This post is part of Just Jot it January, and the prompt word, “notifications,” comes to us courtesy of Sadje. Check out her blog here!
Sometime in the last week or so, I wrote about my poor old laptop and that I was going to take her into the shop to either get her fixed or replace her.
Well, I think she heard me. Or maybe she got upset that I wrote my JusJoJan post on another computer, because lo and behold, when I turned her on to get a file off her that day, she stopped making the horrible noise that made me determined to take her in.
In other words, she knew she was on notice to behave.
Well, today the noise came back.
So I’m here posting on my other computer again.
I’m tempted to try starting the old gal up again to see if she’ll behave for another week—after all, if I hadn’t done it last time, I’d have been at the Geek Squad counter swearing up and down that really, the hard drive was making a noise. Honest! Just like that rattle the car was making before you took it to the mechanic. Machines, I tell you!
So I’m not sure what I’ll do.
Either way, the saga will surely continue.
Stay tuned.
This rather frustrated post is part of Just Jot it January. Want to join in? Just click here to get to the prompt and drop your link. It’s fun!
Thanks again to Sadje for the prompt!

April 10, 2025 at 11:12 pm
A failing hard drive? Not good! I hope you can replace the laptop and it won’t cost an arm and a leg to do so!
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January 17, 2025 at 7:34 am
I would record the noise it’s making before I take it for proof! Hope you can get it squared away, Linda! 💞
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January 17, 2025 at 6:57 pm
Thank goodness it made the noise when I took it in! And it still is, but at least I know what it is now. 😛
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January 13, 2025 at 9:26 am
How annoying. We have a similar thing with our boiler. The hot water occasionally runs cold. No rhyme or reason to it and if we reboot the boiler it’s fine. It’s due a service but whether they will be able to diagnose the problem who knows. Thankfully it usually seems to happen when it’s Hubby in the shower lol
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January 13, 2025 at 11:07 am
Okay, that made me laugh. I hope the service people are able to find a solution to the problem, Wendy.
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January 12, 2025 at 8:04 pm
I have experienced this too. They are okay when you take them to get repaired but the fault comes back when you are home again 😂😜😅
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January 12, 2025 at 8:17 pm
Right? It’s so frustrating! Haha!
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January 12, 2025 at 8:30 pm
It is – it’s as if they are reading our minds
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January 12, 2025 at 7:23 pm
Computers…laptops…are magic 99% Black Magic! 💜💜
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January 12, 2025 at 7:31 pm
Haha! I agree! ❤
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January 12, 2025 at 7:34 pm
😎
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