Finally some good news in my world. The Dell hospital called a little while ago, my computer is coming home. It is on the truck headed from Texas to California. I, of course, am hoping it gets to go by air, but probably it won't.
By ground FED X took 7 days to get to the middle of Texas. I have done the drive in 33 hours. (I did have Marty helping to drive.) And we had a small child to entertain. So you would think a professional driver could make it in 4 days if they only drive 8 hours a shift. But 7 days? When weekends come, do they stop the truck and party all weekend at those huge truck stops in the dessert?
Just asking.
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Wednesday, March 4, 2009
Tuesday, February 24, 2009
I NEED TO VENT/Marty is a saint
When I blog I try to write interesting things, funny things that happen, good food stories, and to share things on the net for you to check out. Not today. I am venting big time.
Today I am ticked, mad, and I hate computers! My laptop has been really slow. So last week, the wonderful Marty spent 2 hours on the phone with Dell and they decided I need more memory. He did this without being asked. A great gift. The memory came yesterday, he installed it, and it was fast, fast, fast.
This morning the computer would not come on. We punched hell out of the little button, no lights, not a flicker, nothing. So I said I will call Dell and deal with it. But first I'll get dressed. (stalling, not wanting the pain of on hold, disconnections, and non English speaking tech support). When I came out of the shower I heard the speaker phone playing on hold music and selling Dell stuff. Saint Marty had called them for me. I did my hair and make up, dressed and he was still on hold. I thought he might pass me the phone, but he didn't. He hung in there through one hang up, and a second call and got things done. Unfortunately my computer has to go to the Dell hospital, again. So I could be sharing a computer with Saint Marty for at least a week.
Now Marty is a loving kind man. But sharing a laptop is going to be ugly. He works out of our home using the computer constantly, and if not working he is surfing the net. I may be venting in a couple of days about no computer time for me.
Oh he is running errands, so I have his laptop for a couple of hours. I will have to make a huge honey do list for him to get him out of the house.
Today I am ticked, mad, and I hate computers! My laptop has been really slow. So last week, the wonderful Marty spent 2 hours on the phone with Dell and they decided I need more memory. He did this without being asked. A great gift. The memory came yesterday, he installed it, and it was fast, fast, fast.
This morning the computer would not come on. We punched hell out of the little button, no lights, not a flicker, nothing. So I said I will call Dell and deal with it. But first I'll get dressed. (stalling, not wanting the pain of on hold, disconnections, and non English speaking tech support). When I came out of the shower I heard the speaker phone playing on hold music and selling Dell stuff. Saint Marty had called them for me. I did my hair and make up, dressed and he was still on hold. I thought he might pass me the phone, but he didn't. He hung in there through one hang up, and a second call and got things done. Unfortunately my computer has to go to the Dell hospital, again. So I could be sharing a computer with Saint Marty for at least a week.
Now Marty is a loving kind man. But sharing a laptop is going to be ugly. He works out of our home using the computer constantly, and if not working he is surfing the net. I may be venting in a couple of days about no computer time for me.
Oh he is running errands, so I have his laptop for a couple of hours. I will have to make a huge honey do list for him to get him out of the house.
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