lol, add me to the confused list.    Following Uthecar lead

So, printer's not here yet, but I think I'll post tonight anyway. I'll try to keep you guys on track best I can.  We'll see - once I look at the module, I'll know if that'll work or not. There're a lot of subtleties in this dungeon - EGG was good for that.

I'm thinking those subtleties, gonna get us.    LOL

Yes, well, Hewlitt Packard sent the new printer, that was actually a refurbished printer...without the part installed. The same part that was bad to begin with. They further instructed I use the bad part in the refurbished printer to see if it would work (it, of course, did not).

I explained that I wanted a new printer, they said they could not do that. I said then that I wanted a refurbished printer with a new part installed.  They said I could not do that either.

I asked what they could do, they said they would send another replacement for the dysfunctional part. It would get here by Monday of next week.

So, that's how my evening went...

What you're going through here, Seer, is just flippin' horrifying. Sheesh!

So, I reached out to Amazon, from whom I bought the offending HP Office Jet Printer.

They sent me back a pithy email apologizing for my inconvenience, AND offering me three choices:

1- keep the refurbished unit and get 30% off my next Amazon purchase.

2- send the original unit back to them for a NEW replacement.

3- send the original unit back to them and get a full refund.

I'll be calling HP tonight after work in effort to take advantage of choice number 3. I will then use the refund to purchase a new, non-HP printer.

What kind of hp printer is it.  (sounds like you got a lemon, I'd pick Option 3 as well if they are trying to push a refurbished unit on you)


For what it's worth.
I've got a  hp 8600 all in one printer  (Prints, Faxes, Copies, Scans) for the home. Had it for more than 2 years works like a champ.  Bought it at Costco for like 150.

Yes, it sounds as if #3 is the way to go. Here's to it!

Yeah, you just got a bad unit, brother. Option 3 and get you a Brother printer. I love mine.

Yeah it's a bad unit, but I'd go with a Brother as well.  I swear by mine though it is a MFC - multi function centre including laser printing, fax and scanning.  Probably costs a little more, but A. I live in NZ and everything cost more, and B. I used it a lot for reports.   It's only black and white because I don't need colour but the cartridge will do 5,000 prints.

Mine was an HP 8610 Office Jet All in One.

I had a Dell 966 for nearly a decade. It was awesome (I still use it for making copies), but it's not compatible with Win 10, unfortunately.

I'll survive, but damn if it's not a pain in the ass to get work done without a printer.

Yeah my previous printer was also a Brother and I'd had it 8 years and it was still going strong.  Window 10 made it obsolete.  The new printer I have has done 20,000 copies and a little concerned I asked the technician whether it was close to the end of its life.  He had the exact same model in for servicing from a major corporation and it had done 220,000+ copies.

Having said that there is no telling whether any model you buy doesn't crap out.  They're all mass produced to a budget and there will always be a certain percentage expected to go bung.  I think it's more about whether you turn out to be the happy camper that gets it?
This message was last edited by the player at 18:25, Thu 20 July 2017.

Absolutely correct.

Old Henry Ford considered a ground breaker, but in the end, all he did was teach folks how to produce crap for less.

Lol,  on the Henry Ford thing. Very true

With that said, I'm in the process of restoring an 1950 ford pick up truck

That's fantastic - when you get finished, or even feel the desire to share before hand, I'd love to see some pics!

In reply to The Seer (msg # 362):

Wow! I'm not a car guy (I may be the only native Californian relieved to move to NYC, becaus I could get rid of my car), but my father is, so... Somehow I've got an interest. Please do share!

I'm probably closer to Bruno on the car front, but I'd certainly like to see a restoration picture as well.  Are you going back to the original?  The curved bonnet and the wheel arches on the pick up have a certain pleasing quality that is not easily expressed in words.

My granddad has been building an old ford forever... he HATES ford. He literally mounted a chevrolet engine in it.

Post coming tonight.  Should be interesting.  LOL!

A great and weird scene. I like that. You have made the DM happy. 5xp for your good humor in the face of great weirdness...or is that weird greatness???

Whichever it is, Uthecar is facing the live rats, rather than the stench of death so he's not too concerned.  I think it's always nice to have a buffer of bodies between your character and any potential undead, so Uthecar will thank the Weasel and Zan for their selfless act of valor if they survive.

Hmm...Zan's init roll certainly made things interesting...post sometime today, I believe.
This message was last edited by the GM at 13:06, Wed 26 July 2017.

Wow...just wow. What a round for Weasel: from the thrill of victory straight to the agony of defeat, do not pass go, do not collect $200.

How distant are the two groups? Are those facing the Ghast protected by my Protection from Evil spell?

Groups are approx. 20' away.

Pro from Evil is personal, around your body.

I'll be posting at some point today.