From: Ivan (ivan@iip.net)
Date: Fri Aug 25 2006 - 04:02:47 ART
Congratulation !
> Dear Friends on Groupstudy,
>
> What a day I had yesterday. When I went to RTP yesterday to take the lab,
> I didn't quite get off to a great start. I wasn't able to sleep that great
> and I was running late in the morning and ended up getting there about 5
> minutes late. About 15 minutes later, the proctor comes out and lets me
> in. Despite, however, getting off to a late start, I made good progress on
> the lab and ended up with about an hour and a half to verify and check my
> configs. I felt confident, but I had been confident before and ended up
> failing.
>
> I had a late flight back to JFK so on my drive home I decided to stop by my
> office and check my email and see if I had any email. I didn't, so after
> leaving my office, just a few miles down the road, I get pulled over. Now
> I was not in the greatest neighborhood and was a bit freaked out because it
> was dark, the car was unmarked and two officers, not in uniform came out.
> The cop asked for my license and for me to step out of the car. Then he
> asks me where I'm coming from. I told him I just got in from JFK and
> stopped by my office to check my email. He looked at me like I had two
> heads and said you stopped by your office at this time of night to check
> your email? By now I figure these guys are probably narcotics police, and
> he's not buying my story. So I start to explain that I just came for North
> Carolina and took a really difficult certification and was checking my
> email to see if I received my score. After asking for my work ID, he sent
> me back to my car. A few minutes later he hands me my license and ID and
> tells me that I was speeding and that I should slow down and have a good
> night.
>
> When I got home, still no score report, so I had a beer and went to sleep.
> When I got up this morning, there the email was. It was the same email I
> got when I failed, so I'm starting think that I failed this time too. I
> logged onto the site and almost jumped through the roof when I saw that I
> passed. My wife was thrilled too. Not so much because I am a CCIE now,
> but because I get finally finish all those projects around the house that I
> started, but had not finished because I needed time to study. So I've got
> to either come up with another really good excuse, or get to that long
> honey-do list.
>
> Anyway, I just thought I would share that. I know I have not posted a lot
> to the group, but I have read every posting and I have really learned a
> lot. Thank you!!
>
> Cheers,
> Christian Sica
> CCIE #16762
>
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-- Ivan
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