Not my story -
but I saved this from somewhere...
 THE POWERBOOK THAT LEAKED
 (A True Story) 
 Thing is, surely any repair tech would have checked obvious things first -
 like pulling the battery, and investigating the sloshing noise - before they
 went anywhere near the power socket? Otherwise they just open themselves up to
 turning a potentially simple repair into a very expensive one...
 Amusing enough story, but I'm not so sure about the 'true' bit! 
 
I agree completely - I should have made it clear that the claim of truth is in the
original material that I have (I think someone mailed it to me some years ago).
If any evidence of physical abnormality (smell, sound, dripping, owner reports
etc.) I would never have powered the machine if it were me ... I don't know if
there is any truth to the story, however I would guess that if there is, it may
have been "embellished" somewhat for good storytelling...
Dave
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