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Alright, everyone, I have to ask. What is your favourite / the best way of telling family members and friends that you will not fix their computer/television/VCR/iWhatever for free?
I ask because it seems like lately they've been coming out of the woodwork. Great-Aunt Somebody, Friend-I-Haven't-Spoken-To-In-Years, all of them, wanting me to fix their widgets. I don't mind, generally, if it's quick and it just comes up while we're otherwise together, but it's been getting excessive. I feel like I need a quick way of pointing out that when MOST people ask me to do this, there is some kind of remuneration going on.
I had a conversation the other day that went (at 6 am, when I was had been ASLEEP):
*phone rings*
Me: Wuzza?
Friend: So, my hard drive's died, I think. What does $ERROR_MESSSAGE mean?
Me: Means your hard drive's died. You need to get a new one.
Friend: Oh. Can you fix it for me? I'll bring it by later.
*click of friend hanging up*
Me: THE FUCK?
So. Input?