Just Another Quick Observation

I got a call today from a guy in Florida. He needed to update his software. That's not a problem, except for the fact that he was in the midst of 50 mile per hour winds and he said they'd already got 18 inches of rain and it was still raining.

During the 'attempted' software update, the power kept going out in his house, windows and doors kept blowing open, his dogs were freakin' out, his Wife was chasing the windows and doors and dogs around and making squealing noises. While I was trying to tell him what he needed to do amidst all the chaos he just kinda seemed like he wanted to 'talk'. He kept talking about the storm that he was sitting in the middle of. He told me all about how Disney World and all that stuff shut down because of the weather. He told me about plywood and nails and screws and spray paint.

I told him to click "Next".

At some point in time, my 'human' side kicked in and took the controls away from my Tech. Support personality. I asked him, "Do you think this is the best time to be doing this? I mean, maybe you should call back when the Storm blows over". I'll probably hear about that from my Supervisor, but you have to understand, I could hear the Wind and the Rain that was going on around him. I could hear the windows and doors flapping around. I could hear the dogs going nuts and his Wife going insane in the background. It's was chaos. At one point he said, "Oh shit, there goes my Garage Door". Dude was like, "Fuck it, this Laptop has lots of Battery left".

Maybe it's just me, but...

Anyway, we got his software updated. I gotta give the Dude props for 'grace under pressure'.
I hope he and his family are all okay. I hope everybody in the path of the Storm in Florida is okay, for that matter.

Don't really have a point here other than that.

Peace.

Just An Observation

I currently work for a very large International Corporation. My job is to talk to people on the phone, all day, and help them with whatever they seem to be having a problem with regarding our product. I love my job. I really do. It's interesting stuff that I do. I talk to people from all over North America all...day...long. In the short time that I've been doing this I've learned a great deal about the attitudes of the people that live in various parts of the country. My observations,thus far, are as follows:

1. Most people in Canada are assholes. I don't really know why they are or what their problem is
but they are assholes. They've just got a really bad attitude for some reason. They even hate
themselves. Some parts of Canada hate other people in other parts of Canada. I guess it's a
French thing, I don't know.
My advice to you assholes in Canada...get over yourself!

2. The Assholishness of the people in Canada pales in comparison to the Assholes in the
Northeastern States of America. You know, places like New York, New Jersey,
Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Connecticut...all that shit. These Motherfuckers have
serious issues. I mean damn! They are just pissed off at the World! I think they wake up
pissed off, spend the whole day pissed off, go to bed pissed off and then do it again the next
day. Man, it must suck to be you. Have you ever considered moving?
My advice to you assholes in the Northeast...don't ever come around here with that attitude
'cause I promise you somebody will beat the shit out of you real quick. Pay attention.

3. Now. On to to Michigan. What the fuck is wrong with you people? Do you think you're special
because you live in Michigan? Do you think the World owes you something because you live in
Michigan? Apparently you think you're better than everybody else because you live in
Michigan. Well, think again...Motherfucker. You're just a bunch of spoiled-assed brats that
inherited a bunch of money from your dead parents. I'm sorry for your loss but don't expect
the rest of the World to wipe your ass for you. Okay?
My advice to you Motherfuckers is...grow the fuck up.

4. And then we move on to California. Now I know that California is supposed to be all laid back
and cool and mellow and shit, but from what I can tell I sense a lot of tension in your voices.
You're not rude or angry or any of that shit...you're just, stressed. I'm worried about you.
Really. I understand that you have to move faster and do more because you're in "California",
but, seriously, you need to just relax a little bit.
My advice to you guys...'Don't forget to breathe'.

5. As for the rest of the Country, well...you're pretty much okay. Some of you are really cool and
some of you suck. That's okay. That's as it should be. Some of you amaze me in the fact that
you're able to even use a telephone. How you managed to even get your shit together enough
to go to a store and purchase one of our devices speaks volumes about your tenacity. Some of
you are really just too stupid to live. That's okay. We'll let you do that. Some of you are pretty
cool. That's cool too. We'll let you do that.
My advice to you guys...just keep on being you.

In summation: Canada...Fuck You! Northeast...Fuck You harder!! Michigan...Eat shit and die.
California...relax dudes. The rest of the Country...Good Luck!

Peace.