If it wasn't for the last minute,nothing would get done

[harry-whodunnit.livejournal.com]

If this happened just the once, I'd assume that the customer ate too much lead paint as a child. But it keeps happening. I tell ya, our days as this planet's dominant life form are coming to an end.

ISP: "In three months we will no longer be offering that service, so please arrange a connection with another ISP."

Customer: "Okay."

ISP: "In two months we're shutting it down."

Customer: "No problem."

ISP: "In one month, no more account. No foolin'."

Customer: "Gotcha."

ISP: "In two weeks, it's all gone."

Customer: "Uh-huh."

ISP: "In one week, kablooey. For real."

Customer: "No sweat."

ISP: "Last day. We mean it."

Customer: "I understand."

ISP: "Password not valid."

Customer: "OH MY GOD YOU CAN'T DO THIS TO ME I HAVE EMPLOYEES TO PAY MY BUSINESS CAN'T RUN YOU'RE GOING TO BANKRUPT ME I'LL SUE YOU!!!11!!"

Me: "...but we're not even the same company..."

Customer: "YOU'RE ALL IN IT TOGETHER!"

Comments

[jecook]

Yep.

[jahbulon.livejournal.com]

Been there, raged at that.

[the-s-guy.livejournal.com]

Do you have the standard "Fer Chrissake, we already told ya six times it was gonna go bye-bye, now GIT!" scripts all ready to go?

[harry-whodunnit.livejournal.com]

I'm sure the company actually providing the service that was shut down had those scripts...

[lions-tambua.livejournal.com]

sad... but true.
people are just TOO stupid these days.

[kerberos.livejournal.com]

Off course we are all in it togheter.

Nudge nudge wink wink Say no more. SAY NO MORE!

[trixtah.livejournal.com]

Isn't that the point of this community? So that we can GANG UP on unsuspecting punters and deny them service, read their emails and generally be wankers to them because of our sekrit cabal?

[klytus.livejournal.com]

I wish... then we'd actually be able to *laugh* at these people rather than go grey early because of them.

[darkblade1.livejournal.com]

So true...but with so much stupidity out there...it's just the field were in.

[redqueenmeg.livejournal.com]

That's very similar to what happens around here.

COMPANY: In 1 year we will be doing away with dialup and switching everyone over to VPN.
EMPLOYEES: OK.
COMPANY: In 6 months, you have to have your own ISP! We'll only be doing VPN!
EMPLOYEES: Sure!
COMPANY: We're switching now.
EMPLOYEES: OMG WHAT DO YOU MEAN I HAVE TO HAVE MY OWN ISP!
COMPANY: We switched two years ago.
EMPLOYEES: BUT WTF DIALUP WORKED FOR ME THE LAST TIME I TRIED IT WHICH WAS SIX YEARS AGO! MAKE IT WORK NOW!