tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6811678176256049495.post8775346632675194054..comments2023-10-05T09:44:58.124+01:00Comments on Get On With It: Admission of gross stupidityKarenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05986874444030474719noreply@blogger.comBlogger34125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6811678176256049495.post-88167060183519157032009-06-23T16:11:51.291+01:002009-06-23T16:11:51.291+01:00I'm glad I'm not the only one who has been...I'm glad I'm not the only one who has been in this situation, and I really like the idea of emailing stuff to myself Just In Case, so I'll be doing that from now on too :o)<br /><br />I remember once ages ago, before computers, spilling a mug of tea over a notepad I'd almost filled up with writing and it was completely ruined, so I'm clearly no novice at losing work!!Karenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05986874444030474719noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6811678176256049495.post-10938595498041581742009-06-20T08:42:47.960+01:002009-06-20T08:42:47.960+01:00So glad you found most of it again. I never feel c...So glad you found most of it again. I never feel completely at ease until I've got a printed out copy of everything.Honeysucklehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15077195038391022191noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6811678176256049495.post-46597590251355318452009-06-20T04:32:50.507+01:002009-06-20T04:32:50.507+01:00Thank goodness for that save! I would've cried...Thank goodness for that save! I would've cried too, I swear. And yes, I am frequently lackadaisical myself. I have "Back up laptop" written in large red capitals on the memo board in front of my face, yet I keep forgetting. <br /><br />Hell, I'm doing it tonight, though.Liane Spicerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05035607144500219524noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6811678176256049495.post-10391501927443023742009-06-19T19:44:41.594+01:002009-06-19T19:44:41.594+01:00I'm with everyone who felt sick - poor you. Bu...I'm with everyone who felt sick - poor you. But am so glad you got most of it back. Think there'll be a few of us backing up today because of this story.<br /><br />Good excuse to have some chocolate, though - you've had a nasty shock and sugar will help.Suzanne Ross Joneshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08561888635304578484noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6811678176256049495.post-32037133701176963152009-06-19T11:50:25.939+01:002009-06-19T11:50:25.939+01:00Ouch. Reading that made my feet tingle in horror....Ouch. Reading that made my feet tingle in horror. I'm so relieved to managed to get most of it back. It happened to me once (years ago) and some kindly computer wizz came to the house and found everything for me. I could have kissed him (but didn't want to frighten the poor fellow, so refrained from doing so).<br /><br />Determined now to keep doing back-ups.Deborah Carr (Debs)https://www.blogger.com/profile/03223653554549707595noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6811678176256049495.post-52852616415978608542009-06-19T10:49:27.073+01:002009-06-19T10:49:27.073+01:00I feel you pain! I too have had similar moments - ...I feel you pain! I too have had similar moments - I call them my Mr Bean moments where I linger on the carpet bashing my head off the floor at the unfairness of failing IT. Glad you got most of it back though... And that extra work you had to do will only have made it better. xFionnualahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12275984316414726884noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6811678176256049495.post-66498382157609743792009-06-18T22:39:46.616+01:002009-06-18T22:39:46.616+01:00Close one! I obsessively email stuff to myself bec...Close one! I obsessively email stuff to myself because I somehow feel things are safer if they exist in the ether rather than just on my computer and memory stick.HelenMWaltershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16182100572365505905noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6811678176256049495.post-77400166841862144862009-06-18T21:30:45.281+01:002009-06-18T21:30:45.281+01:00Oh the emotions. That's happened to me so man...Oh the emotions. That's happened to me so many times and I always end up writing something better in the end anyway so I try not to get too hysterical when I lose work. I don't actually know how to back up which is really really bad of me. Actually I'm started to get hysterical just thinking about it.Cherylhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10653762974885767334noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6811678176256049495.post-66351740154701840232009-06-18T19:27:10.056+01:002009-06-18T19:27:10.056+01:00Wow. I would have drowned in a bottle of red. So g...Wow. I would have drowned in a bottle of red. So glad it worked out for you!Pretty Zestyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05066119133197587199noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6811678176256049495.post-2584818061720263792009-06-18T06:56:28.882+01:002009-06-18T06:56:28.882+01:00It's funny how we all seem to NEED to make thi...It's funny how we all seem to NEED to make this mistake to take the lesson on board. I'm so pleased that the loss was far less than first thought.<br />lxAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02744937536946299450noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6811678176256049495.post-34198674897017285762009-06-18T02:02:02.296+01:002009-06-18T02:02:02.296+01:00Oh dear god... thank god you found most of it.
I ...Oh dear god... thank god you found most of it.<br /><br />I hope you had several big glasses of wine.Jenny Beattiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00640209636605410939noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6811678176256049495.post-36460010693951740472009-06-18T00:49:44.676+01:002009-06-18T00:49:44.676+01:00Oh my God, Karen - I'm so glad you retrieved t...Oh my God, Karen - I'm so glad you retrieved the material. 13,000 words is a lot of words. I have to say I'm pretty shameful on the back-up front, even though I should know better - and even though a friend of mine's house was struck by lightning once and it fried every electrical appliance in the place - actually blew the plugs out of the sockets! The only virtuous thing I do is print everything I do as hard copy because I'm such a Luddite. Also, to edit what you've written is far easier on paper than on the screen - you can get a sense of it, somehow. Keep going and good luck with your deadline xLorna Fhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10902741383469719107noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6811678176256049495.post-17455432192943252662009-06-17T22:10:56.450+01:002009-06-17T22:10:56.450+01:00I felt sick reading this.
Thanks for the timely re...I felt sick reading this.<br />Thanks for the timely reminder.<br />I'm so glad you got nearly everything back! 13000 words... i would have more than cried!Bethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12523875341438470968noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6811678176256049495.post-49863297717976308072009-06-17T21:25:16.317+01:002009-06-17T21:25:16.317+01:00You know I have been here, more than once. I am oo...You know I have been here, more than once. I am oozing sympathy but glad you got most of it back.<br />And yes, I just backed my own data-stick up!Tamsyn Murrayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08041502244181924265noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6811678176256049495.post-740747780456701332009-06-17T20:57:34.154+01:002009-06-17T20:57:34.154+01:00Noooo! was my first response, then luckily I read ...Noooo! was my first response, then luckily I read on. <br /><br />So glad the computer gods were feeling kind. Maybe they owe you a favour from you helping out a confused library visitor with the catalogue. I had a stack of those credits myself once but sadly all used up and now I'm relying on the ritual sacrifice of old floppy discs at regular intervals.<br /><br />Thanks for the timely reminder to Back Up Now!Jumbly Girlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07647281809483197663noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6811678176256049495.post-29898801014124777932009-06-17T20:39:37.505+01:002009-06-17T20:39:37.505+01:00I felt all pale and queasy reading that! I do like...I felt all pale and queasy reading that! I do like stories with a (mostly) happy ending. Also did some more copies of mine when I got home, thanks for that!Denisehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13843258016706999464noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6811678176256049495.post-84701471499775315462009-06-17T19:36:10.629+01:002009-06-17T19:36:10.629+01:00Oh dear. This has happened to me more than once an...Oh dear. This has happened to me more than once and I still don't learn. The only thing that I ever back up religiously is the novel.Colette McCormickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00383068332228040704noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6811678176256049495.post-10619099554169936322009-06-17T19:01:02.021+01:002009-06-17T19:01:02.021+01:00Oh what a nightmare! Thank goodness you got it all...Oh what a nightmare! Thank goodness you got it all back.Kath McGurlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02526923882402757423noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6811678176256049495.post-7927216086002082642009-06-17T17:53:54.586+01:002009-06-17T17:53:54.586+01:00Oh, thank goodness! Oh, thank VERY goodness! Now s...Oh, thank goodness! Oh, thank VERY goodness! Now set up a reminder to go back and look at this post every few days.<br /><br />[word verification: <b>iling</b> - which is obviously <b>filing</b> without the F. I expect you've been using that particular letter so much you wore it out]Jan Joneshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00471022034388834235noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6811678176256049495.post-88169389369637933592009-06-17T17:03:58.545+01:002009-06-17T17:03:58.545+01:00I was shouting 'Nooooo!'at the screen thro...I was shouting 'Nooooo!'at the screen through that! Thank goodness you got most of it back! <br /><br />When I was writing my novel I used to periodically send it to myself as an e-mail attachment, just in case.Sherrihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18288574214855156268noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6811678176256049495.post-64753692375044624152009-06-17T16:54:14.615+01:002009-06-17T16:54:14.615+01:00Made me feel a bit sick just reading that! We'...Made me feel a bit sick just reading that! We've all done it though. Great news that you managed to retrieve most of it!Hack for hirehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10544733634088331213noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6811678176256049495.post-65685720707492030342009-06-17T16:15:05.256+01:002009-06-17T16:15:05.256+01:00Oh what a relief Karen, I was feeling your pain.Oh what a relief Karen, I was feeling your pain.Cait O'Connorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04569760764766505179noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6811678176256049495.post-52833644701346329612009-06-17T15:35:15.767+01:002009-06-17T15:35:15.767+01:00Holy Shit! I'm sooooo glad to hear that you ma...Holy Shit! I'm sooooo glad to hear that you managed to retrieve most of the novel m'dear. Take note of Lane's suggestion and email yourself. Fruit n Nut for breakfast, I likey :) TFxDABhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10596811034169293653noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6811678176256049495.post-71812212106470163272009-06-17T14:59:13.748+01:002009-06-17T14:59:13.748+01:00Oooh that was a close one. I was beginning to get ...Oooh that was a close one. I was beginning to get sweaty palms. Thank goodness you managed to retrieve most of it!<br /><br />I email myself stuff too. Google Docs is another good place to use as an extra back up.Lane Mathiashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08147122748453850264noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6811678176256049495.post-90141980434700864752009-06-17T14:24:03.567+01:002009-06-17T14:24:03.567+01:00oh Karen!!!
oh oh oh, then... oh thank goodnes...oh Karen!!! <br /><br />oh oh oh, then... oh thank goodness....<br /><br />I can't even say more than that, except you deserve that fruit and nut bar, that lie-in and those tears, both of sorrow then joy. <br /><br />huge *HUG* sent to you!!!Anna Scott Grahamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02744202738210301084noreply@blogger.com