Some people weren't meant to own things with buttons
I used to work in a computer shop, this older couple bought a PC and all was good for about 2 days, then we started getting calls. Now usually we aren't meant to help, we had a helpline they called and they sorted out any problems. However we were nice, so we helped out even to the point were we went to their home to help them fix something. In the process we find out that their 'friend' has been helping them out by slowly screwing everything up with the PC under the guise of 'making it run better'. One of the first things we notice when we have a bitch of a time getting the machine to boot is sitting in the run command is 'msconfig' which there 'friend' had been using to 'help' them. We also find that he's installed AOL and Freeserve onto the machine and so it's easier for us for re-install and tell them not to let their friend help anymore.

2 days later the man and his wife turn back up at the store with the PC complaining that after we'd got it working again that their 'friend' had to re-do all his hard work to get things back to how he had them and now the machine wouldn't boot.

I gave the the refund for a hassle free life but as the woman left she put the boot in and told us that we didn't know anything about PC's. I promptly ran to the door after her and shouted 'in future if you want to join the twentieth century then may a suggest an etch-a-sketch and working you way up!'

an IQ test and neutering program wouldn't be a bad idea I swear!
( HornO, Mon 29 Dec 2003, 0:19, Reply)