So if you've stumbled across this blog (and you surely have stumbled, because who would be searching for an Idiot Wrangler?), then you're probably asking yourself, what the heck is an Idiot Wrangler?
Well, I'm an Idiot Wrangler... It's a term I made up on my little old lonesome, that I felt described my working life in far greater depth then the meaingless title of "Customer Services Manager". I was inspired from watching the credits of far too many movies, where I'd invariable see listed [Insert Exotic Animal Name Here] Wrangler. Spider Wrangler, Snake Wrangler, Monkey Wrangler, even Zombie Wrangler. If all these exotic (and undead) beasties can have wranglers, then surely Idiots deserve one. After all, you let a snake loose, he's bound to slither off into forest and live a happy life. Ditto a spider. A zombie, well no happy life there, they're already dead, but I'm sure that, even without wrangling, they are likely to find some nice tasty brains to munch on.
But no, not Idiots. You let an Idiot loose on the world, and bad things happen. Case in point - a little place called Iraq - Dubya, he needs a good strong Idiot Wrangler, but poor old Dick just doesn't have the ticker for it.
So, I spend my days (and many nights) wrangling Idiots. It's a long and tiring job, but thankfully, the Idiots themselves make it entertaining. Like a cowboy loves his horses, I love my Idiots. They're all unique in their own special way...
Most of the Idiots I wrangle are trying their best to in some way figure out the mystical workings of an unusual device that sits in their office, a box of mystery, an enigma encased in beige... What you and I might call a "PC", but as one of my Idiots once described it, "the box we store our floppy disk in".
Yes poppet, that 3.5" floppy disk is so valuable, it needs a protective aluminium case 300 times it's own size to protect it. The power cable going into it provides the necessary electricity to keep the disk protected in a permanent stasis field, while the fans whirring ensure the optimum storage temperature for magnetic media.
It's my hope that in reading this blog over whatever period I decide to keep it posted, you will get to share some the amazing, real life stories from my life as a Professional Idiot Wrangler.
I hope you enjoy it.
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