Nah... here they just try to sell you more than you might need. ;) Actually, the repair shop that I go to is quite reliable. And they would *never* get the idea of snooping into my files and then passing it on to someone. They're a franchise, so if something like that would get out, they'd be done for. We do have laws that protect your privacy, even that of your data, here. And most of them *are* strictly enforced, thank the Gods!

Yeah, I've been reading about your dentist odyssey. *HUGS* I'm sorry you have to go through that! The only thing I can offer is a virtual *HUG*, and the reassurance that it will all work out, somehow. At least, I like to think so. :)

Oh, it got there? Good! I'm glad it managed to cheer you up a bit. ^______^

Thank you.

*HUGS back*

I'm really glad I thought of my daughter's, or I would have been clawing up the walls in frustration. Especially since I was - as always - right in the middle of things when it blew. >.< And I don't have a mail backup on my external drive, so there's a lot of stuff that's not getting done.

*gnaws on desk*

I already pushed the guy into saying Saturday. If I don't hear from him by noon tomorrow, he's getting a nasty whiny call from me. Though... if they need parts and don't have them, there's not much I can do about it... *sigh*

They *do* try to be fast here, because they know how much people rely on their computers for work...

No, I don't think so. Because usually, it's only small things. Like the power source. I've actually had to replace that before. The only thing that always worries me is that an abrupt outage like this one might damage other parts of the computer, like the mainboard.

But the rest of the computer is ok, so it wouldn't make sense to completely replace it.

But yes, 'bang' makes me nervous, too. ^^

Oh, I'm glad to hear it arrived! My pleasure, dear! Definitely my pleasure! :) Good to hear that you had an at least decent day. ^____^ *HUGHUG*