Read/Write/Think Error

Customer: “You said you were going to save all my data to the DVD! I can’t get anything!”

Me: “I assure you, I saved it to that DVD.”

Customer: “No, no! It’s still not there! It keeps telling me to insert the disk!”

Me: “Well… did you put the DVD in the drive yet?”

Customer: “No! Does it have to be there?”

Me: “Yes, it does. You can’t view the contents of the DVD unless the drive is able to read the DVD.”

Customer: “Well, that’s just silly!”

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