Who is the Stupidest BP Breeder?

[wolfy-hound]

Hi!! Yes, that would be me.
I feel obligated to post this, so everyone will realize I should be hit in the head with a whiffle bat on occasion.
I've bragged repeatedly on the Nature's Spirit incubator. I've even termed it "idiot-proof" on occasion. I loved how simple it was to set up and run last year, and it was perfect.
So this year I plugged it in, and got it running. But everytime I check the thermometer(the indoor/outdoor with humidity sensor thing) it keep recording WILD temp fluctuations! It would have the upper as 90 and the lower at 78! And I had it set just like last year at 88F. How could it be getting to 75F?!
So after letting it run for a day or so, it still recorded the same wildly swinging temps and I decided there must be a problem with the incubator, maybe with the thermostat! Grrr... I only used it ONE season!! So I called up Nature's Spirit to see if they could help me out. I was polite and they were as helpful and nice as ever! The nice patient man suggested I try unplugging everything for a minute or so, then re-plugging it in to see if that would reset whatever must be malfunctioning. I thought, Well.. that's simple enough, like a computer rebooting I guess... so I thanked him and came home to try it.
Well. Now comes the stupid part. I went to unplug the cords... and found out the thermostat was plugged into the power supply exactly like last year. But I had neglected to plug the heat tape cord into the thermostat, and hadn't plugged the fan in either. So I had in essance, been using the expensive thermostat as a thermometer. Yess.... giggle, guffaw, and laugh away. It was without a doubt the stupidest thing I've ever done.
The Nature's Spirit incubators are probaly idiot-proof except when used by exceptionally stupid idiots like me.
Thank you to Nature's Spirit for their great help!! And I hope this made everyone feel a little better about their day.
I'm going to go cuddle a snake and think about how my brain is MUCH larger than his.

[Spaniard]

Haha...Hey we all have those days don't sweat it...funny story non the less.

[adizziedoll]

hey now, i blew a herpstat....

because i plugged a hairdryer into it.

Stupid happens. We're human.

[muddoc]

I'm going to go cuddle a snake and think about how my brain is MUCH larger than his.

Wolfy,
Thanks for the stomach ache. At least that is what I got from laughing so hard. Also, that quote above has got to be one of the best I've seen in a while. I'll have to remember that one for the next time I do something dumb(probably in about an hour).

[tigerlily]

I hate when I have those 'blonde' moments. Thank you for the laugh though.

[Rapture]

Well it's great to know it was only an operator problem... I've been looking at those incubators!

[wolfy-hound]

Well it's great to know it was only an operator problem... I've been looking at those incubators!

Totally reccomend them. I had to call back to say, "I'm a dumbass, sorry for wasting your time" and got the recording thank god. So I just left the message instead of having to listen to laughter.
But seriously, they are da bomb!! YOu pull them out of the box(Excellantly packed too!) and they are rpactically ready to stuff with eggs! And the folks there are great! They'll answer questions and hold your hand through the buying and the set up!
I'm glad to have provided amusement. It's what makes me feel better when I do dumb stuff. I just think "Oh think how many people will get a laugh out of this one..." It works for everything except getting glued to the angry cat, which still hurt really bad even after I thought of that.
Wolfy

[Snakeman]

yeah i've had days like that

[slartibartfast]

I'm glad to have provided amusement. It's what makes me feel better when I do dumb stuff. I just think "Oh think how many people will get a laugh out of this one..." It works for everything except getting glued to the angry cat, which still hurt really bad even after I thought of that.
Wolfy

Now -this- I want to hear about!

[SiscoReptiles]

That's a funny story, but I must admit when I saw the topic title I assumed this was going to be a trolling/flaming post. I am glad it turned out to be a bit humorous instead.

Rick