Never Thought I Would Say This...

CigarNut · 09-15-2014, 07:19 AM

..."The Water Fountain Needs To Be Rebooted"...

They installed a new water fountain at work -- one with spigot to fill water bottles with an electronic on/off sensor. The LED display that counts "plastic bottles saved" is flashing an error code.

Times have certainly changed from the old glass 5 gallon bottle sitting on top of a ceramic tank...

ColdCuts · 09-15-2014, 10:35 AM

I prefer the ceramic. Not everything needs to be computerized.

Don't get me wrong. I like my laptop and my smartphone. But, enough with the computers already.

markem · 09-15-2014, 10:39 AM

An "electronic off" sensor. What could possibly go wrong.

The Poet · 09-15-2014, 10:50 AM

The Internet Of Things shall spell our doom, one byte at a time. I don't need my fridge to tell me I'm out of milk.

8zeros · 09-15-2014, 11:45 AM

Yep.
Oven, sure.
Dishwasher, of course.
Cable TV receiver, occasionally.
Even a clothes washer, sometimes.
Heck, cars, all the time.
But you would never suspect the water cooler.
It probably lost it's connection to the NSA. You fixed it.

CigarNut · 09-15-2014, 01:53 PM

It looks like our facilities folks do not (yet) know now to reboot it. They cannot simply power cycle it as the power cord is behind a screwed-on panel

dave · 09-15-2014, 02:04 PM

We don't have LED's, but we have had the 'motion sensor' type for a long time. I swear those things (as well as the ones on sinks, soap, etc.) must all come with a candid camera. I end up waving my hands and doing a fn jig just to get a drink of water most of the time.

TXSmokey · 09-15-2014, 04:42 PM

They took all the water fountains out where I work, now we have coolers with ice and bottles of water. The coolers are usually empty though. Now they complain about water bottles being thrown on the floor.

The Poet · 09-15-2014, 04:46 PM

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Originally Posted by TXSmokey

They took all the water fountains out where I work, now we have coolers with ice and bottles of water. The coolers are usually empty though. Now they complain about water bottles being thrown on the floor.

So what, they want you to throw them on the ceiling instead?

Dude Here · 09-15-2014, 08:07 PM

My gym has one of those fancy water fountains as well. Damn thing is always out of order.

Steve · 09-16-2014, 07:11 AM

dave · 09-16-2014, 10:44 AM

^ We're only about 20 years behind Japan. I was afraid to sit on a crapper when I first got there.....wasn't sure I'd be able to figure out how to flush the damn thing....after three years I still couldn't operate a toilet very well....lol

The Poet · 09-16-2014, 11:22 AM

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Originally Posted by dave

^ We're only about 20 years behind Japan. I was afraid to sit on a crapper when I first got there.....wasn't sure I'd be able to figure out how to flush the damn thing....after three years I still couldn't operate a toilet very well....lol

Reminds me of that Stallone/Snipes/Sandy Bullock flick, Demolition Man, where Sly didn't know how to use the three shells.

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markem Bunion Join Date: Oct 2008 First Name: Mark Location: Second Star on the Right Posts: 22,641 Trading: (47)	Re: Never Thought I Would Say This... An "electronic off" sensor. What could possibly go wrong. __________________ I refuse to belong to any organization that would have me as a member. ~ Groucho Marx

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8zeros What's this button do? Join Date: Dec 2013 First Name: Roger Location: Far from everything Posts: 268 Trading: (0)	Re: Never Thought I Would Say This... Yep. Oven, sure. Dishwasher, of course. Cable TV receiver, occasionally. Even a clothes washer, sometimes. Heck, cars, all the time. But you would never suspect the water cooler. It probably lost it's connection to the NSA. You fixed it. __________________

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CigarNut Fck Cancer! Join Date: Jan 2009 First Name: Michael Location: Clermont, Florida Posts: 18,042 Trading: (111*)	Re: Never Thought I Would Say This... It looks like our facilities folks do not (yet) know now to reboot it. They cannot simply power cycle it as the power cord is behind a screwed-on panel __________________ Need Beads? Need Five Finger Bags? 2 of 3 Requirements for use of the CA Rolodex: 100 posts/ 60 day membership/ participation in trade (trader rating). New members can be added at any time.

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09-16-2014, 10:44 AM	#12
dave Have My Own Room Join Date: May 2011 First Name: Dave Location: Northern VA Posts: 1,180 Trading: (15)	Re: Never Thought I Would Say This... ^ We're only about 20 years behind Japan. I was afraid to sit on a crapper when I first got there.....wasn't sure I'd be able to figure out how to flush the damn thing....after three years I still couldn't operate a toilet very well....lol __________________ I would rather be exposed to the inconveniences attending too much liberty than to those attending too small a degree of it. Thomas Jefferson