We all talk about the 'old days' and how we're all 'old school idirect' but it doesn't have the same emotional effect until you actually speak to someone who wasn't your co-worker but feels the same way as you do.

I shall explain...

I'm at work, contemplating different ways to injure myself on the job so I can sue them, make millions and not have to work here anymore, when suddenly I receive a phone call. "Technical Support" as I've coined for my "You're making me do work you asshole" greeting to the customers. Its a customer who's modem isn't responding and is getting some funky new windows error code. So we go through the usual troubleshooting and through my persistence and attention to detail, we figure out the problem and get the modem working. The customer is grateful and asks for my name. I tell him, "jcloth", he pauses... asks my longevity with the current company, then goes, "you wouldn't happen to be one of those old school idirect guys would you?" to which I respond, "why yes I am".

He starts telling me how no internet service was better than old school idirect. How idirect used to run seminars and you could "go in with no clue and walk out with some idea of what you were doing". He also mentioned that he didn't like the direction the company took post take-over. To which I also replied, "I totally agree with you".

Darksyde was the first one I told because at the time it was him running the show and I figured he'd get a warm fuzzy feeling inside.... and wouldn't mind hearing the story either!

Now I think that was the perfect 'pick me up' to be able to finish the rest of my day... but also a reminder of how far I have fallen. I'm back to doing THIS again. For now though... I shall try to ignore it and go on with my day.

...in closing I'd like to tell you all that I had that MIKEY dream AGAIN last night!!! *wink*