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jerseyangel Proficient
jerseyangel
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:unsure: We back??
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blueeyedmanda Community Regular
blueeyedmanda
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I hope soo.....

WardGirl Rookie
WardGirl
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I see we are back up and running.........for the moment :)

elye Community Regular
elye
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Nik, you're right..... . . I do NOT want to impart any hilariously clever discourse until I know it will be here to stay. So I remain quite dull and matter-of-fact until we are CERTAIN that all is permanently restored. . . . ......

I will just ask this question, as it has been haunting me for DAYS:

Why do we press harder on remote control buttons when we know the battery is dead?

:huh::huh:

:rolleyes:

jerseyangel Proficient
jerseyangel
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Why do we press harder on remote control buttons when we know the battery is dead?

:huh::huh:

:rolleyes:

The same reason we press the elevator button over and over in an attempt to make it appear faster :lol:

Darn210 Enthusiast
Darn210
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Why do we press harder on remote control buttons when we know the battery is dead?

:lol::lol:

We also move closer to the TV but still keep trying to use the remote!!!

We also pick up lil bits that don't get sucked up in the vacuum, inspect them to determine why the vacuum wouldn't suck them up, then place them on the carpet again to let the vacuum have another chance!! . . . :huh: . . . :lol:

Darn210 Enthusiast
Darn210
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The same reason we press the elevator button over and over in an attempt to make it appear faster :lol:

:huh::o:huh: . . . Wait!!!?? What??!!! . . . You mean that doesn't work???

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nikki-uk Enthusiast
nikki-uk
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We also pick up lil bits that don't get sucked up in the vacuum, inspect them to determine why the vacuum wouldn't suck them up, then place them on the carpet again to let the vacuum have another chance!! . . . :huh: . . . :lol:

:lol:

But not Jess eh?....she's got a little robot thingy :huh:

Jestgar Rising Star
Jestgar
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:lol:

But not Jess eh?....she's got a little robot thingy :huh:

:angry:

My stupid robot thingy has gone blind and refuses to run for fear he'll run off a cliff.

Spent two days taking apart and putting it together and accomplished nothing!

I found a site where you can order replacement parts so I'll order a new bumper that has the eyes in it and see if I can fix the problem that way. It's possible that the problem is in the mother board, but I'm not savvy enough to know how to figure this out with accidentally shorting out the whole thing and causing a fire in the middle of my living room.

Although, I guess burning up the hardwood floor would solve my dust bunnie problem in a different way...

blueeyedmanda Community Regular
blueeyedmanda
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:angry:

My stupid robot thingy has gone blind and refuses to run for fear he'll run off a cliff.

is the Roomba gone to the Vacumn Hotel in the sky????? Gone before his prime!

Judyin Philly Enthusiast
Judyin Philly
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:o Well by jove........we're back :rolleyes:;)

The newbies will be saved.

gloomy and cold ......... just the way we felt it B)

Good to be home.

Have a great day all

It's so good to see you all again :)

Judy

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Mtndog
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Yeah, what happend? I feel like a crack addict without a fix, the error message came up and I FREAKED. Yay, its back!

Tee hee!!!!!!!!!!!! Yippee!!!!! It's back!

elye Community Regular
elye
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Why do we press harder on remote control buttons when we know the battery is dead?

The same reason we press the elevator button over and over in an attempt to make it appear faster

We also move closer to the TV but still keep trying to use the remote!!!

Why do we do these things? :lol:

I actually think that pressing and repressing and repressing the elevator button does make it come faster...... . ...kinda.

If you push it once, you have that idle time of waiting for the elevator to arrive. We all know that sitting around doing nothing makes time move at it's slowest.

However, by repeatedly pounding on that button, your mind may be focused on the hand-eye coordination necessary to do said task, thereby being distracted from the relatively slow pace of the elevator, making it seem faster.

So relative to your observed time (since time is relative after all), hitting the button multiple times will, indeed, make the elevator "faster."

Okay, there.....I've answered my own question. But I don't really know what in hell I'm talking about.

:huh::lol:

My stupid robot thingy has gone blind and refuses to run for fear he'll run off a cliff.

Jess! Your robot vacuum has gone blind??

You will need to get it a little seeing-eye robot....... .. ...

tom Contributor
tom
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Oh sure it's back for NOW, but is it back for good???

Dare we up the wackl knowing it may dissolve into the cyber-ether????? :eacko: oops lol :wacko:

P.S. I've missed youse guys!!!!!!!!! :wub:

Darn210 Enthusiast
Darn210
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Spent two days taking apart and putting it together and accomplished nothing!

Don't be so hard on yerselph, Jess . . . you've accomplished something . . . you've succeded in voiding your factory warranty.

Darn210 Enthusiast
Darn210
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Jess! Your robot vacuum has gone blind??

You will need to get it a little seeing-eye robot....... .. ...

No no no . . . it really should be a seeing-eye-dog . . . one that sheds quite a bit. Then, as it leads around the robot vacuum, the robot will automatically pick up the trail of dog hair . . . That there's whatcha call a symbiotic relationship!!!

jerseyangel Proficient
jerseyangel
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However, by repeatedly pounding on that button, your mind may be focused on the hand-eye coordination necessary to do said task, thereby being distracted from the relatively slow pace of the elevator, making it seem faster.

....and it can't hurt to mutter "hurry up, damn it" whilst pounding ;) Every little bit helps.

Green12 Enthusiast
Green12
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Oh, we're back on?!?!? I didn't know! I've been passing time in other vortexes :lol:

We also pick up lil bits that don't get sucked up in the vacuum, inspect them to determine why the vacuum wouldn't suck them up, then place them on the carpet again to let the vacuum have another chance!! . . . :huh: . . . :lol:

:lol: Janet, this is so true!!!

My stupid robot thingy has gone blind and refuses to run for fear he'll run off a cliff.

Bummer Jess, is there a Roomba troubleshooting/q & a thingy on the internet? Maybe they could help pinpoint yer problem with it and talk you through how it fix it, or what part to get exactly.

Does anyone know how I can get the phorum to remember my sign in info....or how I get it saved to my computer so I don't have to type in my email address and password everytime I sign in? For some reason it no longer has it saved :huh:

Jestgar Rising Star
Jestgar
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Don't be so hard on yerselph, Jess . . . you've accomplished something . . . you've succeded in voiding your factory warranty.

:lol: :lol: :lol:

It opted to work perfectly until 1 WEEK after the warranty expired.

Since it is a robot, there are multitudes of robot/computer geek sites dedicated to the little critters. I'd prefer to skip the welding of diodes onto the mother board method of repair and just buy a whole new bumper.

I will look into the seeing eye bot, though :P

hmm, or training the kitties....

Green12 Enthusiast
Green12
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Pretty avatar, Patti.....and Happy Thanksgiving to everyone celebrating Thanksgiving this week :D

All this talk about remotes, and elevator buttons, and etc reminded me of this email I got recently. It was warning against using the electronic door lock/unlock on your keychain (if you have such an upgrade).

Apparently, thiefs (always seeming to be one step ahead of the game) have figured out how to steal the unlock code across frequencies. They will park nearby with a special kind of device and sit and watch and wait for someone to get out of their cars, walk away and click on their keychain lock button. When the button is clicked they are able to pick up the code and they are able to unlock the car and help themselves to whatever might be inside.

jerseyangel Proficient
jerseyangel
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It opted to work perfectly until 1 WEEK after the warranty expired.

But of course...... <_<

Darn210 Enthusiast
Darn210
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Apparently, thiefs (always seeming to be one step ahead of the game) have figured out how to steal the unlock code across frequencies. They will park nearby with a special kind of device and sit and watch and wait for someone to get out of their cars, walk away and click on their keychain lock button. When the button is clicked they are able to pick up the code and they are able to unlock the car and help themselves to whatever might be inside.

In my case, this would be jackets, shoes, boots and other clothing shed by my children. Also some stale pretzels and empty water bottles. Lots of old spelling tests and last year's project on pioneers. Halloween candy wrappers. Lunch boxes . . . I dare them to find something useful to steal . . . well, there is about 2 bucks in change.

elye Community Regular
elye
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P.S. I've missed youse guys!!!!!!!!! :wub:

I know! I've really missed you all, too! A heinous couple o' days. . . . . ....

I will look into the seeing eye bot, though

hmm, or training the kitties....

Yes! Put that Lefty to work! Although I'm not sure how he'd be as a seeing-eye cat with just one eye himself....he would likely be leading the poor bloke in circles... . . . . :lol:

When the button is clicked they are able to pick up the code and they are able to unlock the car and help themselves to whatever might be inside.

Whoa. If this is true, they could likely do the same thing with your garage door opener, and gain access to your house! :o

Darn210 Enthusiast
Darn210
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Yes! Put that Lefty to work! Although I'm not sure how he'd be as a seeing-eye cat with just one eye himself....he would likely be leading the poor bloke in circles... . . . . :lol:

OH!! That's poifect!!!! Circles are what Roombas are SUPPOSE to do!!!

Jestgar Rising Star
Jestgar
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Yes! Put that Lefty to work! Although I'm not sure how he'd be as a seeing-eye cat with just one eye himself....he would likely be leading the poor bloke in circles... . . . . :lol:

Just as an OT post, my brother noticed that Lefty has compensated for his lack of depth perception by bobbing his head slightly up and down as he walks. Kinda like a long haired pigeon.

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