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  • fixthecopier
    ALIEN OVERLORD

    2,500+ Posts
    • Apr 2008
    • 4714

    You know you are a tech because...

    I started this in the "are you a tech thread" and thought of a few more. Can you think of any?

    I used to be a parts changer, now I am a technician. Another sign you are a tech, you own special tools that make others ask "what's that for?"
    You have bought more than 30 Phillips screwdrivers in your lifetime.
    You carry tools in tour pocket when you are not at work " just in case"
    You have toner fingerprints on your face no one will tell you about.
    Your friends and family want you do do free fixes on your time.
    Your customers try to get you to cheat your company and do side work.
    You try to adjust the grid voltage on your tv when the picture is fuzzy.
    You can advise people on how to copy their ass without breaking the
    copier or leaving marks.
    It really pisses you off to be called the "Xerox Guy", unless you work for
    Xeox.
    You have ever used tools from your box to eat or prepare your lunch with
    You learn the art of bullshit to deal with customers.
    You get excited when you see your brand of copier on a TV show
    You talk about how cool " Office Space " is
    You know you don't know it all and you want to know more.
    You have thought about making glass table tops out of original glass
    For a guy, a room full of women happy to see you , makes your day.
    You make fun of techs who use cheap tools because "they are not really into it"
    You think "Toner" is a cool name for a black cat.
    You describe your wife's tan as "half tones that need more shading"
    You know that "drum bias" does not mean you are prejudiced against drums
    When some one says "corona", you think wire instead of beer
    You can find another tech in a crowd by yelling "Does any one know what a fuser is?"
    When buying pants, you show the salesperson toner under your fingernails and tell them to match it.
    You go online to talk with techs from around the world who "Know what you are going through"
    You consider salespeople "another species", not really human
    You have thought of making a wind chime out of old drums
    You really need that specialty tool, even though you may only use it once every 5 years.
    You like to explain how a color copier works to regular people, just so you can see the "Deer caught in headlights" look on their face.
    You know that two techs debating whose brand is best could put a room full of people to sleep
    You know way too much information about paper.
    The greatest enemy of knowledge isn't ignorance, it is the illusion of knowledge. Stephen Hawking
  • crown123
    Technician
    • Aug 2011
    • 11

    #2
    Re: You know you are a tech because...

    "When some one says "corona", you think wire instead of beer"

    happens all the time lol.
    " O.K lady the washing machine is fixed... now stop putting paper in it -_- " - crown

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    • Zackuth
      Trusted Tech

      250+ Posts
      • Aug 2009
      • 448

      #3
      Re: You know you are a tech because...

      I had to fill out some paperwork for a business in town. When they handed me the packet, I saw that their slit glass needed to be cleaned.
      If at first you don't succeed, redefine success

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      • prntrfxr
        Service Manager

        1,000+ Posts
        • Apr 2008
        • 1637

        #4
        Re: You know you are a tech because...

        You like to explain how a color copier works to regular people, just so you can see the "Deer caught in headlights" look on their face.
        LOL...I've done that. When I first started in this industry, the fact that I am female and answer "Office Machine Technician" when asked what I do for a living, usually causes this look in others as well. Followed by them thinking or saying, "Why would anyone want to do that?" I then went into what is so great about it and follow that up with how the machines work.

        Now, I simply say, "I perform surgical procedures on unsuspecting office machines." They laugh and I change the subject to something else.

        Now I'll add a few:

        You know you're a technician when, everyone in your family thinks you can fix anything from the family car to a toaster and you're the one they call to set up TV's, computers, and DVD players. The scary thing is, you're usually the only one in the family who CAN.

        You know you're a technician when, you know what kind of printers, faxes and copiers your bank, your doctor, your insurance company, and half the retail stores in your hometown have, whether or not you've ever worked on them.
        Life should NOT be a journey to the grave with the intention of arriving safely in an attractive and well-preserved body, but rather to skid in sideways - Coke in one hand - chocolate in the other - body thoroughly used up, totally worn out and screaming "WOO-HOO, what a ride!".

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        • igi
          Service Manager

          1,000+ Posts
          • Apr 2009
          • 1507

          #5
          Re: You know you are a tech because...

          hi all
          you know you are a technician when you dont feel the blues,
          you feel cyan

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          • xordi69
            Trusted Tech

            100+ Posts
            • Jun 2010
            • 200

            #6
            Re: You know you are a tech because...

            because i'm here, whith toner in my hands...

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            • mikadonovan
              Senior Tech

              Site Contributor
              2,500+ Posts
              • May 2008
              • 2936

              #7
              Re: You know you are a tech because...

              You are using part of your brain to repair the machine your on, and at the same time your mentally troubleshooting the machine you'll be on 2 calls down the road (logistics)
              NEVER ASSUME ANYTHING

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              • charm5496
                Service Manager

                Site Contributor
                1,000+ Posts
                • Apr 2008
                • 2387

                #8
                Re: You know you are a tech because...

                when you start taking parts from other manufacturers to repair the machine you are working on because you just used the part you need two calls ago and the customer doesn't have time to be down any longer

                when you carry two soldering iron tips (one to repair panels and one to repair boards)

                when your customers ask you to look at the competitors equipment because their technician couldn't get it working correctly
                Accidents don't just happen. They must be carelessly planned.

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                • jmaister
                  certified scrub

                  Site Contributor
                  500+ Posts
                  • Aug 2010
                  • 755

                  #9
                  Re: You know you are a tech because...

                  LOLs, awesome post.

                  "grid voltage" got me going, cant stop now mahahahaha.
                  Idling colour developers are not healthy developers.

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                  • Tricky
                    Field Supervisor

                    Site Contributor
                    2,500+ Posts
                    • Apr 2009
                    • 2621

                    #10
                    Re: You know you are a tech because...

                    Originally posted by fixthecopier
                    You get excited when you see your brand of copier on a TV show


                    I don't know if excited is the right word but I was watching District 9 a while back and noticed a Toshiba photocopier in the film, I rewound the film and noted the model number.





                    Originally posted by igi
                    hi all
                    you know you are a technician when you dont feel the blues,
                    you feel cyan
                    I'm easy going they call me

                    Mellow Yellow
                    Copytechnet search tool v0.8 Final

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                    • TonerMunkeh
                      Professional Moron

                      2,500+ Posts
                      • Apr 2008
                      • 3873

                      #11
                      Re: You know you are a tech because...

                      You see photocopiers in Xbox360 games. Left4Dead 2 has several Adonises in one level. I take great delight in emptying an Uzi's clip into them. Shame it isn't real.

                      TV programmes also. The Top Gear with Clarkson and the little blue car, the Peel P50. Around the 7-minute mark there's a Russian-C4 with an SR790 about to be squished. Cracking telly.

                      It's 106 miles to Chicago. We've got a full tank of gas, half a pack of cigarettes, it's dark and we're wearing sunglasses.

                      Hit it.

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                      • Arcking1968
                        Technician
                        • Sep 2011
                        • 39

                        #12
                        Re: You know you are a tech because...

                        You know you are a tech because...You can repair the machine in simple or odd trouble, even though it is man made or natural cause and most of all a satisfied costumer.

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                        • Hemlock
                          Trusted Tech

                          250+ Posts
                          • Dec 2009
                          • 432

                          #13
                          Re: You know you are a tech because...

                          ... you've used the thermal fuse from a copier to replace the one in your dryer. (twice - 2 different dryers)

                          ... you've used a microswitch from a copier to replace the door switch on your dishwasher.
                          “Anti-intellectualism has been a constant thread winding its way through our political and cultural life, nurtured by the false notion that democracy means that 'my ignorance is just as good as your knowledge.'” (Isaac Asimov)

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                          • Wild Bill
                            Senior Tech

                            500+ Posts
                            • Jul 2005
                            • 774

                            #14
                            Re: You know you are a tech because...

                            I did make wind chimes out of little HP drums. Cut em at differant lengths and at angle. Guess Im in
                            Izzy

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                            • Metalvoc
                              Trusted Tech

                              100+ Posts
                              • Sep 2008
                              • 155

                              #15
                              Re: You know you are a tech because...

                              Originally posted by Hemlock
                              ... you've used the thermal fuse from a copier to replace the one in your dryer. (twice - 2 different dryers)
                              Just did that last week!
                              I must have a prodigious quantity of mind; it takes me as much as a week sometimes to make it up - Mark Twain

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