> and know people at Google That seems to be how a lot of these stories (and stories like these aren't really uncommon on reddit or HN) of getting locked out o

> and know people at Google That seems to be how a lot of these stories (and stories like these aren't really uncommon on reddit or HN) of getting locked out of Google stuff are resolved. If you don't know someone, you're hosed. How many times have people without inside contacts or reddit/HN accounts gone through this? We'll never know.