None of my co-workers believe me

[kierthos]

when I say that I verbally threaten the machines and they work better.

Comments

[jimcyl.livejournal.com]

I've always known you were an expert at percussive maintenance. Apparently even the looming threat of that is enough to make things work better.

[manywaters.livejournal.com]

Of course. Dumbasses.

[kierthos.livejournal.com]

Actually, far more of my customers are dumbasses then my co-workers. My co-workers just have a problem accepting that saying "quit jamming you hunk of shit, or it's sledgehammer time" works.