[Leica] Tired! NOW REALLY TIRED! :-(

[gerry.walden at me.com (Gerry Walden)]

I am with you 100% on this Ted as i never cancel when I go away, but I do 
mass-delete an awful lot when I get back. I find that if there is anything 
worthwhile somebody will post a sensible reply after I get home.

Gerry

Gerry Walden
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On 21 Jun 2012, at 06:30, tedgrant at shaw.ca wrote:

> It was entitled "tired." But I have renamed it "NOW REALLY TIRED!" simply 
> because of my most recent machine situation!! :-(
> 
> Unfortunately we all have at sometime or other what we might call 
> "COMPUTER MISHAPS?" And the beast must be beaten into submission and 
> rebuilt or whatever the hell techie things are / were done? 
> 
> In my case I have not had a machine to work with for the past 5 days! Bad 
> enough I near had a major mental state of atrophie without it lighting up. 
> Not even a twinkle or hum of life did I see or hear. But late this 
> afternoon I was given word.... "OK LIGHT IT UP!" 
> 
> I asked quite innocently. "But how can I do that as there is one of the 
> three hard drives not in the slot? " In my case asking any kind of answer 
> when techie lingo is involved it's like standing before a firing squad and 
> asking "Why me?" As the shots ring out! 
> 
> Voice from above says in a death terrifying tone! .... "FIRE IT UP, DON'T 
> ASK STUPID QUESTIONS!" 
> 
> Obviously I did and it's working. How can I tell?  Well just let me say in 
> the LUG computer specific mail box there are, ready???? :-) I know you all 
> want to know ? Right? 
> 
> 871 POSTS TO READ AND ENJOY! :-) Not really enjoy, as that comment has a 
> tad bit of sarcasm attached to it. :-) My goodness have any of you folks 
> ever turned off the LUG for 5 days...... not a peak and come back to look 
> at what so many very wonderful human beings can waste their "short time on 
> Planet EARTH" writing about, ringing hands and brains over, that hasn't 
> one iota of worth about taking better photographs and practicing better 
> picture taking! LIKE WHO CARES WHO JUMPED WHO?
> 
> So lads and ladies I fear with this many posts and potential enraging of 
> my  thoughts of useless wasted time dribbling through the complete 871!  I 
> fear this must be a pure case of "SELECT ALL -- DELETE ALL!"  Even at the 
> expense of quite probably missing a few diamonds in the bunch. Good night 
> and we'll start a whole new life on the morrow!
> cheers,
> Dr. ted :-) 
> 
> So be it, "select all -- delete all!"
> 
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