Nod is getting his flat rewired and then redecorated. He plans to move out and stay in a hotel for a week or so while this is done (once this becomes possible).
Yesterday he was fretting about his new laptop. I am worried it might get stolen while I am away, he said.
I suggested he take it with him.
"But it won't work anywhere else."
A bit of questioning establshed that he was not aware that WiFi is available almost everywhere, including restaurants, hotels, buses, trains and so on