Support chap put PC into 'drying mode' and users believed it was real
How delightful it is, dear reader, to meet with you once again on the confessional couch we call Who, Me? upon whichThis week, we again hear from semi-regular contributor and raconteur"Bernard" from rural Middle England. You may remember hisThis time Bernard has a tale of a more mischievous nature.
Back in the 1980s, when PCs were newish, the local authority for which Bernard plied his trade was based in a somewhat upgraded Victorian-era building that was not entirely fit for purpose. For one thing, the roof frequently leaked. One damp Tuesday morning, Bernard received a call from the Internal Audit department complaining that the roof had leaked .Bernard rushed to assess the damage, and realised that in fact the water had not penetrated the interior of the machine and application of a towel sufficed to ensure it was fit to resume opreations.
Then an imp whispered naughtiness into Bernard's ear: wouldn't it be fun to have a jolly jape at the expense of the auditors? Now, for a bit of context, the auditors were not known for their receptiveness to japes, jolly or otherwise. As Bernard puts it:"These ogres were feared by all. Fierce, unbending, implacable, stern and humorless. Their word was law."
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