RANTish: Why is it that some people doesn't trust people with putting together

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Ricemarine

Ricemarine

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Sep 10, 2004
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Woo... So... pretty much... My dad's dell came in this afternoon... I ask him if I can set it up for him... He tells me no. So... I ask him if he would like to set it up himself since its his dell... He says no...

So now... he wants me to wait at home with 3 dell boxes waiting to be assembled together... Until he comes so I can "assist him in putting it together..."...

Its a prebuilt dell with a monitor, keyboard, and a mouse...



So tell me... why doesn't a father trust their son who's has had experience in computer building?

Enjoying the fun of putting it together?...
Father and son moment?...
You tell me...
 
mcvickj

mcvickj

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Simple. It is his new toy. He wants to be the person to open it up and have the first ooooh and ahhh.
 
D1gger

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Oct 3, 2004
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Maybe he wants to learn something by being there when you put it together?
 
So

So

Lifer
Jul 2, 2001
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Clearly your only recourse is to smash the dell with a baseball bat...then his windshield. :p
 
dullard

dullard

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Originally posted by: D1gger
Maybe he wants to learn something by being there when you put it together?
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Originally posted by: mcvickj
Simple. It is his new toy. He wants to be the person to open it up and have the first ooooh and ahhh.
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Combine those two responses and I bet you have your answer.
 
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Thraxen

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Originally posted by: mcvickj
Simple. It is his new toy. He wants to be the person to open it up and have the first ooooh and ahhh.
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Yup. A lot of people like to be the ones to open a new toy they bought.
 
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loup garou

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Feb 17, 2000
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If it weren't for goku's spate of moronic threads today, this would take lamest rant of the day honors.
 
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uhohs

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Oct 29, 2005
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Originally posted by: Lonyo
Your dad sucks for buying a Dell :p
Custom builds ftw.
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yeah, if it was a hot deal, his dad sucks for saving money.
:roll:
 
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apac

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Consider it some father-son time. You can help him put it together and answer his questions.
 
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Pikachu

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Are you an "upgrader"?

A lot of PC geniuses like to remove the extraneous crap loaded in the Dells, but when they get overzealous, end up causing problems. I'd leave it the hell alone for a week, just to make sure it runs as advertised right out of the box. If it screws up during that period, Dell can be expected to fix it without you being blamed.
 
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BigJ

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Nov 18, 2001
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Originally posted by: Pikachu
Are you an "upgrader"?

A lot of PC geniuses like to remove the extraneous crap loaded in the Dells, but when they get overzealous, end up causing problems. I'd leave it the hell alone for a week, just to make sure it runs as advertised right out of the box. If it screws up during that period, Dell can be expected to fix it without you being blamed.
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I was wondering where you've been Ornery.
 
CKent

CKent

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He probably wants to learn a little something, and that is best done hands-on. But he wants you there to ensure he doesn't screw anything up. Really pretty understandable, attaching a monitor to a tower is like rocket science for most non-enthusiasts. Calm down.
 
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PokerGuy

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Jul 2, 2005
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I'll give this rant a 2 out of 10. You're going to have to learn to get some more anger in there, some passion, some emotion...something. ;)
 
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