Yes, I'll take an order of chicken strips and a laptop. Oh, and could you deep fry that for me? Thanks.

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So a couple of days ago we had a nasty storm. It dumped a couple of inches of rain and there was tons of lightning-- you know, the whole shebang. I went downstairs and before I could go back up and unplug my laptop, the power goes out. No big deal. We've got flashlights. Once I got to my room I noticed something odd about my computer. It was off. Usually during a storm or a power glitch, my computer will still be on and running because I keep it plugged in to the wall. I hate working solely off of battery.

I hit the power button on my laptop; nothing happens. No indication of life. I pull the battery out and put it back in. Still no life.

The following morning I get in contact with Dell. I talk with a rep and he reassures me that there probably wasn't any data loss. Yay! They want to see if there was any other damage, so they overnighted a box to me. Thank goodness for warranties-- They're bloody worth the extra investment.

So I shall be without my laptop for probably a week or less, depending.