Post by The Voice on May 13, 2016 7:15:48 GMT -6
Alas, I have been away from the forum for several days now. My apologies. It seems I fell victim to one of the more popular "accidents" of modern times. I drenched my laptop with coffee.
It was a normal Monday morning and I was browsing Facebook, the forum, my blog, etc. About a month earlier, I had broken the handle of my favorite coffee cup and subsequently repaired it with glue that was supposed to be "Super!" Though messy, the adhesive seemed to work and I've been using the cup regularly to fuel my morning writing.
I learned, through the pain of experience, that despite what the label on the product proclaims, this particular bonding material does NOT work well on ceramics. Oh, perhaps if I had simply left the cup on the shelf as an objet d'art I might have been ok, but silly me, I prefer actually using the cup as a device to hold hot coffee. What was I thinking?
I reached for the cup (which is a bit larger than most and holds quite a bit of liquid) and grabbing the handle, I lifted it towards my mouth (ah, those first sips of the morning are SO refreshing). I heard a slight "tink" as the handle snapped and broke and unlike in the movies where tragedy suddenly shifts into slow motion, I was instantly covered in light brown, scalding hot java... and so was the table, floor, walls... and my laptop.
The keyboard received the full brunt of the spill, not unlike a coffee bukkake (and don't tell me I'm disgusting because if you know what that means, you're naughty too. So there.)
In seconds, the computer shut down and I watched my lifeline to the world fade before my eyes. My best friend, my partner in crime... gone!
I spewed every curse I could imagine as I mopped up coffee from my kitchen. Not a good day.
And that might be the end of the tale, but there is an epilogue and so the tale has a happy ending. I took my laptop into a repair shop and (cue angelic singing) the laptop still works! I have to get a new keyboard, but the system is fine and the hard drive is intact.
In the meantime, I'm using a loaner from my brother-in-law.
Lesson learned. Never trust that fucking Super Glue. Grrrrr....
It was a normal Monday morning and I was browsing Facebook, the forum, my blog, etc. About a month earlier, I had broken the handle of my favorite coffee cup and subsequently repaired it with glue that was supposed to be "Super!" Though messy, the adhesive seemed to work and I've been using the cup regularly to fuel my morning writing.
I learned, through the pain of experience, that despite what the label on the product proclaims, this particular bonding material does NOT work well on ceramics. Oh, perhaps if I had simply left the cup on the shelf as an objet d'art I might have been ok, but silly me, I prefer actually using the cup as a device to hold hot coffee. What was I thinking?
I reached for the cup (which is a bit larger than most and holds quite a bit of liquid) and grabbing the handle, I lifted it towards my mouth (ah, those first sips of the morning are SO refreshing). I heard a slight "tink" as the handle snapped and broke and unlike in the movies where tragedy suddenly shifts into slow motion, I was instantly covered in light brown, scalding hot java... and so was the table, floor, walls... and my laptop.
The keyboard received the full brunt of the spill, not unlike a coffee bukkake (and don't tell me I'm disgusting because if you know what that means, you're naughty too. So there.)
In seconds, the computer shut down and I watched my lifeline to the world fade before my eyes. My best friend, my partner in crime... gone!
I spewed every curse I could imagine as I mopped up coffee from my kitchen. Not a good day.
And that might be the end of the tale, but there is an epilogue and so the tale has a happy ending. I took my laptop into a repair shop and (cue angelic singing) the laptop still works! I have to get a new keyboard, but the system is fine and the hard drive is intact.
In the meantime, I'm using a loaner from my brother-in-law.
Lesson learned. Never trust that fucking Super Glue. Grrrrr....
