than the previous one but one that had to be done, nonetheless, was replacing Pitr’s system fan, which had started making “my bearing is going out” kind of noises. (Muffin fans do this; it’s their nature.) I ran up to Discount Electronics and picked up a used fan (all the kind you can get any more), then came home and started taking Pitr apart . . .
. . . and apart and apart and apart. The way the fan’s mounted, you have to remove the motherboard to get at it, which means that by the time you’re through, you’ve effectively field-stripped the machine down to its chassis. So that’s what I did, and got the fan out, and only tried to install the new one upside down once, and spent fifteen or twenty minutes more putting everything back, making sure the twenty or so screws all got back where they belonged.
And I started it up, and the new fan worked just fine, and now I’m using Pitr to post this entry instead of going out anyplace. L and M, however, have gone to San Marcos to a New Year’ Eve square dance and expect to be back before midnight.
This is Billy and Bill’s fnord.
