Favourite job of the week
This job started off like most of my others. PC switching off a lot by itself, a common fault with the particular Dell model. Motherboard replacement, end of story.
So I went and got the PC and brought it back to our workshop, didn't even bother cracking it open since I already knew the fault. Logged the call. Dell tech came out the next day.
Opened up the box.
Found a nest of maggoty insects inside.
The machine came from a section that's renowned for being a bit grubby, but this sets a new benchmark. How in hell do you get insects nesting inside your PC? It's beyond me.
Anyway, the Dell tech replaced the mobo and then it was up to me to... cleanse the infestation. Oh joy. We have no vacuum cleaner or other appropriate cleaning tools, so my only option was to scrape this maggoty crud out with paper towels.
It was then suggested by management that I check all other PCs in that department for similar infestations. I guess my saving grace was that there were none.
So I went and got the PC and brought it back to our workshop, didn't even bother cracking it open since I already knew the fault. Logged the call. Dell tech came out the next day.
Opened up the box.
Found a nest of maggoty insects inside.
The machine came from a section that's renowned for being a bit grubby, but this sets a new benchmark. How in hell do you get insects nesting inside your PC? It's beyond me.
Anyway, the Dell tech replaced the mobo and then it was up to me to... cleanse the infestation. Oh joy. We have no vacuum cleaner or other appropriate cleaning tools, so my only option was to scrape this maggoty crud out with paper towels.
It was then suggested by management that I check all other PCs in that department for similar infestations. I guess my saving grace was that there were none.
That is GROSS!
They need to pay you danger money or somethin'.
Posted by
Steph |
2:31 PM
I've seen cockroaches crawl out of a client's PC before and I've seen a PC in a power station's laboratory choked with coal dust. But maggots! You WIN!
Posted by
MikeFitz |
3:30 PM
Don't maggots usually need some kind of rotten food or flesh to spawn/grow?
Posted by
Citizen_Stu |
6:16 PM
That is sooooo nasty! I don't know how maggots would've survived in a pc box but I've heard of maggots crawling out of keyboards - they feed off all the dead skin cells that rub off your fingers.
Posted by
MadameBoffin |
7:56 PM
maggots huh? never seen any alive in a computer, but I have seen a lot of worm though...lol
Maybe you should try to get like guinness world record or "ripley's believe it or not" :)
Posted by
Stavanger |
9:47 AM
Yeh I'm not sure really how they got in there. I didn't really have the inclination to ponder how it all happened while I was elbow deep in slimy bug crap. I'm only thankful there weren't more PCs with the same problem.
Posted by
Bonestorm |
7:01 PM
Nasty shit there.
Posted by
Huggies |
8:17 PM
Dude, that is flamin' gross.
Glad you deal with the plebs and not me anymore. ;-)
Posted by
Rom |
5:51 PM
I know someone who once found a used condom inside a PC. Wrong. On so many levels.
Posted by
matt of comooxdom |
10:10 PM
now that's just nasty... bläsch!
Posted by
Anonymous |
6:56 AM
Once upon a time, a long time ago, my work group had an IBM terminal (you know, the old green screen type) which carked it one day. Trouble was it had a terminal controller in the back of it which meant it took out another 6 others.
Turns out that mice were living in it, and they chewed through some of the wiring. Splattered mice & dead terminals....
Luffly.
You still win, though.
Posted by
Anonymous |
9:39 PM
That is both unpleasant AND weird. Had someone who was building your PC left half a ham sandwich in it? But I guess maggots are still better than an exploding laptop battery. If you had it on your lap at the time, that could really put a dent in your day.
Posted by
redcap |
8:45 PM