So for my entire life, I've been afraid to change the
bottle one of those big
water coolers, with visions of
water spilling everywhere and
drenching myself. I always thought there was some
secret trick to getting the new bottle on without
spilling water all over the place...there's not. You just turn the damn thing over as fast as you can and
pray you don't spill too much.
Well, I had to change the damn thing
myself today. Took the empty bottle out,
lugged the new one over, and with a
mighty heave I set that bad boy in place. Too
easy. Went to take a
drink, and...oops, forgot to take the cap off. Another mighty
heave to get it free, set it down on the table and peeled the cap loose. Readied myself, quickly
flipped the bottle over and into place. Barely got it
fastened before water started to leak out over the side, but no harm done. I check the water line, everything looks fine. I fill up my
cup and start to walk back to my
desk...
And the entire cooler tips over.