| Brutal. Frustrating. Exasperating -
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| | right here. We let the lawnmower cool
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| Looking back on it, the last two months
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| | off and tried to start it again. No
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| were actually quite comical. So here
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| | luck. Or I should say, Bad Luck.CJ and I
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| goes.In the middle of July, my son's Dell
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| | take the mower down to the shop to get it
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| computer caught a cold, I mean a virus, a
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| | checked out. The owner/operator of the
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| really bad one. I tried all sorts of
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| | lawn mower repair place takes a look at
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| intermediate steps to keep the system
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| | the mower and says, "We can't get to it
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| from completely crashing. Updated,
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| | for 3 weeks." I'm thinking, " I could
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| upgraded the anti-virus which couldn't
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| | probably fix this thing in 2 minutes if I
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| quite get rid of the attackers. Added
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| | new what he knew." After some haggling,
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| spy ware software to diagnosis some other
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| | he says he'll give us a call in 2-3
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| attackers and then tried to remove
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| | weeks.So far it hadn't been a very good
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| certain files to keep the computer from
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| | day but what else could go wrong. CJ and
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| crashing. After 5 hours of work, things
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| | I head home for a late afternoon snack.
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| seemed to be getting better.But I was
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| | As we enter the kitchen, I notice water
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| approaching uncharted waters for me. You
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| | all over the floor and the puddle is
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| see,
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| | getting bigger. What the heck is going
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| I am pretty good at fixing things but
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| | on?We pull the refrigerator out from the
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| somethings are beyond me and well. At
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| | wall and there is water everywhere. So
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| this point, I called my
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| | we turn the water off.
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| friend Neil who knows this computer
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| | It is late saturday afternoon, but at
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| stuff inside and out. He said, " Sounds
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| | least this time I have the right man for
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| like you are on the right track but if
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| | the job. I call my friend Rich who sold
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| you remove to many attacked files, you've
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| | me the refrigerator and tell him it's an
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| got to be careful. Just try this one
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| | emergency. Get over hear right away.Rich
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| more thing and then reboot." So I did as
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| | responds, "Well Carl, your refrigerator
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| Neil instructed, and tried to reboot. As
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| | is working? Right. So what's the
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| the computer was rebooting, the screen
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| | emergency? It's late saturday afternoon
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| said something like, shut down the system
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| | and my repair men have been running late
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| before your C drive is totally
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| | all day." I responded cooly and
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| destroyed.Unfortunately, I was a little
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| | calmly(not really), "Rich but the ice
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| late at shutting down. The computer was
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| | maker won't be working and it's the
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| fried. Oh well, I thought. It's the
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| | middle of the summer and you're coming to
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| middle of summer and I'm sick of my son
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| | our party next week. Right? And if you
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| staring at this screen. I'll fix it
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| | knew the type of day I have had, you
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| later. And I didn't
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| | would definitely send someone over here
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| have the heart to call Neil and tell him
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| | right now.." Rich reluctantly says, he
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| the news.My son was really disappointed.
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| | will squeeze us in at the end of the
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| I wasn't. Maybe just a little upset that
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| | day.At eight o'clock that evening, the
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| I'd just spent 10 hours trying to salvage
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| | repair man shows up at our door. He does
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| the system. A lot of work with
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| | hie troubleshooting and announces that he
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| disasterous results. So I said, "Son,
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| | needs to get a valve from the truck. He
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| it's a nice day outside. Why don't you
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| | returns and 15 mintes later figures out
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| mow the lawn? We are going to have a
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| | that
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| party this weekend. Might as well get to
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| | the universal valves do not work on the
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| it now."So CJ heads to the garage, pulls
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| | GE refrigerator. He'll have to order the
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| out the lawnmower and starts it up. No
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| | part. Probably will take 2-3 weeks to
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| problems there I thought.
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| | get the part. I'm thinking, 3-2 weeks,
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| About 20 minutes later, CJ comes in the
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| | everything is taking 2-3 weeks today.
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| house. "Dad, I can't get the lawnmower
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| | This is absolutley ridiculous.Can't
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| restarted. Can you help me ?", CJ said.
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| | anybody make anything half decent these
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| I think nothing of it, CJ often has a
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| | days? It seems like everything is
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| hard time getting the lawnmower
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| | breaking. So I
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| restarted.
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| | head for the family room. Nestle in to
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| His arms aren't quite long enough yet to
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| | my favorite Lazy Boy recliner. Turn on
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| start the mower at times.Our Toro 21"
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| | the Sony TV(that I bought from Rich) and
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| mower has been very reliable for 14
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| | call it a day. To be continued-Carl
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| years. Only been in the shop one time.
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| | Kruse is a speaker, writer and sales
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| Giving it everything I've got, I pull the
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| | executive in the manufacturing industry.
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| cord 10 times. Can't get it started.
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| | His blog is .
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| This time I'm thinking, something isn't
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