More power

The Silver Vixen had a long standing appointment to meet up with a friend for lunch. The Gorse Fox would be left to his own devices. The delivery man knocked on the door and presented the GF with an envelope full of PC World vouchers (courtesy of Starfleet) and so the Gorse Fox hopped into the car and headed toward Hove.

After much deliberation he decided on a desk PC rather than a laptop. He didn't need the portability, and the desk PC is better for connecting devices without trailing wires over the top of the desk. Satisfied that he had chosen well he went to see the man. The man offered the Gorse Fox lots of additional ways in which he could spend money - few of them with any value or interest. He then went and checked the stock only to find they had none. He checked the local Curry's (part of the same group) and assured me they were only 200 yards down the road and they had two.

Spinning on his heels and thanking the gentleman for his help GF whizzed down the road. Curry's, it turns out, were having a refit - but yes they did have the stock. The problem was it was not accessible. Could they check and see who else may have it? GF encouraged this proactive approach. They phoned Chichester's PC World - they had the machine but wouldn't reserve it for the 45 minutes it would have taken to get there "... but chances are it will still be available". The Gorse Fox was not impressed. The chappie then said he would check Worthing as it was closer - and lo' they had one also.

Thanking the man, GF headed back to the car and made his way back to Curry's in Worthing - only to find it had closed and re-located. With no inkling where it had gone GF went to park up and to access the internet on his phone - only realising that he had parked in front of where Curry's had moved to! Fifteen minutes later he returned to the vehicle clutching a new PC and monitor.

He now has the pleasure of spending the next few days determining what to transfer and what to leave behind.