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FireSignFemme · 08-04-2022, 06:18 PM

The entire family was out of commission for several days with one type of crud or the other. I live in the middle of nowhere with no buses and was too broke for Uber or a taxi. So all I could do for several days was wait to get out of the house, into town, try and make the best of it. Which I was doing a pretty good job of until my computer broke. Actually I broke the screen trying to fix the problem. Worst part, I couldn't tell if I'd fixed the problem or not because I didn't have a screen to check and see if I had. Grrr... I didn't realize how much I'm on this thing until I couldn't be on it.

Anyhow it took some time but my son came with the new monitor set it up, did a diagnostic and congrats I had diagnosed correctly, fixed it all on my own! Yes it really was that five dollar part I suspected, which wouldn't have cost me a thing because he has dozens of them at home just sitting around doing nothing. Grrr... but he gave me an E for effort, didn't grouch, complain, threaten or lecture. He just said – Okay tell me what you did, exactly what you did. It's going to be a lot easier for me to fix it if you do. I promise whatever it was I won't get mad.

I was so tempted to sarcastically say - Just tap danced all over it and kicked it for fun you think that might have done something to it? I was only trying to help. He was treating me like such a baby but hey he just bought me a new monitor, lugged it up three flights of stairs in the 100 plus degree heat, installed it, did diagnostics, patted me on the back – good job mom! Ate some of that too much for my own good left over popcorn sitting around tempting me, hauled out two bags of garbage, one of which had a nearly whole watermelon in it, and carted off that old monitor for me on his way out the door.

Sometimes a little more appreciation and a whole lot less sarcasm is in order. On top of that everybody got over their crud fairly quickly, and without hearing the costs involved with making a full recovery wouldn't be covered by insurance - pay up. Along with that Monte ate the much healthier for him cat food that costs and arm and a leg he was served up not once but twice so far, without complaint. All things combined today was a really, really good day and I'm feeling grateful, fortunate to have the family I do and a whole lot less irritated with the cat.

08-04-2022, 06:18 PM	#7007
FireSignFemme Senior Member How Do You Identify?: N/A Join Date: Jan 2016 Location: WA Posts: 4,434 My Photo Gallery Thanks: 37,962 Thanked 10,302 Times in 3,146 Posts Rep Power: 21474849	The entire family was out of commission for several days with one type of crud or the other. I live in the middle of nowhere with no buses and was too broke for Uber or a taxi. So all I could do for several days was wait to get out of the house, into town, try and make the best of it. Which I was doing a pretty good job of until my computer broke. Actually I broke the screen trying to fix the problem. Worst part, I couldn't tell if I'd fixed the problem or not because I didn't have a screen to check and see if I had. Grrr... I didn't realize how much I'm on this thing until I couldn't be on it. Anyhow it took some time but my son came with the new monitor set it up, did a diagnostic and congrats I had diagnosed correctly, fixed it all on my own! Yes it really was that five dollar part I suspected, which wouldn't have cost me a thing because he has dozens of them at home just sitting around doing nothing. Grrr... but he gave me an E for effort, didn't grouch, complain, threaten or lecture. He just said – Okay tell me what you did, exactly what you did. It's going to be a lot easier for me to fix it if you do. I promise whatever it was I won't get mad. I was so tempted to sarcastically say - Just tap danced all over it and kicked it for fun you think that might have done something to it? I was only trying to help. He was treating me like such a baby but hey he just bought me a new monitor, lugged it up three flights of stairs in the 100 plus degree heat, installed it, did diagnostics, patted me on the back – good job mom! Ate some of that too much for my own good left over popcorn sitting around tempting me, hauled out two bags of garbage, one of which had a nearly whole watermelon in it, and carted off that old monitor for me on his way out the door. Sometimes a little more appreciation and a whole lot less sarcasm is in order. On top of that everybody got over their crud fairly quickly, and without hearing the costs involved with making a full recovery wouldn't be covered by insurance - pay up. Along with that Monte ate the much healthier for him cat food that costs and arm and a leg he was served up not once but twice so far, without complaint. All things combined today was a really, really good day and I'm feeling grateful, fortunate to have the family I do and a whole lot less irritated with the cat.