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The instructions were kind of like the kid proof lids 'press here to unclip then twist' in the tiniest writing possible.
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A good bookshop is just a genteel Black Hole that knows how to read. - Terry Pratchett, Guards! Guards! -
I'd call on Maxwell, my inner dis-repair daemon...
Bang bang, Maxwell's...I am not an a**hole. I am a hemorrhoid. I irritate a**holes!
Procrastination: Forward planning to insure there is something to do tomorrow.
Derails threads faster than a pocket nuke.Comment
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And then there are the labels on various electronics. Small raised black letters on a black background on the back of the device where there is little to no lighting.Quoth Blue Ginger View Post"I don't have to be petty. The Universe does that for me."Comment
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One of the reasons I carry a zillion-candlepower penlight is to be able to read those type of 'instructions'.
When I had my own place, the CO monitor was hardwired but the smoke detector was not (doesn't seem to make sense, but that place had a lot of minor issues that didn't start revealing themselves until I was well into the lease). After the third false alarm, a friend bought me two portable detectors; still have both and they still work. They never reacted to anything in that apartment, at the time I moved out whatever the problem was had still not been fixed.
Mom keeps the kitchen window cracked open all the time anyway due to the gas stove."I am quite confident that I do exist."
"Excuse me, I'm making perfect sense. You're just not keeping up." The DoctorComment
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