Wednesday, August 08, 2007

Conspiracy!

As many know by now, I'm a little "off" when it comes to noticing things that don't occur to most people. Recently, it occured to me that there's a conspiracy going on here! Anytime I pay something online and print a verification receipt, it prints not only the receipt, but also the three other pages that go along with whatever else is on the webpage! That means that I wanted one piece of paper and I got three! It also means that I wanted to use "X" amount of ink, but wound up using "Y" amount! Now, I don't usually get real exercized about such things, but this overkill on paper and ink is adding up! Think about all of the other folks who do things the way I do - pay bills online and print a receipt with a confirmation number on it for my records - the numbers of extra pages printed for nothing, not to mention the extra ink involved, must be truly mindboggling! It's a conspiracy, I tell you! The paper manufacturers, the ink makers and sellers, and the web-masters have all gotten together and spun an evil plot! "If you rig it where every 'print' command will print two worthless pieces of paper, we'll kick you back half of the additional paper/ink sales! Think of the opportunity!"

I think I'll go back to using stamps - it's cheaper! - Dan

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