The Venting Thread

Last night my computer crashed twice in a very short period of time. The errors I got mean either it was simply overheated or that the memory is failing. It's possible it's overheating, because the machine seems to run hot since they replaced the motherboard - the fans spin up a LOT. But I think the memory failing is likely too.

The good news is since I paid to extend my warranty back when the hard drive and mobo died, he's still under warranty and I can just take him to Best Buy and go FIX IT and it won't cost me anything extra.

The bad news is... that means I have to take it to Best Buy and go FIX IT. And that idea kinda makes my skin crawl, my head hurt, and my heart rate increase. I don't wanna. But since I spent that money already for the warranty, I kinda feel like I really need to do it. I spent that money, take advantage of it. Especially since I don't want to throw money at anybody else. So I have to go to Best Buy and deal with them. again.
ugh.


Also, now I'm thinking what else can fail? I've never had a computer start tanking like this and it kind of alarms me. My mom asked me if Best Buy still has a "three strikes" program - if they have to fix a warranty item three times, they just give you a new one. I have no idea but I wouldn't be opposed to just getting a new computer.
Ugh.

My presumed carpal tunnel has been acting up again lately, and tonight as I was making leashes it just dawned on me that I probably shouldn't mention it to my doctor, because my insurance runs out at the end of the year. I most likely can't get it fixed before then, so mentioning it would just make a pre-exisitng condition for whatever insurance I may have next (if I have insurance...I'm starting to lose hope for a full time job by the end of the year, and I don't know if I qualify for KanCare).

They're running full diagnostics and so far no faults, passed mobo and memory tests. The guy on the phone just told me "it's probably the hard drive."
Well thanks for your completely worthless input not knowing anything about the symptoms but it's not you idiot.
Oh and SURPRISE the diagnostic tests take 24-48 hours. Nice of you to tell me that now.
I should have just run my own **** memory test.

I hate them all.



On top of that my dad went to his doctor because he had a swollen spot on his leg that he saw him about before, and the doctor was like "PROBABLY NOTHING" and away my dad went - well, it's changed, so he went back. The doctor starts ordering tests but is all "oh I STILL don't think it's a blood clot" and my dad is like "are you sure because I've been short of breath lately..."
"Oh."
So off they scoot to the main clinic, and my dad has blood clots in his lungs that spread from the now MASSIVE blood clot on his leg that this idiot doctor failed to properly diagnose months ago. This is the same doctor who gave me the fabulous "eat a bag of Doritos every day" advice when my sodium levels were so low I kept crashing so there's my opinion of him. So now my dad has injectable blood thinner he has to take for a week until the blood thinner pills will start working. I guess we should just be glad they weren't so bad they required surgery, because the nurses refused to let him eat lunch because "if the scan comes back with blood clots you have to go have surgery right away!" But it is apparently bad enough that he had to start the injections for the blood thinner to be used by his body right away.


I don't even want to talk about work.


everything. sucks.

I've been really upset all evening. I need a hug badly but no one is here to give me one.