Jul
14
Weed vs. Water Cooler
Filed Under Erin Weed's Blog
Some people are scared of clowns. Or flying. Or sharks. I have some cliche small woodland creature fears, like mice. But what I really fear, is when it’s time to change the 5 gallon bottle on the water cooler. I’ve never had good luck with water cooler devices, in fact, I’ve gone through about 5 of them in 3 years. They leak, break, explode, get shorted out…whatever. I just don’t have good luck.
We recently got a new water cooler for the studio, and it was time to change the jug. So today I decided to do the task head-on, and have it documented. I had Tiffany (the GFB program coordinator) take pics while I did the deed. I told her not to stop taking pictures no matter what. I was expecting a full on debacle, based on past disastrous attempts at changing the jug. I figured if I was going to create a mess, at least make it funny.
So there I was…ready to go, heart pounding, thoughts racing and debating whether I should go slow with good aim or fast and furious. I opted for the latter. Lo and behold, I got it straight in on the first time, with just a slight hint of a dribble down the side. It was victorious. See the above pics of pre-launch and action shot. Boo ya.
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I just came across your blog, through Angela. Excellent.
I, too, have undo fear of water coolers. But I have found a trick -
Our water company has started selling the bottles with the big blue tear-away cap - this cap has a small hole on the top that has another cap inside it. It is meant to be pushed out by certain water coolers.
I learned the trick of grabbing a pen and jabbing this cap until it falls into the water bottle - this leaves a smaller hole for water to come out of and makes putting the thing on the cooler MUCH easier (and less messy.)
If your’s have that cap with the hole on top, it might work! Otherwise, nice job and good luck! I hate putting them on when they are wide open!