It is not in Men’s genes to read directions. When I checked in to the Luxor here in Vegas, I opened my computer and fired it up. It got a weak signal and was asked to pay $20 for internet which I did. It worked yesterday but today it didn’t. I moaned and fussed and then called the hotel. They told me that there was no wireless at the hotel and that there was a cable next to the TV that I could plug in directly for FREE. I did and it worked – my words to the guy on the phone: “Never Mind.”
I then found the card on the desk explaining exactly the same thing. When I asked the help desk about the wifi, I was told that it was probably bleeding in from nearby (Maybe the Mandalay Bay or Excalibur next door. I was on the very edge of the signal and it stopped working when the wind changed, a truck parked nearby, or sunspots erupted. Who Knows?
Like my mother told me, read the directions. Hmmmm Men who read instructions are wimps, perhaps smart, unfrustrated, and happy, but wimps nevertheless.
I agree with friend Ted who has told me many times that if you need instructions, the damn thing it too complicated or poorly engineered. He was referring to a computer program but frankly I think it fits most things.
JVH
Bet you didn’t know the origin of the term WIMP, Weak in Mountain Phase (US Marines, origin of acronym) it also means. WiMP, Windows Media Player. WIMP, Weakly Interacting Massive Particles in Quantum Physics (Dark Matter is mostly Wimps.) and WIMP, Windows Icon Menu Pointing device.
