Sometimes people subtly remind us that humor really is monumental.
One morning everything seemed difficult. The challenges were back to back, unusual. You know the feeling. One step forward, ten back.
The phone rang.
My 62-year old friend, Bob, exclaims “I lost my trash can!”
What?
You have to know this guy.
I instantly began laughing. He really has done well with his first-time computer.
I asked, “Bob, how did you delete your recycle bin?”
He replied, “If anyone can do it, the moron can!”
Oh my word. He made my day.
I could not help him at that moment. Later, I went to my own PC to work on a solution. I then left a detailed voicemail for Bob while he was taking his mother on her weekly grocery shopping venture.
That evening he called.
“I found my trash can!” he said. Readers, buckle your funny bone seat belt for Bob’s next statement, “Your message really did help, but I ended up going somewhere else for the trash can. I went to the Google department!”
Oh yes, the Google department, I shop there all of the time. Don’t you?
Okay, Mr. Bob, what did you find at the Google department? He said, “Do you know how many different types of trash cans the Google department has?”
No!
I can barely type this post. Hilarious. Such perfect humor. And what is even more funny, I think he was serious.
The good news is, my friend does again have a recycle bin back on his desktop. I doubt that he completely deleted it to begin with. I have no idea what the “Google department” is, and I am not sure they have “trash cans.” But, okay.
We have humor! And that is pure gold!
Have a blessed day!
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Too, too funny! Sounds like my Uncle Keith (my Mom’s brother and my nephew is named after him), he deleted his recycle bin too and everything else too but he eventually got everything back though, that is when he was learning how to use the computer too! I have no idea what the “Google Department” is either, LOL!
Amy
Amy, my friend has had the computer for over a year now, but I still consider him fairly new at it. I told him last night, “You have done amazingly well with that thing!” He really has. Funny!
Oh my goodness – that guy is too funny! What a blessing to have such a funny friend that can certainly lighten one’s day!!! How could you have a bad day after that!!!
Vickie, he doesn’t let a person not laugh. He comes up with some stuff! If he cannot think of a name for something he quickly makes one up. I should write about him more often. He IS a blessing to me!
Oh Bob, thanks for the chuckle. Google Department…
We owe ’em one. Yes, we do.
Is he married? I think I need to hook him and my aunt up. You wouldn’t believe the stuff she comes up with. She’s 80 but doesn’t look or act it. What his name and address? 🙂
Stella, ha ha ha. You know, he is married. His wife has Alzheimer’s. He works around the clock with her on some days. She wouldn’t be in the good shape she is if it weren’t for him. He is an amazing example of a person faced with huge trials, one that keeps on moving forward, with an attitiude that shines.
May I just say how much I love your blog; thank you so much for brightening up an otherwise impossibly boring work day!
xx
Hello, Lucy. Glad you enjoyed the reading.
I have lost my trash can in the past. I think it was just hiding from me, but maby you can get them from Google?
Stacey, I would imagine my friend Googled and found where he could replace his recycle bin. It was funny how he said it though. He is something else.
Funny!
Sounds like my in-laws. They move things around without knowing it and then call me when they can’t find it.
Usually it’s something simple, but they don’t know enough about computers to figure it out. And they really don’t try when they can have me FIX it for them.
The good thing is they can laugh about it.
It can be a hoot! I am not particulary good with the computer language myself. But, the funny thing is, I understand what he is saying when he has a problem. So we both end of speaking a foreign language until we get it right.