Rise of the machines

Gah!

I just paid for a new heat pump when the old one E36 M3 the bed. Nice. Five grand hit. Now, my water cooler is freezing up--looks like it needs a new "cold control" thermostat. On top of that, my damn fridge is making ice and won't stop. Of course it's a fancy one with an optical switch that tells it when the ice bin is full. It doesn't work now, so I turned it off, but it still makes ice! WTF?

just shut off the water valve and make ice in a tray like us poor folks...

Quiet, peasant!

LOL. C'mon now. It came with the house. But I admit the wifey does have Champagne tastes.

Maybe you need to contact Cyberdine systems to get a new code patch for the Skynet module so it can repair itself.

In the meantime, try rebooting.

I knew this day would come eventually, but I didn't anticipate the means by which they would exact their terrible vengeance. We will all be buried alive in ice cubes while we sleep! ARRRRRRRGGGGGGHHHHHH!

Just buy enough rum to use up the ice as it's made. I don't see the problem here.

Well, at least now I know why the "OFF" switch does not turn the icemaker off. It seems the morons that designed this silly system with an infrared emitter and detector figured that it would be sufficient simply to cover the "eye" with a plastic slider, which the system would see as a full ice bin. So my "OFF" switch does exactly nothing when the detector circuit malfunctions. Berking brilliant.

Edit: Replacement circuit boards are a hunnerd bucks. Plus shipping. Yay.

The_Jed wrote: Just buy enough rum to use up the ice as it's made. I don't see the problem here.

And here I thought only I liked rum straight on the rocks.

Does it have to be rum? I've only got one mostly full bottle of Bacardi. I've also got a new bottle of Grey Goose, some Jack Daniels, Canadian Club, and some other odds and ends. Oughta be good for a couple days until the replacement parts get here, right?

I prefer my liquor chilled in the freezer........not on blocks that came from the freezer.

1988RedT2 wrote: Does it have to be rum? I've only got one mostly full bottle of Bacardi. I've also got a new bottle of Grey Goose, some Jack Daniels, Canadian Club, and some other odds and ends. Oughta be good for a couple days until the replacement parts get here, right?

Fight the machines! Serve neat, at room temperature.

No fate (or ice) but what we make for ourselves.

1988RedT2 wrote: Does it have to be rum? I've only got one mostly full bottle of Bacardi. I've also got a new bottle of Grey Goose, some Jack Daniels, Canadian Club, and some other odds and ends. Oughta be good for a couple days until the replacement parts get here, right?

Let us know if you need help consuming.

1988RedT2 wrote: Does it have to be rum? I've only got one mostly full bottle of Bacardi. I've also got a new bottle of Grey Goose, some Jack Daniels, Canadian Club, and some other odds and ends. Oughta be good for a couple days until the replacement parts get here, right?

Three words:

Three. Martini. Lunch.

(3 fingers SoCo + squirt of lime juice + rocks) x 2 = a great afternoon

glass full of ice. Many second pour of Jim Beam. Add Ginger ale. Finish with bitters. Stir with finger.

Relax.

Have a nice sipping glass of good bourbon (not Jim beam) with one ice cube in it as well.

All things in moderation.

You should be able to get through this with the above technique.

1988RedT2 wrote: Well, at least now I know why the "OFF" switch does not turn the icemaker off. It seems the morons that designed this silly system with an infrared emitter and detector figured that it would be sufficient simply to cover the "eye" with a plastic slider, which the system would see as a full ice bin. So my "OFF" switch does exactly nothing when the detector circuit malfunctions.

that is brilliant.. but I agree.. an actual "off" switch would be better

wvumtnbkr wrote: glass full of ice. Many second pour of Jim Beam. Add Ginger ale. Finish with bitters. Stir with finger.

Just tried this tonight. It is awesome.

Thanks!

My friend got me started on them. his name is Jeff. His middle name is collin.

We call them a "Jeffrey Collins".