Today I started out to go to a nearby restaurant to use their free Wi Fi and get some work done.  I needed to write some posts for Real Estate Investor Girl, and take care of some other computer related things.  It seems I can get so much more done by getting away from home, and concentrating on one thing.  But, they were CLOSED!  Darn! 

I thought of a coffee shop I could go to, but I had trouble with their wireless connection before, and didn’t want to waste the time.  So, I went to a fast food chain restaurant that some of the locations have Wi Fi and some don’t.  I wasn’t sure if this was one that had it or not.  That’s when my “Who’s On First “experience started.  You remember Laurel and Hardy in that famous base ball skit.

I walked up to the counter and said to the girl, who must have been only about 16.  But then they all look young to me anymore.  I clearly said, “Do you have Wi FI ?”  she replied, “Yes, until 10:30.”  The time at that point was 10:00 A.M.  Trying to figure out what she meant, I said, “What do you do after that?  I can only have it until then?  She is looking at me like I am from another planet.  And said, “Well what do you want?”  I said,” to work longer than that.”  Then I said, “Oh, do you mean “until 10:30” is the pass word?”  She said,” I just want to know what you want to eat?” I said, “I want to get set up first.”  Then it hit me, I said, “Oh, did you think I was asking about breakfast?  I said Wi Fi.  The little “dear” said, “What’s that?”  I thought all those”young uns “ knew about these things.  I said, “It is wireless internet connection.  Do you have it?”  She replied in a little voice, Ooh, I don’t know. 

This brings me to another point.  Recently I advertised a short sale opportunity with a dead line, and a qualification for the buyer.  Here are some excerpts:

“NEED CONTRACT AT THE LATEST, JUNE30th in the MORNING!”

“Can you close quickly? Are you cash ready, or funding ready?”

These two lines were very prominent in the ad.  You guessed it, on July 4^th, 5^th, and 6^th I got four calls about the property.  It was past the deadline, and they didn’t even think they could qualify easily.  Of course I got their contact information, and offered to refer them to my partner who is an agent, but they weren’t interested.  What didn’t they understand?  Did they think it was free after the deadline?  Haven’t they heard anything that is going on with the mortgage crisis?  Are they still living in the La La land of magical thinking?

Just venting a little.  I get a laugh out of these things, but they still are one of those mysteries of the universe yet unsolved.

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