PEBCAK, Episode IX
My father works as a tech support in a hospital. He is sometimes “on call,” which basically means everyone in the hospital can call him at every, yes, EVERY hour of the day if there is a problem with a PC.
It is 3:00 am, and my mom and dad and I are sleeping in our rooms; mine is right next to theirs. We all suddenly wake as there’s a loud noise; it’s my father’s phone ringing and it’s someone from the hospital. It pisses us off but it happens less than once a month, and no one usually calls at night. It’s a nurse calling.
Dad: “Hello?”
Nurse: “Hello, is this [Dad’s Surname]?”
Dad: “Yes, what seems to be the issue?”
Nurse: “I am at the end of my night shift and I need to write a report down before I go home, but the office PC doesn’t start!”
Dad: “Okay, has it had problems in the past few days? The nurse before you said something about it not working well.”
Nurse: “No, nothing! What do I do?! I need to sleeeeep!”
Dad: “What does the monitor say?”
Nurse: “‘No signal. ‘What does it mean?”
Dad: “Okay.”
He tells her what “no signal” stands for and tries to solve the problem. This goes on for about fifteen minutes but the PC still won’t start. Suddenly, my dad has a realization.
Dad: “Wait, look under the desk.”
Nurse: “Okay, what now?”
Dad: “Is the charger in the power-point?”
Nurse: “No? Should it be?”
Dad: *Huffs* “Yes, or else the PC has no electricity to work!”
Nurse: “Eww, but it’s gross! There’s too much dust! Can’t you come here and put it in for me?”
Dad: “Are you kidding me? I am here to tell you what to do, not to do it for you! You are a d*** nurse; you should have some gloves! If you’re so picky, use them! BYE!” *Hangs up*
My dad was fuming, and he was super tired and went back to sleep.
The hospital is one hour’s drive from my house, so the nurse wanted my dad to get in the car in the middle of the night, drive an hour, put a d*** charger in, and come back home. Some people!
Related:
PEBCAK, Episode VII
PEBCAK, Episode VI
PEBCAK, Episode V
PEBCAK, Episode IV
PEBCAK, Episode III
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