Did anyone miss me?
By JJ
@JolietJake (50190)
November 18, 2017 5:00pm CST
Well, about 1:23 PM a limb took out a power line near my house and interrupted service to 9 customers (including yers truly) for a few hours.
So I dug out the Coleman propane lantern I bought 7-8 years ago and had never opened...finally had a legitimate use for it. 
So I read by the light of it for a few hours waiting for the electric company to fix the line.
They did.
At which point my computer would not work.
And after messing around for 45 minutes trying to get it to boot up, I dug out two old computers Boss had given me...of which neither work.
So with a heavy heart, I left and went to the pawn shop to see how much a used computer tower would be.
They were closed.
So I went to WallyWorld to see how much a new computer would be...and then quietly walked out, got back in my van, and came home.
Them things are more than I can afford at the moment.
But I decided to give my old computer one more chance to work.
And guess what?
Here I am.
I guess it didn't want to meet Mr Sledgehammer after all...
So I dug out the Coleman propane lantern I bought 7-8 years ago and had never opened...finally had a legitimate use for it.
So I read by the light of it for a few hours waiting for the electric company to fix the line.
They did.
At which point my computer would not work.
And after messing around for 45 minutes trying to get it to boot up, I dug out two old computers Boss had given me...of which neither work.
So with a heavy heart, I left and went to the pawn shop to see how much a used computer tower would be.
They were closed.
So I went to WallyWorld to see how much a new computer would be...and then quietly walked out, got back in my van, and came home.
Them things are more than I can afford at the moment.
But I decided to give my old computer one more chance to work.
And guess what?
Here I am.
I guess it didn't want to meet Mr Sledgehammer after all...22 people like this
22 responses
@WorDazza (15830)
• Manchester, England
19 Nov 17
@JolietJake That's coz he's a hansim bastage.
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@JolietJake (50190)
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19 Nov 17
@WorDazza That's coz they don't have to change his poop box 
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@kobesbuddy (78856)
• East Tawas, Michigan
18 Nov 17
LOL Yes, I did miss you this morning:) I went to WalMart to price a laptop (FORGET IT!) I'm glad your old computer finally decided to work. I've thought about using a sledgehammer on this one, it's getting pretty old and ornery, just like me!
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@JolietJake (50190)
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18 Nov 17
I still have to hook my printers and camera and sound back up, but at least I got it back
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@kobesbuddy (78856)
• East Tawas, Michigan
18 Nov 17
@JolietJake That's the most important part, your computer is up and running:)
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@JolietJake (50190)
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19 Nov 17
@kobesbuddy Got everything connected now and all seems to be okay
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@marguicha (227625)
• Chile
18 Nov 17
Sometimes the thingys work when you are about to kill them. I´d love to use a hammer on them many times. 
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@JolietJake (50190)
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18 Nov 17
Took me about 30 minutes to realize I had that propane lantern laying around in the back room...bought it years ago for night fishing and then never went
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@Happy2BeMe (99380)
• Canada
18 Nov 17
So glad you are back..myLot just isn't the same without you. 
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@JolietJake (50190)
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18 Nov 17
I was pretty sure I was gonna end up offline until Monday or later
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@Happy2BeMe (99380)
• Canada
19 Nov 17
@JolietJake that would have been bad. We would have all been worried about you if you disappeared for that long.
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@peachpurple (13960)
• Malaysia
18 Nov 17
I guess that your computer is not ready to get whack and dump into the bin yet. I missed Scar
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@Blondie2222 (28611)
• United States
19 Nov 17
So glad you are back and you didn't have to toss out your computer. Any kind of electronic is expensive now a days. I hate when my power goes out it's annoying. Luckily haven't dealt with that in awhile.
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@Blondie2222 (28611)
• United States
19 Nov 17
@JolietJake Yeah that sucks atleast it's back on again
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@nanette64 (20364)
• Fairfield, Texas
19 Nov 17
@JolietJake Time to start saving for that 'solar panel' and generator. 
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@JolietJake (50190)
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19 Nov 17
I've had mine flash off for a few seconds during a storm, but this is the first time I've lost it for any length of time in several years.
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@celticeagle (176183)
• Boise, Idaho
19 Nov 17
I'm rather surprised mine has lasted as long as it has.And(knock on wood) I haven't had to call a tech. I hope this continues to work until I get something else payed off.
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@celticeagle (176183)
• Boise, Idaho
19 Nov 17
@JolietJake ......Sounds good. Maybe they will have some good sales by then.
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@JolietJake (50190)
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19 Nov 17
I'll probably buy something online after I get my PayPal credit account paid down a bit more
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@Juliaacv (54046)
• Canada
19 Nov 17
@JolietJake What do you have a couple of cats living in it?
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@pgntwo (22408)
• Derry, Northern Ireland
19 Nov 17
@JolietJake Sometimes, blowing out the cobwebs extinguishes the life-force too...
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@JolietJake (50190)
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19 Nov 17
I opened it.
I sucked out the dust.
It still kept making weird sounds and shutting down after about 5 seconds...maybe less...wasn't even giving the monitor time to fire up.
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@sallypup (64943)
• Centralia, Washington
18 Nov 17
@JolietJake Uh oh. Computers are not cheap. Mine seem to last only a couple of years.
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@JolietJake (50190)
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18 Nov 17
@sallypup This one has been excellent until today, now I'm almost afraid to shut it off again.
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@JolietJake (50190)
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18 Nov 17
It's 8 years old and I've never had it apart until today, still not sure what the problem was, it kept making weird noises and shutting off
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@nanette64 (20364)
• Fairfield, Texas
19 Nov 17
Everything has a purpose @JolietJake and apparently yours was just to go driving around for awhile and just get aggravated while your computer took a little rest.
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@nanette64 (20364)
• Fairfield, Texas
19 Nov 17
@JolietJake I know it sucks. If mine went down I'd have to just send you letters.
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@JolietJake (50190)
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19 Nov 17
I think right now we may not even have a computer repair shop here...I need to either buy something or get one of these others running somehow
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@JolietJake (50190)
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18 Nov 17
I paid $349 for this tower 8 years ago...I know I need to replace it soon, but it had never given me a lick of trouble until now
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@NJChicaa (123322)
• United States
18 Nov 17
@JolietJake We have an Amazon credit card and buy groceries and gas with it so we get Amazon points. It was basically free for us.
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@GardenGerty (164323)
• United States
19 Nov 17
I cheated. I read your post on Facebook. I am glad your computer decided to work. We really would miss you if it did not.
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@JolietJake (50190)
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19 Nov 17
I wouldn't be able to do my Morning Coughee Moment videos there without it. Of course, I couldn't do anything without it since I don't do online stuff with my phone.
@shivamani10 (11035)
• Hyderabad, India
19 Nov 17
Nice that you gave it a second chance.
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@JolietJake (50190)
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19 Nov 17
It was still in the box wrapped up. I have some hurricane lamps, but I need to get oil for them...funny how a person doesn't think about that stuff until they need it.
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@cowgirl1983 (15)
• , Montana
19 Nov 17
so the sunset at 1 pm is that why you had to read by lantern?
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