Posted by LilyMD on 4/20/06 11:48am
Msg #114805
Have any of you ever had the urge to
Take a baseball bat to your computer? My computer is having a hissy fit and I'm having to use my husband's today. It makes it difficult and frustrating and #$%^^%$#@@. And to make matters even worse, I just get a call for a $40 appt.
ARRRRRRGGGGGGGHHHHH.
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Reply by LisaWI on 4/20/06 11:55am
Msg #114807
Re: Yes Maam!
I have. When I was the office coordinator for a real estate office, I had a term I used on those certain kaotic days. It was "Its computer he@# day." There were days that all the computers in the office were not cooperating and the thought of a bat came to my mind more than once. I definately feel for you.
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Reply by LilyMD on 4/20/06 11:58am
Msg #114808
Re: Yes Maam!
To make it even more frustrating...my husband is an engineer. That translates to I'll fix it which means I'll be even more annoyed when my computer guts are spewed everywhere. Oh, and if he feels the need, he'll call one of 4 other engineers of varying fields in our family for help!
Hmmm, there was mention of Quervo in an earlier post!!! 
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Reply by LisaWI on 4/20/06 12:06pm
Msg #114812
Re: Yes Maam!
Never could do that "To Kill Ya" stuff. I will join you with a Jager Bomb though 
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Reply by Glenn Strickler on 4/20/06 12:07pm
Msg #114813
Re: Yes Maam!
Well, I had enough with my 8 year old desktop the other day and have a new one on the way. It got the bat! Thsese days with viruses, spam, spyware etc, etc, you also have to be your own IT person and security expert. I have spent a couple of nights working on my old computer with my buddy , Jack Daniels. Good reason to have 2 computers.
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Reply by SarahBeth_CA on 4/20/06 12:11pm
Msg #114815
Re: Yes Maam!
I feel a greater sence of satisfaction with steel toed boots, river dancing, and Rumple Mintz. Thank God I do have my own IT person but yes the parts store in the living room is getting old.
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Reply by LilyMD on 4/20/06 12:17pm
Msg #114819
Re: Yes Maam! River Dancing??
I find that hard to do after a few shots (for medicinal purposes of course....)
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Reply by PA_Notary_II on 4/20/06 1:17pm
Msg #114840
Lily_MD River Dancing??...a few shots?
I remember that someone here quoted a Mae West caution: After 2 drinks, I can feel it....after 3, anyone can !
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Reply by LilyMD on 4/20/06 2:21pm
Msg #114850
Re: Lily_MD River Dancing??...a few shots? ROTFLMAO where's
my tequilla?
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Reply by JS_MD on 4/20/06 12:16pm
Msg #114818
Lily..... my other half actually threw one off our deck when we lived in Columbia Md.......from our third floor condo....... In ten years I never saw that man lose his temper til that day. He claims he looked first to make sure no one was down below.... I've got my doubts about that.
Are you slow too? Monday and Tuesday were great . now the phones are dead.....I am now living in Salisbury Md. Where are you?
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Reply by LilyMD on 4/20/06 12:20pm
Msg #114821
Re: JS
I feel for him! What is sooooo aggrivating and frustrating to me is my computer has all of my "favorites" stored. Websites I deal with regularly recognize me. My hard drive! My husband's computer is just as foreign as trying to work from a stranger's computer. And it's not hooked up to the laser printer.
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Reply by Glenn Strickler on 4/20/06 2:26pm
Msg #114853
Re: JS
Best protection is to keep your important files , bookmarks and favorites backed up. Then if your hard drive does crash, you can get back where you were in short order. Its not if you are going to have a problem, but it's when.
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Reply by Winston_Tn on 4/20/06 4:30pm
Msg #114878
Re: Having been around these things since inception...
I believe it would help matters if you vent this feeling directly to your PC vs this forum. Although seemingly inert, I speak from experience when I tell you that direct threats to electrical or mechanical objects, often will resolve the problem. Also convey to your machine that the next step will be 'persuasive percussion', or as we say in the business, a 'technical tap'.
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Reply by Glenn Strickler on 4/20/06 4:52pm
Msg #114905
Re: Having been around these things since inception...
Well, I actually just told mine that "You're Fired" and don't let the door hit you on the way out.
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Reply by BrendaTx on 4/20/06 5:24pm
Msg #114918
Re: Having been around these things since inception...
Winston - I just had a random thought I was able to briefly trap and analyze...and now, I have to ask...are you a notary? Or have you been sent here as part of an in depth experiment or a study funded by the psychiatric prof. association?
It's ok whatever it is...just tell us. You are family now...but we should be in on this.
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Reply by LilyMD on 4/20/06 7:18pm
Msg #114940
Re: Having been around these things since inception..Winston
I do believe your suggestion is the best I've heard thus far! It's sure to solve my "computer issues!"
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