She was having trouble with her lamp - one of the three heads had a switch that would not twist. She asked me to fix it with my man-skills, so I fiddled with it. Didn't work. I told her that I couldn't do it without tools. She drags out this thing with More Tools Than In Irish C, and asked if they will help.
I took the bulb-holder out of the lamp, and disassembled the whole socket/switch device. Figured out what was jammed, put it back together, and it was fixed! Go me.
Yesterday, I was at my parent's place, and I found that my mother was using Dad's High-tech Laptop for her email and internet surfing. Had some 20+ tabs open on it two, including at least 5 .pdf files. I covet my dad's computer because he does not use it and it can run modern games. Like Sins of a Solar Empire, my favorite RTS.
The reason for her using it was that her own computer had stopped functioning.
So I decided to fix her computer.
I pressed the on-off switch. Nothing happened.
I pulled out the plug, and plugged it into another outlet.
I pressed the on-off switch. It turned on.
I have technical genius! :P
Oh, and then I stopped the constant error that had kept her printer from functioning: Put paper in it and plugged it into the computer.
Such a man!
Ok, the lamp situation is actually rather impressive. ^_^
ReplyDeleteThe computer thingies make me laugh, because I can see myself being the person who would be incredibly stressed out over a computer problem that can be fixed with your technical genius.
The lamp thing is also Toshi (Nil, please?) being too busy to attempt such things herself. I have man skills, too. Just not to the same extent as Nil or Naoto (who just helped me weed, turn, and plant 4 rows of garden today. Solo I could have done maybe 1.5.....) or other menfolk in general.
ReplyDeleteThe other two require no man skills, really. I think. Mostly they're STUPID IDIOTIC THINGS THAT PEOPLE SHOULD KNOW HOW TO FIX. *smiles sweetly*
Also, this made me burst out laughing.