Grrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr my poor baby :(

Not meaning to invite flames, but where would an American traveller find work in London? Everything from waiting tables to offering tech support is acceptable.

Anywhere, at a guess. London is big

Hey Cloudane, I just got a 17" powerbook and was REALLY sorry to hear about your experience. If the same thing ever happened to me I don't think I would be able to live.

I live in the UK. Like Strider I am keen to find out about insuring my Powerbook with Alliance and Leicester after your good experiences with them.

p.s. Ragle did you try getting a job at that Apple Store that just opened in London. That must be the coooooooolest job avail. What good news that store opening was for UK mac owners! Did anyone get an Ipod in their goody bag????

I didn't particularly want to live either

It's actually my parents' house that is insured with A&L, not the computer itself. It was the contents part of the insurance that covered it, which covers items that family members living there own even if they take them out of the premises and something happens to them elsewhere.

Best idea would be to phone them up and have a chat.

My parents are looong term customers so it might be an old version of the contract that they have to keep up but don't offer to new customers, but it's worth asking about their policies. Contents insurance certainly isn't anything new

Oh, and keep proof of purchase for
* Your computer
* Any RAM or other expansions

With the latter I also got my 512MB expansion replaced, which I didn't initially think about.