moosehead
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- South western Ontario
So I was notified by my printer yet again, that I am running low on everything in the ink department.
Been this way for about a week and Sue noticed the flashing lights and the message on the printer and said I should get more ink.
"Not to worry, " I told her, "That message has been appearing for a week. Just ignore it."
Of course, after I said this, she wants to print out some of her financial statements.
AND of course as the printer starts "printing" her printouts come out faint, fainter and nothing....Like blank. I stare at the blank pages and I know Sue is staring at me.....
Why is it these things ALWAYS happen like this? The printer COULDN'T have completely run out of ink when I'M printing something for me! NO.....So Sue reminds me that the message about no ink has been appearing for a long time and if I had changed the cartridges when the message first appeared.....etc,etc,etc…
With a sigh, Sue leaves the room.
After she departs I decide it's "prudent" of me to remove the ink cartridges and toddle over to the mall for a new supply.......
So Remove cartridge one.....No problem......Try to remove cartridge two which requires a hefty pull as it seems to be stuck... Problem.....The damned thing leaks blue ink. On the printer, across on the glass topped desk, on the cover of Sue's Home and Garden magazine and all over my hands. I have recently vowed not to swear anymore. I have been very good for over two months. Sue has been proud of me. Unfortunately, and to my regret, I swore....@#$%$#!!!$%$##!!!
Once again, as is usually the case, fate has struck. There is the ink, me swearing like the proverbial drunken sailor, granted a drunken sailor with blue hands and Sue just happens to arrive as the last of the @#$%$##@ has passed my lips.
"What have you done Now????" She exclaimed.
"Nothing."
"Nothing? You've got ink all over the place! How in the world did it happen?"
"Well,'' Says I, " Firstly, I think you are exaggerating 'cause the ink isn't all over the place, Second, I didn't do anything other then remove the cartridge and third....I'll start cleaning it up."
"You'd better hurry up before the ink dries. And, by the way, I heard what you said. No more ice cream for you."
I got everything cleaned up...Except for me. My hands look like I have some sort of blue skin disease...And the two blue spots on the floor which I have conveniently covered with the power surge outlet.
Maybe Sue won't see them.
Been this way for about a week and Sue noticed the flashing lights and the message on the printer and said I should get more ink.
"Not to worry, " I told her, "That message has been appearing for a week. Just ignore it."
Of course, after I said this, she wants to print out some of her financial statements.
AND of course as the printer starts "printing" her printouts come out faint, fainter and nothing....Like blank. I stare at the blank pages and I know Sue is staring at me.....
Why is it these things ALWAYS happen like this? The printer COULDN'T have completely run out of ink when I'M printing something for me! NO.....So Sue reminds me that the message about no ink has been appearing for a long time and if I had changed the cartridges when the message first appeared.....etc,etc,etc…
With a sigh, Sue leaves the room.
After she departs I decide it's "prudent" of me to remove the ink cartridges and toddle over to the mall for a new supply.......
So Remove cartridge one.....No problem......Try to remove cartridge two which requires a hefty pull as it seems to be stuck... Problem.....The damned thing leaks blue ink. On the printer, across on the glass topped desk, on the cover of Sue's Home and Garden magazine and all over my hands. I have recently vowed not to swear anymore. I have been very good for over two months. Sue has been proud of me. Unfortunately, and to my regret, I swore....@#$%$#!!!$%$##!!!
Once again, as is usually the case, fate has struck. There is the ink, me swearing like the proverbial drunken sailor, granted a drunken sailor with blue hands and Sue just happens to arrive as the last of the @#$%$##@ has passed my lips.
"What have you done Now????" She exclaimed.
"Nothing."
"Nothing? You've got ink all over the place! How in the world did it happen?"
"Well,'' Says I, " Firstly, I think you are exaggerating 'cause the ink isn't all over the place, Second, I didn't do anything other then remove the cartridge and third....I'll start cleaning it up."
"You'd better hurry up before the ink dries. And, by the way, I heard what you said. No more ice cream for you."
I got everything cleaned up...Except for me. My hands look like I have some sort of blue skin disease...And the two blue spots on the floor which I have conveniently covered with the power surge outlet.
Maybe Sue won't see them.
