Hello all,
I posted a link to the exact location I am staying. It may help to see where I am to understand the story.
However, first, I know it is a bit early for my daily post. I still have much studying to do tonight and will after this post; I just to post this.
So, I am sitting here in my hotel room, studying away, playing with a router and waiting for a BGP table to load. Anyone who knows about BGP will know that it can take anywhere from 20-40 minutes to load and begin routing. Meanwhile, you just sit and wait. RIGHT!
Well, if you know me, you know I can't just sit there. I decided to get up, walk around a bit, get some coffee at the front desk and check things out. Literally, it had been "Hotel, class, Hotel, sleep" and repeat. Studying is all the time. I figure if I just take one trip around the hotel area and come back up to my room BGP should be loaded.
I get a cup of coffee and begin the trek around the hotel. On the East side is a busy road. I just walked in the parking lot. On the South side there appears to be a pond or some wet land area with trees. I walked along the pond area by the palm trees. Dark but pretty. 77 degrees in November, palm trees. I'll take it! I stroll along a park-like area on the West side of the hotel and then walked back to the hotel lobby. This is where it gets interesting.
I ran out of coffee on my walk so I decided to get a refill. The lady at the front desk asks, "Back so soon?" I told her that I had walked around the hotel. She said "You did WHAT?!?!?!" I kinda knew by the tone in her voice I did something wrong. You know how you stop, think, run down everything you did to figure out what you did wrong. That is where I was. Naively clueless!
"Don't you know there might be alligators out there?"
Either this lady is one incredible actor or she was serious. Either way, I believed her! I felt the blood leave my face as my heart started to nearly pound out of my chest and my knees began to hurt and quiver. I must have been a site to see as the lady behind the counter busted out laughing at the face I must have been making. I don't remember thinking anything before I blurted out "SHUT UP! SERIOUS?" By this time the other gentleman in the back had come out and he was just about rolling on the floor.
The two gained their composure enough to answer the question. They said that it is possible. But either way they don't recommend that anyone walk out there at night.
Now I am still not sure if they were just teasing me, slightly telling me the truth, or flat out concerned. Either way, from now on in the evenings, when I have to wait for BGP tables to load, I think I am going to sit and wait for it in my room, and leave the nature stuff alone!
BGP table loaded...back to study. :)
Tom
http://www.google.com/maps?f=q&source=s_q&hl=en&geocode=&q=3100+prospect+road,+ft+lauderdale,+Fl&sll=37.160317,-95.712891&sspn=33.543558,78.662109&ie=UTF8&hq=&hnear=3100+W+Prospect+Rd,+Fort+Lauderdale,+Broward,+Florida+33309&ll=26.192393,-80.187106&spn=0.009281,0.019205&t=h&z=16&iwloc=A
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