Winging along at an altitude somewhere between the Bluebird of Happiness and the Chicken of Depression... random esoterica from writer Chad Love celebrating the joys of fishing, hunting, books, guns, gundogs, music, literature, travel, lonely places, wildness, history, art, misanthropy, scotch and the never-ending absurdity of life.
It wasn't a scripted event, I promise. I've been having trouble with the this fax machine for a while, and today while trying to fax in a contract I tried literally a dozen times. I even moved it to another phone line. Line error, right?
And on that last try, I just, well, snapped. I grabbed it, stormed out the front door and threw it on the driveway, with many shouted expletives. My truck happened to be parked there and the machine came to rest right behind the rear tire. Serendipity...
I grabbed the keys, hopped in the truck and backed over the damn thing, with glee. Then I took a picture. Then I threw it in the trash. Then I noticed the neighbor watching me. We didn't speak...
Here was the original..
ReplyDeletehttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WUUptX0i55g
And fax machines? Jeeze, what's next? You throwing away your Betamax?
You do know that model is collectable.....
ReplyDeleteThe printer scene in Office Space was my inspiration. Mike Judge is my hero. My wife and I have decided that Idiocracy isn't a movie, it's a prophecy.
ReplyDeleteHowever, I must say that prior to Office Space I did do something very similar to a modem...
and, as my art school film and video studies major friends used to say back in the day, Betamax was the superior format, man...
ReplyDeleteOh, how fun!!! I envy you. I have nothing I need to crush at the moment.
ReplyDeletePC load letter!
ReplyDeleteYou should have carried the computer out there and made it watch. Show it what will happen if it messes up.
ReplyDeleteIt wasn't a scripted event, I promise. I've been having trouble with the this fax machine for a while, and today while trying to fax in a contract I tried literally a dozen times. I even moved it to another phone line. Line error, right?
ReplyDeleteAnd on that last try, I just, well, snapped. I grabbed it, stormed out the front door and threw it on the driveway, with many shouted expletives. My truck happened to be parked there and the machine came to rest right behind the rear tire. Serendipity...
I grabbed the keys, hopped in the truck and backed over the damn thing, with glee. Then I took a picture. Then I threw it in the trash. Then I noticed the neighbor watching me. We didn't speak...
I have been told oak sticks work great too. Just dont get them near flat screen T.V.s
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