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Russell
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Post by Russell » Tue Aug 22, 2006 10:06 pm

Oooh Donna :!:

My heart sank at the very thought.
Sometimes an adrenaline rush can be good - at other times you just want to crawl into a corner and cry.

Computers are like childen you need to give them 100% of your time and attention or wave goodbye to a nights/weeks/months/years work at the press of a button.
These 'ARE YOU SURE' reminders may be a pain but I'm glad they are there.

I'm glad you were able to recover so much. Bet your back-up has a back-up now!

Russell
Working on: Oman, Brock, Miller/Millar, in Caithness.
Roan/Rowan, Hastings, Sharp, Lapraik in Ayr & Kirkcudbrightshire.
Johnston, Reside, Lyle all over the place !
McGilvray(spelt 26 different ways)
Watson, Morton, Anderson, Tawse, in Kilrenny
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scml
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Joined: Wed Apr 26, 2006 12:05 pm
Location: New South Wales, Australia

Post by scml » Wed Aug 23, 2006 12:07 am

OWWW!!! Donna, we all feel for you, and so lucky you were able to get all your hard work back. I think someone up above really does like genealogist :wink:

Russell you are so right about the searches taking us over, many a time I have gone online to just do a quick check on things only to look at the clock and see it is 2 in the morning :shock:

And as we all know :? "Tomorrow Never Comes"
Sandy MacLean
Researching McLean, MacLean, Ross, Gordon, MacKenzie, MacDonald, in the Ullapool, Leckmelm, Lochbroom area.
Marshall, Gemmell, Gimmel, in Paisley, Renfrew area.
Young, Caldwell, in Glasgow area.
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Russell
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Location: Kilbarchan, Renfrewshire

Post by Russell » Wed Aug 23, 2006 12:15 am

Hi Sandy

You're dragging yesterday into today!
What are you doing up at this time of your morning?

I believe they are working on Anti-genealogy patches for us addicts. These will be fashioned into mitts so we can't operate the keyboard.
:idea: (A pencil between the teeth works though!)


Wonder what a scared Genealogist looks like because this thread obviously scared quite a few of us.
Even the consciencious back-up takers.

Russell
Working on: Oman, Brock, Miller/Millar, in Caithness.
Roan/Rowan, Hastings, Sharp, Lapraik in Ayr & Kirkcudbrightshire.
Johnston, Reside, Lyle all over the place !
McGilvray(spelt 26 different ways)
Watson, Morton, Anderson, Tawse, in Kilrenny
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Jockbird
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Joined: Fri Aug 11, 2006 10:09 am

Post by Jockbird » Wed Aug 23, 2006 10:45 am

8)

Morning all...the light's hurting as I've not long wandered out my darkened room!

The problem was doing an update & wee search whilst having one of the bairns on my knee.......not to be recommended. :roll: ....but I was on a mission!

You're quite right Russell, I'm doing a spare disk to take to my mum & dad's place....I've put a wee disaster recovery project in operation here....one of those off-site things John was talking about and I've used a small rainforest in printing off all vital info, it's on the new PCs hard drive.

I'm now going to try and have a whole day away from the PC....I'm going to have to steal myself to switch that off button.....not that I have a problem :wink:

Cheerio to you all for now
Donna
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scml
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Location: New South Wales, Australia

Post by scml » Wed Aug 23, 2006 1:56 pm

They'd have to make damn good patches for them to work for me :twisted:
coz this is one addiction I don't want to break :wink:
And its the only one I have, mmmmmmmmm besides chocolate mmm and say, coffee. ( and a secret stash of pencils )

And yes this thread has brought all of us back to the reality that it can happen ( the dreaded crash) and when you least expect it to. A very good reminder for us all.
Sandy MacLean
Researching McLean, MacLean, Ross, Gordon, MacKenzie, MacDonald, in the Ullapool, Leckmelm, Lochbroom area.
Marshall, Gemmell, Gimmel, in Paisley, Renfrew area.
Young, Caldwell, in Glasgow area.
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emanday
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Location: Born in Glasgow: now in Bristol

Post by emanday » Wed Aug 23, 2006 2:06 pm

I'm now going to try and have a whole day away from the PC
:shock: Tried it once - Never did it again :oops:
[b]Mary[/b]
A cat leaves pawprints on your heart
McDonald or MacDonald (some couldn't make up their mind!), Bonner, Crichton, McKillop, Campbell, Cameron, Gitrig (+other spellings), Clark, Sloan, Stewart, McCutcheon, Ireland (the surname)
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LesleyB
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Location: Scotland

Post by LesleyB » Wed Aug 23, 2006 3:10 pm

I'm now going to try and have a whole day away from the PC
Tried it once - Never did it again
:lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol:

Sad cases, the lot of us!! :lol:
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Jockbird
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Post by Jockbird » Wed Aug 23, 2006 8:01 pm

:P

Aren't we just, I didnae even manage 12 hours! :lol:

D
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Russell
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Location: Kilbarchan, Renfrewshire

Post by Russell » Wed Aug 23, 2006 8:05 pm

Now Lesley that's contradictory!

This is the happiest bunch of people I know and you are calling us "SAD"

I am now coming to the conclusion that it was not an electronic glitch which scuppered the beach party - It was an overload of puns, jokes, Smileys, and brilliant repartee. :? :) :D :lol:

Russell
Working on: Oman, Brock, Miller/Millar, in Caithness.
Roan/Rowan, Hastings, Sharp, Lapraik in Ayr & Kirkcudbrightshire.
Johnston, Reside, Lyle all over the place !
McGilvray(spelt 26 different ways)
Watson, Morton, Anderson, Tawse, in Kilrenny
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LesleyB
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Location: Scotland

Post by LesleyB » Wed Aug 23, 2006 8:06 pm

Ah well... its off to Genealogists Anonymous for you tomorrow evening... :lol:

Best wishes
Lesley
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