Worst Working Conditions You Had To Write Code In?

sausaw writes "I recently had to write code in a hot dusty room for 20 days with temperatures near 107F (~41C); having nothing to sit on; a 64 Kbps inconsistent internet connection; warm water for drinking and a lot of distractions and interruptions. I am sure many people have been in similar situations and would like to know your experiences."

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Re:15 years or so ago

[thebigbadme]

yeah... well I had to try to explain how to fix an iTouch whose battery was totally drained on a flight from Chicago to Warsaw to a girl who knew enough English to get by, but not enough about computers... after a week I finally managed to get across that when she would plug in the iPod to charge it, she'd have to leave it all day (well, not quite) instead of just an hour or two.

Actually, I lie, the first week was spent trying to figure out why it died in the first place, and part of the second week was explaining that she doesn't have three years of warranty (as per law in Poland) because the iPod was purchased locally in the United States... and how she could contact Apple, in Polish, if she needed to.