Eclectic Narratives - Eventual (Last Minute) Replacement

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Sometimes replacement is a matter of diligence.

One cannot expect anything to last indefinitely.

Not a battery, a car part, a screw, or even that one person with a forever job.

The battery will eventually die or swell.

The car part will eventually break down and erode.

The screw will eventually rust or break.

The person will eventually retire or move on to a different job.

You can’t just ignore that inevitable future, you must prepare for it, deal with it, face it.

Have spare batteries on hand.

Buy a replacement battery when the current one fails.

Send your car to the shop regularly.

Keep up with those sensitive car parts that always need replacing.

While checking every screw may be impossible, never ignore any bad ones you find.

When a screw breaks, replace it.

Always have a plan in place for when that one person isn’t around.

Always be ready to start training the replacement, or, better yet, have an understudy on hand.

If you don’t, what do you think will happen?

What will happen when that battery dies right when you need that device?

What will happen when that swollen battery corrodes, or worse, explodes?

What will happen when that import part fails mid-drive?

What happens when a simple replacement turns into a full operation?

What will happen when the next screw breaks and nothing has been replaced?

What will happen when that one screw breaks and the whole thing comes down?

What will happen when that one person gets sick?

What will happen when that one person gets hit by a bus?

Prepare to replace anything.

Not because you want to.

Not because “you need to make it better.”

Not to save money.

Not to make money.

But because one day you might need to.

Better to replace under ideal circumstances than to replace during a panic.

Alas, you already know the horrible truth.

Not everyone will listen.

So, prepare for panic.

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Planning on when and how you replace things, like batteries, or screws or employees, is an important factor in maintaining continuity and preventing sudden but preventable problems. So naturally no one is going to implement such a plan until you've already had a sudden but preventable problem (or four) occur.

Until next time, Read, Comment and Enjoy.

Maid in Fantasy - What? An Animal?

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            “Princess Irene,” Serena looked upon her ward with trepidation, “what is that?” The maid pointed at the strange reptile the royal was leading around with a leash, as if it were a toy rather than a bipedal lizard making bird noises.

            “It’s my pet compy, Nibbles,” Irene beamed. “Remember?”

            “That was canon?! I mean, no, I don’t remember you having a pet dinosaur,” Serena corrected herself lest she rend the series’s continuity in two. “Princess, I know exotic pets are a given when it comes to the upper class, but has that thing been properly trained?”

            “Trained?” Irene cocked her head, and Nibbles mimicked her gesture.

            “If I recall correctly…I mean, if my understanding is correct, Compsognathus are predators and might be aggressive,” Serena remembered her studies (and not a prior traumatic event of dubious canonicity).

            “Silly Serena, implying that an animal would only be aggressive because it’s a predator, willingly ignores the territorial nature of many herbivores,” Irene countered in an almost scholarly tone, “plus, Nibbles is the most precious creature in the world, he’d never hurt me.” She flipped back to normal and hugged her pet.

            “Well, that was…something,” Serena didn’t have a reply or a proper reaction. Irene still managed to surprise her after all this time. “I’m just going to lie down for a second and pull myself back to reality.”

            “Good luck with that,” Irene laughed.

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Proper care and handling is the most important duty of a pet owner, exotic pets doubly so. 

Until next time, Read, Comment and Enjoy.