My computer died – twice!
There I was, in the middle of composing some brilliant and amazing piece, when my laptop died. Normally, if I inadvertently pull out my power lead, the battery takes over and I carry on regardless. But this time, one minute I was writing, the next, everything went black.
Thinking I might have caught some weird hotkey or something with my sleeve, I pressed the power button again and hey presto! It sprang to life again. (When I say, “sprang to life”, what I actually mean is that it laboriously began again the slow process of booting up.)
So I happily continued with my writing for half-an-hour or so, when to my horror the laptop died again. Totally black, no power.
Pressed the power button again, nothing. Nada. Zilch. This is the point where yet again I began to seriously regret failing to back up my files.
So I tried bargaining with God. “God, if you just let me boot up once more, I promise I’ll back up everything for evermore. Honestly. I will. Really.”
Ed, being a sensible sort of guy, said, “Don’t panic. Perhaps it’s a safety mechanism. Perhaps it just cuts out if it’s in danger of overheating. Leave it for a couple of hours, then try again.”
So I did, and guess what? It worked!
So you see, resurrection rules OK (so far, at any rate!)