Tech Support South African Style!

[cybirea.livejournal.com]

This is from an e-mail sent to me by a South African Tech Support colleague. It's second hand information. Just thought I'd pass it on. :-)

'Hello, technical support, how can I help you'?

Customer: 'Last night my computer started making a lot of hissing noise at me so I shut it down. This morning when I turned it on the computer started hissing and cracking, then started smoking and a bad smell, then nothing'.

SUPPORT: 'I will have a technician come over first thing this morning, just leave the computer just like it is, so they can find the problem and fix it, or change it out with another computer. Give me your address; phone number and the technician will be there just as soon as they can'.

When the technician got there, the lady showed the technician where the computer was, said what happened to it; this is what the technician found.



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It's a South African Spitting Cobra better known as a 'Mfezi' the 'Staffie'!

The worse thing I have to deal with is house spiders and dust. I love living in a temperate climate!

Comments

I prefer the feral alligators in the toilet (New York City, 'tis said)

[marylis43.livejournal.com]

My sib forwarded your anecdote. Our late mother (of blessed memory) nurtured horror, fear, hatred, and unremitting homicidal intent toward any and all snakes, and used a garden hoe to take out any so unfortunate as to meet her -- everything from garter snakes on up. The service tech's visit would have been superfluous except to unsmash the computer.

I did have a small mouse (4 legged variety) trapped in my printer and had to disassemble almost all of it to get him out, alas, injured. He went to join the feral alligators. Humanely, of course.