Posted: 28^th October 2004

Oh Mother!

The saga of my computer continues. What was originally thought to be hexed hard drive syndrome soon turned into a poorly processor problem and finally an attack of the moping motherboard. We've admitted defeat. A couple of years ago, when barely one year old, it was returned to where we bought it after it stopped functioning. According to them it had possibly been struck by lightning - which was odd given the lack of storms at the time. Still, it came back and behaved itself reasonably well. This time it went to a more tech-aware place for diagnostics and they were pretty damning about the state of its innards. I'm not au fait with the intimate workings of a computers delicate gizzards but, apparently, the previous repair had been undertaken shoddily; things hadn't been connected correctly and the dual fans were competing with each other to see which could deposit the most dust and cat hairs within the tower. In other words, the one which should have been blowing things out was stolidly pushing them back in. Despite regularly (night) hoovering its behind there was enough wool inside to knit a chunky Arran sweater if I'd so desired. No wonder it was struggling, poor thing. It must have been sweltering in the extra hot summer we enjoyed this year. So, given that the fans are supposed to keep everything nice and cool, it's amazing that my over-heated computer lasted as long as it did. Anyway, thanks to a little judicious financial juggling and a highly recommended shop far to the north, a newish model should arrive sometime soon.
This weekend sees three auspicious occasions. The USA celebrates 'Mother-in-law Day', many countries have some version of Hallowe'en and BST/Daylight Saving ends throughout most of Europe on Sunday. Your Post has busily hollowed out a pumpkin, dressed up in old sheets and found a few trick-or-treats. There are plenty of new items to entertain you and a couple of oldies from our archives. Just in case you missed it we also offer you the Hallowe'en supplement from last year - very chilling!

ShazzPRME

The Post Special Supplement
First Issued October 2003

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  Haiku Corner
  


Autumnal Poetry from B4

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  The h2g2 Poem
  


'Something For The Weekend?' by Hoopy Frood

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  The h2g2 Poem
  


'Play It One More Time' by Dr Anthea

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  The h2g2 Poem
  


'Hallowe'en Night' by Khamsin

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  The h2g2 Poem
  


'Closure' by sprout

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  The h2g2 Poem
  


'Double Life' by Smudger

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  Unfinished History
  


Part Twelve

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  The Post Fable
  


Doppelganger

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  The X-Philes
  


Forever Autumn - Part Four

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  Cat-egories
  


Terrapin

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  Platypus Dancing
  


Meanwhile, back at the front, October 1918

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  Cartoon Corner
  


Hallowe'en Retrospective from Greebo T. Cat

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  Ghost Muddle
  


How many Ghosts?

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  Running With Scissors
  


Fang Shui, or Housekeeping for the Undead

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  My Life as a Boozy Oaf
  


ConVivial!

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  Escape Pod Dreams
  


The 'Just a Pinch Will Do' Issue

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  The CAC Continuum
  


The *Sexed Up* Edition

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  Mancunian Blues
  


In Which The_Jon_m Gets Diverted and Revisits Old Haunts

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  Not Scientific Science
  


The future of the Human Species - Part 1: Are we in danger?

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  Did I Leave The Iron On?
  


Silverstone and Football

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  The h2g2 Post Recipe
  


Hallowe'en Recipes from 2002

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  Murder On The Dance Floor
  


Final week of rehearsals

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  What's in a [Vampire] Name?
  


Part 2: The Slayer Issue

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  Tribute to John Peel
  


Heartfelt words from The_Jon_M

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  Thee Incredible Weirdness of Being
  


The True Meaning of Samhain

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  Rockin' Around The Clock
  


Slaying Maggots - Slayer/Slipknot

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  Psycho Chicken Crosses the Road
  


New Zealand; Touching the Sky - and Letting Go

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  Hawaiian Fun
  


The Finale of This Trip

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