Re: Stalking the wiley tech writer

["Sharon Burton-Hardin" <sharonburton -at- earthlink -dot- net>]

I think I have it all now. I asked my council to help with setting things up
this evening so I can babysit the plumber who won't be done until the
meeting starts, probably.

I tried to turn off the heater but the valve is stuck and requires more
strength than I have to turn so the damn thing is gunna have to drip for a
few hours. Even with my tool using abilities, opposable thumbs (and my
husband's extensive tools), I can't turn it.

But I didn't have to put my hand in where the black widows live, so that was
GREAT! Perhaps the best part. I simply cannot do that. I would turn off the
water main first and simply manage without water for a few hours. Can't
stand spiders. REALLY can't. Made living in the topics interesting with the
banana tarantulas that are the size of dinner plates... And was a huge
source of amusement to the locals.

What does this have to do with tech writing? Instructions for turning off
the water should be on every water heater, in a clear and visible place. I
had to page my out of town husband to call me and explain how to do it. And
the size of it should also be clearly visible, which it isn't. When asked by
the plumber what the size was, my response was "Big". If any of you are
involved in water heaters, take note.

sharon

Sharon Burton-Hardin
Anthrobytes Consulting
909-369-8590
www.anthrobytes.com
President of the Inland Empire chapter of the STC
www.iestc.org

----- Original Message -----
From: Jo Francis Byrd <jbyrd -at- byrdwrites -dot- com>
To: Sharon Burton-Hardin <sharonburton -at- earthlink -dot- net>
Cc: TECHWR-L <techwr-l -at- lists -dot- raycomm -dot- com>
Sent: Thursday, 18 May, 2000 11:06 AM
Subject: Re: Stalking the wiley tech writer


| Well, let's hope this is the bottom and it starts getting better!
|
| Hang in there, and good luck! (keep telling yourself, this, too shall
pass, it
| won't matter in a hundred years.....)
|