My wife works at a dental office, and they just underwent some minor renovations. Whoever did the renovations, thought that the phone lines in the area of construction were just an annoyance, so they removed them. :roll:
So the so-called office manager, who is a complete loser, hired some guy to replace the phone lines. He shows up, and reports to my wife. She basically tells him what needs to be done.
Her (my wife): We need phone lines run over here
Him (moron tech): I don't do that. I'm here to install the DSL line.
Her: Well, don't you need to run a phone line before you can do that?
Him: I don't do that.
Anyway, at this point, you'd expect the guy would leave and they'd get somebody else in. But for some unknown reason, this moron sticks around and starts looking around their telephone closet.
Him: (holding up the USR Sportster modem) What's this box do?
Her: It's our dial-up modem for doing EDI. (EDI is a system that allows dentists to electronically send insurance claims directly to the insurance company)
You'd think that somebody that installs DSL would know what a modem looks like.
Later...
Him: I'm still trying to figure out what this box is for. I need something electronic to connect it to, so I can test it.
Her: (noticing he has a laptop bag with him) Couldn't you use your laptop?
Him: I don't know how to use it. Can I disconnect this box (modem)?
Her: NO!
So they never really determined what this guy could actually do.
