# What were you THINKING?

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**Category:** The BBQ Pit\
**Created:** [October 13, 2023, 7:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-were-you-thinking/991532 "2023-10-13T19:36:53Z")\
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**Post date:** [September 20, 2026, 2:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-were-you-thinking/991532/8273 "2026-09-20T14:42:09Z")

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I’ve been enjoying these tech support stories, and the battery backup discussion reminded me of one from back in my sysadmin days. But I didn’t want to hijack this thread too much more, so I spun off a new thread:

[Tales of tech support tomfoolery](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tales-of-tech-support-tomfoolery/1033227)

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