# Working on PCs for family **URL:** \ **Category:** PittSpeed Off Topic\ **Created:** [November 7, 2005, 9:53am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/working-on-pcs-for-family/178091 "2005-11-07T09:53:17Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![ShalerPunk](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/shalerpunk/32/5976_2.png) [@ShalerPunk](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/ShalerPunk)\ **Post date:** [November 7, 2005, 9:53am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/working-on-pcs-for-family/178091/1 "2005-11-07T09:53:17Z")
When should you start charging them money? If I was a plumber, they wouldn’t expect me to fix their shit for free every couple weeks. In the last week I have: fixed FOUR! registries formatted and installed XP on one machine replaced drivers that one person tried to update & destroyed diagnosed battery-charging error fixed outlook settings fucked by user moved address book between different email clients et cetera… all relatively mundane shit, but it takes time out of my day to do this bullshit over and over. On one machine, I just set everything up properly and locked them out of Administrator functions hoping to get a break for a month or two. ---
**Author:** ![Sight\_N\_Sound](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/sight_n_sound/32/5950_2.png) [@Sight\_N\_Sound](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Sight_N_Sound)\ **Post date:** [November 7, 2005, 9:56am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/working-on-pcs-for-family/178091/2 "2005-11-07T09:56:32Z")
It depends I guess. My dad owns his own buisness working with computers (all different aspects) and he doesn’t charge me or any of the siblings when stuff needs fixed. But if we are having a problem say at the fire station with somthing he won’t help unless they are paying which I can understand. :dunno: I guess its ultimatly up to you. ---
**Author:** ![fshowcars](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/fshowcars/32/5937_2.png) [@fshowcars](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/fshowcars)\ **Post date:** [November 7, 2005, 9:58am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/working-on-pcs-for-family/178091/3 "2005-11-07T09:58:14Z")
never charge your family you selfish, cheap asshole. /thread ---
**Author:** ![ShalerPunk](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/shalerpunk/32/5976_2.png) [@ShalerPunk](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/ShalerPunk)\ **Post date:** [November 7, 2005, 10:08am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/working-on-pcs-for-family/178091/4 "2005-11-07T10:08:03Z")
> [@fshowcars](#): > > never charge your family you selfish, cheap asshole. > > /thread it’s not that i really want the money, it’s that i’m sick of being bothered. when i say, “don’t open emails that look suspicious. don’t click on anything that ever pops up.” they open emails about “money from Dubai” and click pop-ups that say “you have spyware! click here to get rid of it.” i’m about to tell everyone to take their shit to best buy. ---
**Author:** ![fshowcars](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/fshowcars/32/5937_2.png) [@fshowcars](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/fshowcars)\ **Post date:** [November 7, 2005, 10:11am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/working-on-pcs-for-family/178091/5 "2005-11-07T10:11:32Z")
dude… 1. charging family is bullshit… comeon… my job is to deal with bullshit, ontop of dealing with other peoples personal bullshit, i deal with my family’s bullshit too… and my grandpa even takes it a step further and blames ME for his computer being fucked up… “well, it worked until last time you were here”… 2. sending them to best buy is even worse than taking 100 bucks off them and telling them to reboot and go home. best buy or… ‘the geek squad’ is a total fucking rip off… fuck best buy and fuck working on peoples computers. suck it up and do your family a favor… .just remind them “best buy would be charging you $110 an hour for this garbage” ---
**Author:** ![ShalerPunk](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/shalerpunk/32/5976_2.png) [@ShalerPunk](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/ShalerPunk)\ **Post date:** [November 7, 2005, 10:14am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/working-on-pcs-for-family/178091/6 "2005-11-07T10:14:23Z")
everyone in my family is going to wake up tomorrow with Red Hat only. “sorry… i don’t know shit about linux. :D” ---
**Author:** ![Sight\_N\_Sound](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/sight_n_sound/32/5950_2.png) [@Sight\_N\_Sound](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Sight_N_Sound)\ **Post date:** [November 7, 2005, 10:23am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/working-on-pcs-for-family/178091/7 "2005-11-07T10:23:22Z")
> [@fshowcars](#): > > suck it up and do your family a favor… .just remind yourself they put up with your bullshit for 20+ years" fixed ---
**Author:** ![S10Blazed\_Si](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/s10blazed_si/32/5983_2.png) [@S10Blazed\_Si](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/S10Blazed_Si)\ **Post date:** [November 7, 2005, 10:26am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/working-on-pcs-for-family/178091/8 "2005-11-07T10:26:17Z")
I work on my family’s shit often enough that I just ghost their system when I have it for the 2nd or 3rd time, and that makes 4, 5, and 6th time alot easier. You will see a repeating trend in some people… I would never charge my family money to fix computer problems. But I can’t think of a time where they haven’t offered me money either… ---
**Author:** ![ShalerPunk](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/shalerpunk/32/5976_2.png) [@ShalerPunk](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/ShalerPunk)\ **Post date:** [November 7, 2005, 10:26am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/working-on-pcs-for-family/178091/9 "2005-11-07T10:26:24Z")
> [@Sight N Sound](#): > > fixed it could be worse… i could have dishonoured them by parking your Cavalier in front of their houses. 😃 ---
**Author:** ![fshowcars](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/fshowcars/32/5937_2.png) [@fshowcars](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/fshowcars)\ **Post date:** [November 7, 2005, 10:27am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/working-on-pcs-for-family/178091/10 "2005-11-07T10:27:12Z")
> [@S10Blazed Si](#): > > ghost their system … wise words. ---
**Author:** ![ShalerPunk](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/shalerpunk/32/5976_2.png) [@ShalerPunk](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/ShalerPunk)\ **Post date:** [November 7, 2005, 10:27am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/working-on-pcs-for-family/178091/11 "2005-11-07T10:27:53Z")
> [@S10Blazed Si](#): > > But I can’t think of a time where they haven’t offered me money either… I don’t necessarily even want the money… but some fucking cookies, or lunch, or some kind of consideration would be nice for the virtual Herpes their machines have become to me… ---
**Author:** ![fshowcars](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/fshowcars/32/5937_2.png) [@fshowcars](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/fshowcars)\ **Post date:** [November 7, 2005, 10:30am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/working-on-pcs-for-family/178091/12 "2005-11-07T10:30:50Z")
stop looking for gratification… you won’t get it… you’ll only hear about it when there are more problems… ---
**Author:** ![Sight\_N\_Sound](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/sight_n_sound/32/5950_2.png) [@Sight\_N\_Sound](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Sight_N_Sound)\ **Post date:** [November 7, 2005, 10:36am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/working-on-pcs-for-family/178091/13 "2005-11-07T10:36:54Z")
> [@ShalerPunk](#): > > it could be worse… > > i could have dishonoured them by parking your Cavalier in front of their houses. > > 😃 you already do that with the reno ---
**Author:** ![ShalerPunk](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/shalerpunk/32/5976_2.png) [@ShalerPunk](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/ShalerPunk)\ **Post date:** [November 7, 2005, 10:38am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/working-on-pcs-for-family/178091/14 "2005-11-07T10:38:53Z")
> [@Sight N Sound](#): > > you already do that with the reno stock shitbox \> riced-out shitbox shitbox as reliable transportation \> shitbox as showcar \ ---
**Author:** ![Sight\_N\_Sound](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/sight_n_sound/32/5950_2.png) [@Sight\_N\_Sound](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Sight_N_Sound)\ **Post date:** [November 7, 2005, 10:40am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/working-on-pcs-for-family/178091/15 "2005-11-07T10:40:19Z")
> [@ShalerPunk](#): > > stock shitbox \> riced-out shitbox > > shitbox as reliable transportation \> shitbox as showcar > > \ [darkstar]Quit bringing up old shit :rolleyes: [/yourhero] ---
**Author:** ![ShalerPunk](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/shalerpunk/32/5976_2.png) [@ShalerPunk](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/ShalerPunk)\ **Post date:** [November 7, 2005, 10:41am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/working-on-pcs-for-family/178091/16 "2005-11-07T10:41:59Z")
🤣 ---
**Author:** ![ninjenn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/c67d28/32.png) [@ninjenn](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/ninjenn)\ **Post date:** [November 7, 2005, 11:09am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/working-on-pcs-for-family/178091/17 "2005-11-07T11:09:37Z")
> [@ShalerPunk](#): > > stock shitbox \< sold shitbox :dunno: ---
**Author:** ![ShalerPunk](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/shalerpunk/32/5976_2.png) [@ShalerPunk](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/ShalerPunk)\ **Post date:** [November 7, 2005, 11:10am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/working-on-pcs-for-family/178091/18 "2005-11-07T11:10:41Z")
> [@huskysgrl](#): > > :dunno: i’ll bet he made his money back selling that thing too… 🤣 ---
**Author:** ![tjZ28](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/9de0a6/32.png) [@tjZ28](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/tjZ28)\ **Post date:** [November 7, 2005, 11:18am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/working-on-pcs-for-family/178091/19 "2005-11-07T11:18:12Z")
Always charge. Set a precident or you’ll be FUCKED. All of my friends and family know I’m good with Computers **and** Cars. It’s like if anything breaks for any of them I get a phone call. -TJ ---
**Author:** ![Sight\_N\_Sound](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/sight_n_sound/32/5950_2.png) [@Sight\_N\_Sound](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Sight_N_Sound)\ **Post date:** [November 7, 2005, 11:25am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/working-on-pcs-for-family/178091/20 "2005-11-07T11:25:11Z")
> [@ShalerPunk](#): > > i’ll bet he made his money back selling that thing too… > > 🤣 When you get back what you paid for the car new. Its pretty impressive, especially since it allowed me to pay for a new toy in full and have cash in the bank… [Next page](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/working-on-pcs-for-family/178091.md?page=2)