goin to CA soon, to be a CC tychoon

From: Eric Chomko <vze2wsvr_at_verizon.net>
Date: Tue Jun 10 08:58:00 2003

"Wayne M. Smith" wrote:
>
> > Vintage Computer Festival wrote:
> > > On Sun, 8 Jun 2003, Doc wrote:
> > >
> > >> I will agree that expecting *help* there is nuts. But folks, I
> > >>bill in the neighborhood of $100/hr for knowing what to do
> > >>with/to/about a computer. Can I *really* expect a $9/hr
> > sales kid to
> > >>know more than I do?
> > >
> > >
> > > Perhaps not, but I sure the hell expect them to be able to say more
> > > than, "I don't know".
> >
> > Why? Much better "I don't know" than "I don't know, but
> > instead of
> > admitting it, I'm gonna try to blow smoke up your butt."
> >
> I keep hearing that "smoke up your butt" stuff ever since I moved to the
> West Coast. In the midwest, it was always "blow sugar up your ass" --
> makes more sense if you ask me.

Depends on the kind of smoke. It's CA, so most likely its the good kind
of smoke. :)

>
> -W
Received on Tue Jun 10 2003 - 08:58:00 BST