GLS
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So, last night the computer freezes, and I immediately realize that I didn't save my work in blender... So I left the computer on during the night hoping it could somehow recover, but in the morning it was still the same. Reboot, check the temp folder and luckily blender did a back up probably inside 1 minute of the freeze, so I didn't loose anything. Also, some of the dead keys somehow came back to life after this... ok, I'll take it. 
Clearly that used up all my luck for today, as from here on it's all down hill, because today was the day I was going to buy a new computer. Go to a store maybe 90 minutes away, as it was the closest one with the computer I wanted in stock (yes, I could have ordered it, but I wanted to check out the material before buying it). No issues with the purchase, except the guy didn't even let me open the box inside the store due to "store policy". After some not so smart choices of transportation on the way back, I finally get home 3+ hours after I had left. Change clothes, eat something and it's time to open the box and play with the new toy.
Unpack everything, all clean and undamaged, clear a space on the desk and plug everything, hit the power button and.... nothing. Check and recheck the cables and all seems ok. Check the manual to see if there is some extra procedure on a new computer and it simply says "plug in, power light comes on, hit power button"... except I didn't even had the power light on. Maybe it needs to charge the battery a bit so I waited, but 10 minutes later still nothing... ****, I have to return to the store... 3 hour round trip...
Pack the defunct hardware back in the box, and off I go back to the store. Get there, and because I bought the thing, I now have to go to customer support. 15-minute wait and I finally get to the front of the cue. The lady there unpacks the computer, plugs it in and... nothing. She tries another power outlet but the result is the same, so she says: Well, go to my colleges in sales and ask them for a new one to replace this, and them come back. Back to the front of the store, explain my situation and the guy there goes to the warehouse to get the new computer. While I'm waiting, the guy who a few hours earlier toll me I couldn't open the box shows up, sees me and does a double take: wow, you're back? ?
Eventually the new guy returns, carrying an unsealed box (FYI, the original box was sealed) which I immediately point out, this bozo shrugs it off as "it's not a problem" and asks me how will you pay, cash or card? Somehow without loosing my calm I explain again the situation and we both go back to customer support with the "new" computer.
I didn't need to ask to see the new computer in action as the lady immediately opens up the box and starts plugging the cables. Clearly the computer had been (at least) unpacked before, as the cables weren't wrapped and the bag with the computer was all messed up. Finally she hits the power button and..... nothing. ??? Let's try another power outlet - she says, but the result was the same. After a few seconds so they could both pull their jaws back up from the floor into their respective masks (all though this I laughed so much, I almost fell to the ground), they ordered a new one from the main warehouse, which should arrive sometime next week. So I returned home, empty handed, tired and hungry.
So this was my Saturday.
Clearly that used up all my luck for today, as from here on it's all down hill, because today was the day I was going to buy a new computer. Go to a store maybe 90 minutes away, as it was the closest one with the computer I wanted in stock (yes, I could have ordered it, but I wanted to check out the material before buying it). No issues with the purchase, except the guy didn't even let me open the box inside the store due to "store policy". After some not so smart choices of transportation on the way back, I finally get home 3+ hours after I had left. Change clothes, eat something and it's time to open the box and play with the new toy.
Unpack everything, all clean and undamaged, clear a space on the desk and plug everything, hit the power button and.... nothing. Check and recheck the cables and all seems ok. Check the manual to see if there is some extra procedure on a new computer and it simply says "plug in, power light comes on, hit power button"... except I didn't even had the power light on. Maybe it needs to charge the battery a bit so I waited, but 10 minutes later still nothing... ****, I have to return to the store... 3 hour round trip...
Pack the defunct hardware back in the box, and off I go back to the store. Get there, and because I bought the thing, I now have to go to customer support. 15-minute wait and I finally get to the front of the cue. The lady there unpacks the computer, plugs it in and... nothing. She tries another power outlet but the result is the same, so she says: Well, go to my colleges in sales and ask them for a new one to replace this, and them come back. Back to the front of the store, explain my situation and the guy there goes to the warehouse to get the new computer. While I'm waiting, the guy who a few hours earlier toll me I couldn't open the box shows up, sees me and does a double take: wow, you're back? ?
Eventually the new guy returns, carrying an unsealed box (FYI, the original box was sealed) which I immediately point out, this bozo shrugs it off as "it's not a problem" and asks me how will you pay, cash or card? Somehow without loosing my calm I explain again the situation and we both go back to customer support with the "new" computer.
I didn't need to ask to see the new computer in action as the lady immediately opens up the box and starts plugging the cables. Clearly the computer had been (at least) unpacked before, as the cables weren't wrapped and the bag with the computer was all messed up. Finally she hits the power button and..... nothing. ?
?? Let's try another power outlet - she says, but the result was the same. After a few seconds so they could both pull their jaws back up from the floor into their respective masks (all though this I laughed so much, I almost fell to the ground), they ordered a new one from the main warehouse, which should arrive sometime next week. So I returned home, empty handed, tired and hungry.So this was my Saturday.
