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i think a screw was loose

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Tonight when I opened up my laptop, I heard something rattling inside.

Never a good sign.

So I shook it all around and finally a little silver screw came bouncing out of the removable internet card slot.

Great.

Now my computer has Shaken PC Syndrome.

I have no idea what it was even doing in there. Must have been an extra, superfluous part.

Comments

Diana said…
It's so weird - but it happens around here from time to time . . . I'll just spot a lonely nondescript screw, nut, bolt or washer somewhere on the floor. On the other hand, I've never walked into a room and observed an item totally collapsed into pieces on the floor.
So, I think your assessment of these "loose screws" as being "extra and superfluous parts" is as close to solving the mystery as we'll get for now.
Love - MOM
3/20/2007 6:07 AM
Mike J. said…
Never Never shake a baby or a laptop.
3/20/2007 6:22 AM
John H said…
sometimes pets and computers take on the characteristics of their owners..
3/21/2007 9:17 AM
Lisa said…
Has your 2-yr-old nephew been around at all lately? :)
3/22/2007 8:14 AM
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