I don't know what your hourly charge is, but since you can get a working mouse for under $10 (at least here in the U.S.), it would be very cost effective not to worry about it.  Keep a supply of cheap mice around just for that purpose.  Let her think you're brilliant because as far as she's concerned you are.

>Anyone know why mice go bad?
>I don't mean dirt in the mechanism, I mean the jerky, patchy behaviours that
>some mice begin to exhibit after varying periods of time.
>Sure, I know that a busy CPU can affect them too, but I've seen this
>flakiness occur when nothing has been running, background or otherwise.
>Like yesterday.  Went to fix an email problem for a customer and she had a
>crazy mouse. Looked inside - no dirt.  Checked the connection - no probs.
>But the mouse still wouldn't behave.
>Sold her a new mouse - voila!  No problems - customer over the moon.  Thinks
>I'm brilliant.
>Well....I can't be.  Cos I can't tell her why the first one crapped out.
>
>
>Ian Porter
>Computer Guys
>Arrowtown
>New Zealand
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