I read a great blog from a very witty biker in the U.S. … and his post today connected two of my biggest passions … I HAD to repost it.
Harley Davidson, The Geek Squad, and Mac Computers
What do Harley Davidson, The Geek Squad, and Mac computers have in common? Well, there definitely is a relationship. It’s deep. It’s passionate. And it isn’t all good. Please allow me to explain.
A few weeks ago, I was cruising down the interstate on my Harley Davidson Road Glide. Lost in my thoughts, listening to AC/DC belting out You Shook Me All Night Long, that big V-Twin just a hammerin’ away… heaven. Pure, unadulterated Heaven.
Then my left speaker went out.
Well, that’s OK, I thought. The bike’s still under factory warranty. So, two hours later, I wheeled in to a HD dealership and explained the issue. Duncan, the service manager, was polite and understanding. Within no time I had a better set of speakers installed in my bike. I did pay for the upgraded speakers, but he waived the labor costs since the original issue was a warranty issue.
It was painless. It was easy. It made me feel so good about Harley Davidson that I almost offered to pay for the labor anyway. Almost.
Then, after a nice long ride, I return home. I fire up my laptop computer, and discover that my Wi-Fi is no longer working. Suck! I’d purchased that laptop; a Windows operated XP, about the same time as when I purchased that Road Glide.
So, off I go to Best Buy where I purchased the rascally little machine. I bring the computer up to the counter of The Geek Squad. The little nerd behind the counter reassures me that within three to five days, everything will be fixed and wonderful. The only thing that sucked was that he needed $213 up front to cover the diagnostic and repair.
I reluctantly paid it.
Three weeks later (not three to five days later!) I finally received the call that the computer was fixed. I picked it up, brought it home, fired it up, and, yep, you guessed it – no Wi-Fi. To make a long story short, I ended up throwing the laptop in the closet after finally figuring out I had a bad motherboard and dead Wi-Fi card, and somehow I charmed Geek Squad into refunding me the $213 (and trust me, that took some charm!), and the final kicker? I went and bought a Mac today.
Wouldn’t it be great if Harley sold computers? They could install a tiny little v-twin motor to drive the fan to keep the hard-drive cool. Think about it. Every time you started your Harley computer you would hear this high-pitched little girl motor sound singing potato-potato-potato-potato.
Unless it was a Mac. Then it would sound like a regular Harley of course.
