Computor probs, Vista and Cabinet

Computers....there used to be a rule many years ago at various places I worke that you couldn't have drinks at the same table as a computer. Sensible stuff - but mostly ignored - well ignored by me for many years - yesterday I spilt the tiniest slurp of tea into the key board - it really was a v small amount - what havoc it has wrought!!

Photo: neighbours cat steeling bird food from another neighbours bird table this morning

Incredibly this water managed to get into the delete key and before my eyes wiped out all 180 emails in my inbox and proceeded to wipe them out from the Trash as well - further problems continue but I am at least tapping away again - as for the 180 emails well I've retrieved about 30 from webmail online but the rest are lost! It is strangely liberating to find them gone - but at the same time hours wasted looking for stuff - and some info will never be found - so if I've not answered an email of yours please resend to me!

Mind these computer problems are nothing compared to what Microsoft are unleashing on us - see my news release re their new Vista, from earlier in the week. Now that really is a computer problem.

Anyhow it was Cabinet last night and several issues discussed - the three main ones being:
- Woolaway prefabricated homes that need attention (several reports given on those - SDC have done lots of good consultation but really feel they could have done better as just heard about a woman with reading difficulties who never responded to the consultation and didn't understand the phone call to her).
- Tenant Participation update - SDC doing v well compared to other Councils
- Environment Green paper reachs the next stage - no point in comments here as next week there is a special meeting to look at it - need to find time this weekend to pore through this latest version.