Bill, The spelling is correct, however I've found that shorter blades that can be thrown are more effective when they try to make a run for it. ;) What the heck, it Friday and commuting through the snow is going to be a joy. Mike -----Original Message----- From: Thater, William [mailto:William.Thater@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx] Sent: Friday, February 06, 2004 8:06 AM To: 'oracle-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx' Subject: RE: Capacity Planner from OEM VS Statspack Mladen Gogala scribbled on the wall in glitter crayon: > On 02/05/2004 03:54:17 PM, DENNIS WILLIAMS wrote: > >> If you are the only DBA, things get hairy fast. Phone ringing off >> the hook, people standing around your desk asking questions like >> "should we bounce Oracle?". > > Isn't that why people have invented firearms? Situations like that > made me into an NRA fan. This can be summarized as: the larger caliber > you have, the less inclined people are to hang out around your desk. i always found a Katana(sp?) hanging on the wall of my cube rather effective.;-) -- Bill "Shrek" Thater ORACLE DBA "I'm going to work my ticket if I can..." -- Gilwell song william.thater@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Results! Why man, I have gotten a lot of results. I know several thousand things that won't work. - Thomas Alva Edison ---------------------------------------------------------------- Please see the official ORACLE-L FAQ: http://www.orafaq.com ---------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe send email to: oracle-l-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx put 'unsubscribe' in the subject line. -- Archives are at //www.freelists.org/archives/oracle-l/ FAQ is at //www.freelists.org/help/fom-serve/cache/1.html ----------------------------------------------------------------- -- This transmission is intended only for use by the addressee(s) named herein and may contain information that is proprietary, confidential and/or legally privileged. If you are not the intended recipient, you are hereby notified that any disclosure, copying, distribution, or use of the information contained herein (including any reliance thereon) is STRICTLY PROHIBITED. If you received this transmission in error, please immediately contact the sender and destroy the material in its entirety, whether in electronic or hard copy format. Thank you. ---------------------------------------------------------------- Please see the official ORACLE-L FAQ: http://www.orafaq.com ---------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe send email to: oracle-l-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx put 'unsubscribe' in the subject line. -- Archives are at //www.freelists.org/archives/oracle-l/ FAQ is at //www.freelists.org/help/fom-serve/cache/1.html -----------------------------------------------------------------