Why does it take so damn long to erase hard discs? If the laptops had screws I would have undone them and used a hammer like I did on my old ones.
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been there, done that, you have all my sympathyOriginally posted by eek View PostThe plane hasn’t left schipol yet let alone arrived here. We suspect the 20:00 departure time will be later than thatComment
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All laptop cases can be opened. and hard drives plug in.Originally posted by SueEllen View PostWhy does it take so damn long to erase hard discs? If the laptops had screws I would have undone them and used a hammer like I did on my old ones.
SSD's on the other hand............Comment
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Bugger! - forgot to wave on the way pastOriginally posted by NickFitz View PostDrumming guys just came past, outbound. Should be back in five or ten minutes…
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And here they comeOriginally posted by NickFitz View PostDrumming guys just came past, outbound. Should be back in five or ten minutes…
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Have you not let BP know you now roll your own?Originally posted by NickFitz View PostIt takes my entire lunch break to get to the Greggs in the small town where ClientCo is based and back, and forget about it on market day when there's no parking to be had anywhere
But there's still the one just up the road from home, for when I'm not working
Sausage rolls that is
Now on a large bottle of Kroni and burning some Parvati cream.
Although a very fine Bacon Egg Pasta was consumed prior, not traditional as it had smoked cheese in the sauce....
But who cares
The Chunt of Chunts.Comment
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feel your pain.Originally posted by eek View Post
New flying blue Copenhagen lounge is nice the delayed oil workers are annoying though.
Are the oil workers off their face like they were when I flew to Singapore?Comment
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