May 19, 2009

There’s Never a Dull Moment

There are no words… I was just forwarded a call from our NOC after the caller demanded to speak with the manager. I am still not clear what the issue is but the caller “Carlo” was demanding to speak with Juan. I repeated the same thing that Heather had said – that there was no person named Juan that worked for the company. Carlo goes on about how I’m a lier and that Juan is a security guard in my building. Okay so at this point I’m thinking Carlo must be talking about one of our datacenters which are all staffed by security. Before I can respond Carlo starts in that I’m a lier and he’s going to send a couple guys down to sort this out.

I still have no idea:

  1. What building he’s talking about
  2. Where he got our number
  3. What his original issue was
  4. What exactly he thinks he’s going to accomplish by sending some guys out to deal with building security. I’m not positive but I would guess that Securitas/Pinkerton has 911 on speed dial.

Unfortunately my curiosity is peaked and I doubt I’ll ever find out what exactly is going on.

September 18, 2008

A Bit of Humor in the Current Market

An Italian walked into a bank in New York City and asked for the loan officer. He needed to borrow $5,000 for two weeks, but he was not a depositor of the bank. The loan officer said that the bank would need some form of security for the loan, so the Italian handed over the keys to a new $250,000 Ferrari out front and they could hold it until the loan was paid off in two weeks. The title was produced and everything checked out, the car was driven into the bank’s underground garage and parked, and the loan granted at 12%.
Later, the bank’s president and officers all enjoyed a good laugh on the Italian for using a $250,000 Ferrari as collateral for a $5,000 loan.

Two weeks later, the Italian returned, repaid the $5,000 plus interest of $23.07. The loan officer said, “Sir, we are very happy to have had your business, and this transaction has worked out very nicely, but we are a little puzzled. While you were away, we checked you out and found that you are a multimillionaire. What puzzles us is, why would you bother to borrow $5,000?”

The Italian replied: “Where else in New York City can I park my car for two weeks for only $23.07 and expect it to be there when I return?”