I went down the street and talked to the folks...told them what the deal was. They didn't seem to think it was too big of a problem, so I'm taking the tower in in a bit. They said they could get the data off at least "if the problem isn't too bad, which it doesn't sound like it is"...which sounded hopeful, don't you think?
http://computerhomecare.com/ Gotta be good, the computers wear red sneakers!