Like many of you, I have worked from home for the past three months, and it has given me a chance to familiarize myself with my new surroundings. It turns out that this place I’ve slept and watched ballgames on weekends for 30 years needed a few repairs. My wife says she has informed me about these problems in the past, but I was apparently distracted by the Braves and SEC football.
Once I settled in to this strange environment, I took a look around, and saw a malfunctioning printer, a sputtering computer, and other devices in need of the two words I fear most: “technical support.”
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