Parents + computers = headbutt desk repeatedly until the sweet grip of unconsciousness takes you
My Dad is one of the most intelligent people I know. He's a pretty decent mechanic, he explained to me how an internal combustion engine, in painful detail, set up a rather successful business and is generally considered to be a pillar of the community.

Computers are definitely his weak spot.

For a while I was getting quite angry at tales of the "freelance IT consultant" who was sorting out the company IT and, eventually, building and installing a computer in his home. The guy was clearly screwing them over. I think the home PC (which was about the same spec as the cheapest Dell you can buy) with a tiny, crappy monitor and a dodgy copy of Windows was about £700.

Anyway, the home computer kept breaking or developing faults (probably porn-related viruses - I didn't want details) so eventually the guy asks them to bring the computer to him as he can't diagnose the problem remotely.

My Dad - along with his other half, who I thought was fairly bright - unplugged and picked up the monitor, leaving everything else behind ...

I get the feeling the bloke earned his money somehow!
(Penguins_Made_Me_Do_It is a dolt ... and she don't care, Thu 24 Sep 2009, 17:57, 1 reply)

An internal combustion engine
set up a rather successful business? That's amazing!
( uberdeity Wondered why Owen Lars knew of the term "hell" on, Sun 27 Sep 2009, 0:09, closed)