Re: Passed 4th May in Brussels

Congrats on your achievement!

A.

Mr and Mrs Lowton wrote:
> Hi Group
>
> I've not been very vocal on here to my discredit but this group has
> been far and above my greatest technical support.
>
> The CCIE has been in my sights for almost 3 years and my long
> suffering wife and children have been putting up with the constant
> clack clack of the keyboard for many a long night. For-going family
> life was by far the hardest part of this goal and my wife Lisa has
> been by my side throughout offering support and kind words. My two
> fails were as hard for her to take as they were for me and I thank her
> for allowing me to keep going. Lisa is and has been wonderful and I
> thank her with all my heart for giving me firstly my wonderful
> children and secondly for being my constant shoulder throughout this
> trial - love you missus!
>
> So, CCIE 24290 and I passed at my third attempt on the 4th of May. So
> what was different this time? Well, May the Fourth is of course the
> best time for a Jedi to do anything. This date supported by my 'third
> time is a charm' attempt and ... well how could I go wrong? The exam
> was excellent and just like Mr Scott Morris says in his audio CD's
> (which have haunted me in my commute to work for nearly 1000
> days)....this paper seemed so much easier than the others! Hey if
> Istvan from Brussels gets this...curse lifted mate I passed this time!
>
> Any advice? I can only say that for me I needed a good support
> mechanism and that was my wife Lisa. Technically, IPExpert and
> Internetworkexpert were my two resources and I kinda followed Scott
> Morris since 2005 (sorry Brians) so I'll give this win to him if thats
> OK.
>
> So, good luck to all you candidates - this is something you CAN do and
> I am living truth of that.
>
> Thank you for all your support over the years!
>
> Rich Lowton
> CCIE 24290
>
>
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