Comments on: Worried Momma Vs. Laptop Adapter Plug

By: The Laptop Adapter Didn’t Survive After All : Blogging Away Debt

The Laptop Adapter Didn’t Survive After All : Blogging Away Debt — Sun, 04 Feb 2007 19:09:54 +0000

[...] A little over a month ago, an unexpected phone call and my nature to answer that call as quickly as possible resulted in a mutilated laptop adapter plug. I brought out some tools and I thought I fixed it. Instead, I just gave a little more use time for there was hidden damage done. [...]

By: tiggerprr

tiggerprr — Fri, 12 Jan 2007 01:02:15 +0000

Here via CFL (I’m late!) It’s amazing what a mom will run over like a mack truck if we think our kiddo might be hurt! Glad it all came out ok!

By: DigitalRich

DigitalRich — Tue, 09 Jan 2007 18:51:43 +0000

Ouch. I have done this exact thing with not only my laptop, but a floor lamp, cell phone, boombox, and most recently, the Christmas tree. Fortunately nothing was permenantly damaged other than the boombox. The plug actually stayed in the wall, but the connector to the music player came out and broke the casing that held it. It was a cheap one thank goodness.

Be more careful. I will too.

DigitalRich
Here via Carnival of Family Life

By: Desert Songbird

Desert Songbird — Tue, 09 Jan 2007 02:51:16 +0000

I’ve done a lot of “home repairs” like this, mainly so that I wouldn’t have to face the wrath of my husband the resident computer geek!

Here via CoFL.

By: Mommy the Maid

Mommy the Maid — Mon, 08 Jan 2007 23:50:07 +0000

The force of a worried mother is insane isn’t it?

By: Rory

Rory — Mon, 08 Jan 2007 16:02:14 +0000

What a crisis. I felt for you all the way. Life suddenly goes out the window when the hardware goes for a burton. But, great save.

I love the no-nonsense title to this blog. No secrets here!

You are blogrolled and rss-ed, believe me.

By: Mary (Mert)

Mary (Mert) — Mon, 08 Jan 2007 14:49:09 +0000

I so know what you mean about the phone calls, I about kill myself trying to get to the phone sometimes thinking it’s my daughters school. Your laptop will live to see another day! :O) Here from the CFL.

By: Lisa

Lisa — Mon, 08 Jan 2007 14:26:54 +0000

I have tripped over and unplugged my adapter many a times. Luckily I haven’t mutilated it!!

Here via the carnival of family life.

By: An Island Life » Carnival of Family Life #36

An Island Life » Carnival of Family Life #36 — Mon, 08 Jan 2007 06:51:14 +0000

[...] Poor Tricia . . . or should I say, poor Tricia’s laptop. Read her funny story in Worried Momma Vs. Laptop Adapter Plug at Blogging Away Debt. I think most of us know that feeling. [...]

By: local girl

local girl — Fri, 05 Jan 2007 19:50:34 +0000

Or have a spare adapter handy! LOL!

Thanks for sharing this with the Carnival of Family Life.

By: Dawn

Dawn — Thu, 28 Dec 2006 16:30:38 +0000

You really dodged a bullet! I had my laptop fall off the couch and land on the spot where the adapter plugs in. It needed a whole new mother board! I also work from home and this cause many problems for me I am very glad you were able to revive it! If you ever need a part like that in the future let me know, my husband is able to get stuff like that more easily than most. Wow, you have 206 New Year’s Resolutions! I definately need to make my list. Wishing you a wonderful New Year!

By: bluntmoney

bluntmoney — Thu, 28 Dec 2006 14:29:15 +0000

Maybe check out Mozy. We started using them for automatic backups and now our financial files get backed up everytime they’re changed.

By: mapgirl

mapgirl — Wed, 27 Dec 2006 21:49:15 +0000

Tools! Real tools to the rescue!

I bend a lot of stuff back into shape. Remember when you had to wiggle the rabbit ears to get reception on a tv?

I wonder if kids these days will be less ingenious with magic boxes that are sensitive to dents, dings, and good ole’ whack on the side to get it working again…

(Can you tell I’m a total klutz with my cell phone?)

By: Jason

Jason — Wed, 27 Dec 2006 20:55:43 +0000

Thank goodness you brought it back to life! Now, make a backup!