Okay. This may be a long post, but I have, instead of putting these in seperate posts, I will combine them into one. So, grab a beer (or your favorite beverage you sissy) and gather ’round papa Steel’s Fireside chat.
First off, we have a story about a child. A child vs. the big business. My girlfriend tried to log into her AOL account the other day, and it wouldn’t work. She called her dad to ask what had happened, and found out that her younger sister used vulgar language in a child’s chat room, so AOL suspended their accounts.
When asked what she had said, it was, “This is poop”. Huh? Suspended? For that?
Next in our array of stories, I recently got a 12-month Xbox Live renewal card. My yearly subscription was supposed to end January 19th. I put in the new card on January 1st. After I put in the code, my new expiration date was January 1, 2007. Huh? So the next day, I called to reclaim my 19 days, I talked to no less than 5 people, and by the end of the calls, I felt like Rainman… “I want my 19 days! I want my 19 days!” BTW, it was resolved.
Finally, I have a rant on people who say things incorrectly. Especially computer stuff. I have heard people (a lot of people) say UBS port (instead of USB), Hewitt Packard (instead of Hewlett Packard - there is an “L” in here people), and I heard my favorite of all time today. I was talking to someone about the new computers, and how they don’t have a floppy disk drive. He then proceeded to ask me how much it would be to add a “sloppy drive” to his computer. I just smiled. His wife (they were both elderly) said “I think it’s actually floppy drive.” And we all laughed together. Except me. I was laughing at them.
Well, kiddies, that’s it for me for now. Have a splendid day and don’t forget to put out the fire before you go.
