Merry Christmas Eve everyone (those who celebrate Christmas, that is). The momma let me open one present on Christmas Eve. It’s from my cousin, Linnane! (shhhhh…don’t tell her that I got her a Webkinz black poodle
I was so happy and was having a blast ripping it to pieces, but then….the momma actually took it away from me! It was made from a soft type of rubber and she was afraid the small pieces would lodge into my intestines. She said that the vets who work on the holidays are the ones who drew the short straw and are usually overworked. But I’m still sad that I could only play with my present for less than 10 minutes. Oh well, I guess that it’s better to not have emergency surgery on Christmas.
Several years ago, the momma was talking to her good friend on the phone while typing away at her computer, when she spilled a coke all over her keyboard! This was back when most keyboards were priced around $75. Her friend said that her husband did that all the time and knew how to fix it. Simply take the keyboard to the sink and rinse it well with clean water. Then turn the keyboard over to dry completely. Best to dry in a warm (very low temp) oven, but can also use a hair dryer at the lowest temperature setting. Well, it worked! Over the years the momma has spilled beverages on several different keyboards and has brought them back to life by rinsing well and drying with the keys facing down.
A few weeks ago, when she was visiting Sam to work on their project, a glass of red wine spilled all over his keyboard. She quickly disconnected the keyboard and started running it under clean tap water. Well, there are no words to describe the expression on Sam’s face when he saw her do this!
She told him not to worry and that she knew what she was doing. Reluctantly, he let her continue and hooked up his laptop to his computer to continue working on the project. When the momma was satisfied that all of the red wine, dog hair, etc, were rinsed out, she took the keyboard downstairs to Sam’s kitchen. His oven has digital controls, so she turned the oven on to its lowest setting (170 F) and placed the keyboard upside down in the oven. After about 30 minutes or so, she returned to the kitchen to fetch the keyboard. As she reached in the oven, she burned both forearms on the top oven rack. She pulled out the keyboard and ………..
Photo courtesy of Samuel A. Scott
good as new???? Fortunately….eventually…..Sam found it amusing that she had turned his spacebar into a banana!
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