Tuesday, May 11, 2010

A funny thing happened .....

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Not long ago I bought myself a new printer, changing my loyalty of many years from Epson to HP. A different way of operating, and some all singing all dancing features I haven't mastered yet. It wasn't long before I had to get to grips with a paper jam, however. I read the instructions carefully, and found that I had to turn the printer round and open up the back, then proceed to remove the trapped sheet gently but firmly. Careful as I was I lost a corner which tore off and remained in the machine.





Now, I peered into that machine from all directions. I picked it up and shook it. I shone my Anglepoise lamp right into its innards. I looked all round the floor of my workroom; the missing corner failed to reveal itself. With considerable trepidation I tried printing again, fully expecting it to jam up again. It didn't - what luck! But the mystery remains: where did that corner of paper hide itself, and will it pop up again to counfound me on some future occasion?


A month or two later I had a second jam, and without bothering to read the instructions this time, I opened the front of the printer, as I do for changing the ink cartridges. And there, nestling harmlessly in the back of the changing bay for the cartridges, was the missing corner.


Ridiculous!





6 comments:

annie said...

Well, I am repeating myself, but as I always say, these machines are really androids.
annie

J Cosmo Newbery said...

Twilight zone?

Avus said...

I hate having to change to new, different equipment - why can't they all operate the same way? If one gets into a new car one does not expect it to have a square steering wheel or the pedals in a different order.

Avus said...

Judith
You may not know, but one of our old friends, "Granny J" at "Walking Prescott", recently passed away. Her daughter has put a message about it all on Granny's blog.

Pat said...

I am 73 years old and love my computer (and my HP printer:). A few months ago, I started a blog and have been investigating (through the ageless project) blogs written by older women to learn what subjects they blog about (I am having some trouble deciding what to blog about on mine).

I just want you to know that I have enjoyed reading your blog and found it very interesting. I do think you should write that book!

Frances said...

Judith: where are you????