This may seem petty, but its something that has been bothering me. About a year ago, i built a computer for a friend of my father’s, and installed it on his network. It worked fine whilst i was there, but the same day, i got a call saying it wouldn’t work. I then took it over to my house for an extended revamping to fix the problem, which turned out to be a rather malicious virus, and I have had it since. This gentlemen, who is rather well to do, decided he was impatient and bought a new computer from Dell. Meanwhile, i have this computer up and running and working great. He invested in all the parts, and i supplied all the labor, etc.
The problem lies in the fact that I have a PC sitting here that he no longer wants. I had the need for my own pc, as I am starting college, so I asked him how much I could purchase it for. And we are talking about a stacked machine… 50Gb, AMD Athlon XP 2200, 512 MB Ram, etc. He responded a week later and said that i could have it, in return for “computer troubleshooting and counseling services from time to time for no charge”.
This would be cool, and I would gladly accept, but i know he has warranties he has paid for on his current computers, not to mention the meager services i could provide wouldn’t ever equal the worth of the PC.
Although i really would like a pc, at the same time i am hesitant in taking him up on his offer, simply because i feel that i owe him more than he wants. He is also a leader in a church organization that I am active in, and I work with him on a regular basis in that capacity.
Thoughts, anyone?