Bill Gates and the Contractor

[Staalkontroll]

The following is a conversation overheard as Bill Gates was moving into his

new house...

Bill: "There are a few issues we need to discuss."

Contractor: "Ah, you have our basic support option. Calls are free for the

first 90 days and $75 a call thereafter. Okay?"

Bill: "Uh, yeah... the first issue is the living room. We think its a little

smaller than we anticipated."

Contractor: "Yeah. Some compromises were made to have it out by the release

date."

Bill: "We won't be able to fit all our furniture in there."

Contractor: "Well, you have two options. You can purchase a new, larger

living room; or you can use a Stacker."

Bill: "Stacker?"

Contractor: "Yeah, it allows you to fit twice as much furniture into the

room. By stacking it, of course, you put the entertainment center on the

couch... the chairs on the table... etc. You leave an empty spot, so when you

want to use some furniture you can unstack what you need and then put it back

when you're done."

Bill: "Uh... I dunno... issue two. The second issue is the light fixtures.

The bulbs we brought with us from our old home won't fit. The threads run the

wrong way."

Contractor: "Oh! That's easy. Those bulbs aren't plug and play. You'll have

to upgrade to the new bulbs."

Bill: "And the electrical outlets? The holes are round, not rectangular. How

do I fix that?"

Contractor: "Just uninstall and reinstall the electrical system."

Bill: "You're kidding!?"

Contractor: "Nope. Its the only way."

Bill: " Well... I have one last problem. Sometimes, when I have guests over,

someone will flush the toilet and it won't stop. The water pressure drops so low

that the showers don't work."

Contractor: "That's a resource leakage problem. One fixture is failing to

terminate and is hogging the resources preventing access from other fixtures."

 

Bill: "And how do I fix that?"

Contractor: "Well, after each flush, you all need to exit the house, turn off

the water at the street, turn it back on, reenter the house and then you can get

back to work."

Bill: "That's the last straw. What kind of product are you selling me?"

Contractor: "Hey, if you don't like it nobody made you buy it."

Bill: "And when will this be fixed?"

Contractor: "Oh, in your next house -- which will be ready to release

sometime near the end of next year. Actually it was due out this year, but we've

had some delays..."

[Xeenon_]

[Daniel]

Haha!