One-of-those-days?

I am told-I-should-put-this-non-comms-related-escapade-on-the-blog-so...

Ever-had-one-of-those-days?...I-am-having-one-of-those-WEEKS!

Sunday-pm...en-route-to-Birmingham-airport-for-flight-to-Dublin-and-had-puncture-on-M6...Late-to-airport-late-to-Dublin-missed-having-dinner-with-Blackbelter-and-wondrous-blogger-Jeroen(the-odds-on-us-both-being-in-Dublin-on-the-same-day-at-the-same-time-were-probably-a-million-to-one-and-will-never-happen-again!).

So.Am-in-hotel-room-working,and-notice(don't-laugh-ok!)-I-have-piece-of-chocolate-stuck-under-space-bar-on-laptop...so-for-some-stupid-reason-think-it-would-be-a-good-idea-to-use-a-metal-nail-file-to-faff-about-under-keys-and-get-it-out...BAD-idea...manage-to-dislodge-contact-and-space-bar-will-no-longer-work...no-more-work-for-me.

Fortunately-was-in-Dublin-to-run-a-workshop-for-which-you-don't-need-spacebars...!

So.Yesterday-I-waste-a-day-sorting-out-new-tyre-and-buying-attachable-keyboard.(Nice-man-in-PC-world-attempts-to-mend-my-space-bar-by-sticking-contact-on-with-sellotape!!!Doesn't-quite-work!).Buy-wireless-keyboard-but-technical-abilities-are-such-that-can't-make-it-work.Go-back-and-buy-ordinary-wired-one-instead.Sorted.Tyre-on-car.Keyboard-for-laptop.Marvellous.

This-morning-set-off-for-Cranfield-to-Black-Belt-course.Half-way-up-M1-what-happens?ANOTHER-flat-tyre!Not-a-single-one-in-two-years-and-two-in-a-week!Stress-a-lot-but-tell-Liam-to-stretch-out-the-introduction-and-just-manage-to-walk-in-in-time-to-run-my-first-session...Then-come-out-in-break-to-get-laptop-and-keyboard-and-find...was-in-such-a-rush-to-get-out-of-car-that-have-slammed-boot-lid-on-USB-connection-for-new-keyboard!...Is-totally-mangled!-So-now-here-I-am-again-with-mangled-keyboard-and-laptop-with-no-spaces....(now-you-know-why-there-are-dashes-in-between-all-my-words!)

Aaaargh!(And-I-haven't-even-bored-you-with-the-taxi-driver-that-got-lost-on-way-to-Dublin-workshop,laptop-that-wouldn't-talk-to-projector,memory-stick-that-had-a-virus-on-it....)

Wonder-if-I-can-start-this-week-again...have-I-made-your-week-suddenly-feel-SO-much-better-than-you-thought-it-was..?!

Sue

Comments

[Jeroen]

When Sue mailed her story I urged her to blog about this because, even though she must be having an awful time, you have to admit this is just hilariously funny! :-D I'm picturing Sue in this black-and-white slapstick movie, running around, going crazy, smashing keyboards... :)

Come on everyone, let's make Sue feel a bit better by saying something nice!

[Mark Darby]

Sue
From what you tell me - isn't that a typical week for you? I have to ask, did you contemplate eating the piece of chocolate from your keyboard after breaking it?
Mark

[Sue]

Such-sympathy-from-everyone-who-hears-about-this...not!When-I-walked-in-in-state-of-shock-bearing-mangled-keyboard-at-break-yesterday-black-belt-lot-varied-between-those-who-at-least-TRIED-to-look-sympathetic-before-not-being-able-to-hide-a-smile-and-those-who-burst-out-laughing-instantly.

Jeroen-you-did-the-sympathy-attempt-very-well.When-we-finally-get-to-meet-for-dinner-(some-time-in-the-next-ten-years-at-this-rate!)it's-my-treat.

Mark-very-funny.Is-similar-in-tone-from-the-email-I-received-from-shall-remain-nameless-person-saying-'and-the-moral-of-the-story-is-that-you-are-still-eating-too-much-chocolate'.Hmph.

[Liam]

I have to admit - when she first told me this story I did immediately have the mental picture of her trying to eat the crumb of chocolate after it eventuall fell out of the keyboard...

Liam