RTFM (Read The Flipping Manual) is, probably, the best bit of advice usually given, to those with a problem, whenever they are trying to deal with a technical problem, on their PC, car, mobile phone, and many other things.
The thing is, almost every device comes with some sort of instructions.
But do you read them
Imagine if that problem you just had was in there!
I raise this thought because I was just stuck on trying to tighten up the screws, on a toilet lid (Oh yes I was) and I couldn’t figure out a way to do this without pulling the toilet away from the wall & then having to put it back & re-seal all round it.
U-Tube, didn’t help, and time was lost at Wickes, etc.
Then I found a small instruction note which had come when the toilet was installed - job Done!
“Look at The Book” is what I say, or what has been said to me if I have asked how to do something without reading the instructions. But being a fixit girl, I tend to know what I’m doing now!
Depends on the piece of equipment or whatever.
TV, Blu Ray players I don’t bother with the manuals. There are so many functions that I would ever use I don’t bother.
Furniture say from IKEA I will read the manual just to make sure I’ve got the right pieces together.
I cannot remember the last time a manual made complete sense given they are invariably written by people who’s first language is not English.
YouTube and forums for me or even the product makers customer service department provided they have UK one.
Whenever I buy some new equipment I always read the manual from cover to cover - then I file it in an expanding wallet thingy - labelled ‘Instruction Manuals’ - I put that in that well known ‘safe place’ - and it is never seen again!!
I’m a little bit obsessive about reading manuals/instructions before doing or using things to be honest, having been caught out before with silly things like Ted’s example.
I dare say that anybody that has ever built a lot of flatpack furniture will know exactly what I mean.
I recently put an Ikea flatpack unit together. It had been hanging about for so long the assembly instructions were missing. I got it together OK and continued to tidy up our son’s flat. Then I found the instructions. I read them and was pleased to find it had been put together properly.
the strangest instructions I ever had came with my new glasses On “How to wear your new glasses” the optician must have thought I was some sort of idiot…I’ve been wearing glasses for 50 years
