[My laptop is still suffering from the aftershocks of a soda spill . . . it's gone back to the BestBuy Geek Squad for resuscitation . . . again . . .]
Ugh. Sorry to hear that.
It's alright. I was stupid and the repairs are covered. I just wish someone other than the local "geeks" were handling it. They aren't the sharpest tools in the box.