HAROLD THE COMPUTER GUY

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HAROLD THE COMPUTER GUY

I was having trouble with my computer. So I called Harold, the computer guy, to come over. Harold clicked a couple of buttons and solved the problem. He gave me a bill for a minimum service call.

As he was walking away, I called after him, "So, what was wrong?"


He replied, "It was an ID ten T error."

I didn't want to appear stupid, but nonetheless inquired, "An ID ten T
Error? What's that In case I need to fix it again?"

Harold grinned.... "Haven't you ever heard of an ID ten T error before?"

"No," I replied.

"Write it down," he said, "and I think you'll figure it out."

So I wrote it down.

I D 1 0 T

I used to like Harold...
 
I did, once. Say it out loud that is! Good for me it was a good customer.....seems you can tell your family all kinds of things when they really need you! lol

Although, my friend got mad at me when I sent him to get a PU-55Y Acquisition Form. He was way uptight and couldn't relax....I was just trying to help! :neener:
 
Ahh ... The PEBCAK or Problem Exists Between Chair And Keyboard.

I've also told people that their issue was a loose nut behind the keyboard. They usually don't figure it out until they are explaining the ordeal to someone else.

I love being the computer guy sometimes. Our industry is so close to mysticism to most people that I can get away with just about any explanation. The one I love to "think" but have never actually said is:
Customer: "what was the issue"
Me: "Well, if I told you, and you understood what I said, you wouldn't have needed me in the first place."

Maybe when I'm short time.

"Any technology, sufficiently advanced, is indistinguishable from magic." Sums up my job pretty well.
 
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