Office Ninja 1, Cubicle 0

[jchrisobrien]

One of the great acts of office stupidity is putting a cubicle up in an office, in such a way that it blocks your access to the network ports in the wall.  How can you troubleshoot if you can't get to the jacks?

1. Remove the slats at the bottom of the cubicle.
2. Snake your arm inside (this is easier if you don't have big muscly forearms, but it can be done).
3. Remove the short, inefficient network cable.
4. Feed the longer network cable in until you can grab it.
5. Twist it around in two fingers, while feeling for the network port blindly.  Try not to think about the electrical socket nearby
6. Insert the network jack blindly, taking a break while your arm uncramps
7. Remove your arm ::edit:: from the hole:: (w/out losing any skin!)
8. Test the network connection.  If you are reading this, then you'll know my mission was successful.
9. Go and get a well deserved lunch.

Comments

[unseelie.livejournal.com]

7. Remove your arm (w/out losing any skin!)

umm
you use - like - laser surgical tools for this bit?
or are you like - some Cyber-Ninja - with like - hot swappable limbs?

[silas7.livejournal.com]

All my limbs are hot swappable! ;)

(goes back and edits post)

[anna-phylaxis.livejournal.com]

7. Remove your arm ::edit:: from the hole:: (w/out losing any skin!)

Hey, Freud, how's your vagina dentata?

/me ducks and runs

[silas7.livejournal.com]

it's deliberately provocative ;)

[anna-phylaxis.livejournal.com]

I just can't resist a good provocation.