You know, I bet you guys in the OGC on this list don't even have to ask
how old some of us are, after you see us whipper-snappers quickly snap back
with responses without thinking.
I don't know if I would be considered young at 26 since there are 18 yr
old CCIE's.
I am on trying to travel down that scary road to CCIE too, sometimes I
feel like I am in a Ferrari, then again sometimes when I come to subjects
like ATM I feel like I am just learning how to ride my first bicycle.
I love this stuff though.
>>>Brian
>From: Tom Lisa <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>Reply-To: Tom Lisa <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
>Subject: Re: what is the average age of people in this stuff?
>Date: Tue, 27 Feb 2001 11:51:46 -0800
>
>Greg,
>
>As self-appointed President and senior member (pun intended) of the
>Groupstudy OGC (Old
>Geezers Club) I insist that you complete your CCIE without any undue delay
>(medical
>excuses will not be accepted). I still have visions of being the oldest to
>finally
>obtain a CCIE.
>
>If you wish to join the OGC, I will be happy to appoint you in-house
>counsel. Then we
>can sue the hell out of any YPK's that get in our way! :) Remember, even
>if we're
>clueless, when OGC members talk, people listen.
>
>Tom Lisa, Instructor, CCNA, CCAI
>Community College of Southern Nevada
>Cisco Regional Networking Academy
>
>
>Greg Macaulay wrote:
>
> > I guess I had better stop lurking -- For what it's worth -- I just
>turned 56
> > last month -- and have been an attorney/law professor for almost 27
>years.
> > I've wanted to get in this field since I saw my first PC in the early
>80s --
> > but first I had to raise my kids and get them started in life.
> >
> > Tomorrow 2/27/01 (or rather today) I'm taking the Support 2.0 exam to
> > complete my CCNP and then onward to the CCIE. During the past 18 months
>I've
> > obtained the MCSE (nothing to brag about) along with the A+, Network+
>certs
> > (also nothing to brag about). I also went out andd purchased 2 2501s
>and a
> > 2514 and played with "my toys" until I understood everything!
> >
> > However, last summer -- right after the CLSC exam, -- and almost ready
>for
> > the BCRAN exam -- I got really sick (They told me later that I would not
> > have lasted another month without the surgery!) and had to undergo open
> > heart surgery to replace my aortic valve. So, after recuperating
> > sufficiently, I was determined to pick up and finish my dream. Now, in
> > between cardiac rehab, and my medicine regimen, hopefully I will
>complete
> > the CCNP in a few hours.
> >
> > As for age, I don't know exactly what the job market is going to hold
>out
> > for me -- but I'll tell you my transformation from the law to being a
> > "techie" (albeit a newbie of sorts) has been a labor of love. I
>heartily
> > recommend to any of you out there -- who may be thinking of a second (or
> > third) career -- to follow your dream. You only get one shot at this
> > life -- and if you want something bad enough -- you've got to be willing
>to
> > sacrifice and work for it.
> >
> > Well enough said . . . . for now!!!
> >
> > Greg Macaulay
>
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