There are some written booklets that are just too thick for a regular stapler and too thin for the “heavy duty” machine!
Such was our Annual Report for 2009!
The day was going well. The cover and contents were looking good. The printer was doing it’s job.
Then the stapling became a slippery slope of sloppiness. The heavy duty stapler placed protrusions in plain sight of unsuspecting readers. The standard stapler was insufficient – the staples could not penetrate the profusion of profundity found within!
Now, remember, this is small town Saskatchewan. In “the city”, any number of stationery stores could have provided us with appropriate fare. Perhaps the most appropriate store would have been “Staples”, where the needed staples were going for $3.99.
Alas, Kindersley does not have a Staples store. Our town’s Walmart is slightly smaller than (fill in the blank). Standard staples were only found packaged with sleek staplers – the package deal being shown off at unreasonable prices. Another store in town carried staples, but not the specialty we were seeking.
With some persuasion, we twisted 1/3 of the reports together with inferior staples. Tomorrow will dawn a new day. Our hope is not punctured. We will find another creative way to approach this most pointed dilemma.
Until then – may your life be stapled together with the love of God, the connection with friends, and the hope of a new day.
I would just use the heavy duty stapler, turn over the report and hammer down the protusionsover with a hammer…done!