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The paper shredder is jammed, again!

Are you serious?

The repairman was just here last week and said it was fixed!

I am going to try to fix it myself,

but I don't have a lot of experience with handiwork.

You're kidding.

They are such complicated machines,

you might end up making it worse.

That is a good point.

We need to face reality, that this machine is broken.

It is time to get a new one.

That sounds expensive.

I don't know if the procurement department will approve the expense.

Let's make an appeal to management and outline how many problems this causes.

That might persuade them.