SUNDAY, MAY 5
It came to that. The computer repair person, Mike, said Chloe’s computer turned on, but that it could be relied upon to intermittently go black until it turned on no more. In other words, time to get a new computer.
A CEX electronics and computer store in the Cameron Toll Shopping Centre had two refurbished Mac laptops, and Mike said they could be trusted. Two buses and a couple of arguments later we arrived at a more-than-average depressing mall. People we hadn’t encountered in Old Town Edinburgh, which mostly teams with tourists, or in New Town, fast-walking business and city residents, or this area around Morningside, upscale suburbanites. Here were the more downtrodden, the poorer people of Edinburgh.
One of the two computers was a perfect replacement, and cost less than half the price of a new Mac. After waiting in a long line to talk to a sales person (many people come here to sell items for cash, and to buy inexpensive games), an expressive, nervous young man helped us. He had learned all about the warranty details and liked to repeat what he knew.
In the end, Chloe bought the replacement computer. This computer will be much faster, better for her to edit her photos on.
NOTE ON EDINBURGH BUSES: A single bus fare is 1.70 pounds. If you have to change to another bus to get to your destination, you have to pay again. To get to the mall cost us 3.40 pounds each. There is another option, though. You can buy a day pass for 4 pound, and then take as many buses as you want. Much better!
