Geeks R Us

Probably gonna' choose to drive the ol' Ranger into work today because there's supposed to be a good chance of a rainy afternoon.
That's because we're now into the hot and humid dog days of summer, remember.

When I pulled up to unload my bike for last night's Pachaug ride, our resident computer geek/troublemaker was busy washing the bikes that came back after being rented.
Mr. Serious Geek is in charge (oh, boy!) of some silly bike rental gig called Eagle Rider.
I would never, ever want to work for our Eagle Rider branch because working with this guy is asking for some serious frustration.
Why?
Either by design or just from having a very quirky personality, everyone that has to work with him eventually wants to strangle the guy.
Serious Geek, in every sense of the word.

I, myself, ain't the best at communicating with other people while at work, but this guy's in another league when it comes to pissing-off your coworkers with sassy comments and making-up silly rules.
One of his trademarks is making little signs he'll post up on the walls, your computer monitor, on your door, anywhere he'll think you'll see it.
These signs will always tell you something very silly, often pointless, and always irritating.

At one time, Serious Geek was the Excalibur Powersports (what it was called before Motorsports Nation) computer administrator/Head Geek.
God, what a bloody nightmare that was!
This epitomises how that went:

For two years, he was a giant pain in the ass, basically not trusting anybody to even look at the computer server, never mind wanting to go into that room to get a lousy toner cartridge for your printer - EVERYTHING had to get this geek's OK.
Then, lo!, and behold, two years later, it was discovered that the guy wasn't doing the pricing updates correctly with the Honda, Yamaha, Parts Unlimited, etc., price books!!!!!!!!
Wow, what a knee-slapper that was to me!
Poetic justice at it's finest:
This know-it-all geek with the sassy attitude - who thought everybody was too stupid and/or too untrustworthy to even touch the computer server room doorknob - couldn't even do the pricing updates!

Of course, when I told him I'd found that out (after two years of telling him that the pricing was always off), he not only denied it, but in typical Serious Geek fashion, tried to turn the discussion into putting the spotlight on what I'd done wrong.

This one's for you, buddy!!!!!!! *holds up both middle fingers*

Damn, that made me smile. :)

Off to jerk,
-John