The day started with the realisation that we had a blockage in the drains from the kitchen. This is not the first time, and GF suspected he knew where the problem lay. Grabbing his keys he headed acrsoo to Chichester and the “never let you down” Screwfix store where he picked up some plumber’s rods for a few coins of the realm.
Back home the drain cover was lifted and the inspection cover was lifted. The rods were pushed and jiggled, pushed and turned, but the expected rush of water never materialised. Returning to the drain with another set of rods GF plunged and jiggled, plunged and twisted and lifted the filter from the bottom of the drain. This had become clogged with leaves and was providing a successful seal. Once shifted the water drained away and all was well. A little chore, chored.
Next it was time to catch up on expenses. Starfleet has this concept of a “work life balance”. This means that work for them for how ever many hours it takes to do a job, and you balance your other administrative tasks in the time they mockingly refer to as “life”. With administrivia complete GF returned to the crashing computer. He installed an additional backup tools to take a copy of the main drive – just in case his subsequent interventions caused further damage. EASEUS seems to have taken a good copy and Belarc’s Advisor has provided GF with an inventory of what is installed on the machine.
He notes that some MS automatic updates were applied this morning and that he has not had a crash since. Coincidence? He hopes not… he really doesn’t want to go through a rebuild.
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