tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8984234400935984998.post6953754211150370912..comments2023-12-26T08:30:05.614+00:00Comments on A Mixed Bag: BREAKDOWNSValeriehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12099030819314552958noreply@blogger.comBlogger17125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8984234400935984998.post-4446511270045227522016-10-14T23:59:26.976+01:002016-10-14T23:59:26.976+01:00Sorry to hear about all of this, Val. Hopefully th...Sorry to hear about all of this, Val. Hopefully this is the end of it because you certainly don't need anymore. Take care and best of luck with everything. Mr. Shifehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07061232966394052314noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8984234400935984998.post-16898248741306857092016-10-12T22:07:43.338+01:002016-10-12T22:07:43.338+01:00Oh dear, sorry to hear of all your breakdowns Vale...Oh dear, sorry to hear of all your breakdowns Valerie. I was chatting to my friend yesterday. Her husband passed about a year ago and this year it has been one thing after another for things to break down. She had just about had enough and was throwing her hands up at the latest. I hope this is the last of it for you for a long, long time.DeniseinVAhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08494518513936310345noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8984234400935984998.post-31231513444381356322016-10-10T17:04:47.510+01:002016-10-10T17:04:47.510+01:00Happy to hear you found a win7! I still have mine ...Happy to hear you found a win7! I still have mine and when it dies and can't find another, I think I will go to a MAC and have my son teach me how to do stuff. win10 sounds bad.Sharonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02743921972328074980noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8984234400935984998.post-73596819820762834892016-10-10T15:57:03.879+01:002016-10-10T15:57:03.879+01:00Oh dear! And here I am complaining about trying to...Oh dear! And here I am complaining about trying to get rid of a couch and a clogged sink. Hoping for smoother days ahead.kdenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07504994174268834559noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8984234400935984998.post-89008277266609255232016-10-10T09:36:56.345+01:002016-10-10T09:36:56.345+01:00Ron, Jenny also mentioned the fact that there coul...Ron, Jenny also mentioned the fact that there could possibly have been a 'bell' fire. Oooh, it doesn't bear thinking about. I am pleased I had the presence of mind to send for help, I could have been asleep and not know about a fire. Shivering at the thought! Yes, I thought about you when the laptops started to go wrong. I sincerely hope the awful storms haven't had a detrimental Valeriehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12099030819314552958noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8984234400935984998.post-8769439074692350052016-10-10T09:24:51.297+01:002016-10-10T09:24:51.297+01:00Yes, Dan, things going wrong do seem to come in bu...Yes, Dan, things going wrong do seem to come in bundles. Quite often a bad year finishes and a good year starts straight away. I'm hoping that's still the case.Valeriehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12099030819314552958noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8984234400935984998.post-71475283335228731192016-10-10T09:23:43.875+01:002016-10-10T09:23:43.875+01:00SJQ sorry to hear about your husband's experie...SJQ sorry to hear about your husband's experience with the car. 40 miles... wow, that's quite a distance away. Hope everything works out okay in the end.Valeriehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12099030819314552958noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8984234400935984998.post-37810616765065561702016-10-10T09:22:06.108+01:002016-10-10T09:22:06.108+01:00Jenny, I agree about Windows 10. My computer exper...Jenny, I agree about Windows 10. My computer expert explained that different outlets still have Windows 7 on offer so I've gone for the good old faithful. Hopefully today is the day it arrives. Unfortunately I can't fit a door knocker, we have a porch with a glass door and there's nowhere to fix a knocker. It would have been the perfect solution. A new computer should arrive soon, I&#Valeriehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12099030819314552958noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8984234400935984998.post-59047750572413300722016-10-09T23:21:03.189+01:002016-10-09T23:21:03.189+01:00On the way home from work this morning, my husband...On the way home from work this morning, my husband's car over-heated. It's been towed to some garage in Alabama. Luckily, some guy gave DH a ride home. (About 40 miles)<br />Must be a flood coming, because it never rains but it pours around our house. <br /><br />Glad the sign works! (Lots cheaper than feeding a couple dogs!)Sharonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02743921972328074980noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8984234400935984998.post-26669029223543426172016-10-09T23:16:03.173+01:002016-10-09T23:16:03.173+01:00I know what you mean, too, Valerie. I have had per...I know what you mean, too, Valerie. I have had periods in my life were everything seems to me breaking down, from the car to the house stuff.<br /><br />I had to reprogram my printer into my computer with the last update of Windows 10. I cannot remember if I had to do it with initial loading of Windows 10. I overall like Windows 10. I do wish the updates would not reset some settings.<br /><br />Dan the Mountain Manhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05011867680756996102noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8984234400935984998.post-11285146202529725462016-10-09T23:15:00.249+01:002016-10-09T23:15:00.249+01:00This is something that needs to be dealt with, and...This is something that needs to be dealt with, and fast, isn't it? I mean the appalling state of technical training in this country. Goodness knows what that so called electrician is doing elsewhere, he could kill someone. I'm really sorry that you're having all this to deal with but it sounds as if your neighbours and family are doing their best to help. And, not being funny but Jenny Woolfhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16881781466502273314noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8984234400935984998.post-28704153063108231352016-10-09T16:42:20.478+01:002016-10-09T16:42:20.478+01:00Of all the things, you would think a bell would be...Of all the things, you would think a bell would be the simplest fix.<br /><br />I know I would be lost without Mrs. Cranky, i can fix some stuff, but she is the most capable and I follow instructions.joehhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08520161706680568508noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8984234400935984998.post-24201295630660294132016-10-09T15:55:02.660+01:002016-10-09T15:55:02.660+01:00I know exactly what you mean, Valerie. I too have ...I know exactly what you mean, Valerie. I too have had times when EVERYTHING seems to break at the one time. In fact, you and I had the same thing happen to our computers, so I know how frustrating that can be. <br /><br />As I was reading about your door bell issue and shorting sparks everywhere, I was thinking, "Thank heavens it didn't spark a fire."<br /><br />I've also had Ronhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15977027331657615697noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8984234400935984998.post-44613931800413973512016-10-09T15:10:52.111+01:002016-10-09T15:10:52.111+01:00Well it never rains....but it pours. I currently d...Well it never rains....but it pours. I currently don't have a door bell as my dogs also act as warning someone is at the door. With our old house we find every few months something gives up the ghost.katie eggemanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00615362861509258088noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8984234400935984998.post-29930177709868943022016-10-09T11:24:06.323+01:002016-10-09T11:24:06.323+01:00I'm really sorry to read about your problems. ...I'm really sorry to read about your problems. Usually when one machine goes wrong the rest follows suit. For some reason they all plot together! :-) I hope you can get that bell fixed once and for all.<br /><br />Greetings from London.A Cuban In Londonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16423293358605007539noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8984234400935984998.post-82431382115823158502016-10-09T09:59:18.392+01:002016-10-09T09:59:18.392+01:00SJQ, it is reassuring to know these things happen ...SJQ, it is reassuring to know these things happen to others and not just me. I had a splendid notice on the door, designed by yours truly and admired by many visitors. It does tell them to knock hard and there is a picture demonstrating the action.... grins. I can smile about the whole thing now that normality has returned. I don't dare question for how long, though I might have a tale to Valeriehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12099030819314552958noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8984234400935984998.post-26606770788437523162016-10-09T07:53:53.729+01:002016-10-09T07:53:53.729+01:00Oh, dear, not your year ... We have had a couple o...Oh, dear, not your year ... We have had a couple of them. It's hard to get any real 'skilled' work done by a skilled workman. Seems like plumbers, electricians, etc are 50% weekend warriors that think they can earn a living doing repairs. If I sat down and wrote a list of all the repairs we had done here, it would be very long. If I wrote a list of the things actually repaired? Two Sharonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02743921972328074980noreply@blogger.com