Our Computer is Broken

When Charlie turned the computer on,
It look an extended time,
And the messages that it gave,
Were like Hiroshima is a past time.
“HIMEM encountered bad memory”,
“Restore your registry”,
But it refused to do the latter,
Despite lots of swearing from me.
For the past two days this happened,
I hate that creaky mother,
Charlie and I have had to talk,
And spend time with each other.
For Charlie uses it the most,
She gets 200 emails a day,
She also plans for work on it,
And uses it for play.
I tend to get my fix at work,
That is the safest bet,
But I use the one at home,
On the weekend for the ‘net.
We have another PC at home,
Just not got it ready,
It is a bit newer than the old,
And the programs are more steady.
But of course, the worry is,
Many files can’t be replaced,
Please say, “You should back them up,”
So I can punch you in the face.
Charlie’s planning, my web pages,
All may be lost,
But such trivialities really don’t matter,
Our lives they will not cost.

True, for the most part. It's amazing how much you miss something when it's gone.