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  • sdrawkcab
    Confused & Bewildered

    250+ Posts
    • Jun 2009
    • 317
    #61
    Re: You know you are a tech because...

    You are the 'go to' person for your kids and their friends when their damm Xbox and Playstation controllers don't work.

    Family members roll their eyes when you explain how prints should come out face down, not face up (or vice versa) in TV shows.
    Some days, it's just not worth chewing through the restraints

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      • fixthecopier
        ALIEN OVERLORD

        2,500+ Posts
        • Apr 2008
        • 4714
        #62
        Re: You know you are a tech because...

        You know you are a tech because you find internet sites that are full of other people from around the world who do what you do, understand what you go through, and therefore you enjoy chatting with them online.
        The greatest enemy of knowledge isn't ignorance, it is the illusion of knowledge. Stephen Hawking

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          • jmaister
            certified scrub

            Site Contributor
            500+ Posts
            • Aug 2010
            • 755
            #63
            Re: You know you are a tech because...

            before doing a tear down for something really simple, you think "there's gotta be a simpler way" than what the manual says...
            Last edited by jmaister; 09-11-2011, 02:16 AM.
            Idling colour developers are not healthy developers.

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              • blackcat4866
                Master Of The Obvious

                Site Contributor
                10,000+ Posts
                • Jul 2007
                • 22749
                #64
                Re: You know you are a tech because...

                Originally posted by jmaister
                before doing a tear down for something really simple, you think "there's gotta be a simpler way" than what the manual says...
                ... except in the end, there usually isn't. There ought to be an easier way. =^..^=
                If you'd like a serious answer to your request:
                1) demonstrate that you've read the manual
                2) demonstrate that you made some attempt to fix it.
                3) if you're going to ask about jams include the jam code.
                4) if you're going to ask about an error code include the error code.
                5) You are the person onsite. Only you can make observations.

                blackcat: Master Of The Obvious =^..^=

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                  • blackcat4866
                    Master Of The Obvious

                    Site Contributor
                    10,000+ Posts
                    • Jul 2007
                    • 22749
                    #65
                    Re: You know you are a tech because...

                    You know you are a tech when:

                    you carry a flashlight, #2 phillips, and a multi-tool at all times.
                    you walk around the office, select a Bic pen, and say "that will work ... "
                    you select your pants to be that unique shade of brown/purple of color waste toner.
                    you critique the image quality of every page before examining the content. My wife just rolls her eyes "... can't you just read it?!"

                    =^..^=
                    If you'd like a serious answer to your request:
                    1) demonstrate that you've read the manual
                    2) demonstrate that you made some attempt to fix it.
                    3) if you're going to ask about jams include the jam code.
                    4) if you're going to ask about an error code include the error code.
                    5) You are the person onsite. Only you can make observations.

                    blackcat: Master Of The Obvious =^..^=

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                      • fixthecopier
                        ALIEN OVERLORD

                        2,500+ Posts
                        • Apr 2008
                        • 4714
                        #66
                        Re: You know you are a tech because...

                        Hey Blackcat, as far as your 4th one goes.....I have learned to ask what it was printed on before dissing the quality of the print job, least I find it was done on one of my machines, I did not know they had.
                        The greatest enemy of knowledge isn't ignorance, it is the illusion of knowledge. Stephen Hawking

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                          • excanonguy
                            Trusted Tech

                            100+ Posts
                            • Jun 2008
                            • 173
                            #67
                            Re: You know you are a tech because...

                            Originally posted by pacman
                            Cosign on the spotting copiers in TV shows and movies.

                            I forget which show I was watching...it could have been Parks and Rec or The Office but I remember thinking to myself "It's past 2005.....what the heck are they doing with an ANALOG copier?!?!?"
                            Lol I love this thread ! I saw the same thing I believe it was one of the CSI shows, super high tech crime lab and there was an analog Canon in the background....for some reason my wife didnt find it as funny as I did

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                              • excanonguy
                                Trusted Tech

                                100+ Posts
                                • Jun 2008
                                • 173
                                #68
                                Re: You know you are a tech because...

                                Originally posted by blackcat4866
                                Who hasn't? Fortunately for me it was during the days of suit jackets & ties.

                                It ripped from waste band to zipper. I borrowed the stapler off the secretaries desk, went to the wash room, and did a quick staple job on the pants. Warning: Take off stapled pants very carefully ... =^..^=

                                Did that on an IR600 ,but I borrowed some packing tape for my custom tailor work !

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                                  • minimerlin
                                    Senior Tech

                                    Site Contributor
                                    500+ Posts
                                    • Nov 2007
                                    • 851
                                    #69
                                    Re: You know you are a tech because...

                                    Originally posted by fixthecopier
                                    You know you are a tech because of the SCREWS... THE SCREWS ARE EVERYWHERE, SCREWS IN MY POCKET, SCREWS IN MY WASHING MACHINE, SCREWS IN MY DESK DRAWER, SCREWS IN MY TRUCK, SCREWS IN MY DREAMS, THEY ARE EVERYWHERE I TELL YOU, RUN AND HIDE BEFORE IT'S TOO LATE, ...AAAAAHHHHHHHH


                                    Damn I am glad it is Friday, been a long week.
                                    My wife is always finding screws in the pockets of my trousers (pants) or on top of the refridgerator where I put my car keys! I swear to her that they must have fallen in!
                                    Please do not PM me without asking first.

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                                      • pacman
                                        I can turn a screw...

                                        250+ Posts
                                        • Apr 2009
                                        • 315
                                        #70
                                        Re:

                                        Originally posted by Ikon Princess
                                        You know you are a tech because...my cat's name is mylar.
                                        That.....is beyond gangster. I literally LOL'd.


                                        Whenever someone says "duplex" I no longer think of a house, I think of double sided copies.

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                                          • fixthecopier
                                            ALIEN OVERLORD

                                            2,500+ Posts
                                            • Apr 2008
                                            • 4714
                                            #71
                                            Re:

                                            Originally posted by pacman
                                            That.....is beyond gangster. I literally LOL'd.


                                            Whenever someone says "duplex" I no longer think of a house, I think of double sided copies.

                                            Damn, I forgot a duplex was a type of home. Guess I am in too deep.
                                            The greatest enemy of knowledge isn't ignorance, it is the illusion of knowledge. Stephen Hawking

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                                              • prntrfxr
                                                Service Manager

                                                1,000+ Posts
                                                • Apr 2008
                                                • 1637
                                                #72
                                                Re: You know you are a tech because...

                                                Originally posted by jmaister
                                                you're at Staples watching a soccer mom doing 60 double sided document on a platen of a ImageRunner with DP, you couldnt resist but say.." Excuse me Ma'm, you know..."
                                                I try to stay away from places like that. I was asked to leave by management of one of their stores, because I told a lady I could get her a laser printer for the price they're selling those ink jets and she'd be printing at a lower cost per page. I didn't see the sales guy behind me. It was not pretty. :clearsthroat: (Staples is an office supply super store for those living out of the US.)

                                                I have a box at a PAK MAIL place (print/copy shop that rents mailboxes). So far I've been resisting the urge to check out their Lanier and their Konica-Minolta. I also almost started trying to convince them that they'd save more money if they went with a laser fax instead of the ink jet one their currently using (HP brand). Why ruin a good thing?
                                                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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                                                  • Metalvoc
                                                    Trusted Tech

                                                    100+ Posts
                                                    • Sep 2008
                                                    • 155
                                                    #73
                                                    Re:

                                                    Originally posted by fixthecopier
                                                    Damn, I forgot a duplex was a type of home. Guess I am in too deep.
                                                    Guess I'm in the same boat. I would never have thought of a living space had someone mentioned "duplex" to me. Now I'm going to have to really think of other terms we use every day that might mean something completely different to "normal" people.
                                                    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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                                                      • Metalvoc
                                                        Trusted Tech

                                                        100+ Posts
                                                        • Sep 2008
                                                        • 155
                                                        #74
                                                        Re: You know you are a tech because...

                                                        How about a word that only has meaning to us? Any time I have to do a demonstration, I force myself to consciously think of the term "copy glass", or else the term "platen" will inevitably sneak out, and I get blank stares all around.
                                                        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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                                                          • Tricky
                                                            Field Supervisor

                                                            Site Contributor
                                                            2,500+ Posts
                                                            • Apr 2009
                                                            • 2621
                                                            #75
                                                            Re:

                                                            Originally posted by fixthecopier
                                                            Damn, I forgot a duplex was a type of home. Guess I am in too deep.
                                                            Unknown to me until a few minutes ago when I put "duplex" into Google you can also have duplex kidneys.

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