abrupt presenter

Denis Grey—RASC Toronto Centre president—snapped at me as I tried to assist him for his presentation to the General Assembly banquet dinner.

There were peculiar problems with the cabling between the podium and the two digital projectors. We couldn't see to get both projectors running properly. Someone said they suspected it was because we were using short (standard length) and very long video cables at the same time and that reflections were occurring.

Regardless, I jumped up and started helping. I got things working in an "acceptable" way. It was quick and dirty as we were ramping up to start.

Denis looked at the computer in front of him and said the screen resolution wasn't correct. I explained it was the only one that worked given the hardware problems. He curtly said, "I wanted the other resolution." He knows how to piss me off.

"That's what you get," I growled and walked back to my chair.

Thankless.