[ale] P{lease Help - Need Favor for 85+ year-old Ubuntu user in Canton

[Doug Hall]

Clanton, Alabama? If so, I might can help one afternoon next week. I might
need a heads-up on what to do. I sure wouldn't want to show up unprepared.
I live in Montgomery, so I'm not that far.


On Tue, Mar 26, 2013 at 1:18 PM, Robert Reese <ale at sixit.com> wrote:

> Hi All,
>
> I moved south of Macon several years ago, and have a lady (close to 90,
> but you'd never guess it) whom has been using Ubuntu now for about five
> years, and still only knows the basics.  Still, she's smart as a whip and
> very active, but she doesn't trust herself.
>
> She apparently installed an update to 12.10, and now she is unable to
> connect to the internet.
>
> Years ago, her husband was a client when I was consulting.  Unfortunately,
> due to some very bad investments, she and her husband are no longer able to
> afford any extra expenses.  Literally.  I've been working with them not as
> a consultant, but as a friend.  However, I can't drive 5 hours round trip
> to help, especially since I know it probably will only take a couple of
> minutes to fix this.
>
> Would anyone please be willing to donate some time and help her?
>
> Please PM me, but keep [ALE] in the subject, if you are willing to be a
> rescuing angel. :D
>
> Many, many thanks,
> Robert~
>
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