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    From: Bob Beller                                       July 14, 1995     
         
                                                                             
    Well, they finally moved me out of the hotel, and into the barracks      
    here in Dahlgren. The folks at Day's Inn said they should have had a     
    going away party or something, since I'd been there so long <G>          
                                                                             
    This is a neat area to be in. I think this weekend a bunch of us are     
    going to drive up to DC to the Smithsonian, and wander the Mall for      
    awhile, then on Sunday run over to the Chancellorsville battlefield.     
    Nice way to blow some hours.                                             
                                                                             
    Colonial Beach had pretty decent fireworks, especially for as small as   
    the place is.  It was nice, I pulled the chair out of my hotel room,     
    and sat in front of the door and watched. Didn't have to hassle with     
    traffic or anything <G>                                                  
                                                                             
  (Bob is the sysop of the Politically Incorrect BBS, currently attending    
  school in Virginia for Navy personnel.)                                    

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    What if people bought cars like they buy computers?                      
                                                                             
    General Motors doesn't have a "help line" for people who don't           
    know how to drive, because people don't buy cars like they buy           
    computers --but imagine if they did...                                   
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    HELPLINE:  "General Motors Helpline, how can I help you?"                
    CUSTOMER:  "I got in my car and closed the door, and nothing             
               happened! HELPLINE:  "Did you put the key in the              
               ignition and turn it?" CUSTOMER:  "What's an ignition?"       
    HELPLINE:  "It's a starter motor that draws current from your            
               battery and turns over the engine."                           
    CUSTOMER:  "Ignition? Motor? Battery? Engine?  How come I have           
               to know all of these technical terms just to use my car?      
    ***********************************************************              
    HELPLINE:  "General Motors Helpline, how can I help you?"                
    CUSTOMER:  "My car ran fine for a week, and now it won't go              
               anywhere!"                                                    
    HELPLINE:  "Is the gas tank empty?"                                      
    CUSTOMER:  "Huh?  How do I know?"                                        
    HELPLINE:  "There's a little gauge on the front panel, with a            
               needle, and markings from 'E' to 'F'.  Where is               
               the needle pointing?"                                         
    CUSTOMER:  "I see an 'E' but no 'F'."                                    
    HELPLINE:  "You see the 'E' and just to the right is the 'F'.            
    CUSTOMER:  "No, just to the right of the first 'E' is a 'V'.             
    HELPLINE:  "A 'V'?!?"                                                    
    CUSTOMER:  "Yeah, there's a 'C', an 'H', the first 'E', then             
               a 'V', followed by 'R', 'O', 'L' ..."                         
    HELPLINE:  "No, no, no sir!  That's the front of the car. When           
               you sit behind the steering wheel, that's the panel           
               I'm talking about."                                           
    CUSTOMER:  "That steering wheel thingy--  Is that the round              
               thing that honks the horn?"                                   
    HELPLINE:  "Yes, among other things."                                    
    CUSTOMER:  "The needle's pointing to 'E'.  What does that mean?"         
    HELPLINE:  "It means that you have to visit a gasoline vendor            
               and purchase some more gasoline.  You can install it          
               yourself, or pay the vendor to install it for you."           
    CUSTOMER:  "What?  I paid $12,000 for this car!  Now you tell            
               me that I have to keep buying more components?                
               I want a car that comes with everything built in!"            
    ***********************************************************              
    HELPLINE:  "General Motors Helpline, how can I help you?"                
    CUSTOMER:  "Your cars suck!"                                             
    HELPLINE:  "What's wrong?"                                               
    CUSTOMER:  "It crashed, that's what went wrong!"                         
    HELPLINE:  "What were you doing?"                                        
    CUSTOMER:  "I wanted to go faster, so I pushed the accelerator           
               pedal all the way to the floor. It worked for a while,        
               and then it crashed -- and now it won't even start up!"       
    HELPLINE:  "I'm sorry, sir, but it's your responsibility if you          
               misuse the product."                                          
    CUSTOMER:  "Misuse it?  I was just following this damned manual          
               of yours.  It said to make the car go to put the              
               transmission in 'D' and press the accelerator pedal.          
               That's exactly what I did -- now the damn thing's crashed."   
    HELPLINE:  "Did you read the entire operator's manual before operating   
               the car sir?"                                                 
    CUSTOMER:  "What?  Of course I did!  I told you I did EVERYTHING the     
               said and it didn't work!"                                     
    HELPLINE:  "Didn't you attempt to slow down so you wouldn't crash?"      
    CUSTOMER:  "How do you do THAT?"                                         
    HELPLINE:  "You said you read the entire manual, sir. It's on page 14.   
               The pedal next to the accelerator."                           
    CUSTOMER:  "Well, I don't have all day to sit around and read this       
               manual you know."                                             
    HELPLINE:  "Of course not.  What do you expect us to do about it?"       
    CUSTOMER:  "I want you to send me one of the latest versions that        
               goes fast and won't crash anymore!"                           
    ***********************************************************              
    HELPLINE:  "General Motors Helpline, how can I help you?"                
    CUSTOMER:  "Hi!  I just bought my first car, and I chose your car        
               because it has automatic transmission, cruise control,        
               power steering, power brakes, and power door locks."          
    HELPLINE:  "Thanks for buying our car.  How can I help you?"             
    CUSTOMER:  "How do I work it?"                                           
    HELPLINE:  "Do you know how to drive?"                                   
    CUSTOMER:  "Do I know how to what?"                                      
    HELPLINE:  "Do you know how to DRIVE?"                                   
    CUSTOMER:  "I'm not a technical person!  I just want to go places        
               in my car!"                                                   
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   > What is with these lines in every message coming through the net for    
   > the past two weeks?  If you are paying long distance, you are really    
   > wasting money on this.  consider your bbs handling 5,000 messages a     
                                                                             
    Those lines have ALWAYS been there. They are normally hidden from view   
    but WC4.11 broke things...there's not gonna be ANY difference between    
                                                          

