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That's one way to spend an evening

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    That's one way to spend an evening

    Next door neighbour and us get on pretty well (not the other side, they're tossers)

    We have kids similar ages and we all gel.

    Tonight I popped round as their teenage lad is mad about football, and sometimes pops round to catch a game with me and the kids. As he asked me earlier if he could watch the liverpool game I said I would let him know.

    I nipped round to say that he could catch the second half if he wanted. He was out with his mum, and Dad answers the door. Drenched in sweat, red faced and thoroughly p*ssed off. The remaining kids had been playing up and running him ragged (we've been there)

    He was working on his media centre PC, and his youngest had removed the chip without asking (or unclipping it)

    £150 quids worth of quad core processor with a row of bent pins.
    And one rattled Dad.

    I soothed him down, took the chip into my workshop and straightened the pins on my clean (newly assembled bench) under my 10000 lumen SAD light and his camera lens as an ad hoc magnifying glass.

    Dropped in to the socket like a charm and the machine booted sweetly. Then I used ProcessMonitor to diagnose his CPU hog and he is watching DVDs happily.

    So for all the times in Technical when I rant about leaving num lock on in my VM, I do pay it forward.

    I am feeling quite happy with myself atm. What a guy.
    Knock first as I might be balancing my chakras.

    #2
    "Experience hath shewn, that even under the best forms of government those entrusted with power have, in time, and by slow operations, perverted it into tyranny. "


    Thomas Jefferson

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      #3
      Nice one, Suitie

      But, I STILL find your avatar REALLY unsettling though
      I'm sorry, but I'll make no apologies for this

      Pogle is awarded +5 Xeno Geek Points.
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      CUK University Challenge Champions 2012

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        #4
        Wilmslooooooooooooooooooooowwwwwwwwwwwwwwww!
        If you have to add a , it isn't funny. HTH. LOL.

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          #5
          Originally posted by suityou01 View Post
          We have kids similar ages and we all gel.
          Are you training them to be agents?
          Behold the warranty -- the bold print giveth and the fine print taketh away.

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            #6
            HTF does this thread get one star TINGLES ??
            Knock first as I might be balancing my chakras.

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              #7
              Meanwhile I've been talking to Herbie Hancock on the phone
              Me, me, me...

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                #8
                Hey, I just worked out how to rate threads - WooHoo!
                I'm sorry, but I'll make no apologies for this

                Pogle is awarded +5 Xeno Geek Points.
                CUK University Challenge Champions 2010
                CUK University Challenge Champions 2012

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                  #9
                  Originally posted by suityou01 View Post
                  What a guy.
                  Yes indeed... What a Guy.......

                  I reached the ".......Dad answers the door. Drenched in sweat, red faced and thoroughly p*ssed off..." bit and thought you were about to tell us you had interupted his Pot Noodle......

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                    #10
                    Originally posted by Drewster View Post
                    Yes indeed... What a Guy.......

                    I reached the ".......Dad answers the door. Drenched in sweat, red faced and thoroughly p*ssed off..." bit and thought you were about to tell us you had interupted his Pot Noodle......
                    Knock first as I might be balancing my chakras.

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