"...Still, it's nice to get one's fingers into a bit of electronics one can actually work on."
LOL!
Yah...my late ex- was like that. He was happiest when he could really WORK on something!
I'm glad you're feeling better, and that you were able to sleep. I almost feel guilty that I don't/won't get that, but the trade-off is that I almost always feel like I'm coming down with a cold or the flu...:o[
Well, I smell another disaster coming. I know better than to let the goodwife run off alone to buy anything, however simple. She's been gone over an hour on a 35-minute trip, leaving her cellphone behind... all bad indicators. Not that she's going to buy everything out, but if the nearby store didn't have the part she's probably on the long haul to the store that would, and won't be home for another hour or three.