Computer guys are kind of like Zorro

Submitted by Adam on March 22, 2006 - 1:05am.

Before I begin, I want to make it clear that I am not complaining in this post at all. I am just explaining the events of the day.

I began my day with a blank schedule. My mother in law was scheduled to arrive to spend a couple of weeks with us so I had blocked today so that I could help my family get ready.

My phone rang at 7am this morning. It was a dentist's office. They had accidentally done something that had deleted their patient schedule and they were completely lost without it. I told them that I would be right in after I took a shower and got dressed.

As it turns out, they backed everything up on tape drives. It took 3 tries and almost six hours before we finally had a success in getting everything back up. Then one of their laptops died in an unrelated occurance.

In between waiting for the backups to restore, I received two other calls, one from a lady who had just gotten home from the hospital after surgery and needed her laptop up and running and another from an office that couldn't print.

I finally got home at about 4 - about the same time I get home on the days I don't take off.

Tonight we watched the newest Zorro movie. The plot revolved around how Zorro spent so much time being Zorro that he often had to put other things on hold. I knew how he felt, but in the end it is for the good of the people. 

If this helped, consider buying me a beer or an Americano!