As the doorbell to George’s theoretically abandoned mine rang, I wondered who would come and greet us...
If anyone at all.
I didn’t have to wonder for long, as actually the doorbell hadn’t really rung yet. Instead, a screen had popped up with a message:
“To confirm you are not a robot, please insert one of the provided screws into the hole that is 1.2 metres away from the ground.”
Sure enough, when I looked, there were several spare screws in a little tray and a series of different screw holes in which to insert them.
I wasn’t entirely sure why George thought this was a task that robots couldn’t do, but then those ones on the internet ask you to identify bicycles and traffic lights as though robots can’t do that, while self-driving cars already exist.
George must have had his reasons.
And I’m guessing his reasons were to keep Zargoid 5 and his henchman ASJIOFJNOSDNFNDSUNDS ONGFONKJGNKBUYWENJNCINSIUNDXW from getting into his mine.
Luckily, I knew exactly what to do, and so I showed Jenny… FixCup.
If you don’t know about FixCup, it is a handy cup for drinking anything from, but it also has a computer screen on it which allows you to diagnose problems with practically anything.
It then pops open a little door in the handle which provides you with exactly the right tools for the job...
...as long as the job only requires something involving either a measuring tape or a flat-head screwdriver.
There wasn’t room for any more tools.
The handles of mugs are surprisingly small!
Luckily, that was exactly what we needed for this task.
Jenny quickly started drinking a cup of tea while I measured 1.2 metres, found the correct hole, inserted the screw and screwed it in.
Bingo!
The door started to slide open...
...and we stepped inside.
Note to self: I thought we talked about not stopping when it was getting really interesting?
