Attitude, The Ultimate Power: Old Harold

Why read Monday Morning Power?

You will find a consistency and a focus in all of my content that can change your attitude which can fuel a positive change in your life, if you want it to. If you are happy with your attitude and your life and see no reason for changing, then you either already have a PMA (Positive Mental Attitude), or you are a victim and want to hold onto your misery. These postings will then serve to fortify the person with PMA, or, hopefully, convince the "victim" that there is a better way. This site will contain essays, poems, stories, humor and links, all with the same goal: The pursuit, capture, care and feeding of a Positive Mental Attitude. I have had readers tell me that they have spent hours on my site and feel great about themselves both during and after. I log onto my own site frequently to help fuel my attitude; I hope you will as well.

Monday, September 10, 2007

Old Harold

I was having trouble with my computer. So I called Harold the computer guy, to come over. Harold clicked a couple of buttons and solved the problem.

He gave me a bill for a minimum service call. As he was walking away, I called after him, "So, what was wrong?" He replied, "It was an ID ten T error." I didn't want to appear stupid, but nonetheless inquired, "An, ID ten T error? What's that .. in case I need to fix it again?"

Harold grinned.... "Haven't you ever heard of an ID ten T error before?"

"No," I replied.

"Write it down," he said, "and I think you'll figure it out."

So I wrote down . I D 1 0 T

I used to like Harold.

8 comments:

Baba Doodlius said...: That's an old tech support term. It's associated with the closing line of a support phone call "Thank you for calling (company name) today. We're glad we could be of service. >click< A$$hole!"; September 10, 2007 at 2:08 PM
Sandee said...: Love it Mel. I've been one of those too. The idiot that is. Have a great day. :); September 10, 2007 at 4:24 PM
Anonymous said...: Nice one to start the day with!; September 10, 2007 at 9:56 PM
Amel said...: Ouch!!!

I have a cousin who's really good at computers. Whenever he talked to us about computer stuff with computer terminology, we would just nod and nod and nod without truly understanding what he meant. But he would keep on talking happily anyway he he he...It made me feel bad since I DID want to understand what he was really saying he he he...; September 11, 2007 at 2:31 AM
Cliff said...: As one who the IT department call to troubleshoot at my location(they work at another) I see my share of ID 10 T problems, also known as user ignorance.; September 11, 2007 at 4:43 AM
DubLiMan said...: I think that we all have had an ID10T computer story; some on the receiving end and some on the giving end.; September 11, 2007 at 8:22 AM
Max Coutinho said...: LOL awesome tail!

Hi, Mel!

I also had a "Harold" fixing my computer, a few years ago...he charged me a whole lot of money, didn't do much on the computer, and then in the end couldn't even explain me what was wrong with the damn thing *nodding*!

I felt like punching his nose, and take my money back lol!
Sometimes I think that they look at us and think "Why bother explaining whatsoever to a computer-illiterate?" *shrugging*!

Cheers!; September 11, 2007 at 10:10 AM
Jezla said...: That's funny! But I don't think Harold would have been collecting any minimum service fees from me!; September 12, 2007 at 11:45 AM