Friday 13th my front door was kicked in while I was at work and my laptop stolen.

I have thought about it a lot the past week and have decided to live offline for a while.

Since the only Classic Oldsmobile access I have now is at work, and that damned Kontera ad program makes CO virtually unreadable there (can't diasable or thwart it), I'm gonna take a leave of absence. See y'all someday, when I decide to go back online.

At least I got hit when I was away and only lost the 8-year-old laptop and remaining jewelry, plus the damage to the door. Could have ended up like this guy http://www.yourgv.com/index.php/news...possible-crime

Rocket on!

rocketraider

 

Wow, that sux. We will miss you on here.

 

I hope your absence will be short, your knowledge is irreplaceable hurry back you will be missed by all....Tedd

 

That sucks ! I hope you can get things straightened out , and get back on here . Maybe it would be time to get a security system , or a big mean dog .

 

Hope you come back someday Glenn. Your help and knowledge is very valuable here! Thanks and take care! Probably meth or crack heads......

 

Replacement laptops are really a lot cheaper nowadays and there's great ad blocking software available as freeware. Sorry for your loss. A break in is a nasty invasion of privacy. Hope there wasn't a lot of personal data on the stolen puter. Sometimes a sabatical is a good thing to reflect and recharge. I know, I've been there too. Enjoy your time away.

 

Dog maybe but a security system won't help that. Most of these guys are doing a smash & dash. They get in grab what they can see & get out. They know the cops are minutes away, not seconds.

 

Glenn, we will miss you a lot! like the others have said you have a wealth of information stored in your noggin' and assorted books. Check in when you can, we'll need a dose of your Virginia humor now and then.

I replaced my laptop two years ago with an iPad and have not looked back. You might want to look into a tablet instead. Doesn't matter what type, Apple or android, they are all nicely handy and portable and stashable.

Be well!

 

Maybe you can get a Mac now and not have to deal with those ads.

 

Sorry to hear that Glenn, hope you're back soon.

 

AdBlocker and Firefox very effectively blocked them on the laptop. Work computer has a hyper-aggressive phishing filter on it (aggressive enough it takes their own corporate website a couple minutes to load, go figure) and time it scans and Kontera picks its keywords, it will routinely take a minute and a half to let a CO page get thru. In meantime the whole machine is frozen until Kontera does its thing and I cannot disable or block Kontera at work.

I'll probably look in every so often. Hard to kick a Classic Oldsmobile addiction!

 

Glenn,

Come back soon you will be missed.

 

That is definitely a bummer. Hopefully your insurance covers the repair of your door, lost jewelry and the price of the laptop. We look forward to seeing you soon.