I'm back: OT - JEANNE in ga

[Guest guest]

Welcome back Jeanne. You've been missed. I was wondering. Last time we heard

from you, you said a bad storm was coming up and wa-la, no more is heard from

you. I was worried if you were ok.

 

Sounds like you've really been thru the wringer with bad doctors misdiagnosing a

very serious condition. I sure hope you are feeling better soon.

 

Wow, UPS droped your computer?????? I bet you did have heart failure and what

an expensive repair that must have been. You are so lucky they were able to

save your data. wHAT A great friend you have that helped you out with

rebuilding it.

 

I feel your pain, because I love to play backgammon and spades on MSN Gaming

zone before bed at night. So fun and relaxing.

 

welcome back.

Judy

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treazure nunya noname

Tuesday, October 17, 2006 4:09 PM

I'm back: OT

 

 

Here's the short version. Computer mobo (motherboard) fried due to a

huge lightning strike that killed both computers, a television, two

monitors and exploded an external modem. (Yes, I did have surge

protectors on both machines, but this was a direct hit.)

 

Not long after that, I couldn't breathe so I went to doc and was given

an inhaler. Since I still could not breathe, went to ER, diagnosed as

" hyperventilation " and told to use the inhaler every 2 hours. (This

despite no wheezing and no history of asthma, but having a history of

heart failure); later (6 weeks-took me 4 weeks to get an appointment

to see my doctor) the problem was found to be a blood clot in the lung

and some other piddly heart silliness. I swear I am going to grow fur,

get down on all fours and go to my vet the next time I need medical

care. (We have a great vet.)

 

Since I was not able to do the rebuild (not being able to breathe was

a bit irritating), my computer went to a friend for the rebuild. UPS,

now thought of as OOPS! brought my lovely new machine back and dumped

it off the truck. Literally. Instant really expensive door stop. The

remains went back to my friend who rebuilt it again and I am finally

back online. (And gaming...hell for a computer gamer is not being able

to game.) Thankfully the data on the hard drives was not lost, though

a lot of the other hardware was toast.

 

Anyway, I'm back, sort of. Missed you guys.Jeanne in Georgia

 

PS: what's this silliness about no green leafy veggies while on blood

thinners? Shoot me now and get it over with.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

[Guest guest]

Hi Judy, thank you! Yup, the OOPS driver who delivers out here is a woman (not

being sexist, honestly, but if ya cannot pick up a 57 pound computer and not

just push it off the truck, you shouldn't have the job!) Usually when I know I

have a tech delivery I am standing outside ready to take the delivery into my

waiting hands, but right then I couldn't make it to the living room, much less

the driveway.

 

Ready for this? Cracked (new) motherboard, displaced (new) processor chip and

fan, trashed video card (also new) and bent the new case way out of whack. High

end stuff too, not a fifteen dollar vid card, etc. To add insult to the really

expensive injury, it was packaged by the OOPS store.

 

Argh!

 

Couldn't cook for the three weeks I spent laying on my right side so I could

breathe so I lived on applesauce, dry granola and string cheese and had dreams

of hot veggies and lentil soup.

 

So glad to be back! Jeanne in Georgia

 

 

 

 

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