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Chapter 13
Work or Die
“How can there be another printer jam?” asks Faraday rhetorically, “this is the fourth one in a row! And we’ve done all the obvious checks!”
“It’s hotter than usual today,” says NutJob, “maybe it’s the paper, not the machine. Is the paper too dry?”
“OK,” says Faraday, “let’s look at that before we try adjusting the callipers again.”
Faraday takes his chemistry set from the cabinet. They check the water hardness and the PH value. They’re both fine, so it can’t be the water. Their attention returns to the sheet callipers and the smoothers. Rather than fiddle with them in place again, they decide to remove the whole assembly, clean it up, and refit it.
It does the trick! And just in time too, the full print run is completed by 19:00 in time for the pickers and packers to prepare the bundles before the couriers arrive. With an eye on the clock, NutJob is keen to clean the press, and put everything away so that he can finish on time at 21:00.
“Must dash,” he says, “I’m hoping to catch up with Kristal on the way home!”
“Sure,” says Faraday, “and when you’re in tomorrow, we’re going to have a proper look at building our own press.”
KristalClear is already at the crossroads by the time NutJob arrives. She’s been waiting for him, and she’s keen to have their regular ten minute chat on the way home. Every Friday she has the same repetitive pattern at work, and every Friday NutJob has something new and different to talk about.
Today, he’s very pleased with the chemistry he’s learned, and he barely pauses to let her say anything!
“You’re obviously going to be an engineer when you leave school,” she says, “I hope The Lancastrian can take you on full time.”
“And the Garrison?” asks NutJob, “what have they said about work next year?”
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