-=PCTechTalk=- Re: First Experience With The Geek Squad
- From: "Ann Roberts" <annrob@xxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <pctechtalk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Sat, 3 May 2008 15:07:19 -0500
Ahhh, you live in paradise, George, my friend.....
Ann
----- Original Message -----
From: "George Imrie" <g.imrie@xxxxxxxxxx>
To: <pctechtalk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Saturday, May 03, 2008 2:43 PM
Subject: -=PCTechTalk=- Re: First Experience With The Geek Squad
> Ann
>
> Just be careful, girl--you might just GET what you wish for!!! (VBG) I
could
> do with a holiday outta this place..........
>
> For the record, we are located in southwest Scotland (not exactly handy
for
> all you US based residents, I know), about 120 miles north of the
> Scotland/England border. For those of you who have GoogleEarth, try
dialling
> in 55:21'09:66N 4:38'33.93W and you should be looking right at our humble
> abode. We were gifted this place not long after our marriage from the old
> farmer who I'd been working for when he retired. I've since had a fair bit
> of work done to this place to get it converted for my use (given that I'm
> now in a chair).
>
> As to the suggestion of putting together a list of active techs on the
list,
> I'm up for it. In fact, I reckon it would be a good idea: it's a fair bet
> that we have a wide range of speciality disciplines among the membership,
> and it could be useful to have such a list to hand. Information like that
is
> NEVER wasted--it's only a matter of time before someone somewhere needs
> something esoteric, and having this sort of resource on hand would be a
> great idea.
>
> Best as Ever
> -----Original Message-----
> From: pctechtalk-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> [mailto:pctechtalk-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Ann Roberts
> Sent: 03 May 2008 11:43
> To: pctechtalk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: -=PCTechTalk=- Re: First Experience With The Geek Squad
>
> Where do you live, George? I surely never get any kind of help like that
> from anyone on service calls...want to move next door to me?
>
> As an aside to Gman...we got all my files safely off the drive, I ordered
a
> external hard case, they had the power supply in wrong and I blew the ding
> busted thing when I put the drive in it...whoop de doo...It was not the
one
> you suggested as the man who helped me get the files off picked out one
from
> geeks.com. It slipped right in with no problem so had no reason to
believe
> it was not meant to go in that way...Today, I will take the hard drive out
> of an old computer and try it again....I keep them for spare parts.
>
> Good morning to all.
> Ann
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "George Imrie" <g.imrie@xxxxxxxxxx>
> To: <pctechtalk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Saturday, May 03, 2008 2:29 AM
> Subject: -=PCTechTalk=- Re: First Experience With The Geek Squad
>
>
> > Gman/SirT
> >
> > I couldn't agree more. Back in the day (when I was fit and able to do
so)
> I
> > ran a small software-based IT Consultancy. The number of times I was
able
> to
> > rescue folks systems and get them back up and working at no cost (simply
> by
> > recycling and reusing material they already had) was unbelievable--but
> you'd
> > have thought that I was performing some sort of miracle. As to the
> > licensing, I found that most of the bigger companies were perfectly
> willing
> > to relicence already existing customers on new equipment without any
> > problem, so long as they could understand exactly WHY the licence was
> being
> > relifed.
> > In one particularly notable incident, I travelled about 250 miles in
> > response to a panic midnight phone call. When I got there, I found that
> the
> > client's three year old son had been "helping" daddy and had
inadvertantly
> > wiped the licence details for a particularly sensitive database. I
> > reinstalled the application and then phoned the company concerned to
> > reinstate his licence details. The company not only relifed his
> > installation, but then in the course of the conversation asked me how
> often
> > this sort of work was necessary. When I replied that I had never been
> > busier, I was placed onto their "preferred" retailer lists and rec'd
> install
> > discs for their complete range of software through the post. When the
> > client's company heard what had been done, I was then also put on
contract
> > with them as their company troubleshooter.
> > If I tell you that, some 18 years later, I'm still in contact with both
> > companies and now get any/all problems referred to me for actioning
(even
> > tho through illhealth I can no longer do the job myself), it shows what
is
> > possible. And by the way, the software company placed me on monthly
> retainer
> > at that time, and have continued the contract by default ever since. One
> of
> > the best telephone calls I've ever received!!!
> > So yes, sometimes working for no perceieved reward can have
unintentional
> > consequences.
> >
> > Geo. Imrie
> >
> >
>
>
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