things happen in threes

[davidc4430]

so the saying goes

1. my car key stopped working

2. my TV stopped working

3. my printer stopped working

all in a 2 week window

[lyhargr_0]

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@davidc4430 wrote:

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@freddie*rooster wrote:

Rather than think poor me when issues like your's happen David. I

 think arn't I fortunate I can just go buy new replacement items. 

I often think of those less fortunate who battle to have the necessities

in life.  

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if you follow my posts and take the time to read a lot of what i talk about in replies

you will know i think about the less fortunate a lot

i have stood up for the battlers a lot

i have pointed out how when a person is on the lowest rung of the ladder life is not a bowl of cherries

the pensions are not enough to have a decent life on unless you can add to them (by legal means of course)

even those with jobs at the bottom of the working ladder are struggling

this thread is not a 'oh look at me, im poor'

it just shows how in 2 weeks i was in a situation of requiring 3 expensive items to be replaced

on top of the usual bills 'electricity, water, phone, car rego, rates'  that are all here right now

yes, i'm lucky i can just buy replacements, but it will take months to rebuild my small bank balance back to where it was.

i will try to sell some of my collections' and cut back on 'nice stuff' when i shop

i'm ok as i have my life set up so i can cover these moments

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Why not partially pay these each f/night? It saves a big bill each month or quarter

[freddie*rooster]

David, you took my post the wrong way. I wasn't having a go at you.

I was more reflecting on how fortunate under the circumstances you

spoke of, to be in a position to replace the items we live with as must

haves. My living room ceiling fan died yesterday we have AC but I am

in the process of getting a new one just because I can. My post was

thinking about less fortunate people who can't replace the necessary

items such as a refrigerator or a single mum with children and her

washing machine breaks down. 

[freddie*rooster]

Thanks for the Mother Theresa acknowledgement.

Much better than a biff chaser.

[davidc4430]

new tv came today

had a little installing issue (required a password but i couldnt figure out what to do. found a youtube video of a guy setting up the same tv, showed how to set the password)

after that it was easy peasy

[tasfleur]

Wow David, what a great looking screen, and well done getting it all set up.  I really like YouTube for all sorts of tutorials;  certainly has been a wonderful reference source.

[davidc4430]

i have bought a few items from KOGAN and had mostly good results

i feel they let themselves down in the 'instruction of use' area

the tv came with 1 tiny booklet with hardly any instructions for setting up

no problem there in 2021

if they were to supply a video turorial on each model online

what they do supply is 2 downloads of booklets

one a 'quick guide'

the second a 'users manual'

i downloaded and printed out both while waiting for delivery

read them thoughorly

felt ready to takle the job

however reading and watching is 2 different things

plugged it in and switched it on as per instructions

i didnt get the 'welcome' screen mentioned in the book

but i soldiered on

did get into the 'set up' bit

went through a series of screens

until i hot this screen wanting a 'password'

there was a keyboard and you could move a pointer about on the screen using the remote

but no matter what i did it wouldnt create a 'password'

so i went online and looked up KOGANs website 

they dont have a help call line

just an email your problem

so i sent a message re the problem

and started waiting

this could be days, who knows

so while im waiting and looking at the password screen

i think, i'll try youtube, maybe someone else has done this and filmed it

lucky for me yes they had

once you see how to create the password, no problems

the rest of the set-up went smoothly

[davidc4430]

my new printer came today

how do they make and sell a printer for under $40?

yes its RED, the only colour available when i ordered

of course red ones go faster?

[domino-710]

David - probably because they make more $$$ on the ink.

It has a black cartridge & a colour cartridge.

Some colours are used more than others - so the single cartridge runs out more quickly.

Not so bad if you only print B&W.

[imastawka]

Very nice printer David.

When my printer went to printer heaven, I bought one from Orificeworks for $40.

I had an ink cartridge for the old printer that wasn't compatible with the new one.

I sold the unopened ink cartridge for $35 - that means my printer was only $5 - bargain.

Do you have any unopened ink cartridges that aren't compatible with the new printer?

If so, get listing.

[davidc4430]

i have some non original ink tanks

i had been using non originals for years without trouble

ive had a look and replacement inks for this new printer are indeed expensive, just under the cost of the printer

so i will use this printer for a while and look for a better printer, one that has the 4 or 5 seperate ink tanks like my old one

my old one was a canon ip7260

it was a very good printer and it could print on cd/dvd's

very handy

so far i can find hardly any similar printers

seems everything is 'do everything' ie print/copy/scan

but not cd/dvd printing

i prefer just a printer, no extras

at $140 the old model fitted the bill