On Saturday I walked into Best Buy with my brother and my computer. When the Geek Squad guy was available to help us, I pulled my computer out of its case and explained that my battery was attempting to escape from my computer. His look of serious concern made me a bit nervous. When he came back a few minutes later and showed me the cracks in the casing around my battery and said, "Don't use this computer while this battery is in it. If the battery expands any more, it will ignite and catch everything around it on fire!" I was shocked. He said he doubted that a replacement battery would help and it might be better to replace the computer.
I had some anxiety about paying for a new computer and the software that I'd need, but when I checked my bank account yesterday, I had a surprise waiting for me. Apparently unused annual leave days are compensated in the form of money at the end of your employment. I guess this is something I should have expected, but I didn't! And I can just imagine God smiling at me and saying, "I love you!"