Whenever I have to install or uninstall a
hard disk,
cd-rom or
zip, these things are the bane of my goddamned existence. I never have one extra. Ever. That's rule number one. Second rule is they always,
always fucking break. I pull on the plastic part, I pull really gently, I rock it back and forth, and it fucking breaks anyway. The plastic bit separates, and the
ribbon comes out of the
plug. This never happens mid-afternoon, when I could pop down to the computer store and get a new one. No. It happens after 7 pm (5 on Sundays).
So here's my new rule: Whoever invented these things has to die. If I find out who it is, I'm coming to your house with a bat.