Some days...

[anghara]

Really, sometimes it's the little things.

A power strip appears to be dead. This is the power strip into which I have been plugging the heater in my office. Did I overload the thing with the heater? Possibly. But now I need to figure out whether it's the power strip (I hope) or the plug... which is behind a heavy computer desk... I don't have a new power strip so will have to get one tomorrow and then I'll have to figure out a way to move the computer desk to get at the plug behind it and I sincerely hope that it isn't the actual PLUG that is the problem because that would mean a visit from the electrician and - oh, just aaargh.

Never mind. I return you to your regularly scheduled entertainments.

UPDATE Turns out half the house was out. Turns out a breaker tripped. Turns out my heater is a power hog. Turns out everything is fine now.

Gah.

In other news, did you know that my little town is turning into Venice-on-Puget-Sound? What with the melting of that foot and a half of snow that's lying around, and INCESSANT rain, sometimes heavy, over the last two days or so, we're awash. What a winter.

Comments

[mattburkett.livejournal.com]

I didn't have any regularly scheduled entertainments, really.

Not to sound, well, however negatively it might be taken - but did you make sure that the power was on on the power strip? It's usually my luck that when I think something is broken, someone comes along and shows me that I should have started with the obvious and worked my way to the ridiculous.

[anghara.livejournal.com]

First thing I did because my cat occasionally switches off my power strips (yes, REALLY!) but nothing doing. Growl.

More as things develop.

[mattburkett.livejournal.com]

That, friend, is one talented feline. Does it brandish opposable thumbs on its paws?

My dog can't even figure out how to push a door open... Does that speak for the pet or the owner?

[anghara.livejournal.com]

Gets worse than that. Same cat once walked over a speed-dial phone... and actually CALLED somebody...

[mattburkett.livejournal.com]

So if you were in a life or death situation, where a switch and an emergency call would save your hide, you could sleep soundly at night knowing that your cat has the situation under control.

[anghara.livejournal.com]

Dude, the cat would probably have CAUSED the life or death situation.

His nickname isn't Cybercat for nothing.

(That's him in the icon, BTW)

[mattburkett.livejournal.com]

He does, in fact, look deviant. Have you found his captivity diaries yet? If you knew his sinister plans to begin with, you would increase your survival rate considerably!

I bet he stares you down from across the room as he sharpens his claws.

[fatbaldguy60.livejournal.com]

Why is it that outlets and network/phone jacks are always on the wall behind a desk? A giant, heavy, desk? Are automobile designers moonlighting as furniture placement operatives in office buildings in order to frustrate those people who don't actually do any work on their ill-designed cars?