ALL M&I

So what happens if you aren’t paying attention and accidentally click “YES” to the wrong question … in this particular case the question was along the lines of “are you sure you want to delete when there’s not enough room in the recycle bin”.
I was reviewing the setup on my PC to allow my new portable to get access to all my data – I started copying the relevant data (Outlook files, etc) to the shared folder, then realized it wasn’t copying but moving them. Wrong – so I aborted and (error) deleted the files – I should have done an “undo move” but I didn’t, and clicked “YES” before realizing what I’d done.

OK. No problem. That’s what my USB backup drive is for.
Or not.
It apparently doesn’t contain the really useful backup data, like my Outlook files 😦
I think maybe the Google desktop keeps the Outlook files open, so they don’t get backed up!

So anyway.
I’ve now lost the last ten years email archives. Unless I can find any ancient CD backups (which I think I trashed after buying the USB backup drive).
Lesson One: Read and read again those Windows messages that you always just click “YES” to. One day, it’ll be the wrong message.
Lesson Two: Don’t trust the USB backup drive and/or the NH Backup program 😦

So, friends & family, please send me an email “Hi” so I can get a copy of your email address!

The Union Jack store in Peabody, about 1/2 mile south of MINI Peabody, is a regular stop for us – for Easter we can get our British Cadburys easter eggs from them; at christmas time we can get crackers; throughout the year we can get our favourite british chocolate, soap, and Walkers crisps! This year, the store is celebrating 20 years of business and they offered a fabulous hamper of British products as in a prize draw for their customers … amazingly, they phoned me today to tell me I had won!

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When I got home, Margaret & I had a great time unpacking and “oohing & aahing” at the contents:

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Some of the best contents included: A huge tin of Cadburys Roses, Walkers shortbread, British assorted cream biscuits, Snowballs and Tea-cakes, Weetabix & Porridge, Branston pickle, Jelly babies and – for Bridgette maybe – a tin of salmon!
And if I’m brave, I might try the Babycham and Woodpecker cider 🙂