Ghosts in the Wires
Category: Kitchen Sink...
Posted Tuesday, October 23, 2007 at 11:41 AM [GMT-6]

I don't think this is a commentary on the types of calls I get and make, but when I either make or receive a call on my cell phone while it's plugged into the charger, my paper shredder starts up.

I can't even hazard a guess as to why this happens. It took me a while to figure out what was happening, as the shredder sits directly below the phone as the latter rests on my desktop. At first, I thought I had the phone set on vibrate/ring because of the strange whir that accompanied the calls.

There's probably a safety issue at work here. At the very least, I'll be even more careful not to sit around dangling my fingers in the shredder slot.

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What kind of shredder?

I only ask because whenever we use our shredder, my UPS (plugged in across the room - nowhere in the vicinity of said shredder) resets.

Posted by: beth at October 23, 2007 11:48 AM

Beth, it's a Staples branded shredder, the one with the separate slot for discs and credit cards. Great shredder; weird behavior.

Your situation sounds like house wiring issue.

Posted by: Eric at October 23, 2007 01:00 PM

"All the better to shred you up, my lovely...."

Oops. Sorry. Somehow the wicked witch in the Wizard of Oz crept into my brain.

Posted by: Janie at October 23, 2007 01:56 PM

I have one of those Staples junk mail shredders that was on "The Office". Sometime I think it whispers to me .... late at night ..... when the lights are off...

Posted by: Bleu at October 23, 2007 07:20 PM

i'd try this:

1. unplug shredder.
2. wait for phone call on said phone.
3. see if shredder turns on. if it does, proceed to step 4.
4. call an exorcist.

Posted by: kyle at October 23, 2007 09:32 PM

Unplug the shredder from your phone line, and plug it directly into the cable modem. Reboot and try the speed test again.

Posted by: Brian at October 24, 2007 05:17 PM

You guys are a lot of help, you know?

Although, now that I think about it, the gravity of the problem probably merits such serious solutions.

Posted by: Eric at October 24, 2007 05:25 PM

LOL (Kyle and Brian).

Posted by: Rach at October 28, 2007 05:17 AM
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