because all you usually get is a whole lot of anger, but no return (he WAS stupid!) I'm happy to hear it wasn't worse, I guess. > > mike > > > ----------------------------+----------------------------------------------- Chuck Robey | Interests include any kind of voice or data chuckr@eng.umd.edu | communications topic, C programming, and Unix. 213 Lakeside Drive Apt T-1 | Greenbelt, MD 20770 | I run Journey2 and picnic, both FreeBSD (301) 220-2114 | version 3.0 current -- and great FUN! ----------------------------+-----------------------------------------------
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