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Print Queue Montior

I am very new to scripting could use some assistance polishing up my script. I have had issues with a print queue going down and needing some TLC to get it going again, however currently I have to wait for a user to complain about the issue. I have written a little script to monitor the print queue and email me when a queue is not in a READY state.

Code:
while true;do lpstat -W|sed '1,2d'| awk '{ if ($3 != "READY") {print $1 " is having issues"}}'|mail -s "Printer Issue" username@domain.com;sleep 30;done

I'm sure most of you can point out that all results are being passed onto mail and I receive emails every 30 seconds. I have been trying to understand the syntax so only positive hits are sent to mail however I have extended my scripting abilities.
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Thread::Queue(3pm)					 Perl Programmers Reference Guide					Thread::Queue(3pm)

NAME
Thread::Queue - thread-safe queues SYNOPSIS
use Thread::Queue; my $q = new Thread::Queue; $q->enqueue("foo", "bar"); my $foo = $q->dequeue; # The "bar" is still in the queue. my $foo = $q->dequeue_nb; # returns "bar", or undef if the queue was empty my $left = $q->pending; # returns the number of items still in the queue DESCRIPTION
A queue, as implemented by "Thread::Queue" is a thread-safe data structure much like a list. Any number of threads can safely add elements to the end of the list, or remove elements from the head of the list. (Queues don't permit adding or removing elements from the middle of the list). FUNCTIONS AND METHODS
new The "new" function creates a new empty queue. enqueue LIST The "enqueue" method adds a list of scalars on to the end of the queue. The queue will grow as needed to accommodate the list. dequeue The "dequeue" method removes a scalar from the head of the queue and returns it. If the queue is currently empty, "dequeue" will block the thread until another thread "enqueue"s a scalar. dequeue_nb The "dequeue_nb" method, like the "dequeue" method, removes a scalar from the head of the queue and returns it. Unlike "dequeue", though, "dequeue_nb" won't block if the queue is empty, instead returning "undef". pending The "pending" method returns the number of items still in the queue. SEE ALSO
threads, threads::shared perl v5.8.0 2002-06-01 Thread::Queue(3pm)