When life hands you lemons add alcohol and stir!

[MichelleLT]

I will keep my fingers crossed for you on the driving (and the TV of course). Do you have chains?

As for your desktop, the heat sink on the processor might be dry. (I think desktops use a heat sink like laptops do) It's filled with this special goo that conducts heat away from the processor. It has to be replenished every few years. Has that been checked?

I guess the good news is that hard drives are getting cheaper every day. Sorry that you are being bombarded with stress right now though!