Start Me Up
Here's another Mikiature I wrote recently . . .
Mick pressed the dreaded button and braced himself. What delights would his beloved PC hold in store for him today? A prompt to install Service Pack 21? An invitation to upgrade to Media Player 49? A reminder that his yearly anti-virus subscription would expire in 11 months’ time?
He knew the routine well by now for, regardless of program, the procedure was always the same:
Install? OK – Leave for later.
Leave for later.
Leave for later? Yes – No.
Yes.
Yes, install or Yes, leave for later? Accept – Cancel.
Cancel.
Proceed with installation? OK – Leave for later.
Ctrl-Alt-Del.
Ctrl-Alt-Del?
You heard me! I want to speak to the Manager!
That usually fixed it, and Mick was now ready to do battle with “The Beast”. Whilst no two mornings were ever the same – perish the thought that he should be in control of his life – today’s inbox was fairly representative of his daily challenges. Namely:
· ten mails asking after a critical report;
· seven messages to ring Mr. Jones urgently;
· four requests to hold a team meeting immediately;
· and one silly story about a man who hated computers.
The reports, calls and meetings could wait. This one was vital.
(from Mikiatures: 200 stories . . . of 200 words . . . in 200 minutes)