Re: Quote of the Week From My Life.
Been there, my friend. I used to work at a place that sold and rented durable medical equipment. One day, we got a call from a hospital that said they wanted 10 XYZ units by tomorrow. I check our stock and see we have none. So I tell them, "I can do one of two things. I can order more units from the manufacturer in France and have them shipped to you directly. It'll take maybe a week to get them there if we expidite it. Or I can send you 10 ZXY units, which are functionally the same thing just from a different manufacturer, and have them there tomorrow."
Grumble grumble on the other end of the line, then, "We'll call you back to let you know what we want."
Ten minutes later, I get a call from our CEO who says, "I need 10 XYZ units to this hospital, tomorrow."
I tell him the same thing I told them -- we ain't got them, but I've got a couple of options on what to do. "I don't care," sez he. "Make it happen."