I Ripped My Pants At Work!

It was embarrassing. If it had happened in my office it would have been funny, and maybe a bit uncomfortable for me...

But I ripped my pants in our new client’s office boardroom. Oh it was dreadful. I’d worn a new suit jacket that only matched my old blue dress pants that didn’t fit me anymore. And there, surrounded by important strangers, as I got up to use the bathroom I heard it – and then something didn’t feel quite right.

When I sat back down to survey the problem I realized my pants were split in the middle! With a bit more exploring I soon discovered my crotch now sported a five inch rip all the way around and up my backside. There was no way I was going to be able to conceal this tragedy, and no way I could manage in these ventilated slacks for the rest of the day - I needed a new pair of trousers.

Fortunately my assistant is a clever young woman with wireless internet on her laptop computer. While the keynote speaker droned on about fiscal responsibility, she booted up her system and ran a local search program called Poynt on Microsoft® Windows Live™ Messenger to determine my list of immediate options. Obviously I would need new pants, and as I waited, she used Poynt (http://mypoynt.com) to actualize the remedy for my wardrobe woes.

Once on Microsoft® Windows Live™ Messenger, my assistant opened her contact list and clicked on ‘poynt@live.com’, whereupon she entered the address of the building to default our location. Next she typed the letters ‘yp’ to indicate that she would like to search the yellow pages.