[wbill]

At my old job, we'd invariably get calls for "My computer won't turn on." during power outages. People were amazed that we couldn't tell which outlets had computers plugged into them, and then magically keep the power flowing somehow.

I've worked in a couple of places that had hot outlets with generated power...but this place didn't do it.

I bailed out a dentist's office at my first consulting gig. Their building had a direct hit by lightning, and it ran in on all of their modems (Ok, I'm dating myself, here...). I walk in and the receptionist says "Come quick, my PC has a problem." It's *literally* on fire, with smoke rolling out of it. She says "What can we do?" I told her (while hastily looking for something to pick it up with) that "We'll be taking it outside before it burns down the office."

Her next question was "Well, can you fix it?" lol!

[cyberaxe]

get calls for "My computer won't turn on." during power outages.

.....i always liked the ones that said.....

.....the power went out, then.....

.....that box that my pc is plugged into started beeping.....

.....then 15 minutes later, my pc turned off while i was right in the middle of something.....