My jinx regarding gadgets remains in near-full force; the cellphone I bought (barely) used 10 days ago died, I'll be asking the seller tomorrow for help on a warranty replacement. This atop the mini-camera whose SD card ejector jammed (camera is still usable though -- and fortunately I didn't lose the screws that fell out in Helsinki; discovered many more were loose and tightened them). That after the previous cellphone's sound generator went haywire. And that after the digital SLR failed -- with a repair tag so high I'm not sure it's worth fixing, though anything else means new len$e$.
First Sunday without our Rector, too. But I'm hearing from LoM about the first of the candidates to visit us soon, the only one I don't know, and he sounds pretty good.
And the previous phone mostly works (so I still have a phone/PDA combo); as soon as it's charged a bit more I can call my mother.
And my pseudo-SLR camera still works too; I set up for more parish family photos today -- it seemed to look impressive to some new folks: patterned backdrop pinned to a closet, 500W worklights carefully arranged for just the right illumination/minimum shadows, camera programmed to take multiple shots (no flash, I prefer constant-illumination portraits) on one press of the shutter...
So, I guess it's a good day after all. I just needed some cheese & whine. *\;-)
I am REALLY sorry about your trip. You canceled it all then?
And you fly on airplanes.
You're a braver man than I am, Gunga Din.
That's terrible. Technology is a two edged sword, eh?
Best of luck on the new guy.
LOL, I'm glad it was a good day, in the end.
Yes, I got a refund, and will decide when to try again. I'm thinking of flying Westjet to Toronto, and driving from there.