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More silly warnings

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I was repairing a foot massager for our Daughter, and looked up the user manual on line.
Of course, that model is no longer included, despite them saying "current and legacy".

A similar one included the instruction "Do not use when wearing shoes, wear socks"

I can just imagine wanting a foot massage and leaving my boots on.

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There are those amongst us.
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As someone who used to write Operator/Maintenance manuals for a living I can assure you that all those seemingly stupid orders/suggestions/comments are there for a reason! Someone, at some point, has done something that required the manual to be changed to include a warning in order to protect the manufacturer! Unfortunately stupid is as stupid does! :worried: :doh:
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Yep!! there is always somebody somewhere that will come along and prove that the impossible is possible :poke: :lol: :lol:

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Airspeed wrote:
17 Jun 2023, 04:40
I can just imagine wanting a foot massage and leaving my boots on.
Actually, you can.. I did. :agree:


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OK, you got me there, Joe :agree:
btw, it was some trouble to get that image, maybe my slow internet :dunno:

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Warning: Product will be hot after heating :rant:
The legal profession has a lot to answer for. :((

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Kids these days think they're so smart.

When I was a teenager the manual for the car told one how to set the ignition timing and adjust the tappets.

Now it warns them not to drink the battery acid!
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