They're back.

The computer gremlins are back. But this time they attacked my printer and me.  I was making cards and printing and all was well. I went to print “happy birthday” and that is when they attacked. Flashing screen, telling me to load paper. Well, there was plenty of paper in the printer, so I knew that wasn’t the problem. I took the paper out and put in back and hit okay. Another flashing screen telling me there was a paper jam. It hadn’t even printed anything, so how can there be a paper jam. I pressed the “cancel printing button. And got a message saying the printer was busy. I thought, it is busy alright, giving me false messages. You know, I never have liked this printer and I think it knew it. Finally got it to stop with the messages and tried again to print “happy birthday”. Two simple words. Nope. Flashing screen again. Paper Jam. Decided I better check to make sure I was right and not the printer. Took off the trap door on the back and I was right. No paper jam. Do you think I could get that darn little door back on? Nope. And then the cord fell behind the desk and it is an office desk that one would use as a reception’s desk. You know the kind that has a front that goes all the way to the floor. I was not having any fun. I was trying to get the cord from behind the desk, hit my head on the shelves that sit above my desk, dropped that little trap door and a piece broke off of it. Now what? Simple. Get out my trusty roll of duct tape. Did a little tape job and figured I was good to go. Nope. Apparently that little door helps feed the paper to the printer. Bummer. I put everything away for the day and spent the next two hours researching printers. My new printer, scanner and copier should be here on Friday. And I sure hope it is as easy as this one was to hook up. And I hope the gremlins have had their fun and move on. Never a dull moment

Take care,

Rose