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SalmonChantedEvening

(31,947 posts)
Tue May 8, 2018, 08:17 PM May 2018

The LOLcats will not be posted this weekend.

I'm having problems with my laptop, and am waiting to see if a local friend, or shop, can fix them. Space and memory issues on a system not able to handle upgrades to Win10 appears to be the reason. Ai iz not smart on deez issuez, ai gets smarter hooman to maik surez.

There are also family issues that won't allow me to address a fix until after this weekend.

Hopefully, teh kittehs and squee will be back in two weeks. If that changes, I'll post more info.

The LOLcats are therapy for all of us, especially so for me. Saving the pics, and giggling as I do, helps get me through the times we live in, and enjoying your reactions makes for a boost that sends me into each new week recharged, and refreshed. You make every Sunday a happy one, and I am grateful for that.

Talk to you all soon.

SCE

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The LOLcats will not be posted this weekend. (Original Post) SalmonChantedEvening May 2018 OP
Thanks for letting us know! femmedem May 2018 #1
I second that thought. Scarsdale May 2018 #55
I'm sorry to hear it. Ron Obvious May 2018 #2
I hope you're able to resolve your problems. Arkansas Granny May 2018 #3
I am so sorry to hear. PoindexterOglethorpe May 2018 #4
Maybe your readers can fill in and post a few pics each for one day? S.E. TN Liberal May 2018 #5
My thoughts too left-of-center2012 May 2018 #11
You deserve a break. I know it's a lot of work and we appreciate it. Hoyt May 2018 #6
+++++ zentrum May 2018 #24
I hope you get your computer fixed kimbutgar May 2018 #7
Pardon the slow reply SalmonChantedEvening May 2018 #65
whoaaaaa NJCher May 2018 #70
It was brand new in December. SalmonChantedEvening May 2018 #73
Yeah you need more of a hard drive than 29g's especially with heavy jpgs kimbutgar May 2018 #71
Dear Salmon, FuzzyRabbit May 2018 #8
You make us smile and that is a gift beyond measure! bronxiteforever May 2018 #9
Thanks for the head's up. I'm sorry you're having computer problems. catbyte May 2018 #10
Our thoughts and prayers are with you.... GeoWilliam750 May 2018 #12
Oh, noes!!! dhol82 May 2018 #13
Who here is an early riser who could post a DIY LoLcat post for us? Lisa0825 May 2018 #14
Awfully thoughtful to let us know....thanks! BobTheSubgenius May 2018 #15
You and your weekly feature are amazing discntnt_irny_srcsm May 2018 #16
If you need a new laptop I bet we'd all help with a gofundme. herding cats May 2018 #17
+1 flibbitygiblets May 2018 #18
that was my first reaction too. GregD May 2018 #46
If SCE starts a gofundme me, I will donate. herding cats May 2018 #47
I"ll donate too! zanana1 May 2018 #49
Heck Yeah Sentath May 2018 #52
For sure! radical noodle May 2018 #62
I'm in - just point me to it. nt Granny M May 2018 #67
Best thread on this site. tiredtoo May 2018 #19
We can wait. marked50 May 2018 #20
Thanks for letting us know -- RandomAccess May 2018 #21
Hurry and bring back LOLcats, we need those sweet photos more than ever. procon May 2018 #22
A couple of Sundays ago I panicked because I didn't see your thread. GreenEyedLefty May 2018 #23
Win10 update has caused major issues with RickHworth May 2018 #25
We will survive. It will be tough, but we will get by. TNNurse May 2018 #26
Thanks for the heads up SCE denbot May 2018 #27
We Appreciate How You Make Our Sunday Mornings Better Leith May 2018 #28
Thanks for letting us know SCE. Owl May 2018 #29
Thanks for that, Lifelong Protester May 2018 #30
I hope you have better luck than I did with your laptop. Windows 10 killed my admittedly 8 year old rwsanders May 2018 #31
Then there needs to be a... JHB May 2018 #32
SCE thanks for the heads up and good luck on all fronts these next few weeks lunasun May 2018 #33
You are probably aware of the TV series Monk and what would happen when Monk's psychaitrist grantcart May 2018 #34
UNYAY! A HERETIC I AM May 2018 #35
Oh no! We'll just have to dip into the archives till you return! Meanwhile, here is some IT help... FailureToCommunicate May 2018 #36
I will miss it. Sorry about your computer problems. Sophia4 May 2018 #37
You are our Sunday morning iced doughnuts. tavernier May 2018 #38
Thanks for letting us know! n/t TygrBright May 2018 #39
Take care of yourself, SCE cp May 2018 #40
Hope all goes well with the family. Take care of you and yours and know we will all Solly Mack May 2018 #41
Thank you. murielm99 May 2018 #42
Computer frustration! KT2000 May 2018 #43
Thanks for the heads-up, SEC ailsagirl May 2018 #44
Sorry for your troubles. Sending a boatload of good karma raven mad May 2018 #45
If you need a new laptop and choose to start a gofundme, I pledge $100 herding cats May 2018 #48
We can do what we did the last time you had 'puter problems, sarge43 May 2018 #50
I suggest we get together & do a thread of our own funny cat pics (and dog pics) in your honor TheSmarterDog May 2018 #51
Hope everything comes to a satisfactory conclusion. GoneOffShore May 2018 #53
Will be traveling this weekend to visit family in Mass and Ct, but will miss your LOLcats. Fla Dem May 2018 #54
Take care, Salmon. ChiTownDenny May 2018 #56
That's the saddest thing I've heard this week! MGKrebs May 2018 #57
This thread has almost as many recs as a regular Sunday LOLCats! House of Roberts May 2018 #58
Take good care of you and yours, SCE! MarianJack May 2018 #59
Thanks for letting us know!!!! I will miss them... onecent May 2018 #60
I hope all will be well with you and yours. blogslut May 2018 #61
Thanks for the Sunday paper! ploppy May 2018 #63
If I lived nearby, I would help LittleGirl May 2018 #64
Thanks for all you do for us every week, SCE Granny M May 2018 #66
well, what's the point of getting out of bed on Sunday? IcyPeas May 2018 #68
I musts to huggezz yu BlancheSplanchnik May 2018 #69
Nooooooooooooooooo!!!!!!!!!!! old guy May 2018 #72
Kick Maeve May 2018 #74
I am relieved to find this thread. love_katz May 2018 #75
Thank you, SCE. femmocrat May 2018 #76
Thank you for the update. gademocrat7 May 2018 #77
It's Mother's Day sarge43 May 2018 #78
Thanks SCE red dog 1 May 2018 #79

femmedem

(8,187 posts)
1. Thanks for letting us know!
Tue May 8, 2018, 08:21 PM
May 2018

I'm sure many of us would have worried about you if we didn't get our LOLcats on Sunday and didn't know why.

Scarsdale

(9,426 posts)
55. I second that thought.
Wed May 9, 2018, 11:54 AM
May 2018

It is a great way to start the day. Love all the animal photos, and the jokes. One of my favorite sites to log on to each Sunday. Good luck, hope all is resolved soon for everyone's sake!

 

Ron Obvious

(6,261 posts)
2. I'm sorry to hear it.
Tue May 8, 2018, 08:21 PM
May 2018

We always enjoy starting our Sundays with them here at Obvious Manor.

Thanks for all you do, and here's hoping they'll be back soon.

Arkansas Granny

(31,483 posts)
3. I hope you're able to resolve your problems.
Tue May 8, 2018, 08:24 PM
May 2018

I look forward to LOLcats every week and share many of them with friends and family.
😃💓

PoindexterOglethorpe

(25,746 posts)
4. I am so sorry to hear.
Tue May 8, 2018, 08:25 PM
May 2018

It will be a sad Mother's Day without the LOL cats.

Will you be able to make a post on Sunday morning as I'm sure not everyone will see this thread.

Like so many people LOL cats is my very favorite part of the week, and I am in awe of the work you put in week after week.

S.E. TN Liberal

(508 posts)
5. Maybe your readers can fill in and post a few pics each for one day?
Tue May 8, 2018, 08:27 PM
May 2018

It won't be the same, but it can help put smiles on faces. And, isn't that the main thing after all?

SalmonChantedEvening

(31,947 posts)
65. Pardon the slow reply
Wed May 9, 2018, 04:53 PM
May 2018

First, thanks to you, and everyone else, for the kind responses.

It's an Acer Aspire 1 laptop. 29G HD, 15G free brand new. Unable to handle the scope and size of Win10 upgrades.

NJCher

(35,423 posts)
70. whoaaaaa
Wed May 9, 2018, 07:01 PM
May 2018

Are you serious, SCE? A brand new computer with 15 gigs free cannot handle this update?

If that's true, I am going to hide from this update!!!!

SalmonChantedEvening

(31,947 posts)
73. It was brand new in December.
Wed May 9, 2018, 09:01 PM
May 2018

A few rounds of regular updates took it down to around 11 or 12 by February. Then it downloaded the first big upgrade which left me with 3 or so. I uninstalled all the apps I could to get it up to almost 8. It could never install it, and it actually locked up after it ran out of memory trying. It's trying to download the second one now on top of it, and another round of app killings has me around 4.5 gigs. Unable to install the first, or download the second, it keeps trying. There was never enough space on the drive to accommodate all of this from the start. This would have probably been a great device for 7 or 6, but 10 is just too much for it. Why Acer sells it like this is beyond me.

kimbutgar

(20,875 posts)
71. Yeah you need more of a hard drive than 29g's especially with heavy jpgs
Wed May 9, 2018, 07:02 PM
May 2018

And probably more memory. I have an old Lenovo with 50gb hard drive that I have added memory to with Windows XP. It’s such a workhorse. I use it for when I teach and have to hook up a video for the class to watch.

The newer computers are crap these days.

FuzzyRabbit

(1,958 posts)
8. Dear Salmon,
Tue May 8, 2018, 08:54 PM
May 2018

I will miss the LOLcats this coming Sunday, but I realize you have other important things to attend to.

Thank you for many enjoyable Sunday mornings, and I am looking forward to many more.

dhol82

(9,351 posts)
13. Oh, noes!!!
Tue May 8, 2018, 09:06 PM
May 2018

Will look forward to whenever you can post again.
This is the first thing I look for on Sunday morning!
Good luck!

Lisa0825

(14,487 posts)
14. Who here is an early riser who could post a DIY LoLcat post for us?
Tue May 8, 2018, 09:07 PM
May 2018

And we can all contribute to it

FYI - I am totally NOT an early riser.

BobTheSubgenius

(11,535 posts)
15. Awfully thoughtful to let us know....thanks!
Tue May 8, 2018, 09:09 PM
May 2018

As I say virtually every week....Sundays are at least a little better after summ kawfee and some kittehs. And frenz.

I'll miss it, but it's good to know, rather than wonder. Thanks again.

GregD

(2,263 posts)
46. that was my first reaction too.
Wed May 9, 2018, 01:53 AM
May 2018

Someone create the fund page, and let's just buy him a new computer.

I'm sure there are plenty of us who know a bit about his story, why he felt driven to create those Sunday threads, and would be eager to help.

What say ya'all? Please do it.

 

RandomAccess

(5,210 posts)
21. Thanks for letting us know --
Tue May 8, 2018, 09:22 PM
May 2018

I especially appreciate knowing you get a lot out of your weekly postings because I sure do and always feel a little guilty over all the work you put in, but if YOU benefit too, why then . . .

Good luck getting it all fixed.

procon

(15,805 posts)
22. Hurry and bring back LOLcats, we need those sweet photos more than ever.
Tue May 8, 2018, 09:32 PM
May 2018

Thanks for putting them up for everyone, I always look for LOLcats on Saturday.

GreenEyedLefty

(2,073 posts)
23. A couple of Sundays ago I panicked because I didn't see your thread.
Tue May 8, 2018, 09:40 PM
May 2018

I found it a short time later, but man that gave me a start. Thanks for the heads up on your downtime.

Your threads are much loved and appreciated!

RickHworth

(121 posts)
25. Win10 update has caused major issues with
Tue May 8, 2018, 09:42 PM
May 2018

my desk top as well. I think I lost almost everything in their "fix". Be sure to back up your data first.

TNNurse

(6,911 posts)
26. We will survive. It will be tough, but we will get by.
Tue May 8, 2018, 09:45 PM
May 2018

Thanks for the heads up. We might have panicked and since we do that every day anyway, we did not need extra.

Leith

(7,802 posts)
28. We Appreciate How You Make Our Sunday Mornings Better
Tue May 8, 2018, 09:54 PM
May 2018

You deserve a week off. Best wishes on the issues you need to take care of.

Thanks!

rwsanders

(2,585 posts)
31. I hope you have better luck than I did with your laptop. Windows 10 killed my admittedly 8 year old
Tue May 8, 2018, 10:12 PM
May 2018

computer. I almost have all the files transferred to our new desktop.

JHB

(37,128 posts)
32. Then there needs to be a...
Tue May 8, 2018, 10:17 PM
May 2018

...Pathetic, Half-Assed (more line 3/4 to 90%-assed) Temporary Stand-In For SEC's LOLcats!

grantcart

(53,061 posts)
34. You are probably aware of the TV series Monk and what would happen when Monk's psychaitrist
Tue May 8, 2018, 10:23 PM
May 2018

took a vacation.

Chaos ensued.

You are our therapist.

Imagine what this place will be like without your soothing touch of humanity in the forms of teh kittens.

I expect that every thread on Monday will have multiple uses of Goebbels, Hitler and Cheney, and that will be in the threads between friends.

Many will be self medicating.

Many happy repairs.

FailureToCommunicate

(13,989 posts)
36. Oh no! We'll just have to dip into the archives till you return! Meanwhile, here is some IT help...
Tue May 8, 2018, 10:27 PM
May 2018


And her assistant...

Solly Mack

(90,740 posts)
41. Hope all goes well with the family. Take care of you and yours and know we will all
Tue May 8, 2018, 11:06 PM
May 2018

be thinking of you.

Thanks for all you do!

KT2000

(20,544 posts)
43. Computer frustration!
Wed May 9, 2018, 12:09 AM
May 2018

I feel for you. You need a double dose of LOLcats to get you through. Hope it all goes well.

ailsagirl

(22,837 posts)
44. Thanks for the heads-up, SEC
Wed May 9, 2018, 12:17 AM
May 2018

"You make every Sunday a happy one, and I am grateful for that."

So am I, SCE-- so very grateful!!

herding cats

(19,549 posts)
48. If you need a new laptop and choose to start a gofundme, I pledge $100
Wed May 9, 2018, 01:59 AM
May 2018

I got a bonus from a client... I'd love to pay it forward to you.

Message me here if you do so, I'm serious about my support.

sarge43

(28,939 posts)
50. We can do what we did the last time you had 'puter problems,
Wed May 9, 2018, 08:28 AM
May 2018

post our choices for LOLcats. If there's one thing the net has plenty of it's cat pictures.

We got your back, SCE.

 

TheSmarterDog

(794 posts)
51. I suggest we get together & do a thread of our own funny cat pics (and dog pics) in your honor
Wed May 9, 2018, 08:29 AM
May 2018

It wouldn't be the LOLcats thread, but it could be a reasonable facsimile.

Fla Dem

(23,351 posts)
54. Will be traveling this weekend to visit family in Mass and Ct, but will miss your LOLcats.
Wed May 9, 2018, 11:51 AM
May 2018

Not sure I would have gotten a chance to look over this coming weekend, but would have eventually check out your amazing Sunday LOLcats. My favorite part of my Sunday morning rituals. Hope everything in the family and with your pc gets squared away.

House of Roberts

(5,120 posts)
58. This thread has almost as many recs as a regular Sunday LOLCats!
Wed May 9, 2018, 12:55 PM
May 2018

Now that's popularity!
Hope you get your technical issues solved quickly and economically.

Granny M

(1,395 posts)
66. Thanks for all you do for us every week, SCE
Wed May 9, 2018, 05:10 PM
May 2018

LOLcats are my favourite Sunday ritual.

Best of luck with the laptop issues!

love_katz

(2,562 posts)
75. I am relieved to find this thread.
Sun May 13, 2018, 10:38 AM
May 2018

I got super worried when I couldn't find LOL Cats. Missy and I send purrs and hugs to you and your family. I feel really glad to see all the posts offering to contribute to a gofundme campaign to buy you a new laptop. It's wonderful to see how much you and your Sunday contribution are loved. Yes, LOVED!!! I sincerely hope that someone who knows how to set that up will do it. 💓💓💓💓 Wishing you the very best of good luck.

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