11 October 2005

I'm that guy in cartoons

in what can only be described as an animated folly; I tripped, fell and sent my laptop flying through the air. my ankle hurts like a mutha. somehow, the laptop survived the fall - but - klutz that I am, I wasn't done. I limped and stumbled towards my bed, again carrying the laptop. A moment later, I had fallen again and in slow motion, I watched my laptop bounce off my bedside table and onto the floor.

the pixels are totally fecked. everything else seems to have survived the crash, but I can't see anything. the desktop looks as if a rock has been thrown through a widow - done smashed and totalled. I was looking at the manufacturers warranty - and they don't cover accidents. However, I remember being seemingly suckered into buying Best Buys "no questions asked warranty", which supercedes the manufacture warranty - I asked the salesman several times if this covered everything, to which he said yes. Even accidents? Yes. So I guess we shall see ... anyone else been through a Best Buy warranty? Were you succesful - did you have to pitch a fit?

Is there any saving the screen on the laptop? or once pixels have been destroyed, is it a need for anew?

11 Comments:

Blogger cat said...

Screw the computer go get that leg looked at... *thwack*

If the boy said anything... then they mean it.

11 October, 2005 14:19  
Blogger Le Synge Bleu said...

oh great cartoon klutz, being of the same ilk, i did laugh all the harder. i have done the same, though with other electronics and not the laptop as of yet. please go to the doctor so that you are not permanently crippled and /or deformed. it cuts down on your ability to travel, you know.

11 October, 2005 14:23  
Blogger justinian said...

I still travel when crippled. Priority boarding!

It's a twisted ankle, fer christ sakes. If it doesn't get better, I'll have it looked at but until then. Advil.

11 October, 2005 14:32  
Blogger grumpyABDadjunct said...

Yeah, thwack, go get checked out you moron, thwack.

They may be able to replace your screen without too much trouble, if it is just a video problem. Or just replace the video cable and/or card come to that.

11 October, 2005 14:33  
Blogger Sweet Coalminer said...

Yow. Is it all swollen and distorted? Post a picture!

Sorry you owied. If you happened to get it on film, perhaps the $10K from America's funniest videos will help you buy a new one.

11 October, 2005 15:10  
Blogger Lisa P. said...

I just did a move like this today, but without any computer throwing! I merely tripped over a loose cord and my left ankle is weak to begin with from an old break, so down I went.

(I actually did this on vacation too, with the right ankle. Twisted it in some loose sand. Advil, ice, elevation and a Smithwick's was my remedy then... I highly recommend it.)

11 October, 2005 15:29  
Blogger laura said...

mmmm...i like your remedy, lisa.

11 October, 2005 15:48  
Blogger justinian said...

nice - i just bottled a batch of homebrew. 99 some bottles fermenting in our living room ... take one down and pass it around.

11 October, 2005 16:04  
Blogger Catherine said...

Sounds like you've already been indulging in the sauce...hence your inability to walk right. Is this what you do when Laura's not home?

11 October, 2005 17:53  
Blogger MB said...

Sheesh Justin. Could you be careful please?? ;)

11 October, 2005 18:54  
Blogger pengo said...

I poured a glass of water into the hard drive of my last computer. It was an accident, I knocked a glass over on the desk, and caught it in slow motion and proceeded to give my hard drive a little drink.

The screen took a moment to go, "Huh?" And then froze. That was dumb, too.

11 October, 2005 21:51  

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