Ah, yes. I remember a similar story now. I don't know if it is true or not. Building had emergency electric generators, diesel. The starter for the engines was run off of city power. Need I say more about what __didn't__ happen when city power failed?
-- John McKown Systems Engineer IV IT Administrative Services Group HealthMarkets(r) 9151 Boulevard 26 * N. Richland Hills * TX 76010 (817) 255-3225 phone * [email protected] * www.HealthMarkets.com Confidentiality Notice: This e-mail message may contain confidential or proprietary information. If you are not the intended recipient, please contact the sender by reply e-mail and destroy all copies of the original message. HealthMarkets(r) is the brand name for products underwritten and issued by the insurance subsidiaries of HealthMarkets, Inc. -The Chesapeake Life Insurance Company(r), Mid-West National Life Insurance Company of TennesseeSM and The MEGA Life and Health Insurance Company.SM > -----Original Message----- > From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List > [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Ken Hume, IBM > Sent: Thursday, March 22, 2012 12:45 PM > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: Pre-Friday fun: Halon dumps and POK Resets > > Before I joined IBM I worked for a mid sized company near Atlanta. > > We had our electrical company install a UPS. They got everything > installed and decided, mid day on a working day, to test the system. > > The hit the button and the ENTIRE building went dark. > > Oops. > > Ken Hume > IBM PD Tools Client Advocate > (720)396-7776 > [email protected] > > > On 3/22/2012 11:33 AM, zMan wrote: > > So over the years I've heard a few good stories about accidental (or > > deliberate) Halon dumps and BRS pressings. Like operators > playing Frisbee > > in the machine room and discovering that the Halon button > really, really > > needs a cover on it... > > > > Who else has stories to share? > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, > send email to [email protected] with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [email protected] with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN
