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> Hi Everyone,
> Well it has been one day short of two months since I have been with you =
> and I have sure missed you, but I have had a crazy summer thus far.
> First of all, on June 22, my computer was either hit by a power surge, =
> or lightning--I don't know what. Or it may have just been =
> cooincidental. The crazy thing is that nothing else plugged into the =
> outlet bar was damaged. There wasn't even a burned out smell from the =
> laptop.
> The bad thing is that I had let my warrantee lapse with dell just the =
> week before. The wanted to sell me one for $200 to cover two years, and =
> I said no. To fix the mother board without the warrantee would have =
> been $850. the computer was three years old anyway, so I decided to =
> get a computer that could work with xp.
> As I was shopping around, my church community where I live, an d another =
> neighboring church gave me enough money to buy a new computer and =
> upgrade my window-eyes. How the Lord provides.
>
> Now, if you are folling this so far, here comes the twist in the story.
> I had a very close friend in Alaska, who is also blind, Paul =
> Fitzpatrick. When my computer blew, I phoned him and told him about it. =
> Previous to this phone call, Paul and I had kind of drifted apart in =
> our relationship. Basically, the reason for that was that he couldn't =
> understand why I was not a techie like he was, and I guess he was tired =
> of my asking him what to do and how to fix computer situations that I =
> would get into.
> Anyway, Paul and I had the best talk we had had in a long time, and when =
> I hung up, I almost felt high with joy that we had such good =
> communication. So he told me what I needed in a new computer Etc. Etc.
> One month ago today on July 21st, a mutual minister for Paul and I came =
> to my house and told me that Paul had suddenly gone to be with the Lord =
> du to a massive heart attack. He had been having some health problems, =
> but the doctors never diagnosed them correctly.
> So my wife and I drove up to Haines Alaska for the memorial service. =
> Well, he had tons and tons of braille things, and no one knew what they =
> were, or what to do with them, so I stayed for a week to sort through I =
> had a time deadline so it was quite an exhausting week.
> So in all that, it makes me think that the Lord allowed that destroyed =
> computer so I could call Paul and have such a great talk with him. So =
> what do you guys think?
>
> Anyway, it's good to be back. Any of you hear from Carol and Gail?
>
> God bless.
> Love to all,
> Vinny
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Hi Everyone,

>

Well it has been one day short of two months since I have been with =
> you and=20
> I have sure missed you, but I have had a crazy summer thus far.

>

First of all, on June 22, my computer was either hit by a power =
> surge, or=20
> lightning--I don't know what.  Or it may have just been=20
> cooincidental.  The crazy thing is that nothing else plugged into =
> the=20
> outlet bar was damaged.  There wasn't even a burned out smell from =
> the=20
> laptop.

>

The bad thing is that I had let my warrantee lapse with dell just =
> the week=20
> before.  The wanted to sell me one for $200 to cover two years, and =
> I said=20
> no.  To fix the mother board without the warrantee would have been=20
> $850.   the computer was three years old anyway, so I decided =
> to get a=20
> computer that could work with xp.

>

As I was shopping around, my church community where I live, an d =
> another=20
> neighboring church gave me enough money to buy a new computer and =
> upgrade my=20
> window-eyes.  How the Lord provides.

>

 

>

Now, if you are folling this so far, =
> here comes the=20
> twist in the story.

>

I had a very close friend in Alaska, who is also blind, Paul=20
> Fitzpatrick.  When my computer blew, I phoned him and told him =
> about=20
> it.  Previous to this phone call, Paul and I had kind of drifted =
> apart in=20
> our relationship.  Basically, the reason for that was that he =
> couldn't=20
> understand why I was not a techie like he was, and I guess he was tired =
> of my=20
> asking him what to do and how to fix computer situations that I would =
> get=20
> into.

>

Anyway, Paul and I had the best talk we had had in a long time, and =
> when I=20
> hung up, I almost felt high with joy that we had such good =
> communication. =20
> So he told me what I needed in a new computer Etc. Etc.

>

One month ago today on July 21st, a mutual minister for Paul and I =
> came to=20
> my house and told me that Paul had suddenly gone to be with the Lord du =
> to a=20
> massive heart attack.  He had been having some health problems, but =
> the=20
> doctors never diagnosed them correctly.

>

So my wife and I drove up to Haines Alaska for the memorial =
> service. =20
> Well, he had tons and tons of braille things, and no one knew what they =
> were, or=20
> what to do with them, so I stayed for a week to sort through  I had =
> a time=20
> deadline so it was quite an exhausting week.

>

So in all that, it makes me think that the Lord allowed that =
> destroyed=20
> computer so I could call Paul and have such a great talk with him.  =
> So what=20
> do you guys think?

>

 

>

Anyway, it's good to be back.  Any =
> of you hear=20
> from Carol and Gail?

>

 

>

God bless.

>

Love to all,

>

Vinny

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