Forwarded: Bill, the foreman and the furniture....

 >  Now that Bill Gates is moving into his new house
 >  the following is a conversation overheard recently.
 >
 >  =====
 >
 >  Bill:  "There are a few issues we need to discuss."
 >
 >  Contractor:  "Ah, you have our basic support option.  Calls are free
 >  for the first 90 days and $75 a call thereafter. Okay?"
 >
 >  Bill:  "Uh, yeah... the first issue is the living room.  We think its
 >  a little smaller than we anticipated."
 >
 >  Contractor:  "Yeah.  Some compromises were made to have it out by the
 >  release date."
 >
 >  Bill:  "We won't be able to fit all our furniture in there."
 >
 >  Contractor:  "Well, you have two options.  You can purchase a new,
 >  larger living room; or you can use a Stacker."
 >
 >  Bill:  "Stacker?"
 >
 >  Contractor:  "Yeah, it allows you to fit twice as much furniture into
 >  the room.  By stacking it, of course, you put the entertainment
 >  centre on the couch... the chairs on the table... etc. You leave an emp=
ty
 >  spot, so when you want to use some furniture you can unstack what you
 >  need and then put it back when you're done."
 >
 >  Bill:  "Uh... I dunno... issue two.  The second issue is the light
 >  fixtures.  The bulbs we brought with us from our old home won't fit.
 >  The threads run the wrong way."
 >
 >  Contractor:  "Oh!  That's easy.  Those bulbs aren't plug and play.
 >  You'll have to upgrade to the new bulbs."
 >
 >  Bill:  "And the electrical outlets?  The holes are round, not
 >  rectangular.  How do I fix that?"
 >
 >  Contractor:  "Just uninstall and reinstall the electrical system."
 >
 >  Bill:  "You're kidding!?"
 >
 >  Contractor:  "Nope.  Its the only way."
 >
 >  Bill:  "<sigh Well... I have one last problem.  Sometimes, when I
 >  have guests over, someone will flush the toilet and it won't stop.  The
 >  water pressure drops so low that the showers don't work."
 >
 >  Contractor:  "That's a resource leakage problem.  One fixture is
 >  failing to terminate and is hogging the resources preventing access
 >  from other fixtures."
 >
 >  Bill:  "And how do I fix that?"
 >
 >  Contractor:  "Well, after each flush, you all need to exit the house,
 >  turn off the water at the street, turn it back on, reenter the house
 >  and then you can get back to work."
 >
 >  Bill:  "That's the last straw.  What kind of product are you selling
 >  me?"
 >
 >  Contractor:  "Hey, if you don't like it nobody made you buy it."
 >
 >  Bill:  "And when will this be fixed?"
 >
 >  Contractor:  "Oh, in your next house-which will be ready to release
 >  sometime near the end of next year.  Actually it was due out this
 >  year, but we've had some delays..."