The Alignment Page

[onejacker]

Am I the only person in the world that hates to print the alignment page? You know, that page of lines you are FORCED to print out when you replace the ink cartridge on your computer printer. Its bad enough that the cartridges these days only have about a teaspoonful of ink in them, but then you have to waste part of it on the "Alignment Page". Screw that. You can't tell me it aligns anything. More like MALIGNS me. And you do HAVE to print it. I have tried everything to stop that waste from printing, including yanking the power cord out of the wall right before it starts. Guess what? Plug it back in an hour later, and the printer hums and buzzes for a few minutes, and then HERE COMES THE ALIGNMENT PAGE....

I know things are bad in Haiti, and Chile was knocked flat by a earthquake, but my biggest problem this morning is THE ALIGNMENT PAGE.

make it a nice day

[WAHOONBOX]

I CAN DEFINITELY SEE HOW THIS HAS TRIPPED THE OL TRIGGER HERE 'JACKER....INK IS HIGH DOLLAR ENOUGH ALREADY WITHOUT WASTING IT ON THE OL ALIGNMENT PAGE TRICK

I WAS THINKING ABOUT A SECOND MARCH ON WASHINGTON....MAKE UP SOME PROTEST SIGNS....AND DEMAND THAT CANON AND OTHERS GET RID OF THE ALIGNMENT PAGE WASTE....

BETTER YET ....MAYBE WE SHOULD EMAIL BLAST THE PRINTER COMPANIES DEMANDING NEW REFILLS FOR FREE

I MEAN THIS THING FILTERS RIGHT ON DOWN TO SAVE THE RAIN FORESTS AND WASTING WOOD...

[onejacker]

You make some very good points, 'Hoo. I am surprised you didn't mention Global Warming. Lord knows I have thought about it, as I peer out my office window at the frozen tundra. All those little printer motors running, printing out the sacrilege, warms a huge hole in the ozone layer. More good gas escapes, and acid rain enters the enviroment. This is happening EVERY DAY PEOPLE. 'Hoo, we can't be the only two men in the world that see this problem, nay, dare I call it, catastrophe? God save us all.

[WAHOONBOX]

I AIN'T SCARD TO SHARE WITH YA JACKER...

ANOTHER THING THAT GOT ME ALL FIRED UP THE OTHER DAY....

I WENT FLYING INTO KMART THE OTHER DAY AND JUST ABOUT BROKE MY NECK AT THE ENTRANCE DOORS....I MEAN DUDE...I AM LUCKY I DIDN'T TAKE OUT ALL THE GLASS AND FRAME WORK THERE

THE DOORS ARE MANUEL-PUSH OPEN ARCHAIC STYLE....I WAS HURRYING INSIDE TO FILM THIS HOT CHICK WALKING IN AND JUST ABOUT DE-CAPITATED MYSELF WITH THE NON AUTOMATED DOORS OF K-MART

HOW DO THEY EXPECT ME TO FILM LOCAL SCENERY WHEN THE TIME IS PRIME WHILE CARRYING A PACK OF CAMERAS AND MIKES AND THE DOOR WILL NOT OPEN FAST ENOUGH?

I GOT TOO PUSH THE DOOR OPEN DO YOU BELIEVE IT? NOW IF THAT DOESN'T ABOUT SCALD YOUR ASS BLIND NOTHING WILL...

[Robja]

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THE DOORS ARE MANUEL-PUSH OPEN ARCHAIC STYLE....I WAS HURRYING INSIDE TO FILM THIS HOT CHICK WALKING IN AND JUST ABOUT DE-CAPITATED MYSELF WITH THE NON AUTOMATED DOORS OF K-MART


So when is this new Hot Chick Video coming out on Sportfishermen.com?

[aloop]

I work on HP printers that print poster size, it prints, aligns and scans in 1 pass then cuts the paper.

[onejacker]

'Hoo, I have copied your post to Mr. Aylwin Lewis, President and Chief Executive Officer of Kmart. However, I really don't expect much of a response from a man named Aylwin. They hung the poor guy at birth with a name like that. I would print out this thread to be mailed to Aylwin, but my printer is resting comfortably in the office dumpster, ink cartridge, power cord, and all.

If the door(s) open inward, and are the only means of egress for that area, we may have a case for the local fire marshal, also known as the Authority Having Jurisdiction. People could be harmed, or even die, in the case of a fire. Serious juju. I imagine a few days with the building shut down for "life safety" repairs will garner a little attention for your plight, 'Hoo. It's really not fair, in my opinion.
Did you consider ducking down and entering through the cart entrance that is always open? Just a thought for next time.

Good luck.

[joeksr]

Got a nice Hp color printer.
Does a great job when its happy with the ink.

Thats right folks. I'm not out of ink.
Just didn't use it fast enough so the damn printer wants me to replace it because its OLD.
Whats up with that ?
I dont want to eat the damn stuff just put it on paper.

[clt_capt]

Thats right folks. I'm not out of ink.
Just didn't use it fast enough so the damn printer wants me to replace it because its OLD.

You can try cleaning the heads through the printer utility - It will use more ink than the alignment page, but you may be able to get a bit more life out of the old ones.

[nautiduck]

Uhhmmm, Cant you just press the cancel button?