Still working on the two drives.  One has been getting "checked" since before I posted this and it's only 15% complete.  The other finished but is now "E:\ drive not accessible - Access denied" so I'm working on that.  Hopefully the files are still ok.
 
One thing I'm finding out, turn off the Write Caching if you are using that damned Windows 10!  Since it will reboot your computer whenever it wants to (regardless of what settings you change to prevent this), it will zonk your system in the middle of the night even if you were doing something that accesses an external drive...  It can also screw you just by never saying the drive is ok to be removed!  I've had it say that "something" was accessing the drive still even though EVERYTHING was closed and no apps were running...
 
What a waste of a day that had a lot of potential for getting some "ME" work done! 
 
Now it's back to regular work, but still with a smaller monitor... 

Glyn Barnes
Its the curse of 2016, I tell ye!

This.

Very sorry for your troubles, Craigb. I have no solutions to offer, only commiseration. Well, that and virtual becan. I hope you sort out your drive issues without any data loss, get your monitor replaced, get money to fix/replace your car, get some pain meds for your aching head, and get a good nap. It sounds like you could use one. 

Thanks for the support everyone!  Although it completely wasted my weekend, I was finally able to get both drives to be readable again (the second finishing after 11pm last night).  This morning I REALLY need to get some work done for clients (I only worked one day last week and, since I'm an hourly IT consultant, no work = no pay!).  Unfortunately, I just looked out and the day that was supposed to be 1.5" of all rain is apparently starting with pure ice...  Yay...  

Sorry for your troubles, craigb (ityrn), but there's always someone who has it worse: It's the week before Christmas and I work at Walmart.

Do you have to bleach your eyes when you get home? 

Definitely my hands.

Sometimes in life "the $hit just hits the fan ".
 
It happens to us all at one time or another
 
When that happens to __, just put on your rubber gloves and boots , walk over to the fan , unplug it and clean up the $hit...
 
Kenny

Whatever hits the fan does not distribute evenly either...
 
(Anyone want to borrow my fan for a while?  I need a break!  )

craigb
Whatever hits the fan does not distribute evenly either...
 

Indeed , that may be the case on one level .
For the sake of the conversation , I doubt very much it would matter if a fan distributes unevenly if the host of The New Game-show " Who's Life Suck's This Weekend "   brought you up to the front of the studio audience and said to you
"  Craig  ,  you have 10 seconds to pick up all the cash you can . You get to keep all you can grab " as the pretty scantily clad model / assistant  throw sacks of freshly minted 1's , 5's 10's 20's and 100's in front of "the same exact make & model of fan that blows unevenly" 
 

craigb
 
 (Anyone want to borrow my fan for a while?  I need a break!  )

Tough sell there Bro . We are still trying to figure out what to do with The Cross you brought over to my thread
 
This too shall pass .
 
all the best, 
 
Kenny