The stupid - it burns!

[plonq]

I'll be the first to admit that I am a bit touchy and irritable lately, but little things are trying my patience lately.  It's making it hard to keep up my cheerful demeanour, even though I have sworn to myself that I will not take it out on the people around me.

Sometimes they make it tough, though.  I've had to make three treks around the partitions to help my co-worker today.  I just returned from the third trip.

Him: How do I expand a column in Excel?
Me: (I've shown him how to do this many times) Just click on the column boundary at the top of the column and drag.
Him: (Pause to digest that) I don't follow you.
Me: Click on the line between the letters across the top.  Look at the top of your spreadsheet columns and you'll see A, B, C, etc.
Him: I don't see it.
Me: (Sigh and walk around the partitions) See the column headings at the top of your spreadsheet?  They're listed as A, B, C, D, etc. across the top.
Him: Where do you mean?
Me: (Actually jabbing the screen with my finger)  Right here.  A.  B.  C.  D...
Him: I don't follow you.
Me: ...!
Him: Oh!  Sorry, yes, I see what you mean.
Me: Now click on the line between the letters and drag it to expand the column.
Him: (Clicks on the column heading itself and selects the entire column)  Now what.
Me: (Starting to lose patience) You have to click on the line.  Move your cursor over until it changes into the "resize" cursor.
Him: Oh, right.  That's right.  That's how you do it.  Thanks.
Me: (With false cheerfulness) No problem.

Gah.  I am beginning to understand that whole "mutilation borne of frustration" thing.