From owner-freebsd-questions Tue Dec 31 13:35:59 2002 Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id D6E2737B401 for ; Tue, 31 Dec 2002 13:35:57 -0800 (PST) Received: from post-20.mail.nl.demon.net (post-20.mail.nl.demon.net [194.159.73.1]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 079BE43EE5 for ; Tue, 31 Dec 2002 13:35:57 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from cls@raggedclown.net) Received: from [212.238.197.102] (helo=mailhost.raggedclown.net) by post-20.mail.nl.demon.net with esmtp (Exim 3.36 #1) id 18TU3I-0007eR-00 for freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG; Tue, 31 Dec 2002 21:35:56 +0000 Received: from localhost (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by mailhost.raggedclown.net (Ragged Clown Mail Gateway [dawn]) with ESMTP id 06A421668 for ; Tue, 31 Dec 2002 22:35:55 +0100 (CET) Received: from willow.raggedclown.net (willow.raggedclown.intra [192.168.1.10]) by mailhost.raggedclown.net (Ragged Clown Mail Gateway [dawn]) with ESMTP id 3E187F04 for ; Tue, 31 Dec 2002 22:35:44 +0100 (CET) Received: by willow.raggedclown.net (Ragged Clown Host [willow], from userid 1009) id E2703225D9; Tue, 31 Dec 2002 22:35:44 +0100 (CET) Date: Tue, 31 Dec 2002 22:35:44 +0100 From: Cliff Sarginson To: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Water Damage Message-ID: <20021231213544.GL7194@raggedclown.net> References: <5.1.1.6.0.20021231101925.025d3f20@aph2k> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: User-Agent: Mutt/1.5.1i X-Virus-Scanned: by AMaViS 0.3.12pre8 Sender: owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk List-ID: List-Archive: (Web Archive) List-Help: (List Instructions) List-Subscribe: List-Unsubscribe: X-Loop: FreeBSD.ORG On Tue, Dec 31, 2002 at 01:22:37PM -0800, Doug Hardie wrote: > > On Tuesday, Dec 31, 2002, at 02:32 US/Pacific, Rob O'Donnell wrote: > >If it's a PS/2 type keyboard connector (small plug) there is a plastic > >pin that often gets broken off and left in the socket if connectors > >are pulled out violently, blocking a new keyboard being inserted. > >(Seen it often with mice.) If this is so, I've had success getting > >them out by using 'blue tack' (a semi-adhesive goo used to hold the > >kids drawings on the wall) on the end of a matchstick to grab hold of > >it. > > Right on. Thats exactly what happened. I guess I didn't have enough > light to see that yesterday. I didn't get a chance to pop it out as > the insurance adjuster arrived and is going over everything now. > Thanks for the info. > > You know insurance adjustors are easily killed. Stuff bluetack down their gobs. -- Regards Cliff Sarginson The Netherlands [ This mail has been checked as virus-free ] To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message