Fun with at-home devices [View all]
My new n.p. wanted me to monitor my b.p. at home and send her some readings next week. Yesterday, after looking all over for my b.p. cuff (like everything else, I knew it was around here somewhere, just not where I put it!), I put new batteries in and it wouldn't work. Obsolete? I guess. I looked online and saw that of all places, Harbor Freight had a wrist cuff for 10.97 +tax. This morning, I first went to Dollar General and got Energizer batteries to retest my old monitor. It still wouldn't work. I drove in to Harbor Freight and got a new monitor, batteries included. I imagine my b.p. raised a few points while I got the batteries in, and then tried to set the date and time. Maybe the monitors shouldn't have the battery port right under the power button? Put the cover and turn the damned thing off and on, totally miss the date and time settings. Several times. But I won!
The next thing I'll ponder is how many instructions can they print on the head of a pin? I need a magnifying glass to read the booklet. No worries, I have one handy 
Happy Saturday!
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