- Appliance breaks.
- Appliance store where appliance was purchased less than six months ago says you have to call the manufacturer.
- Manufacturer’s 1-800 operator says “I’ve never heard of that happening before,” transfers call to the service department.
- Service department says they can fix appliance, but not until next Tuesday.
- Husband starts yelling at service department.
- Wife takes over.
- Wife calmly listens as service department says they’ll call Monday night to confirm that the serviceman is scheduled for Tuesday.
- Service department calls on Monday and says the serviceman will arrive on Tuesday sometime between 8 am and 5 pm.
- Wife starts yelling at service department.
- Husband eggs her on.
- Service department offers to reschedule but husband and wife realize this will only make things worse.
- Serviceman arrives Tuesday at 4:43, stays for 20 minutes and says he needs to order a part from the parts department.
- Parts department says the part can’t ship until next week.
- Sensing tension in the room, serviceman says husband and wife don’t need to make another appointment and that they can install the part themselves.
- Husband shakes his head in disbelief.
- Wife says “fine.”
- Serviceman heads for the door and then, at the last minute, turns and says “Of course, one of you will need to be here to sign for the part.”
- Husband goes for his throat.
- Wife grabs her 8-iron and beats him until he’s unconscious.
- Both string the serviceman’s body from a telephone pole outside the house as a warning to service departments, cable companies and deliverymen everywhere never to give an 8-hour window and then show up during the last 15 minutes without being able to fix the problem.
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