I had sent this in an email to the weblog NintendoWiiFanboy.com because without them, my winterbreak may not have been any fun.

Dearest Nintendo Wii Fanboy,
This holiday season I traveled 5 hours by car through freezing rain and snow to Madison, WI to visit with my parents and other family. Of course I brought my Wii because it had been such a hit during Thanksgiving, but when I opened the box to unpack the unit, I noticed that I had FORGOT THE POWER CABLE! What was I to do?! Talk and socialize with my family?! Crazy talk.
I remember reading that a fellow reader, Jay, had used a GameCube power cable to power his Wii. I soon found myself at a local used game store were they were able to dig one up from a pile of old GameCube crap. It was marked seven dollars, but the nice man wrapped it up and handed it to me with a smile and a “Happy Holidays.” Free of charge! It was truly a miracle of the season.

So thank you Wii Fanboy for the information, and thank you guy at the game store for making my holiday with my parents entertaining in a good way.

Love,
Joel “Shlomo” Gillman