Down For Repairs

Jigsaw is a long standing, and, according to some, a very under-rated English pop music group fronted by the singer-songwriter duo of Clive Scott and Des Dyer. In Australia the group was called "British Jigsaw" due to the existence of a local band of the same name.

Originally a six piece band, formed from musicians in Coventry and Rugby by Tony Campbell in 1966, they went on to score a number of hit singles around the world. They also released thirteen albums. The group was partly influenced by fellow British musicians The Beatles, at times sounding Beatle-esque, especially their ballads, which show leanings towards Paul McCartney's musical and vocal arrangements.

They are probably most well known for their hit "Sky High" (click link to listen) that made it to #3 in the U.S. but went to #1 everywhere wlse in the world. A final single under the Jigsaw name was released by Splash in early 1983 called "Love Isn't At Home" The band, as a unit, finally ceased in 1981. They do have a curent release "Best of Jigsaw, Vol. 1"

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Since I had surgery on my elbow I have been having a bear of a time getting a proper nights sleep. This is very annoying and I am unsure of the underlying cause.

So, Here I sit at 1:05 in the fricken morning doing what I do best ... Tinkering with, and repairing, personal computers.

Now I don't know how many of you have bought or sold items on E-bay. I have done quite a bit and am fortunate that I have not ever been really screwed over. It was only a matter of time till it happened.

By and large I love E-bay. This venue has treated me well with supplying needs and well as assisting me with getting rid of stuff that I no longer need or, what I like best, selling stuff that I have bought on the cheap and sold for a substantial profit. Cha-Ching!

So, I got screwed this week. Like I said it was bound to happen sooner or later. In some respects I am to blame for not erring on the side of caution. When I asked about the items ( A laptops) working condition and the seller replied with the phrase "to the best of my knowledge" in his response I should have listend to that small voice in my head. The real kicker here, and what sold me on the purchase, was the fact that the seller bragged about his 100% feedback and his item description claim that " I don't screw people over" while also saying in his description "God Bless" implying that he was a virtuous person. Yeah. Right. Lesson learned. Caveat Emptor. Buyer Beware!

When I confronted the seller about the issue he refused to offer any sort of refund unless I left him positive feedback first! Fucker!!

In the end I got about 2/3rds of my money back and kept the item. I am in the process of testing it's various components and will part out what is salvageable. I think I may actually come out ahead.

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It must be a guy thing. I get attached to my vehicles and drive them til they die. My latest, the one I have been driving the past, almost, 10 years is a Jeep Cherokee Sport.

She (most guys refer to their vehicles as females) had to go in for repairs this past week. The bill was just over $926.00. Ouch! I have 141,000 miles on this vehicle, I should easily be able to get upwards of 300,000 on it so the way I figure it she is just shy of being at 50% of her life so the cost, I feel, is worth it.

Last year it was the water pump. The year before that the AC compressor. The year before that is was the ball joints and front bearings and U-joints. Ka-ching, ka-ching, ka-ching! But she's worth it!

She is now adorned with all sorts of bumper stickers on her back end ... It give hers character and each of them defines me and my passions just a little .... Ok...Maybe more than a little. My wife ain't too keen on it being all decorated the way it is. I know I should care about that, but I don't. I'm such a rebel!

I love my Jeep. Then again, I have loved all the cars I have owned in my lifetime. I guess I just weird that way. But I see this as a good thing.

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