Unthinkable Happens!

It has happened! The 'big' computer has had a nasty accident and I think the power supply has died. All this and on a Saturday too when it can't be repaired! Luckily we have Trish's Laptop so I can still get a bit of a "daily internet fix".

I bought an external DVD burner on eBay and it works fine. As the burner would be used on both the main and laptop computers I set it up with an old power board which would allow me to easily add and remove the new DVD Drive and put it on the laptop as required. It seems the power board is not working properly and when I connected the power to the external DVD drive the main computer went to the dreaded "blue screen".

I managed to get it to go again by leaving it for an hour or so and then starting it up, but when I connected the DVD again the big computer just cut out. It has been like that for some time just refusing to go!

A new power supply is not too expensive and fitted quickly.

Wednesday night's rain failed to materialize and we only got 12 mls.

We drove through incredible rain down to the Gold Coast on Thursday to catch Det and Brenda again. I fantastic day on Thursday followed by an alcohol free day on Friday! We did not make the bike ride either. I expected to see a good 20 mls or so in the gauge Thursday night but there was just 1 ml. Rainfall in this part of the world can be extremely localized.

We bike rode today. We pass some very nice properties. This is one of the favorites!

The BBQ is getting on a bit and looks a bit tired. We are checking out what is available. You can sure pay a lot for your everyday BBQ! We use the BBQ almost daily, especially summer when it is too hot to cook inside. The feeling is we will spoil ourselves a bit and get a good one this time!

Trish flies to Melbourne on Friday.

Pool still has not been repaired. The guy wants a hot day so the fibreglass will "go off" properly. Temperatures into the 30's for Monday with storms to follow so it might get done then!