Why I Will Never Own a Self-Driving Car

Have I ever mentioned that computers/electronics hate me? Off and on for years I have had issues with both items. When I was coming back from The Netherlands in 2016, I walked up to the Dutch customs guy who was telling his colleague how great his scanner and computer were working. I hand him my passport and sure as shit the damn scanner stops working properly. I literally took 2 steps back and voila, no more errors. I’d say if you don’t believe me, ask my ex, but seeing as we no longer speak… 😆😆😆

In late 2019, I spent 2 hours on the phone with Apple trying to find a bug in my computer. The tech support lady had me looking everywhere to no avail. To fix it, I had to schedule an appointment at the Apple store in Charlotte, drive two hours there and two hours back, just to have the tech fix it in 30 seconds! The issue was buried deep in the system. And to this day I have no idea how the 🤬 I caused that particular problem 🤷🏼‍♀️.

Others have witnessed this phenomenon when they have been around me. Grocery store registers rebooting, electronic doors don’t open at first, computers going haywire when I am around them. And if I take 2 steps backward and the problem usually resolves itself.

I’m infamous for making my computers and electronics do weird shit like that all the time. They hate me and I’m beginning to feel the same about them.

Today’s offending electronic – my printer 🖨. As I had mentioned in an earlier post, I hadn’t gotten around to unpacking my printer yet. Well, I finally pulled it out last night, but like an idiot, I didn’t try to test it until today. Set up the wireless on it – but didn’t test it. And as night follows day, I go to use it this afternoon and of course it doesn’t want to talk to my computer 🤦‍♀️😡.

30 minutes later, after loads of internet searches and an HP virtual assistant (don’t get me started on them) offering to set me up with virtual technician (jeez if you can’t do it why did you bother me online in the first place), I broke down and called my mother, a former tech support person, for help. We tried a few things (that refused to work) before uninstalling and reinstalling the printer (something my gut had told me to do before involving my mom 😜).

🎉SUCCESS 🎉.

And this, my dear reader, is why a) I have questionable sanity and b) I will never own a self-driving car 😁!