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The big computer glitch! what a comedy of errors!
« on: Jul 25th, 2007, 8:01pm » |
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My sis, whom I adore, had my digital camera for a month, and took pictures which (I just found out TODAY) are for a contest at the state fair. She called me a couple days ago wanting to edit the pics on my puter and send to Walmart for prints. This needed to be done by tomorrow.
We sent pics, only she wasn't happy with one of them. I resent it and went to pick it up for her after work. This is what transpired afterward:
Walmart's online developing system went down and it won't be ready for 3 days.
So Hannah was going to print it from her puter, only my son took her puter apart before he left for his latest trip.
Her laptop is so loaded with viruses it won't work.
We were going to connect her printer to my puter, only she couldn't find the software to load it.
We tried to copy the pic to the memory card and print directly from her printer.
She was out of blue ink and the pic came out all red
I sent via email the pic to my sister so she could print it at her house but she had no photo paper. Hannah took her some
She said if it didn't come out, could I resend to the Walmart in Fredericksburg to pick up tomorrow. ok, no prob.
Only all the sudden my battery on my laptop says critically low and I need to switch to cord power. I have no clue how and the damn puter doesn't say anything like is there a button I need to click on or WHAT??. So I call my brother who gave me the puter to ask him what to do, only he is not home!
So the puter goes *POOF* and has no power and what happens? Sis calls to ask if I can resend the pic to Walmart in Fred'burg!
yaaaaaaaaaaaarrrrgggggggggggggggggggghhhhh!
Somehow I got this bugger running again and am about to resend it for her, but I thought I 'd share the absolute hilarity of this damn situation! 
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Re: The big computer glitch! what a comedy of erro
« Reply #1 on: Jul 25th, 2007, 8:06pm » |
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Oh Jenni!
Walmart is terrible with pics, they have always something wrong  .
But I am glad you found your way around all those bugs ..
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Re: The big computer glitch! what a comedy of erro
« Reply #2 on: Jul 25th, 2007, 8:22pm » |
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I forgot to mention that while all this was going on and I was trying to send the pic, my satellite service went down.
Since I posted this, I resent to the store of her preference, only they are experiencing high online volume. I hit order anyway.
There was no confirmation #, only the whole thing rolled back to the very beginning of the order process!
holy crap.
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Re: The big computer glitch! what a comedy of erro
« Reply #3 on: Jul 25th, 2007, 8:27pm » |
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For future reference: We've never had a single problem sending internet orders to Walgreen's. Usually ready before we can get there. Every single time.
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Re: The big computer glitch! what a comedy of erro
« Reply #4 on: Jul 25th, 2007, 8:31pm » |
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Pour yourself a stiff drink and sit back and
BREATHE...............
Grab that Tai Chi video and work it out.
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Re: The big computer glitch! what a comedy of erro
« Reply #5 on: Jul 25th, 2007, 8:35pm » |
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oh I hear ya Pegg! The first hour was stressful. After that it just got to be too damn funny to really be happening!
so now its, *sip* breathe *sip* breathe. lol
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Re: The big computer glitch! what a comedy of erro
« Reply #6 on: Jul 25th, 2007, 8:46pm » |
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Clouds passing by.....
From the earth and from the sky...
Sip sip sip...
breathe....
My approach to life now. (Until I become that crazy old woman who's mind is going and ...well we know the rest) LMAO 
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Re: The big computer glitch! what a comedy of erro
« Reply #7 on: Jul 25th, 2007, 9:29pm » |
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what a day for you, jen...
at least it's done now. many would have given up - you didn't. feel good about that.
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Re: The big computer glitch! what a comedy of erro
« Reply #8 on: Jul 25th, 2007, 9:36pm » |
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tenacity is my best feature Liz 
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Re: The big computer glitch! what a comedy of erro
« Reply #9 on: Jul 25th, 2007, 9:42pm » |
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tenacity is not your best feature, Jen
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Re: The big computer glitch! what a comedy of erro
« Reply #10 on: Jul 25th, 2007, 9:51pm » |
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put the alcohol and/or smoke down and walk away slowly KJ LOL
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Re: The big computer glitch! what a comedy of erro
« Reply #11 on: Jul 25th, 2007, 9:56pm » |
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on Jul 25th, 2007, 9:42pm, Kingjames1 wrote:| tenacity is not your best feature, Jen |
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Ya must not have seen her tenacity KJ.......
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Re: The big computer glitch! what a comedy of erro
« Reply #12 on: Jul 26th, 2007, 12:49am » |
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wow ... sounds like it turned into a big job. I've seen both Walmart & Walgreens' systems go down. If you need a good job done quick, use a local camera store or print shop. (They have back-up systems to get the job done!).
Goodluck w/ it !
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BTW ... the local Office Depot could NOT print out a WORD document for me a few weeks ago. It was an 07' Word .docx file. 
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Re: The big computer glitch! what a comedy of erro
« Reply #14 on: Jul 26th, 2007, 2:18am » |
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Jen, what a day! I hope that the pic turned up in some system eventually... and I'm glad that you can see the funny side of it all.
Hugs,
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Re: The big computer glitch! what a comedy of erro
« Reply #15 on: Jul 26th, 2007, 7:56am » |
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on Jul 26th, 2007, 1:21am, AussieBrian wrote:
ROFL! I sure coulda used that yesterday!
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