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Foggy

Foggy Report 9 Jun 2007 16:52

A woman rings her computer help line to discus a problem Operator: Computer assistance, may I help you.? caller : yes well, I'm having trouble with wordperfect Operator What sort of trouble.? caller Well I was just typing and all of a sudden the words went away Operator Went away.? caller They disappeared operator Hmm.! so what does your screen look like now.? caller Nothing Operator Nothing.? caller Its blank, it wont accept anything when I type Operator Are you still in wordperfect, or did you get out.? caller How do I tell.? Operaqtor Can you see the C: prompt on the screen.? caller whats a sea prompt.? Operator never mind, can you move your curser around the screen.? caller there isn't any curser, I told you it wont accept anything I type Operator does your monitor have a power indicator.? caller Whats a monitor.? Operator its the thing with the screen on that looks like a tv, does it have a little light that tells you its on.? caller I dont know operator Well look on the back of the monitor and find where the power cord goes into iy, can you see that.? caller Yes I think so Operator, Great follow the cable and tell me if its plugged into the wall caller Yes it is Operator when you were behind the monitor did you notice two cables plugged into the back of it, not just one.? caller No Operator Well there are and I need you to look back there again and find the other cable caller Ok here it is Operator Follow it for me and tell me if its plugged into the back of the computer caller I cant reach it Operator Uh huh well can you see if it is.? caller No Operator maybe if you lean over caller I cant see because its dark Operator Dark.? caller yes the office light is off and the only light ive got is from the window Operator Well turn on the light then caller I cant Operator Cant Why.?? caller because theres a power failure Operator A Power failure..... a power failure./ ok ! have you still got all the packaging and manuals that came with the computer.? caller yes in the cupboard Operator Good go and get them, unplug your computer and pack it up just like when it was when you got it, then take it back to the store. caller is it that bad then.? Operator yes im afraid it is caller well ok then, what do I tell them.? Operator Tell them your too f***ing stupid to own a computer