By Shane

Shane told me a story today and, when he finished, he said, "So, there's a story for you to post on Facebook or your blog or wherever."  :)

(Like having his permission has ever stopped me before...*cough*)  ;)

Some quick background so you understand the terms:

Shane fixes computers on Hill Air Force Base.  He's obsessively in love with his job.  As part of his work, sometimes he has to "remote" into a computer somewhere on Base in order to fix it.  For those of you NOT married to a nerd, that means he can still sit at his desk and log onto a computer clear across the Base.  Him and his fellow nerds remote all the time (saves a lot of time and energy).  Oh, and also, his "users" (people who's computers he is in charge of fixing--there around about 1,500) LOVE him.  He gets so many compliments (they email his boss about how wonderful he is).  So, everyone knows him.

And here's his story:

Last week, a user was having issues with her computer.  Shane tells her that he is going to remote in and see what's going on.  She said ok sounds good.  Well, he hops on her computer and she keeps moving the mouse when he tries to.  Over and over and over for a good ten minutes.  He can't fix the computer if she won't let him use the mouse!  So, he calls her up and jokingly says, "Are you going to make me fight for the mouse?"  She was like, "What??"  He says, "You're moving the mouse and taking it from me every time you do."  

Her response?

"I'm not touching the computer or the mouse.  I'm sitting here staring at a red screen with a black X across it--waiting for you to log on and fix it."

OH. CRAP.

For the last ten minutes, Shane has been logged onto someone else's computer and (probably) FREAKING them out making the mouse move on it's own!!  He works some nerd magic and figures out whose computer he is on.  Fortunately, it was another woman seated just a few rows from the original lady.  Shane tells the original woman what he'd done and to whom and she starts laughing.  She takes her phone (with Shane still on it) and goes over to the freaked out lady.

"Having some trouble with your computer?" she says smugly.

Freaked out lady, "YES!!  I don't know what's going on!"

Original lady, "IT'S SHANE!  He logged onto the wrong computer!"  Then both women start laughing hysterically.

Meanwhile, Shane was still on the phone saying, "No!  Wait!  I'll tell her!  I was going to tell her!"

He prefers to solve his own problems (and mistakes).

Anyway, the women got a really good laugh out of it.  ;)  

Good thing the freaked out lady wasn't looking at naughty pictures or anything.  hahaha