CRASH !!
Yesterday morning, while I was home trying to throw off a week's bout with bronchitis, Darlene sat down in front of her office computer with a cup of tea and POW!
The computer (not the tea) took a direct hit from an otherwise unannounced lightening strike. Screams, followed by tears, followed by hair pulling, followed by extreme frustration.
We took the computer to our IT person where it was pronounced D.O.A. Our main office machine, an all-in-one that we do all our copying, forms and paperwork on, also died in the blast. The lightening came in through the phone cable, so everything suffered fatal internal damage. It will take some time to sort out the way forward.
The good news is that although the lightening made a direct hit on the Nursery roof, the only other damage was a slight leak in the hallway. All babies and staff are fine.
While our main communication link has suffered a major setback we are reminded that the internet is not what truly links us together. "Blest be the tie that binds, our hearts in human love."
The computer (not the tea) took a direct hit from an otherwise unannounced lightening strike. Screams, followed by tears, followed by hair pulling, followed by extreme frustration.
We took the computer to our IT person where it was pronounced D.O.A. Our main office machine, an all-in-one that we do all our copying, forms and paperwork on, also died in the blast. The lightening came in through the phone cable, so everything suffered fatal internal damage. It will take some time to sort out the way forward.
The good news is that although the lightening made a direct hit on the Nursery roof, the only other damage was a slight leak in the hallway. All babies and staff are fine.
While our main communication link has suffered a major setback we are reminded that the internet is not what truly links us together. "Blest be the tie that binds, our hearts in human love."
posted by Paul and Darlene Heller at 11:22 AM
1 Comments:
Great truth--and a great illustration. It was your mention of John Fawcett's hymn that caught my eye this morning. And I agree with you: the kinship enjoyed by brothers and sisters in Christ, and the spiritual bond we have with one another, will never be broken by a lightning zap!
Hope you're able to get things up and running again. As we often say, computers are great...when they work! (Better get a good surge protector!)
And if you enjoy learning about the background of our traditional hymns and gospel songs, I invite you to check out my daily blog on the subject, Wordwise Hymns.
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