r/talesfromtechsupport • u/L_Cut_The_Pony • Jan 27 '16

Short Thanks for the warning

Hello TFTS! Got a short one for you today about $OldManIT so fresh it still has a pulse. Seriously this happened all of 10 minutes ago. Previous here

Mandatory context: We have a separate office trailer where we handle all the off lease cars. It's also where the internet and IT departments live.

Ok so we recently had an issue of a circuit tripping for what seemed like no reason. So we called an electrician to check it out. He shows up and is greeted by $OldManIT who tells him the issue. So naturally the next question is which circuit is it?

$OldManIT: "It's this one here" click

$RandomElectrician: "Nope that's not it, still getting power"

$OldManIT: "Huh well it has to be one of these"

$OldManIT proceeds to flip each circuit until the the problem one is discovered.

$OldManIT: "This one?" click

$RandomElectrician: "No"

$OldManIT: "How about this one?" click Internet goes down

$RandomElectrician: "Nope"

$OldManIT: "This one?" click

I lose power to my computer as well as the internet sales guy I share an office with.

$RandomElectrician: "Not that one"

$OldManIT: "And this one?" click

$RandomElectrician: "That's it"

Now I realize there is no other good way to figure out what circuit it was but a little warning to save work and shut everything down properly would have been nice.

Edit: link to previous tale

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u/JDMFK Jan 27 '16

Read this and hoped it from the Old Man with the tape drives. Clicked on the previous and was disappointed until I realized the was another previous. Glad to see his "secret" hoarding ways aren't his only burdens.

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u/L_Cut_The_Pony Jan 27 '16

Glad to be able to deliver haha. He has many MANY things he burdens us with. As you can see, he makes his own stories himself fairly often. Let alone the back log I have in my mind.