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Patience
You've been told to be patient. Well, patience wears thin when you are consistently bombarded with clueless people.

You repair the problems. I, on the other hand, teach computer orientation and operation to senior citizens. My observation is that most of my students want me to figure out and fix their computer problems. Older men, especially, like to fall back on the old saws: "I'm too old to learn anything about computers." "I have short-term memory loss. So forgive me if I don't remember anything you've said." These same excuses apply, also, to digital camera operation.

I get calls throughout the day, into the night, and on weekends, holidays -- any time -- from the older students who opt not to figure out a solution to their problem, but find it easier to call me. Thank goodness for cell phone caller I.D.

FYI - I'm one of the older folks who chooses to figure things out. So, I'm not prejudiced towards older persons. Just frustrated some times after what seems to be a lot of talking to brick walls. I've also discovered that there is a corps elite among many of the older set that's best stated: 'The less I know about my computer, the safer I will be.' And I've had many in my classes actually brag about their safety-in-ignorance philosophy.

So, my advice for all computer repair techs is to buy a hip flask and refill it often.
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The average person will give up  Paul C. | 07/19/05
You're right  ebrke | 07/19/05
Better Software?  Too Old For IT | 07/19/05
Excellent point  donald17 | 07/20/05
Not after the investment  voska | 07/19/05
$29.99?  artiekay2@... | 07/19/05
Man, you're cheap.  TheSickEmpire | 07/19/05
Seems a little low  Too Old For IT | 07/19/05
That's the sign in the store says  voska | 07/19/05
Good - And AFT and Adios  nottheusual1 | 07/19/05
and then there are the other ISPs  Too Old For IT | 07/19/05
Zombies, spys, and other krappp  30bob1 | 07/19/05
Its all about awareness  armith1 | 07/19/05
Its all about awareness and more  30bob1 | 07/19/05
RE: I agree.  iwish40 | 07/19/05
Boy do I hear ya!  mamacat | 07/19/05
Old users  donald17 | 07/20/05
Not to worry...  mamacat | 07/20/05
I don't need it ...  Henaway | 07/20/05
ISP's are the logical place to stop this traffic  maldain | 07/19/05
All too true!  Camus_z | 07/19/05
Sort of  John L. Ries | 07/19/05
The only thing worse than rich people...  Allstar_z | 07/19/05
The average person will give up [NOT!]  communications@... | 07/19/05
You and ebrke are looking in the wrong  mustangj36@... | 07/19/05
Right on the whole, wrong in detail  pbiss | 07/19/05
opt out  DemonX | 07/19/05
Most ISP's are blocking ONLY on  bjbrock | 07/19/05
Re: Most ISP's are blocking ONLY on  none none | 07/19/05
Commercial Service  Charli_z | 07/19/05
Right on the whole, wrong in detail  communications@... | 07/19/05
ISP vs Zombies  micheleontroy@... | 07/22/05
Solution  dwest_z | 07/19/05
Clean up  DOS_is_Boss | 07/19/05
Windows XP anything  jackie40d@... | 07/19/05
hmmmm  jeanjaz | 07/19/05
Patiences only last so long  voska | 07/20/05
Patience  donald17 | 07/20/05
Fighting symptoms, not causes  WillemGrooters | 07/19/05
Hmmm, so it's the os's problem?  maldain | 07/19/05
"The Internet would eventually grind to a halt,"  nikoli | 07/19/05
I thought so myself.  TheSickEmpire | 07/19/05
Everybodys responsibility  artiekay2@... | 07/19/05
Decreasing appeal  Camus_z | 07/19/05
Help  jack33771 | 07/19/05
If you are a home user....  Sir_Chancealot | 07/19/05
Hehe  NonZealot | 07/19/05
Or?....  TtfnJohn | 07/19/05
I'd tell them to take the bus  voska | 07/20/05
better business model  springerj | 07/26/05
I'd like  iwish40 | 07/19/05
Re: I'd like  none none | 07/19/05
Funny! happy (nt)  NonZealot | 07/19/05
RE:  iwish40 | 07/19/05
I need a new keyboard, now LoL (nt)  kastlemaster | 07/19/05
RE;  iwish40 | 07/22/05
DRM isn't good...Neither are botnets.  Raymond Danner | 07/19/05
Why should I pay???  lempfla | 07/19/05
Good: ISPs that Redirect Infected PCs to the Web Page  tbbrickster_z | 07/19/05
Good: ISPs that Redirect Infected PCs to the Web Page  tbbrickster_z | 07/19/05
Rats.  Yagotta B. Kidding | 07/19/05
Another Solution . . .  Sheeva | 07/19/05
Do NOT rely on ISPs to do what YOU can do YOURSELF!!!!  btljooz | 07/19/05
RE: Seatbelt?  iwish40 | 07/19/05
I never get viruses  voska | 07/20/05
Seatbelt????  btljooz | 07/20/05
RE:  iwish40 | 07/21/05
LOL @ Oh and Yes, ALWAYS BUCKLE YOUR SEATBELT (WINK).  btljooz | 07/22/05
Zone Alarm  voska | 07/20/05
CA a subsidiary of Check Point or what?  btljooz | 07/20/05
"do what YOU can do YOURSELF"  benning | 07/28/05
Teach People to USE  jackie40d@... | 07/19/05
If ignorance is bliss...  dclark0758 | 07/19/05
FTC seems to not be going to the source  EDinNY | 07/19/05
Wild Goose Chase???  dclark0758 | 07/19/05
scams around a long time  GWalby | 07/19/05
Make a law and Prosecute  skypilot_ | 07/19/05
Right Sentiment...but not workable  dclark0758 | 07/19/05
Bubba's computer is sending 10,000 emails a day..  No_Ax_to_Grind | 07/19/05
Depends.  mamacat | 07/19/05
Maybe; but 5000 a day?  voska | 07/20/05
Noooo...sry - per month.  mamacat | 07/20/05
spam  rjcroft@... | 07/19/05
hijacked e-mail address  jeanjaz | 07/19/05
Hijacked email addy  DOS_is_Boss | 07/20/05
spam  micheleontroy@... | 07/22/05
Post 25 blocking ineffective and blocks legit mail also  CobraA1 | 07/20/05
Freedom  okiekid | 07/20/05
ISP's  blanchetj | 07/20/05
Combined user reports - SpamCop, MyNetWatchman and DShield  MoreToys | 07/20/05
ISP'S  docare69 | 07/20/05
Who should pay?  htmlman | 07/20/05
Some should give up - others will pay  Wild_Thing | 07/22/05
More BS  Ringthane | 07/24/05
Anything to avert attention from your Microsoft  tomam | 07/26/05

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