Chain Reaction
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If I’d not held my hand half an inch too low as I reached over to the toaster I’d not have knocked my coffee cup over.
If I’d not knocked the coffee cup over I’d not have had to grab a cloth to stop the coffee from going everywhere.
If I’d not had to grab a cloth I wouldn’t have moved the milk jug I was holding in the other hand.
If I’d not moved the jug I wouldn’t have sprayed hot milk up the front of the coffee machine.
If I’d not sprayed hot milk up the front of the coffee machine I’d not have had to give it a good clean.
If I’d not cleaned the coffee machine I’d not have jogged a dial that sets the machine to expect ground coffee.
If the machine expects ground coffee it refuses to work until you give it some.
If you try to use the machine and it refuses to work you think it is broken and set about mending it.
If all attempts to mend the machine fail you eventually get around to reading the manual (last resort of the barely competent).
If you read the manual you find that the error display is telling exactly what happens and what you need to do to fix it. Hurrah.
Oh well, at least the coffee machine is cleaner now than it has been for a very long time.
