Re: The Nightjar love-in thread

by Nightjar Mon Apr 13, 2020 5:43 pm

My beloved iMac went up the spout on Friday morning after I tried to install a Catalina update.

The computer restarted as normal and started to boot up - Apple logo, progress bar (slowing to a crawl) finally completing and then nothing.

A frozen screen with no audible processors whirring away.

It’s a personal tragedy.

Crazy that I can’t take it anywhere to be looked at.

No idea either when I’ll be able to either.

That’s a nearly £2000 machine just over 6 years old.

by Guest Mon Apr 13, 2020 5:51 pm

What if you hold down the alt key when you turn it on? Is there a recovery drive?

by Nightjar Mon Apr 13, 2020 6:30 pm

Oooh!

It brings up two options....

And, by GHOD!

It’s worked.

Ther people who’ve been advising my over the last several days are idiots. gaah

by Guest Mon Apr 13, 2020 6:38 pm

by Nightjar Mon Apr 13, 2020 6:54 pm

The gamut of rubbish I’ve had to listen to over the weekend is a tragedy in its own right. sad yes

by cosmictanya Tue Apr 14, 2020 12:01 pm

Oh, you're alive. Everyone will be pleased. Myself, I hadn't noticed your absence until it was pointed out. I was considering asking nurses in at least three different hospitals to shout 'Nightjar' across the intensive care beds.

by Nightjar Tue Apr 14, 2020 2:33 pm

cosmictanya wrote:Oh, you're alive. Everyone will be pleased.

This comment is pure Lady Bracknell.

cosmictanya wrote:Myself, I hadn't noticed your absence until it was pointed out.

by **The Call of the Wendigo** Tue Apr 14, 2020 4:48 pm

I thought he was dead.

I wrote a lovely obituary.

Now I'm going to have to save it for someone else.

Colbert

by Nightjar Tue Apr 14, 2020 5:20 pm

I'm tempted to kill myself just so I can read it.

by Guest Tue Apr 14, 2020 5:52 pm

What if Wendy is the next to die?

by Fangirl Three Tue Apr 14, 2020 6:00 pm

They both died in 1966 and were replaced by doubles. Everyone knows that.

by Guest Tue Apr 14, 2020 6:02 pm

I know I was.

by cosmictanya Tue Apr 14, 2020 6:44 pm

Everyone knows that.

by **The Call of the Wendigo** Tue Apr 14, 2020 6:44 pm

I faked my death in 1980. No one knows I'm still alive.

by Nightjar Tue Apr 14, 2020 6:52 pm

Didn't we have a thread on the old forum where I posited the theory that one of us might be an android like Ash in Alien? hmm

by Fangirl Three Wed Apr 15, 2020 9:09 am

My double died in 1966 just when she was due to take over. So I've had to pretend I'm her these last 54 years Colbert

by **The Call of the Wendigo** Wed Apr 15, 2020 9:12 am

by cosmictanya Tue Jun 02, 2020 1:40 am

by Nightjar Tue Jun 02, 2020 9:23 am

Too long in the face.

Wide of jaw.

Head tapering towards the hairline.

Overly bred and too often from a narrow genetic pool.

Also, she has the ingrained look of petulance that comes with great privilege.

Not for me.

by cosmictanya Wed Jun 03, 2020 7:04 pm

All desirable features present and correct...

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