Still trying to shake the feeling of being jinxed, anything that could go wrong, has done in the last couple of days. Luckily I haven't followed the football this world cup so I won't be adding there defeat to my list of complaints!
Anyhow I made a decision yesterday to stop with the moaning and maudling it just gets boring after a while. The computer is still broken but people have been reassuring me that there will be a more affordable way of getting it fixed.The ebay seller is ignoring my emails and as I have already given them feedback I'm not really sure what else I can do. It is quite possible that our timing was just really unlucky as oppposed to the seller selling us a dud so I may just let it go. And the silver lining, although not particularly silver, more grey, is that we didn't loose anything, the hard drive could have been full of photos,artwork, music etc if we'd had it a while. So hey hum, life goes on. I won't be buying a lottery ticket just yet and am avoiding any risk taking until my luck takes a turn for the better but the rain clouds have lifted so all is well. Thanks for your comments, they are whole-heartedly appreciated!