We'll wait patiently. And you might get some reading done, if you have a tablet to access GA.

1 hour ago, Timothy M. said:

We'll wait patiently. And you might get some reading done, if you have a tablet to access GA.

Thanks, Tim. I might indeed get some reading done, but I am behind with my writing projects so there'll still be scribbling.

First the kettle. Then the laptop. Let's just hope that the old adage "Trouble always comes in threes" doesn't hold true in your case, northie...

Glad to hear you had your important stuff already backed up, anyway.  

45 minutes ago, Marty said:

Let's just hope that the old adage "Trouble always comes in threes" doesn't hold true in your case

You and me both ...   Thanks, Marty.   

Gremlin Bell

Find your local motorcycle delearship or supply shop and ask for a gremlin bell. My husband’s Harley and the “miracle” pickup, as in it’s a miracle it keeps passing inspection, both have a bell. I carry mine on my keychain. I rode a Japanese bike, the only gremlins I needed to ward off had 2 legs and didn’t look for bikes.

33 minutes ago, DynoReads said:

and ask for a gremlin bell.

Thanks for this. Interesting idea ...

56 minutes ago, DynoReads said:

Gremlin Bell

 

Find your local motorcycle delearship or supply shop and ask for a gremlin bell. My husband’s Harley and the “miracle” pickup, as in it’s a miracle it keeps passing inspection, both have a bell. I carry mine on my keychain. I rode a Japanese bike, the only gremlins I needed to ward off had 2 legs and didn’t look for bikes.

I love the idea of a Gremlin Bell. But @northie, I’m so sorry for the series of unhappy breakdowns you’ve had to face. 

16 minutes ago, Parker Owens said:

I’m so sorry for the series of unhappy breakdowns you’ve had to face.

Thank you, dear friend. It's exasperating, but hardly the end of the world.

There are utilities that will automatically back up your hard drive to another hard drive for you. All drives will eventually fail, even the electronic ones (SSD or flash drives). I remember one job where we had to back up our sales on a tape drive every night – the tapes would fail occasionally.
;–)
 

You can tell I once worked in a computer store, right? So far I suggested an external monitor, a bluetooth keyboard, and now a back up utility! And I’m not even getting any commission on selling you anything…
;–)

On 2/17/2019 at 8:46 AM, DynoReads said:

Gremlin Bell

 

Find your local motorcycle delearship or supply shop and ask for a gremlin bell. My husband’s Harley and the “miracle” pickup, as in it’s a miracle it keeps passing inspection, both have a bell. I carry mine on my keychain. I rode a Japanese bike, the only gremlins I needed to ward off had 2 legs and didn’t look for bikes.

Kinda misogynistic though, isn’t it?
;–)