On Mar 15, 8:44*am, Jeff Liebermann wrote:


I didn't bother to take a photo before I started, but here's the eBay
page:
http://www.ebay.com/itm/130659281942
See the 4 photos furthur down the page. *The top cover looked "dirty"
in the photo, which I presumed would be easy to clean. *I didn't
realize it was sticky goo residue, impervious to various mild
chemicals. *What's not obvious from the photo is that the entire top,
and both sides were coated with the thin layer of the same sticky goo.
It's far worse than it looks in the photos. *There were tiny bits of
bumper sticker material left attached to the sticky goo, which is a
clue as to what happened.

On the good side, the price is right, it prints cleanly, is in quite
good condition inside, has done well at 160,000 page, included an
apparently good Jetdirect card, and included a "Bar Codes and More"
ROM. *Now, if I can only get it to look nice.

Try advertising for a completely cashed-in model, and take the shell.

Or you might find one on the side of the road. Much to my annoyance,
no one sells plastic lampshades for torchieres. Years of incandescent
lightbulb heat caused ours to crack and chip. Searching for a
replacement went nowhere. I finally bought a bowl from a restaurant
supply store and drilled a hole in the bottom.

But then, on our Sunday morning latte walk, I found an entire
torchiere on the side of the road. I quickly unscrewed the shade and
took it home. It was proof the the Lord smiled upon out Sunday morning
ritual.