My espresso machine quit mid-morning and I nearly lost it

I was making coffee before work with my Saeco machine and suddenly the grinder just stopped halfway through. Beans were still inside, lights flashing, but no sound at all. I pulled the plug, plugged it back in, same thing. I thought maybe it was clogged, so I started poking around inside with a spoon handle like an idiot. Big mistake, because I ended up scratching part of the plastic chute and still didn’t fix anything. The worst part was realizing I had no manual anymore, since I tossed the box years ago thinking I’d never need it. I spent a good hour bouncing around random websites with broken links and blurry PDFs, and by the end I was late for work and had to buy gas station coffee. Not exactly the morning I wanted.