Percussive Maintenance
I learnt a new phrase from Jez today, at the vending machine. It had gotten stuck. "Usually anything can be fixed by banging it a few times", he said as he did so, "and even if it doesn't, it increases the probability that the maintenance people will have to fix it soon. It's called percussive maintenance".
Sat's been having some trouble at his university in India, where the authorities had suddenly discovered that he owed them a tiny amount, which they hadn't told him about in four years and now wanted back (with a fine) before allowing him to graduate. "You just paid it, right?" I asked him. "Yeah," he said, "In India it doesn't pay to complain".
Of course, I had to say something to that.
"In Zimbabwe, the problem is usually finding someone to complain to."
Sat's been having some trouble at his university in India, where the authorities had suddenly discovered that he owed them a tiny amount, which they hadn't told him about in four years and now wanted back (with a fine) before allowing him to graduate. "You just paid it, right?" I asked him. "Yeah," he said, "In India it doesn't pay to complain".
Of course, I had to say something to that.
"In Zimbabwe, the problem is usually finding someone to complain to."
posted by Dinoj | 17:15
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