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Monday, 20 August 2007
Notebook Mystery
The saga of my laptop rumbles on ...
Send it to our repair centre, suggested the manufacturer. This, l subsequently find out, is at the opposite end of the country. While l'm sure Royal Mail do their best, l am not entrusting my computer to them, it's practically part of the family.
A local computer repair man informed me he doesn't 'do' the hardware side of laptops.
Another guy who was kind enough to pay my sick pc a home visit says he'll get back to me ... after he's checked out a few support websites he knows and also checked with the manufacturer that it isn't an inherent fault with the machine. To put it bluntly he seems as puzzled as l am why my machine should run perfectly for 18 months and now it doesn't.
Still, l've had other diversions.
l've developed an interest in the weird world of Carnivorous Plants. l find the 'flesh-eating' aspect of them both intrigung and repulsive at the same time. Shouldn't plants be vegetarian ? But anyway, l am now the proud owner of three of them and they are currently outside in the back garden enjoying the wet weather. They have to have the right water, the right compost, the right growing conditions ... it's like bringing up a brood of picky children.
Ralph has recently taken on not one but two allotments, side by side. Watching them go through their transformation from a large area of grass and nettles into a peaceful haven of raised vegetable beds, rows of soft fruit bushes and apple and pear trees will be exciting. Ralph promises to post some photos of this work in progress on his blog when he has time. So far the grass is being covered to halt it's growth, the nettles are being sprayed and a new shed-greehouse is under construction.
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