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Pat Anderson said:
> Here's one, Dave. Go with a female friend to a computer store. Let her go in
> first. Follow her about 3 minutes later. Based on my experience, you'll get
> served, and she'll still be waiting.
Oh yes! When I bought my LED printer, I waited five minutes, and
then stood in the middle of the store and said in a Very Loud Voice,
"Gee, I want to spend $700 on a printer and no one wants to wait
on me." I was out of there in another five minutes, w/ printer.
I had forgotten all about that.
