[rescue] Rescued iMacs looking for input on repair

[William Enestvedt]

Peter wrote:
> >
> > I have a question after reading this: you kept a stoner _on staff_?
>
> And?
>
   Again, understandably, you misunderstood: I don't mind anyones
chemical hobbies -- I can't live without caffeine -- but if they don't
have any other responsibilty than to be a pharmocological mascot,
then...wow. You must have really nice chairs, too!
  Then again, I worked at a place where one of the guys seemed to stay
there solely as the bosses' bookie. So...*shrug*
>
> I used to work with a heroin addict.
>
   I used to work _for_ a coke addict. He introduced himself to the
whole staff every few weeks. There were a lot of lifers, there, too, and
so these handshakes were sometimes over made-up names and *always*
followed by stupid grins. :7)
>
> It's worth remembering that most drug addicts just go to work
> and get on with the same daily routine as the rest of us. It's
> not all like Trainspotting.
>
   We had a waitress who regularly slept behind the bar. Did I say
"slept"? It was more like "passed out," several nights a week. Poor
Gaby. :7(
   In St. Paul, there's a fantastic cafe called the Day By Day Cafe on
West 7th Street. Everyone there is in or just out of a program, as
that's pretty much the point of the place. (Get some experience, have
support, drink all the coffee you want, etc.) We had breakfast there
every Saturday with my brothers & friends for years because it was one
of the best breakfasts in town, and because we could routinely occupy a
table for 14 for two hours. (They also let us make out own coffee, which
saved them some work.) Good people.
   Is this "some of my best riends are $group"? Nope, just an
observation that people's chemicals don't have that much to do with
peoples' chemistry, if you will.
   I should have phrased that post of mine better...maybe a second cup
of coffee would have helped :7)
-wde
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Will Enestvedt
UNIX System Administrator
Johnson & Wales University -- Providence, RI