Still in the hospital
The Mac shop owner called 15 days after his clueless shop girls promised an answer by “tomorrow”. He said that the power supply in my iMac was broken. To fix it would be 4500 baht. Did I want to do that?
I asked if the computer would boot or not when they powered it. He didn’t know. I said I suspected there was more than one problem with the computer because it had stopped booting days before it went cold and dark. I didn’t want to pay 4500 B to change the power supply only to discover that the computer still was dead due to a failed hard drive or board or whatever. The Mac guy said he could have his repair people check this and call me back.
He did not say by “tomorrow”. If he calls back within a month I am happy. Depending on the answer I will decide what to do.
How much is a 2002 season flowerpot iMac worth? Not a lot. If I have to change more than just the power supply I don’t think it pays.
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Don’t worry that I have forgotten the novel about teacher Larson, horny young Duffy, Lek the moneyboy and the rest of the gang. I see them every day as I work on improving the manuscript. I am thinking of endings too, even if a soap opera strictly speaking doesn’t need any ending.
When I have something to post from the novel I will let you know.
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I saw a moneyboy right outside The Mansion today. He had a shirt I was sure I had seen before. Khun W the chest model wore it two days ago. The boys often borrow clothes from each other.
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October is holiday season in Thailand and many of my farang friends are abroad. Farang S is in the UK; farang N is in America, farang M is in Australia and so on. I must hold the fort in Bangkok and keep the Thai boys happy till they return.
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A Thai-Chinese family has moved in below us in The Mansion. The mother/wife smiles and greets me in the corridors and in the lift.
Recently I came home and found her in our sofa. She was demonstrating make-up products for eager gay boys.
Speaking about the devil. As I wrote the paragraph above the doorbell rang, Chalerm opened and the neighbour came in. She had her little daughter with her. Both wai’ed me. All this smiling and jolliness must mean they hope to make money out of us.
October 26th, 2007 at 3:49 pm
“Recently I came home and found her in our sofa. She was demonstrating make-up products for eager gay boys.”
Do you sometimes wonder if you are asleep dreaming lol
October 26th, 2007 at 5:56 pm
Your iMac’s symptoms do sound rather like a power supply beginning to struggle as it’s on its way out, and then the juice eventually dries up altogether.
A new PS should be a stock item. The shop should be able to unplug the old PS and plug in a new PS without pulling the whole thing apart, and thus tell if it’s going to solve your problem.
And if you tell them that’s what you want done, they’ll know you know what you’re talking about. Then they’re less likely to try to screw you.
October 26th, 2007 at 6:23 pm
Steve Jobs,
That is more or less what I told them to do. I hope they got it.
Love your turtle neck sweater.
October 26th, 2007 at 8:40 pm
See. All the coolest people read your blog.
October 27th, 2007 at 10:35 am
Since an el-cheapo power supply for the PC will cost you US$40 and the highend ones go for US$100+ and macinto$h always costs more than its worth, I figure you’re getting the following deal: a US$50 power supply, rebranded for the mac makes it $75 and they’re charging you the price of the part again for plugging it in. US$150 is about $4500 baht, right?
Alternatively, you could tell them no and take your mac back, buy yourself a screwdriver, buy a power supply for the mac for $75 and do it yourself. If it doesn’t boot, return the power supply to the place of purchase and convert the mac to an aquarium.
Just remember red is ground.