plonq | The stupid

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.