from the keep-your-flint-and-steel-handy dept.
"What’s the smallest fire I could start to be noticed, but not so big that I risk burning down the building?” is one of the stranger thoughts to have entered my head, in many years of working in IT. No, I'm not a closet pyromaniac, so why was I entertaining such thoughts?
I had found myself stuck in a data centre on a Sunday afternoon and by that point, I'd been in there for over two hours with no sign of rescue. That shouldn't have been the case, of course, but a series of unfortunate events had led me down that road.
I completed the work I needed to, then packed up my bag to leave. When I got to the exit however, my access card wouldn't unlock the door. After a few frustrated swipes I tried the emergency door release button, also to no avail. Following some rather pitiful shoulder bunts against the door, to see if the release was working but the door itself was physically stuck - it wasn't, it hurt - I conceded that the contractors must have fouled up the access control system somehow."
Would you just wait it out and deal with a chilly sleepover, or would you put together an escape plan?
-- submitted from IRC
(Score: 1) by mrpg on Saturday November 19 2016, @12:56PM
If there is a phone I'd call the data center, or the emergency line.
If I have access to a computer I'd email everyone I could think of.
(Score: 1) by GreatOutdoors on Saturday November 19 2016, @09:02PM
You didn't RTFA did you? lol... He traied Email and phone. No worky worky.
(Score: 1) by mrpg on Saturday November 19 2016, @10:25PM
I didn't, I read it an hour ago :)
(Score: 1) by caffeine on Saturday November 19 2016, @07:35PM
If the IT Crowd taught us anything, it was to email in the event of a fire.
(Score: 2) by cmn32480 on Saturday November 19 2016, @08:57PM
1) When pulling a quote that is not contiguous, it should be like this:
down that road.
[...]I completed the work I ....
2) Perhaps set it up as "x wirtes in with this story from El Reg:" instead of putting the link in the story.