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renovation
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service call of the month

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last night i get a call this guys frantic . he needs me to come over at 10:00 pm to fix his internet .
saids the unit won't light up or lights are acting strange. i say try unplug the power cord and then reset the unit .he like total lost what Im saying to him . so to make this short Im to tired today tell all B.S. the short of it . i drive over 20 mins away . look check all the connections and power cords they all look good. turn on his computer and see the dsl modem is off (no lights ). i punch the power button on the rear and presto it all works .by 11pm Im home watching the news on tv .and $65 richer in my wallet.
this same guy payed best buy $65 to burn all his book marks to a cd .after he took the computer in to the store they didn't have to come to his home.but they had his unit for 2 weeks to do it for him.
the Last time I was Talking to myself . I got into such a heated argument . that is why I swore I never talk to that guy again. you know what it worked now no buddy talking to me. :help
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Post by nitro237 »

Wow, I only need to borrow $60 :upup
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Post by ZYFER »

Wow, sometimes you do wonder how some people even manage to find the power button for their computer...
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Post by nexus_7 »

ZYFER wrote:Wow, sometimes you do wonder how some people even manage to find the power button for their computer...
Thats easy, pay someone $30 to power it on for them. ;)
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