the lost pictures: the saga continues

At nine o'clock sharp I deliver my laptop to PC World. Now it's over to to the wizards in that room at the back to see if they really can work their alchemy. I am a little dismayed to be told at the counter, however, that the wait could be as long as 72 hours before the deed is done, though possibly less, so they will contact me as and when. For my part, I more or less undertook to sit by my telephone. They sound confident all will be recovered with no degradation, but I still find this difficult to believe.

To distract myself I spend much of the day enjoying coverage of the winter Olympics, mainly on Eurosport, as the commentators are just as good as the beeb's and it is broadcast in HD. The women's super G was thrilling this evening, with spectacular crashes, knife edge competition and a tremendous victory for Andrea Fischbacher, who flew down the hill so fast she took off altogether for many metres at one point, but somehow kept her poise and stuck the landing perfectly. Splendid stuff! An example of the best in televised sporting experience.