Funny, but sad ..

[lihan161051.livejournal.com]

Rule #1 of getting helpful results from tech support would seem to be "call when you're not completely plastered".

(I tend to wait until after noon to start on the hard stuff, myself .. this guy has clearly been drinking since sometime before dawn.. :: headdesk::)

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[ravenofdreams.livejournal.com]

Nnngh.
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?