Over the next few days I will be posting a series of notes found in the stupid hippie ex-neighbor’s house. It should offer a glimpse into the way that they lived. Think of them as shards of Etruscan pottery.
These are instructions taped to the microwave. Being relatively new technology, one can’t be too careful with a microwave lest it “burn up.”
Note the interesting use of the subjunctive mood in the item, “Popcorn take 2 min., or less,” as if one can never quite be sure that popcorn will be cooked properly in this machine of mystery.
Fig 1. How to operate the microwave
Microwaves have their own way of marking time: i.e. 130 = 1 min. + 30 sec.
Fig 2. How to operate the microwave, part 2
Good general advice, I think: “Cancel any unused time”
Are these instructions that were left
for the new owners. OR (let us hope
not) are these notes that helped them
make it thru the day. I guess there
should be a ? in there somewhere.
please send me the instructions for microwave instructions for a westinghouse model pm692. it is not new older style model.
please send me the instructions for microwave instructions for a westinghouse model pm692. it is not new older style model.