What did you smoke today (NC) II

[WNYTONY]

Joya Black

[LazyLightning]

Didn't realize this was my last one, going to have to fix that.

[NeverBend]

It was a time of change for almost everybody in every line of business. Then when we got things together, along came Y2K. We didn't know if we would be affected, so we tried to cover our azz in every way possible. I was helping my mom and brother with their gift marketing business in the World Trade Center in Dallas. We just put in a new fancy bar code scanning system and was praying it would hold up. It did. A lot of people got rich off the Y2K scare, that's for sure!....

Hi David,

After I left Marble Arch (1992) I worked as a database consultant for Estee Lauder before/after Y2K. An IT manager who didn't know (or learn) the Canadian payroll system let the guy who developed it go despite my strong objections. Estee gave him a 2 year severance (very nice package, full salary and benefits but this was before they'd gone public). The company emerged unscathed except for Canadian payroll that went haywire and was couldn't be used.

Estee rehired him as a consultant at double what he had been paid (no benefits) so he was making 3x because of their mistake. He lasted far longer than that manager.

I think more people were able to get work than got rich other than some software companies that wrote applications intended to read custom software (like the Canadian payroll) to find Y2K vulnerabilities but the 3 packages that I encountered were useless. I wrote a utility in 2 days that highlighted most of our potentially vulnerable areas and we addressed them but I can't say that it actually helped.

Y2K was basically much ado about nothing (except for those Canadians who had to be mailed checks from the NYC office of Estee) Glad that you had no issues.

[TreySC]

I think its safe to say I enjoyed this



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[WNYTONY]

Errrrrr.....ahhhhh.....ummmmm....errrr....hey @WNYTONY ......ahhhhh.....Errrrrr......ummmmm.....how do all those cigars taste?.....Are they good ones?........😁

Yes they are all good, and I know where you live !

[cheaphumidors]

[NeverBend]

w/Gurkha mug


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[allusred]

Friday so far.. Matilde Renacer Robusto...5.2x54. Smoked on front porch , cool day low humidity. Really enjoyed this cigar while reading,of course some fine hot coffee.
The three Rum & cokes, think it was only three,a few hours earlier followed by some sleep combined helped, it seems, to let me really enjoy time spend with the lovely and lively Matilde.


Burn time: One hour and Forty One Minutes.

[Kidvegas]

Short Story Maduro for Friday


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[jhedrick83]

EOTS. Happy Friday my friends.