Thursday, October 07, 2004
The world is conspiring against me tonight. Normally at work the other person goes home at nine, so before then I go get my can of coke to keep me awake and peppy through two lonely hours of dealing with law students. Tonight however I put my $2 coin in the machine and it comes straight out again. I do this a couple of times. I then notice red light glowing on machine next to sign saying 'correct change only'. Fine, I move to second machine and insert said $2. It is accepted! Press 'coke' button, another sign lights up 'sold out'.
But it's still ok. I trek upstairs an swap offending $2 coin for two $1 coins. Ah ha now we'll see about correct change. Put two 20c coins in slot, then the $1 coin, it comes out of little chute. Try again, swap coins, swap coins with other random students in vicinity. At one point coin comes shooting down the rejection ramp so fast it actually rolls under the machine and has to be fished out via unsightly arse exposing bending.
I now drinking (developed for Nazis) Fanta. Bastards!
But it's still ok. I trek upstairs an swap offending $2 coin for two $1 coins. Ah ha now we'll see about correct change. Put two 20c coins in slot, then the $1 coin, it comes out of little chute. Try again, swap coins, swap coins with other random students in vicinity. At one point coin comes shooting down the rejection ramp so fast it actually rolls under the machine and has to be fished out via unsightly arse exposing bending.
I now drinking (developed for Nazis) Fanta. Bastards!
