Tribal Instinct

Posted: **Thu Oct 27, 2005 2:07 pm**

Those of you of the married (or significantly attached) persuasion, can testify that whenever possible, 'spouse gets what spouse wants' Well Mrs. Law has been casually hinting in no-uncertain terms that a new laptop would make an excellent addition to our happy microcosm.

Wanting to maintain the current level of happy, I willingly--and without any form of coersion whatsoever--elected to take part of the cold-beer money I've been earning, and went ahead and picked out a nice little gem from Toshiba. When I got to the appropriate step in the order process, I selected the 'free shipping' special to save a few meager dollars for the icey-malt-beverage-taste I dream of.

That was on the 18th--concidentally our 8th wedding anniversary.
Today after a week of 'Your order is being packed' I finally recieved the shipping notice:

According to the email, the laptop was shipped out yesterday via UPS Ground.

The current tracking says that it left Shanghai, China :shock:

at 2:52 AM EST.

Posted: **Thu Oct 27, 2005 2:13 pm**

As luck would have it, someone got a picture of the UPS truck leaving Shanghai

Posted: **Thu Oct 27, 2005 2:41 pm**

lol nice Law looks like it will take awhile.

Posted: **Thu Oct 27, 2005 3:19 pm**

too bad it wasnt one of those new panasonic toughbooks (waterproof - somewhat)... put it this way... at least you get to test out the customer service and repair programs!

... of course... they may ship it back to you the same way :shock:

Posted: **Thu Oct 27, 2005 3:34 pm**

Toshibas rock!!!!! also if you want a cheap lappy for the future, I go to http://www.slickdeals.net
http://www.techbargains.com
http://www.xpbargains.com

they have coupons, rebates, and a whole bunch of good stuff brand new for cheap cheap prices.

I've gotten cloths, electronics, GPS system, DVD CD RWS, All kinds of Food (steak, lobster) lappys, games, memory, oh and I got a mask for halloween as well. BOOOOO, did I scare you, thought so.

Back to work, then Back to the Future!!!!!

Posted: **Thu Oct 27, 2005 3:58 pm**

Nice law, let us know how the new 'chine is when it gets there. Also, happy 8th =)

Posted: **Thu Oct 27, 2005 4:41 pm**

sexyhubble wrote:Toshibas rock!!!!! also if you want a cheap lappy for the future, I go to http://www.slickdeals.net

Over there, hubble, I'm called Melgish, and I'm the author of SlickAlerts ... http://home.cfl.rr.com/njfiorello/slickalerts

oh, and in case you can't tell from the pic, that truck really is a boat too... or maybe that boat is also a truck....

Posted: **Thu Oct 27, 2005 5:55 pm**

Yeah, they're called "amphibious vehicles." I remember seeing them for the first time on a visit to Branson. Man, I wish I could've ridden on one...

Posted: **Fri Oct 28, 2005 7:52 am**

Heh, this computer that I'm using is a toshiba, and I have to say that they are pretty nice. What model exactly do you have?

Posted: **Fri Oct 28, 2005 8:29 am**

Avaris wrote:Heh, this computer that I'm using is a toshiba, and I have to say that they are pretty nice. What model exactly do you have?

*I* don't have one... but according to the latest tracking bulletin, Mrs. O'Averages should get hers today. (Maybe they found someone who dug a hole to china, and sent it that way)

Here's the specs from the invoice:

Toshiba Satellite M60-S8112TD
Intel Pentium M Processor 740 (1.73GHz, 2MB L2, 533MHz),
Microsoft Windows XP Professional,
Peacock Blue,
1024MB PC4200 DDR2 533MHz SDRAM (512MBx2),
17" Diagonal Widescreen XGA w/TruBrite™Technology (1440x900),
ATI MOBILITY RADEON? X600 with 128MB DDR SDRAM,
60GB HDD (5400rpm),
CD-RW/DVD-ROM drive,
Intel PRO/Wireless 2200BG (802.11b/g),
Li-Ion Battery (8 Cell, 4300mAh),
1 Year Standard Limited Warranty

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