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July 19, 2014 at 11:24 am

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call.copse SSCoach Points: 18043 More actions · Answer 1

Welcome back Steve, nice to have you back in town, virtually speaking.

quackhandle1975 SSChampion Points: 11055 More actions · Answer 2

Glad to say hi to you at SQLBits.

qh

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Ron McCullough SSC Guru Points: 63877 More actions · Answer 3

WELCOME HOME

We have something special in our little technology niche, and I hope all of you appreciate it.

I am sure all the site users appreciate the help/knowledge it/that has been provided to them.

If everything seems to be going well, you have obviously overlooked something.

Ron

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Before posting a performance problem please read[/url]

John Pluchino SSC Enthusiast Points: 189 More actions · Answer 4

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July 21, 2014 at 6:36 am

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Welcome back!

Irish Hall of Fame Points: 3958 More actions · Answer 5

Glad to hear you are refreshed.

The longest vacation that I have been blessed to take is 2 weeks. I can scarcely imagine what taking a 6 week break must be like.

What I would fear is what I would come back to. The e-mails, the potential for disaster, complaints about other staff. :w00t:

Steve, what was it like? What did you do to decompress and recollect your thoughts? How did you avoid thinking about what was waiting for you when you got back?

Regards, Irish

Julie Breutzmann Hall of Fame Points: 3637 More actions · Answer 6

Welcome back! My pastor just got back from a renewal leave of four weeks and it made a huge impact on her. Unfortunately, not very many places have this perk.

Gary Varga SSC Guru Points: 82166 More actions · Answer 7

I am just back from a 10 day holiday. I did connect with SSC a few days but mainly because my first QOTD was scheduled and offered to you all whilst I had left the UK for the Greek island of Rhodes and I wanted to ensure that I did respond to the discussion. It only seemed right.

...oh, and welcome back Steve. It is good here 🙂

Gaz

-- Stop your grinnin' and drop your linen...they're everywhere!!!

SQLRNNR SSC Guru Points: 281334 More actions · Answer 8

Welcome Back

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Jason...AKA CirqueDeSQLeil
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SQL RNNR
Posting Performance Based Questions - Gail Shaw[/url]
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below86 SSChampion Points: 11532 More actions · Answer 9

Welcome back Steve. Can't wait to hear what you did on your sabbatical. That is a nice perk I wish we all had.:-)

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SQLRNNR SSC Guru Points: 281334 More actions · Answer 10

below86 (7/21/2014)
Welcome back Steve. Can't wait to hear what you did on your sabbatical. That is a nice perk I wish we all had.:-)

I agree. Especially if it is a paid sabbatical.

Jason...AKA CirqueDeSQLeil
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I have given a name to my pain...MCM SQL Server, MVP
SQL RNNR
Posting Performance Based Questions - Gail Shaw[/url]
Learn Extended Events

Sarah Wagner Hall of Fame Points: 3178 More actions · Answer 11

I can't even imagine what it would be like to have 6 weeks off. Wonderful. We all work so incredibly hard. I take a week vacation where I totally disconnect, phone, internet, work, etc and feel wonderful. How nice would even take 2 🙂 Welcome back!

Andrew-H SSC Veteran Points: 213 More actions · Answer 12

Hello Steve,

Ditto on Jeffrey's comments and questions. I am unfamiliar with sabbatical and I am intrigued with what they are about, especially for someone in the IT industry.

Thank you and welcome back,

Andy

Jeff Moden SSC Guru Points: 1004284 More actions · Answer 13

bitbucket-25253 (7/21/2014)
WELCOME HOME
We have something special in our little technology niche, and I hope all of you appreciate it.
I am sure all the site users appreciate the help/knowledge it/that has been provided to them.

+1 gazillion to that! Welcome home, Steve!

--Jeff Moden

RBAR is pronounced "ree-bar" and is a "Modenism" for Row-By-Agonizing-Row.
First step towards the paradigm shift of writing Set Based code:
________Stop thinking about what you want to do to a ROW... think, instead, of what you want to do to a COLUMN.

Change is inevitable... Change for the better is not.

Helpful Links:
How to post code problems
How to Post Performance Problems
Create a Tally Function (fnTally)

Steve Jones - SSC Editor SSC Guru Points: 736063 More actions · Answer 14

call.copse (7/21/2014)
Welcome back Steve, nice to have you back in town, virtually speaking.

Thanks, good to be back