Sidekick Wheel Breaks

Well, it finally happened. I bought my Color Sidekick off eBay about eight months ago, and it has functioned beautifully since then. Unfortunately it seems to have broken for the first time: the wheel no longer reacts to being pushed. It will still scroll up and down, but it can’t select anything anymore. This shouldn’t be too much of a problem - I usually use the Sidekick with the screen open anyway, so I will just have to train myself to push the Return key instead of the scroll wheel. I don’t know of any way to get this fixed cheaply, so I’ll just deal with it. If you know anybody who’s looking to get rid of a Sidekick, though (free or sold cheaply), please pass along my name.

Added: The good news is: my wheel is functioning again. The bad news is: my right front tire blew out. I am presently on the shoulder of I-95N, about a mile before exit 169 (Franconia-Springfield Parkway), waiting for AAA to show up. The lady said they’re be here within two hours but that she’d mark it “priority” because I’m on the interstate. I have no idea what happened, the car just started pulling to the right and wobbling so I pulled over and sure enough the tire is flat. I keep watching my mirrors to see if a CVS/Samaritan truck might show up…I’m crossing my fingers but I doubt it will help. The poor kitties at Petco will be hungry by the time I get there - heck, I will be too.

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