Me: “Tech support, how can I help you?”
Caller: “My [expletive] Internet is down, what’s wrong with you people?!”
Me: “Well, let’s find out ma’am. Do you mind troubleshooting a bit to find out what the problem is?”
Caller: *huge sigh* “Fine, but I’ve checked everything already.”
Me: “Okay. First, let’s look at your modem lights. Do you see the link light on?”
Caller: “No. No lights are on.”
Me: “Alright. Can you check the power cable to see if it’s plugged in?”
Caller: “I can’t see anything, the power is out.”
Me: “Well, that might be our problem then.”
Caller: “What the h*** are you talking about?! This is the exact reason I bought a laptop–for it to work when there is a power outage!”
Me: “Right, but where does your internet connection come from?”
Caller: “My phone line.”
Me: “Right, and where is that plugged into?”
Caller: “My modem.”
Me: “Right.”
(There’s a pretty lengthy pause, during which I swear I can hear the gears grinding in her head.)
Caller: “F***!” *click*
