In article , Presidente
Alcazar writes
On 31 Mar 2004 18:51:14 -0800, (Guy alcala)
wrote:

Typically spurious rationale advanced to justify further
slef-indulgent PC equipment purchases to a sceptical wife.

I will deny, to the last breath in my body, that my rationale is
spurious, that I'm being self-indulgent, and that I have a wife,
sceptical or otherwise.

For most unmarried men, the bank manager performs a similar function
when it comes to quashing fond dreams with the icy blast of stern
disapproval, backed by desolate financial reality.

I have sedulously avoided such legal
complications, preferring my relationships to
be of a more informal (and non-legally-binding) nature ;-)

I should give an honourable mention to my brother at this point, whose
valiant attempt to infiltrate a new, ridiculously over-spec PC into
his house after a subtle re-badging of the casing with the label for
an entry-level workstation so narrowly failed to escape the eternal
vigilance of the domestic management.

Gavin Bailey


--

Now see message: "Boot sector corrupt. System halted. All data lost."
Spend thousands of dollar on top grade windows system. Result better
than expected. What your problem? - Bart Kwan En

You chaps have got it all wrong!

SWMBO relies on her PC for her work (as I do on mine), so it has to be
reasonably fast. She's also heavily into digital photography, so needs
plenty of power for that. Her latest idea is a digital camcorder (first
grandbrat on the way), so even more oomph will be needed for editing. I
just need to convince her that she needs the GBP 750 one, not the GBP
250 type. Extensive testing at Duxford will be called for.

My PC is a tad slower, but has the memory for scanning.

Last monitor that failed on me just emitted a plume of smoke and a nasty
smell, but no flames, I'm glad to say.

So no problems with SWMBO on the PC front, but aviation books are
another matter...
--
Peter

Ying tong iddle-i po!