The "something good" actually happened some time ago, but today I reap the benefits. Last night, my disc burner went bad.
Back in winter, I got a steal of a deal on a combo DVD/CD burner. I had forgotten about it until I went into my computer junk to try to find one of my older drives that I could still use to rip.
I'll be damned! I have a brand new HP/Samsung drive waiting for me.