so we figured out our computer's issues (although the screen is pretty much permanently damaged). its the electrical stuff- it got worse and worse until this evening when we realized it wasn't just shutting down/restarting but there's crackling in the walls and other outlets are also turning on and off again. not a good sign. we went and got the landlord next door, hoping that he would call a qualified electrician. he came over and made us flick things on and off and just told us we have too much plugged in. he's gonna come back tomorrow and take another look inside the fuse box (he's not an electrician, just a retired guy that knows a bit about electrical work and other stuff-- but never really works for perfection). i'm hoping he'll decide to call an electrician cuz i really don't want the house to burn down. he told us we shouldn't have our phone and answering machine plugged into 1 outlet. those aren't really high powered items. i don't see how they could be a problem (although the computer i can see as an issue, not sure what to do about that though cuz ALL the outlets in the house are single outlets so we need a power board to plug in just the computer and modem (plus we've got the speakers and printer).
so because i'm scared to use any of the outlets that have been flickering on/off when the computer is on (and restarting the computer repeatedly) i've moved the hard drive, monitor, keyboard, modem and mouse across the lounge room to a free outlet not connected to the crackle-y ones just so i can check my email and write on my blog. really- its not an addiction.
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