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Hello again, after getting some feedback from the Computer Problems article, i thought i should write an article about the next big decision you will have to make.

Situation is like this: You’re enjoying with your afternoon with your friends having fun. Your cellphone rings and once again it’s the mr. IWontSpendAMinuteFixingMyComputerCauseIKnowPeopleWhoWillDoItForMe, starting once again the usual conversation:

-Mr-Hey there, i have a serious problem!

-You-What’s wrong?

-Mr-I don’t know, i try to open an application and it crashes.

-You-What’s the error it shows you?

-Mr-A Popup screen about an error, i don’t know.

And you’re changing colors trying to hold your temper so you can continue talking… What can you do to avoid helping him? Cause after all people like him are not worth helping. (To make my self clear, i am not implying that whoever calls you, is a pain in the A$$ an should be avoided but people who just call just because they know that you will find the solution so they won’t have to spend 5 minutes or even 10 seconds looking at the error screen should be.)

Possible ways to avoid

• Pretend You’re Driving and can’t talk right now. (One of the most successful methods i use from time to time)
• Act like you’re with a customer so you can freely talk, just hear the problem fast and tell him you’re going to call when you can.
• Tell a woman from your friends, to start calling you like you’re about to leave, or do something. If that doesn’t work and he’s not embarrassed enough to say i
• ll call you later, just tell him to call in ten minutes because you’re about to go. Needless to say that in ten minutes no one will answer the phone…

If that person is more than annoying and less than a friend, you have the following options:

• Tell him that you don’t know how to solve that problem, and the next time, not to mention the next time too
• Just tell him that you can’t continue supporting him because you are very busy in your life.
• Tell him that for the next support he’ll have to donate to your paypal account for support (that will make him run like the wind to find another “friend” to solve his issues)

Most ways have been personally tested and seem to work flawlessly, except some extreme occasions.

Disclaimer: Don’t try this at home

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