For all my customer service comrades-in-arms:
There's some hope.
I am not...I am not the damsel in distress. I am not some case. I have to work this. I've lived in a cave for 5 years in a world where they killed my kind like cattle. I am not going to be cut down by some monster flu. I am better than that. What a wonder...how very scared I am.
Fred ,'A Hole in the World'
Natter Five-O: Book 'Em, Danno.
Off-topic discussion. Wanna talk about corsets, duct tape, or physics? This is the place. Detailed discussion of any current-season TV must be whitefonted.
Miracleman - Feb 22, 2007 11:06:20 am PST #2971 of 10001
No, I don't think I will - me, quoting Captain Steve Rogers, to all of 2020
Tom Scola - Feb 22, 2007 11:07:47 am PST #2972 of 10001
Remember that the frontier of the Rebellion is everywhere. And even the smallest act of insurrection pushes our lines forward.
Joel on Software just had a really good essay on customer service.
bon bon - Feb 22, 2007 11:11:47 am PST #2973 of 10001
It's five thousand for kissing, ten thousand for snuggling... End of list.
Well, Fry is considered a national treasure in England, but he'd be easy to miss if you managed to avoid Wilde, "Bones", and Gosford Park.
tommyrot - Feb 22, 2007 11:12:45 am PST #2974 of 10001
Sir, it's not an offence to let your cat eat your bacon. Okay? And we don't arrest cats, I'm very sorry.
There's some hope.
Cool. I've been waiting decades for management to come around to this attitude....
Dana - Feb 22, 2007 11:15:09 am PST #2975 of 10001
I'm terrifically busy with my ennui.
The world's first Ferris wheel was at the 1893 Chicago World's Fair.
That was a great essay, Tom. I can't imagine calling my cable company's customer service line and not being irritated. I just accept that it's going to happen, which is sad.
Miracleman - Feb 22, 2007 11:21:36 am PST #2976 of 10001
No, I don't think I will - me, quoting Captain Steve Rogers, to all of 2020
That was an interesting essay, Tom. I didn't agree with all points, but...interesting.
shrift - Feb 22, 2007 11:33:05 am PST #2977 of 10001
"You can't put a price on the joy of not giving a shit." -Zenkitty
People are usually shocked that they can raise me immediately via e-mail or telephone with the website/software I support.
Liese S. - Feb 22, 2007 11:39:23 am PST #2978 of 10001
"Faded like the lilac, he thought."
Seriously, we'd be all "One time...this lady called...and she just asked for what she needed."
All right. Ima do it from now on. But if they act shocked at my lack of social graces, I'm totally blaming all of you. And they'll be all, "Your invisible friends told you to say what, now?"
shrift - Feb 22, 2007 11:40:05 am PST #2979 of 10001
"You can't put a price on the joy of not giving a shit." -Zenkitty
I just ran out of internet. How vexing.
Connie Neil - Feb 22, 2007 11:40:55 am PST #2980 of 10001
brillig
And they'll be all, "Your invisible friends told you to say what, now?"
I'll take the fault