1995-2007: H1, HERA, DESY

If a program is running, it has to be modified. 
If a program is obsolete, it has to be documented. 
								- H.Krehbiel 9'95


In this moment I'm living again the history of my nation.
- S.Mikocki, the "polish bear" in front of a Macintosh (MWPC) in the H1 control room, 
 with a Russian (lumi) and a German (muons) collaborator on his left and right [before 1992]
 The H1 control room was equipped with 19" workplaces, each of them occupied by a detector 
 expert during construction and shutdown periods.


I've been over in America. --- I quite like Europe. - P.Biddulph 9'95
 to the question, if he knew the States.


From BARRELET@FRCPN11.IN2P3.FR  Mon Oct 23 11:07:26 1995

   Bon courage Dirk,
                 Tu vas peut-etre sortir de la situation typique "triangle
                 des Bermudes" (trois labos qui se renvoient la balle).


Man sieht es mit gutem Willen andeutungsweise. 
                              - C.Arndt, Diplomvortrag im Freitags-Seminar


Wer die Arbeit kennt und sich nicht drueckt,
der ist verrueckt.                             - Siegmar Schleif, 15.11.95


Les theoremes d'Etienne Barrelet:
1) Quand un probleme est vraiment grave, cela ne peut pas etre tres grave.
2) Quand un systeme complique se met a ne plus marcher d'un coup, il faut
 l'eteindre et le rallumer.
- verifies lors de la panne des TDC SpaCal, juin 1996


Pascal Zini se marre, sans raison apparente, dans le hall nord, pendant un shift
de nuit (1995). Le shift-leader (moi) lui demande:
 "Pourquoi tu te marres?"
 "Je suis les instructions de shift, paragraphe 12: Enjoy your shift."


Wieso ist denn die Lampe am Eingang jetzt dauernd an?
	- Kerstin Borras, waehrend einer Nachtschicht, Juni 1996, 5 Uhr morgens


When lumi, call run-coordinator. (6-7-96)
When lumi, call run-coordinator, in case of problems. (7-7-96)
When lumi, call run-coordinator, only in case of problems. (8-7-96)
When lumi, call run-coordinator, only in case of big problems. (10-7-96)
									- Ueli Straumann on the H1 whiteboard


Sie sind ja nur Ihre Wummer gewoehnt. 
Diese Elektronen, die sind 'was ganz Zartes.
								- Beate Naroska, 23.10.96, zu A. Schoening


Zwanzig Leute aufhängen, gut!
								- Hilde Haertel, LP97


Wenn Du eine bestehende [BOS] Bank veraenderst, dann ist sie verbogen.
								- Hanna Mahlke


Evils at DESY: Apart from the canteen, we have a Computer Center
								- E. Tzamariudaki, 31.3.98


I have a shift, and I don't know any more, what's going on in the hall.
Can you give me some instructions? --- Is there a possibility to watch TV now?
								- F. Lehner, 30.6.98 (France '98)


I need an access card to the north hole
								- L. Subasi, Summerstudent 2001


The problems are: Why can I do it? and: I did it.
								- S. Lueders, after deleting an important
								  file in the H1 logging


When people give a judgement about somebody else, 
  they are in reality just talking about their own person.
								- E. Barrelet

2010-...: CTA

Luckily I am not clever enough to find the easy way 
	to find out who gave the answers.
								- J. Carr (20.4.2012)


I am not talking about dates, I am talking about facts.
								- P. Jean (10.3.2016)


Il est plus facile de mettre d'accord des administrateurs Windows 
	que des sysadmins Linux. 
								- C. Muller (5.12.2016, au CCRI)

I am not tired, just sleepy.
								- 野崎誠也 (28.6.2018)

My experience says, when 95% of the mystery is solved, then remaining 5% disappear without good explanation.
								- 齋藤隆之 (6.4.2021)