and here I was thinking it would be a boring Monday

[kittenscribble]

I sauntered into work this morning expecting to spend a long lazy day in front of the computer, updating documents, writing revision notices, and listening to podcasts all day. Instead, I got this:

Technician: I have an intermittent problem with this tool you built! But don't worry, all I need to do is hit this particular switch and the signal will flow. You can rewrite the instructions to tell me to hit that switch, right?

Me: I can't do that. That switch has nothing to do with that particular signal.

Tech: Want me to show you? [goes through procedure] See?

Me: Wait, that can't be right. [repeats procedure with same results] Well, I'll be danged.

Tech: Now tell me again how the switch has nothing to do with the signal.

Me: ...

Tech: Okay, I'll be over here until you figure out what's wrong with it.

Comments

[cheetahmaster.livejournal.com]

...And then you punched the tech in the face for being a jerk?

[kittenscribble.livejournal.com]

alas, no, my pacific tendencies got the better of me. Besides, it wouldn't be sporting to beat up a 60-year-old man with a pacemaker.

I did give him a long hurt look, though.

[cheetahmaster.livejournal.com]

Besides, it wouldn't be sporting to beat up a 60-year-old man with a pacemaker.

I think we have different definitions of 'sporting.'