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Well last night at today has been rather stressful.
Last night, at about 4 AM, I was heading off to bed. Now I usually turn off the power point, because if I don't anything that comes through the phone line will trigger the computer to turn back on. Anyway, I turned it off at the wall only to have the switch spark.
The switch has sparked before, but not as brightly as it did last night so I was spooked by it, and also spooked when it crackled and the lights on the monitor, keyboard and mouse flashed.
I will do anything to keep my compy safe and working, this compy is my link to the world.
I did want to go look in Kmart before work but I didn't get there early enough and once I was done in the music store Kmart was closing down for the night.
The music store gave me the wrong CD too - same band but wrong disc.
Anyway, Mum came up with a solution for where to plug the compy's powerboard in, but I've also found the powerboard has damage to the cord. I don't know if it's just scraping or if it's damage from Sam the Rat (who chewed cords and did a lot of damage because of it - I lost a printer cord because he chewed it - ended up taking him back to the pet shop, so I hope he got another home that was good to him, he was a sweet rat) but it's going to have to be replaced. It's currently wrapped in tape to protect the damaged part until tomorrow when I can buy the replacement. I also want a board with more ports - this one has only 5 ports on it, I'd prefer to get a 7 port one but that's going to bite hard because 7 port boards with phone/data cord ports and surge protector are expensive. If I can get it for $50 I'll be happy.
But it's going to be hell getting the wall socket fixed, because it's between the side of the desk (which is liable to collapse if we try to move it) and the pantry cupboard, which is full of food and will need to be unpacked before it can be moved.
But I don't trust that socket any more and I'm not going to use it until can be fixed (thank goodness for the Department of Housing - the electrical work is covered by them) but apparently one of the kitchen sockets is sparking too, so that'll need to be fixed as well. Mum said however that electrical problems get fixed pretty quickly, which I would think is wise because electrical problems are potential fire hazards.
Yeah, I was freaking over fire hazards before I went to bed, amongst other things.
But anyway, a way has been found for the compy to run without moving it (if I had to move it, I wouldn't be able to be online because I wouldn't be able to get the cords around to it).
Last night, at about 4 AM, I was heading off to bed. Now I usually turn off the power point, because if I don't anything that comes through the phone line will trigger the computer to turn back on. Anyway, I turned it off at the wall only to have the switch spark.
The switch has sparked before, but not as brightly as it did last night so I was spooked by it, and also spooked when it crackled and the lights on the monitor, keyboard and mouse flashed.
I will do anything to keep my compy safe and working, this compy is my link to the world.
I did want to go look in Kmart before work but I didn't get there early enough and once I was done in the music store Kmart was closing down for the night.
The music store gave me the wrong CD too - same band but wrong disc.
Anyway, Mum came up with a solution for where to plug the compy's powerboard in, but I've also found the powerboard has damage to the cord. I don't know if it's just scraping or if it's damage from Sam the Rat (who chewed cords and did a lot of damage because of it - I lost a printer cord because he chewed it - ended up taking him back to the pet shop, so I hope he got another home that was good to him, he was a sweet rat) but it's going to have to be replaced. It's currently wrapped in tape to protect the damaged part until tomorrow when I can buy the replacement. I also want a board with more ports - this one has only 5 ports on it, I'd prefer to get a 7 port one but that's going to bite hard because 7 port boards with phone/data cord ports and surge protector are expensive. If I can get it for $50 I'll be happy.
But it's going to be hell getting the wall socket fixed, because it's between the side of the desk (which is liable to collapse if we try to move it) and the pantry cupboard, which is full of food and will need to be unpacked before it can be moved.
But I don't trust that socket any more and I'm not going to use it until can be fixed (thank goodness for the Department of Housing - the electrical work is covered by them) but apparently one of the kitchen sockets is sparking too, so that'll need to be fixed as well. Mum said however that electrical problems get fixed pretty quickly, which I would think is wise because electrical problems are potential fire hazards.
Yeah, I was freaking over fire hazards before I went to bed, amongst other things.
But anyway, a way has been found for the compy to run without moving it (if I had to move it, I wouldn't be able to be online because I wouldn't be able to get the cords around to it).
