PeterBB

Delayed because you can - the advantage of 'me time'! Condolences to Stewart and family - even when not close or expected it still comes as a shock. Tomorrow off to a relatives funeral after a family day represented by a completed trip round the sun and three days after what would have been his similar anniversay day.

By definition he would have caught up if tapping on the window!

Happy 44th Wedding Anniversary Beth and Jamie.

@Combe Martin adds to the point that MS move things around, @Gwiwer well remember the problems listening to 208 Luxemberg. - required sitting right next to the radio. Come to that some other reception was ot so good - what came to mind was the very last episode of -Dick Barton Special Agent - the next week was something called 'The Archers' so must be a year or two ago,

What is a laptop? From which you will conclude that I do not have one, have often thought about it since did have one when a peripatetic trainer. Something that 'went missing' some time ago was the drive that enabled me to contunue using the 1.44 floppy discs on subsequent computers so on the move had to get rid of 100s of them. Seem to remember Word Perfect and other software of the time that was easy to use and why does MS change the order and placing of 'menus and their contents' everytime it brings out so-called upgrades 'that make it easier to use'. Still have a video player although the 'newer' television does not have a connection for it. Of course the main agro is that companies seem to think that everyone has a smartphone - nothing could be further from the truth, especially when you consider the cost of them. As I see it the real reason for all these changes, apart from the accepted security, is to make someone pots of money by making even relatively 'new things' obsolete. By this time the above begins to sound like a rant -oops.

A date that is also my former school's commemoration day thst in those days included a church service - doubt that it is still the same now.

After you have eaten of course.

All this software etc - its frustrating because even the computer doesn't have cd/dvd player - essential as I still see it and in other aspects when the power fails because nothing is written down you bave no access to information ... even our telephones stop working when the power fails - not a common thing but the Salisbury train crash in 2021 cut off our power for a day or two until they powered up a generator.

The heading suggests but the item unaccessible - subscription only unfortunately. @monkeysarefun Later explained the article

Read the article and have to agree. Fortunately (?) wisdom teeth remobved while NHS many years ago ... required 22 stiches and was carried out under GA. Have alwyas cleaned my teeth but ... dentist says will lose all like my father. My brother on the other hand has had relativel little problem with teeth ... like mother. It also therefore seems to be the 'luck' of the draw. As you can imaging 'hate' the idea of a dentist visit especially since moving as there are no NHS dentists locally.

@Coombe Barton So thats your Whitsun brreak sorted.

Also suggests that a certain person reallly believed he was not doing anything wrong in looking at the judgres pedigree.

All those bridges to cross the streams ...

@Hroth happy birthday - poet in your retirement.

Anyone seen tonight 'Railways the Making of a Nation? The film was interesting but all the speech was way out of alignment with the every person providing comments including the presenter - pity. Obviously avoiding the food blog information; cameras - apart from the Pentax SLR still have a small Pentax Optio 750Z - would be nice if I could readily transfer to the computer - miss the DVD and other bits that make compouters useful.

... and then some students want to sue because they did not get 'personal' tuition, it beggars belief!

First time heard this piece on brass and it was great. Other than that apologies - so far behind that it was a skim through. @DaveF agree about voice recognition. Cameras - have/had a Pentax for many years that was fantastic until a spring on the shutter went. At the time could not fund the repair cost but when cost was not a problem it apparently could no longer be repaired ... too old!

Thanks to the guys who provided the information - my copy arrived earlier today - quite a heavy tome. Others mentioned cutting grass - SWMBO said that it was sunny yestyerday and it needed to be cut before it rained. The buttercup, daisy and dandelions together with the uneven height of the grass had been getting to me as our lawnmower is old and small but on maximum height setting and frequent 'overheating' rests it took an hour or two, filed the green bin and also two building sacks filled to a weight I could manage to the local tip (oops recycling centre). Brownie points gained. Today a non-supporting wall was removed as part of SWMBOs need for a replacement kitchen and back door ... such is life but it will mean that we can see the garden rather than next doors fence. Salosbury MRS Exchibition in Wilton this weekend.

Come now, a garage is either for storage (seems the most common thing these days) or for a m***l 8a**w**! The other thing that used to be said was that a wet car garaged rusted more quivkly than one kept in the open.

Sounds like you could use one the 'speak and it types things' whatever they are called. Remember a solicitor using one years ago- he spoke a bit and read it back.

In current days that sounds quite reasonable.

Quite a common thing these days the wait in the queue and certainly does not help the blood pressure ... not fogetting the increasing doiffoiculties of the 'pay systems'.

Our problem has become the crows. Having almost managed to stop the squirrels so that the 'little' birds could feed one day came a crow who after appearing for a day or two found that by flying at the bird feeders he could dislodge food and then pick it up off the ground. When around of course we lose the blue tits, wrens goldfinch and blackbirds - pigeons stay unless 5/6/7 crows appear and just about empty the bird feeders ... I think the word here is 'turdycurses' after @polybear.

Unfortunately so but there seems to be a state of over 20mph fines lately so perhaps it is best to stick to it, difficult though it may be. The treality is that it is difficult and not necessarily environmental friendly as you normally need to be in a lower gear.

Kerrera - not been since son was 13 (just realised that was a long time ago) but it was 'my island' in student days at Kingston and I really grew to love it even to the point of looking at one of the properties when it came up. In those days there was still the paddle steamer and Sunday was the time to leisurely walk to Oban for the papers sit down with company on the station and read - it was generally spring/summer when I was on the island. There was one big senior school that also had boarders and all the islanders knew everybody over a fair distance, a great community. I had a van and one of the farmers asked me to take a ram for sale with him to Fort William - quite an experience. Previous mention was of course the coincidence with the car that knocked blocks down onto the track and giving a hitch-hiker who turned out to be the stone mason a lift to repair it the following weak. Those were the days. Then came the 'RORO' and everything changed so was not too impressed on the last visit.