There it was, gone

I need to vent some meaningless things off my chest. I was hoping to have some pictures to post on here tonight, but that is not the case. Technology has once again dealt me a blow.

At work we have brought the first Russian built MI-26 helicopter into Canada. For those of you not versed in eastern-European aircraft, I will enlighten you. The MI-26 is the largest production helicopter in the world, and the second largest helicopter ever built. Nothing in North America, or Western Europe even comes close. 44,000LBS of cargo makes this a very useful aircraft in areas that you can't get into because the ice roads went out a month or two early. Because of politics, and logistics, this has been a big deal having this aircraft here. I have been "lucky" enough to have a part, all be it a very small one, in the process of having it here.

So today, it was taking off from Whitecourt. A big even in our little lives. With great anticipation, I obtained permission from Rose to take her new camera to work, so I could document the event in silicone. When the time came, several of us, armed with some very fancy camera equipment, went off to capture the moment. Thanks to the wonders of digital technology, I took over 45 pictures, without fear of developing them. The laws of averages says that at least one should be worth it.

When I got home, I went straight to the computer to download the memory card. It's at this point our story turns tragic. After a little trial and error, we have discovered that our no-name brand card reader, and our uber-fancy memory card, don't agree with one-another. All the pictures that I took fell victim to the maylay, and I fear are lost forever.

It's not the end of the world, and I know I'll be over it by the morning. I'm just bummed about it right now.

So, if you know how to save corrupted .jpg files, please let me know. In the mean time, I'll be busy pouting.