Well, there I was just a few moments ago ready, willing and (shall we say) able to upload my latest blog.
And then 'it' happened. You know what that 'it' is. The 'it' was, as a matter of fact, the copy previously known as your homework, your letter to the bank manager, your application form, your 700 word blog update...
Within the space of just a few seconds, all the hard work is gone... it's vanished... it is now known as the file which 'used to be' your work.
That situation is one of my gripes with the world-wide web. You can work all you like tip-tapping away and then, when you click the 'ok', 'attach' or 'publish' button it ceases to exist.
You 'refresh', click 'back', hit 'F5' or just curse and swear at the screen for a few seconds but you just know all efforts are in vain.
You've lost the work and there's nothing you can do about it. In a desparate attempt to reclaim what was once yours, you click the screen icon which tells you that your drafts have been saved and guess what...? For some reason unbeknown to man, the task failed.
Computer 1 - Human user nil. Gutted.
Personally I might be a tad more positive if I knew exactly why 'it' happens.
Was it something I said or wrote? Was it something I DIDN'T say or write?
In retrospect though it's given me inspiration. Yes, ok, I've wasted twice the amount of time I should have, but then again maybe this grumble (and it is SOOOOOO a grumble. Soz) is actually better than my original blog entry. In fact, maybe I should admit it is because you guys will never know!
Whatever. The fact that it has happened has given me ammunition for an idea for a new new blog entry. And here it is, and besides... that's what blogs should be about right? Gripes and grumbles.
Now, you'll have to excuse me while I go and fetch a tool so I can exact my revenge on this lesser (computer) being.
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