Note to Self: No Assumptions!
Last week I listed my computer for sale, online. You know, the one that I thought was broken but wasn't, and so then I got a super-cool new one when I didn't really need it? Yeah, that one.
One guy wanted to come see it this afternoon and I made arrangements for him to come by. He had a distinctive name, so I did a quick search online and ended up finding his MySpace page. As a result, I learned what high school he had gone to, about how old he was, saw that he had a pierced eyebrow, likes rap, and I even learned his girlfriend's name.
I was going to have to put on some hair given I was having company come over. This guy sounded like he was cool, so I put on my favorite Aqua Purple wig while I waited. The doorbell rang and I opened the door to...a very sedate young man standing next to his mother and sister, who wore traditional East Indian clothing.
I think the pink of my face offset my lavender wig quite nicely. Oops. Clearly he has one look for his friends, and one for mom! Tsk, tsk to me, for jumping to conclusions!
I escorted the three of them back to my pirate office and showed him the diagnostic tests that I was running on the system to show that it works. We booted up some tools and he said everything looked fine. Suddenly I was tapped on the arm and I turned around to see this little woman handing me cash for the computer.
I gathered up everything they would need (I had all the manuals, cables, and extra doo-dads - of course) and walked them out. Like a dork I said, if anything isn't as I described it, give me a call. Cleary, I would fail in cut-throat sales.
Add the computer sale to the found money, and I now have what I needed for my project. Ta-da!
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