I mentioned a while back that my cat had a knack for turning my printer on and off when she walks across it. Which she does about eleventy times each day. Every time she turns on the printer, it goes through a priming & self-cleaning routine, which uses up ink. Pandora managed to go through an entire set of ink cartridges all by her herself. I replaced the cartridges, and I’ve since taken to unplugging the printer when I’m not using it. Last night, I found that there is a flaw in that plan, as well. I hadn’t used the printer since I’d replaced the ink, which meant that the print heads needed several cleanings before they would print reasonably well. And, I do mean several. Guess what? They needed to be cleaned and primed so many times that the entire black cartridge was used up. I am not amused.
I’m thinking that, when I buy my next printer, I may need to invest in a laser jet instead of an ink jet. Laser printers and toner cartridges are pricey, but they’re more robust and can handle longer periods of inactivity without the toner drying up. And, the cost per sheet is actually lower for laser prints than for ink jet prints. And and, since most of my printing uses only black ink, I could get away with a monochrome laser printer, which would be comparable in price to my Epson.
red paper boat 