My favorite kind of call

[technical.angel]

Me: "Helpdesk, this is Jenni."

Caller: "Hi. I think my MONITOR is dead. I press the power button, and the yellow light turns on, and it makes the 'doo doo doo' noise, but then nothing happens."

Me: "Yellow light?"

Caller: "Oh, wait, I wonder if my hard drive got turned off because of the storm. Yeah, looks like that was it. Thank you!"

Me: "You're welcome!"

[Kika]

Okay, now I know the Benadryl is affecting me. I read your post twice, and each time I read. "I think my MOTHER is dead."

Thanks for the unintentional giggle.

[technical.angel]

You're welcome!

And now that I'm back at work, hopefully I'll have more stories!

Jenni

[Spiffy McMoron]

Okay, now I know the Benadryl is affecting me. I read your post twice, and each time I read. "I think my MOTHER is dead."

Your mother came with a power button? Well, I suppose that would have come in handy if you wanted to sneek out of the house as a teenager...

[Kika]

Your mother came with a power button? Well, I suppose that would have come in handy if you wanted to sneek out of the house as a teenager...

My former self wishes...

That's why I read the post three times. I couldn't understand why 1) They were calling tech support for a dead mom and 2) what power button they were talking about.

I'm not usually THAT much of an idiot.

[Spankmonkey]

Me: "Helpdesk, this is Jenni."

Caller: "Hi. I think my monitor is dead. I press the power button, and the yellow light turns on, and it makes the 'doo doo doo' noise, but then nothing happens."

Sure it was a "DEE DEE DEE" noise and not a "doo doo doo" noise instead? Sounds like a PEBCAK Error (Problem Exists Between Chair And Keyboard).

[technical.angel]

I'm sure she meant the slight humming noise an older CRT makes when you turn the power on.

Jenni

[protege]

Sure it was a "DEE DEE DEE" noise and not a "doo doo doo" noise instead? Sounds like a PEBCAK Error (Problem Exists Between Chair And Keyboard).

Are you sure it's not an "eye-dee-ten-tee" (I D 10 T) error?

[technical.angel]

Well, she didn't know her tower was off, so I'm calling it an I D 10 T.

Jenni

[Seanette]

I'd consider this kind of temporary cerebral flatulence to be an IOHS condition.
(For those who don't know, that means Insufficient Operator Head Space)

[Special Patrol Group]

Okay, now I know the Benadryl is affecting me. I read your post twice, and each time I read. "I think my MOTHER is dead."

Thanks for the unintentional giggle.

Weird, I read the same thing! Long day...

[technical.angel]

There, that should fix it.

Jenni

[Kika]

Thanks, Jenni! Your "fix" had me laughing even harder than my mistake!

[technical.angel]

Always glad to be of service!

Jenni, the funny

[Delacroix]

Yes....those are the best calls ever. You don't even have to say three words to them, and all their problems are solved. ^-^