In which I emulated a stereotypical tech support bod

[uk_sef]

One of the dancers who turned up almost on time to the free social event (as opposed to the majority who are generally late!) complained that the water out of the water machine wasn't cold. Somehow this was magically supposed to be my responsibility - even though I don't supply or prepare the machine and have never even drunk from it. I guess some

Comments

[wolfy_writing]

Ah yes, the classic "Is it plugged in? Is it turned on?" Entire IT jobs are built around that.

[uk_sef]

Sadly, unlike those other people, I don't get paid - not even in chocolate.

[wolfy_writing]

Aw, that's too bad! I'd send you chocolate, but sadly they haven't invented a way to upload it and transmit it directly over the internet yet.

[elfwhistletree]

I think you'll find that there are ways around this limitation, if necessary ;-)

[wolfy_writing]

I'm intrigued by your proposition

[uk_sef]

You guys do know that Charlie And The Chocolate Factory was just a story, don't you. And even there it didn't end well for the chocolate ... or the child.

[wolfy_writing]

Don't worry, I won't try to send you over the internet.

[uk_sef]

Apparently it's not just IT and I really am expected to fix everything for everyone. Last week's "crises" included

[wolfy_writing]

Humans definitely tend to be on the needy side, and are always ready to take advantage of the assistance of any intelligent life in the vicinity.

[uk_sef]

So, in the absence of being able to significantly alter everyone else, my corrective options are:
1. Avoid the vicinity of humans (which I do do quite a lot anyway!).
2. Appear (or become): (a) less intelligent or (b) less alive.

Option 2 is definitely the trickier of those. Although there's a general tendency towards (b) for all life eventually.

[wolfy_writing]

Yeah, I'd give it about a century and then go for option b.