Wow, that was close. Last week my computer crashed. Went dead. Thought I'd be offline for weeks.
The excellent firm I bought it from, Evesham, has very sadly gone out of business. I really did dread taking it to PC World and joining the anxious huddle around the "Tech Guys" counter and leaving it with them for three weeks. Then probably getting a message that they have returned to factory settings and lost all my data.
But local councillor Bob Piper came to the rescue and said he'd heard good things about a new place in Bearwood called Laptop Aid on Sandon Road. I took the desktop in at eleven this morning and Ahmed the engineer rang me at just after three to say he had got it working. Now its back in my office at home and everything seems to be here - including the church accounts spreadsheet that I need auditting.
Being offline did have some advantages. There are these amazing things made of paper and card called "books". It has been a revelation to rediscover the joy of reading.
Then there are Christmas cards. These I usually write on the 22 December and post on the 23 December with a first class stamp. This year they have all gone out on the 3 December, except for the local ones that we hand deliver.
So I'm back online and will soon be posting as usual. After I've finished that book.![]()
The excellent firm I bought it from, Evesham, has very sadly gone out of business. I really did dread taking it to PC World and joining the anxious huddle around the "Tech Guys" counter and leaving it with them for three weeks. Then probably getting a message that they have returned to factory settings and lost all my data.
But local councillor Bob Piper came to the rescue and said he'd heard good things about a new place in Bearwood called Laptop Aid on Sandon Road. I took the desktop in at eleven this morning and Ahmed the engineer rang me at just after three to say he had got it working. Now its back in my office at home and everything seems to be here - including the church accounts spreadsheet that I need auditting.
Being offline did have some advantages. There are these amazing things made of paper and card called "books". It has been a revelation to rediscover the joy of reading.
Then there are Christmas cards. These I usually write on the 22 December and post on the 23 December with a first class stamp. This year they have all gone out on the 3 December, except for the local ones that we hand deliver.
So I'm back online and will soon be posting as usual. After I've finished that book.
