[rescue] Accidentally destroying hardware..

[George Adkins]

On Monday 25 March 2002 02:59 pm, you wrote:
> 1987 Chevrolet Blazer.  Belonged to the US Navy - wasn't totaled, but
> coffee and electric wiring don't mix.  I didn't have to 'pay' for it
> exactly, but I "paid" for it until I left that command for greeener
> pastures.
>
> briand
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Bill Bradford [mailto:mrbill at mrbill.net]
> Sent: Monday, March 25, 2002 1:51 PM
> To: rescue at sunhelp.org
> Subject: [rescue] Accidentally destroying hardware..
>
> On Mon, Mar 25, 2002 at 02:40:33PM -0500, Dave McGuire wrote:
> >   Oh Christ I *HATE* that sound.  One day I was replacing a hard disk
> > controller in a Pro350 one of those for a customer, and I happened
> > upon a particularly loud one...I thought "Oh SHIT I just destroyed
> > this multi-hundred-buck board..."  Most disconcerting.
>
> Poll:
>
> Whats the most expensive piece of equipment you've
> accidentally destroyed, and gotten away with it without having
> to pay for it?
>
> I think for me it was a pair of 4G Seagate HDs.  Thank god for
> warranties. 8-)
>
> Bill