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Lafayette at 21st and I. I don't think I would have survived Thurston.

• chopsueyar 15y ago
  You haven't lived until you've experienced 4 people living in a 400sqft room with one bathroom, all NAT'ing a single Ricochet wireless modem, simultaneously downloading MP3s from UPenn student's FTP sites. It was before Thurston had an ethernet network. All of the other dorms seemed to have direct fiber and media converters. 1300 people in a 9 story building. Especially fun, when a block from the dorm, somebody ran over a fire hydrant, and the water supply had to be shut off for several blocks, including Thurston (there were no tank toilets). 8 hours of clogged toilets on every single floor, including the public bathrooms and study lounges. ...or the false fire alarms, where all 1300 students evacuate from only two sets of stairwells. ...or when facilities management decides it is warm enough to enable air conditioning. Good memories. I have more, but this is enough for now.