Chat-A-Thon Thread

[danger_dan]

Good morning everyone.
hope everyone is rested with the extra day off yesterday.
Hooray for the short work week!

[Natalka]

[heartgirl99]

[danger_dan]

Morning all

[Natalka]

Life is pretty crappy right now, so I haven't been my pleasant-posting self (better I stay away).

I've been crying most of the day, my eyes feel like they were rubbed with sandpaper.
My husband did not get his workers' compensation approved - and we've been waiting for a very long time - his injury was the third week of Feb. We've been living with being broke, but now we have literally nothing to live on.

Anyway, no more sob story - but the day went on to have some drama.
(I'm recopying it from the frugal thread where I posted, so I don't forget anything....)

Make sure you have a good surge protector for your computer.

Sometime while I was having a nap in the early afternoon, the power must have gone out - all the clocks were flickering.
Went to use the computer, nothing. Husband checked connections, they were fine.
Called in the tech expert, our son, who came over this evening.

We've had the power go out several times before, nothing untoward happened with the computer - it was fine, worked just as usual.

However, today, there was a power surge, and the protector took the brunt of it - did its job.

BUT, there must have been another power outage (even a flicker could have done it), because when that would have come, the surge had nowhere to go since the protector was out, and that surge took out our power box. (yeah, I don't know what it is either, but it's a box from inside).

Our son got us a power box from his roommate, and he installed that. Nice dude doesn't want anything for it - I'll do some baking for him or something.
Milan will bring us a surge protector on the weekend - for now, we just have a power bar.

[heartgirl99]

i hope something good comes your way today, natalka!

[Natalka]

Thx, heartgirl, that hug felt good!

[danger_dan]

Morning all.

Nat, really hope things start heading on the up for you soon.
That was really very generous of your Milan's friend to help you guys out.

[Natalka]

Thanks everyone!

Yep, our son has a great bunch of friends and coworkers - you know how sometimes people trash the 20-somethings? Well, not this group - they are all in school, or hard-working, all willing to help out people, etc. - just good kids.

[heartgirl99]

[danger_dan]

Good morning everyone

[cabmonk]

I got my internet all set up on wed. However the current media box I have that also does web surfing sucks lol. Every time I tried to type something in on the forums here it would let me type 2 -3 words and then wouldn't let me type more. I will have my new much better box mid week next week which does net much better.

[heartgirl99]

hope everyone has a wonderful sunday! the weather is great! FINALLY!

[heartgirl99]

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Jill Taylor ‏@jilltaylor680 3h
It will feel like 32 with the humidity today and tomorrow



sounds PERFECT!

[danger_dan]

looks like everyone had a busy weekend...
Morning all