True story. Some years back, I was having trouble sleeping and decided I was getting too much light in the mornings. So I measured my bedroom windows, which were all different, odd widths, and went to Lowe’s where they sell nicely opaque vinyl blinds. So I pick out the blinds I want, and go to the cutting machine and press the button to summon store help. The cutting machine turned the blinds, which were cut by a blade which screw clamps to a metal bar marked off like a ruler. There were no detents or slots, so any width could be cut by simply moving the blade to the right measurement. Well, a young woman comes along wearing one of the store vests and I tell her I need blinds cut and show her my measurements. She looks at them and looks me straight in the eyes and tells me, “The machine doesn’t do fractions.”
True story. Some years back, I was having trouble sleeping and decided I was getting too much light in the mornings. So I measured my bedroom windows, which were all different, odd widths, and went to Lowe’s where they sell nicely opaque vinyl blinds. So I pick out the blinds I want, and go to the cutting machine and press the button to summon store help. The cutting machine turned the blinds, which were cut by a blade which screw clamps to a metal bar marked off like a ruler. There were no detents or slots, so any width could be cut by simply moving the blade to the right measurement. Well, a young woman comes along wearing one of the store vests and I tell her I need blinds cut and show her my measurements. She looks at them and looks me straight in the eyes and tells me, “The machine doesn’t do fractions.”
I almost fell over.