[wellylug] Fw: Bill Gates' New House
Jeremy Naylor
e_livingnz at yahoo.co.nz
Mon Nov 19 09:23:41 NZDT 2001
LOL! ;)
--- "Klenner, Colin" <colin.klenner at eds.com> wrote:
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LOL<BR>
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"Wacho" <wc at coum.net> wrote in
message<BR>
news:<hkJJ7.338$kM3.40718 at news02.tsnz.net>...<BR>
> While the Gateses are moving in from their
temporary quarters nearby,<BR>
final<BR>
> construction of their new house is not expected
to be completed until the<BR>
> end<BR>
> of the year. Now if I were a contractor
with a sense of humor...<BR>
> <BR>
> Bill: "There are a few issues we need
to discuss."<BR>
> <BR>
> Contractor: "Ah, you have our basic
support option. Calls are free<BR>
> for the first 90 days and $75 a call thereafter.
Okay?"<BR>
> <BR>
> Bill: "Uh, yeah... the first issue is
the living room. We think it's<BR>
> a little smaller than we anticipated."<BR>
> <BR>
> Contractor: "Yeah. Some compromises
were made to have it out by the<BR>
> release date."<BR>
> <BR>
> Bill: "We won't be able to fit all our
furniture in there."<BR>
> <BR>
> Contractor: "Well, you have two
options. You can purchase a new,<BR>
> larger living room; or you can use a
Stacker."<BR>
> <BR>
> Bill: "Stacker?"<BR>
> <BR>
> Contractor: "Yeah, it allows you to
fit twice as much furniture into<BR>
> the room. By stacking it, of course, you put the
entertainment center<BR>
> on the couch... the chairs on the table... etc.
You leave an empty<BR>
> spot, so when you want to use some furniture you
can unstack what you<BR>
> need and then put it back when you're
done."<BR>
> <BR>
> Bill: "Uh... I dunno... issue two. The
second issue is the light<BR>
> fixtures. The bulbs we brought with us from our
old home won't fit.<BR>
> The threads run the wrong way."<BR>
> <BR>
> Contractor: "Oh! Thats easy.
Those bulbs aren't plug and play.<BR>
> You'll have to upgrade to the new
bulbs."<BR>
> <BR>
> Bill: "And the electrical outlets? The
holes are round, not<BR>
> rectangular. How do I fix that?"<BR>
> <BR>
> Contractor: "Just uninstall and
reinstall the electrical system."<BR>
> <BR>
> Bill: "You're kidding!?"<BR>
> <BR>
> Contractor: "Nope. Its the only
way."<BR>
> <BR>
> Bill: " Well... I have one last
problem. Sometimes, when I<BR>
> have guests over, someone will flush the toilet
and it won't stop.<BR>
> The water pressure drops so low that the showers
don't work."<BR>
> <BR>
> Contractor: "That's a resource leakage
problem. One fixture is<BR>
> failing to terminate and is hogging the resources
preventing access<BR>
> from other fixtures."<BR>
> <BR>
> Bill: "And how do I fix
that?"<BR>
> <BR>
> Contractor: "Well, after each flush,
you all need to exit the house,<BR>
> turn off the water at the street, turn it back
on, reenter the house<BR>
> and then you can get back to work."<BR>
> <BR>
> Bill: "That's the last straw. What
kind of product are you selling<BR>
> me?"<BR>
> <BR>
> Contractor: "Hey, if you don't like
it... nobody made you buy it."<BR>
> <BR>
> Bill: "And when will this be
fixed?"<BR>
> <BR>
> Contractor: "Oh, in your next house --
which will be ready to release<BR>
> sometime near the end of next year. Actually it
was due out this<BR>
> year, but we've had some delays..."<BR>
> <BR>
> <BR>
> <BR>
> <BR>
> <BR>
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