Electrickery.BAH!

'Sarf & West mate, Sarf & West'
Pete Bernfeld
Wed 7 Dec 2011 06:38
Oh well, I went to pick up the Mac lapdancer today. New board with chip in and, the computer suddenly started an uncommanded boot-up! AND no screen. Much fumbling, rechecking of connections. Mutter mutter, then Riz said, 'sorry, but I think the replacement is faulty!' He's going to try and fit a temporary board he has in an older version of the Powerbook so I can at least use the Mac whilst he's getting a new, new part!
The other 'good news' is my Kindle has packed up. Brought in October in Tesco, Poole (UK) the last couple of days pages have started freezing and yes Virginia, it was indicating at least half charged. I plugged it in (Amazon say you can use it whilst it's charging). I have news for them, not mine you can't. I've charged it for six hours and still have the orange light. Email has been sent, but I'm sure the reply will be 'send it to us'. Yeah right, more courier fees I guess, because the post is hopeless here, even more so at this time of year. AND I was in the middle of a good book, 'Obama's War' by Bob Woodward. Scary, the 'Merkins spend more time infighting than fighting the war in Afganistan. Somebody needs to get a grip pdq.
Oh my, the things that are sent to try us. I have enough problems without all this. I have 'invested' in a bottle of wine and am now going to drink it, then life will be fine, provided I don't throw the Kindle against the wall.
Goodnight and Godbless  you all, wherever and whoever you may be.

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