Early Risers.

[Ozexpatriate]

7 minutes ago, New Haven Neil said:

It now shuts down when I close the lid

I always manually use the 'sleep' option, then wait until the little LED (indicates on=blue) turns to charging=red, charged=green or off, before closing the lid. The consequence of not waiting means an indeterminate state which require a full hard boot with the power button down for several seconds to resolve.

 

This is on a Samsung laptop. Others will vary. 

[brianusa]

2 hours ago, Kelly said:

 

Yes, he has. I can go down with a combination of a crutch and the bannister. There's only a bannister on one side,  so can't manage going up yet so still dragging myself up on my bum until the ankle feels strong enough to go up using the banister with my right hand only for support. 

 

But going down still presents quite a lot of anxiety about slipping or falling so need Richard for support and need him for carrying anything down anyway. 

 

A fan and mostly laying on the bed watching YouTube on the tablet is the plan for the rest of the evening I think. 

 

Kelly 

  Never used crutches and use a walking stick/cane on the stairs.  Crutches are a bit of a pain so just a stick is more easier as like you, we still rely on a bannister which can be used to haul yourself up or a firm grip going down.  It gets easier as time passes!  Good luck🙂

      Brian.

[simontaylor484]

22 minutes ago, New Haven Neil said:

Evening.

 

Windoze had a real go at it today, having twice 'updated' my lappy, then shut it down.  It now shuts down when I close the lid, despite the settings say for it to just sleep.  Hell how I hate computers.

 

interesting to hear about Garforth Cliff garden centre, our Not-God Daughter (not Christians so can't be God parents, but pledged to undertake the same duties!) from Darrington used to love to go there and ride the train.  It would appear some time has passed as she's just got a First in Marine Biology and is going on to a Masters in Edinburgh.  Sheesh.

 

27c here this afternoon, which is mighty hot for a small rock in the sea.  

My Grandad took me on it when I was nowt but a lad they had made some parts for the greenhouses if I remember correctly 

 

Edited August 9, 2022 by simontaylor484
Spell checker

[New Haven Neil]

11 minutes ago, Ozexpatriate said:

I always manually use the 'sleep' option, then wait until the little LED (indicates on=blue) turns to charging=red, charged=green or off, before closing the lid. The consequence of not waiting means an indeterminate state which require a full hard boot with the power button down for several seconds to resolve.

 

This is on a Samsung laptop. Others will vary. 

 

Its an HP, usually sleeps nicely when you just shut the lid.  Pressing the power button briefly shuts it down.

 

Worked fine for the last 4 years until Windoze updated it today. 🤬

Edited August 9, 2022 by New Haven Neil

[Gwiwer]

33 minutes ago, PhilJ W said:

56 minutes ago, simontaylor484 said:

Looks like the 09:27 from the House of Fun is going to be a busy service in future

Not quite, she's now in the hands of the BTP. I knew of a similar case many years ago where the lady concerned was sectioned.

 

1 hour ago, polybear said:

The 09.27 you say.....

 

I understand that the person in question was referred for "an assessment".  Which if nothing else supports my initial and non-professional opinion that she was under the influence of something whether substance or mental incapacity.  

 

The 09.27 to Exeter St. Davids.  09.20 from Waterloo for those playing at home.  Mr. Bear is advised to join the front three carriages if travelling to any point beyond Salisbury and to obtain refreshments before boarding as the on-board catering contract was cancelled and has not been renewed.

 

It has become a source of frustration that it is not possible to obtain so much as a bottle of water aboard one of our trains now.  Especially given this summer's weather.  London to Weymouth or Exeter takes above three hours; that's a long time to go without anything if you're peckish or in urgent need of rehydration.  

[simontaylor484]

We also got a trip to Flamingo land free gratis when they made some parts for them. It was more of a zoo than the theme park all I really remember is that it stank.

[monkeysarefun]

For the US readers, if you ever need legal advice, probably dont use these guys.

 

Attorneys for right-wing conspiracy theorist Alex Jones accidentally sent his legal adversaries a nude photo of his wife that he had texted to the conservative political operative Roger Stone.

 

[polybear]

18 minutes ago, New Haven Neil said:

 

Its an HP, usually sleeps nicely when you just shut the lid.  Pressing the power button briefly shuts it down.

 

Worked fine for the last 4 years until Windoze updated it today. 🤬

 

Dive into Control Panel > All Control Panel Items > Power Options > System Settings and that'll let you play with the appropriate settings.

[simontaylor484]

26 minutes ago, monkeysarefun said:

For the US readers, if you ever need legal advice, probably dont use these guys.

 

Attorneys for right-wing conspiracy theorist Alex Jones accidentally sent his legal adversaries a nude photo of his wife that he had texted to the conservative political operative Roger Stone.

 

They also sent some other phone records if I understand correctly 

 

Happen the Lawyers are called Bungle, Cock-up and mistake

[New Haven Neil]

10 minutes ago, polybear said:

 

Dive into Control Panel > All Control Panel Items > Power Options > System Settings and that'll let you play with the appropriate settings.

 

Already done all that mate, it was still set correctly.  Just doesn't work.  Jeeze, computers.....

[jamie92208]

24 minutes ago, simontaylor484 said:

They also sent some other phone records if I understand correctly 

 

Happen the Lawyers are called Bungle, Cock-up and mistake

And I believe that the 6th January committee wantbaccess to thevother material.

 

Jamie

[Winslow Boy]

6 hours ago, simontaylor484 said:

Afternoon 

I have had the dubious pleasure of visiting 3 yes 3 garden centres today on the hunt for an olive tree. I finally found one at the hell hole that is Hampsons plant world @Erichill16 knows the place. Fortunately this visit to the 9th circle of hell was mitigated by chips from Kingfisher chippy on Denby Dale road. 

Not bad to say we started at Garforth cliff which has been modernised but the miniature railway is long gone

 

Too late but they had olive trees on sale at Aldi. Don't know of course if they are available where you are but. I think they were £24.99 so not cheap.

 

Sorry I didn't post earlier but had a very long and tiring day.

[simontaylor484]

5 minutes ago, Winslow Boy said:

 

Too late but they had olive trees on sale at Aldi. Don't know of course if they are available where you are but. I think they were £24.99 so not cheap.

 

Sorry I didn't post earlier but had a very long and tiring day.

Thanks for the info. Plants at our local Aldi dont seem to to last well.

I paid £35 but it is a large standard tree I paid around £20 -25 for the other 3 trees which are much smaller.

[Winslow Boy]

4 minutes ago, simontaylor484 said:

Thanks for the info. Plants at our local Aldi dont seem to to last well.

I paid £35 but it is a large standard tree I paid around £20 -25 for the other 3 trees which are much smaller.

 

I had quick shufty and wasn't particularly impressed as they were on the small side. Our Aldi isn't too bad in terms of looking after them but they aren't baked beans at the end of the day so you need to be aware of what your buying.

Edited August 9, 2022 by Winslow Boy
Bl****y spell check.

[Kelly]

1 hour ago, brianusa said:

  Never used crutches and use a walking stick/cane on the stairs.  Crutches are a bit of a pain so just a stick is more easier as like you, we still rely on a bannister which can be used to haul yourself up or a firm grip going down.  It gets easier as time passes!  Good luck🙂

      Brian.

 

I'm following how the physiotherapist instructed me to get down the stairs with the crutches. The crutches provides a bit more stability as it is harder for the crutch to wobble sideways in your hand as your upper arm stabilises it in effect. With being rather anxious about the stairs I think for now the crutch is probably safer for me. 

 

Going up without the railing on the side of the injured ankle is much harder as it is the side ideally I need to be grabbing allowing my right arm to help push me up the stairs with the crutch. For now I think until my ankle feels less wobbly I will probably stick to going up on my bum backwards. Though I can at least now get myself to my feet at the top of the stairs,  I very much lacked the strength to do that for months. Saves dragging myself along the landing and pulling myself up onto the bed which was never much fun,  especially with poppy's idea of what helping means! 

 

Still all progress in the right direction!

 

In other news,  I heard from my father today,  he has a suspected infection in his lung surgery wound and is awaiting tests. This time the surgery was much involved so hopefully he should be fine with antibiotics and not end up with really bad sepsis like after his bowel surgery. 

[PhilJ W]

Evening all from Estuary-Land. Our local Tess Coes had some olive trees in, but they are artificial. Ideally I want a small flowering tree or shrub that attracts pollinators. Self pollinating trees are a no-no as I suffer from hay fever. I read somewhere that trees such as silver birch, which are becoming fashionable are contributing to the increase in hay fever. @Kelly I hope your dad gets better soon, and yourself of course. I had a hand rail fitted to my stairs about a year ago and its a godsend.

[monkeysarefun]

1 hour ago, New Haven Neil said:

 

Already done all that mate, it was still set correctly.  Just doesn't work.  Jeeze, computers.....

 

 

It might look like its shutting down but might actually  be hibernating, despite your warm temperatures.

 

Go back nto the battery or power saver  options or whatever its called, and look for the Select Plan button. 

You should have a plan selected? If so click on it and there should be an Advanced Power options or something button. This should fire up a new box with a heap of options, one of which should be ""Hibernate After" . If this setting is set to a too small time period, extend it and see if it makes a difference.

 

 

 

 

[monkeysarefun]

1 hour ago, jamie92208 said:

And I believe that the 6th January committee wantbaccess to thevother material.

 

Jamie

If I was his wife I'd be wondering why he was sending pictures of me in the nuddy to Roger Stone in the first place. There'd be some explaining to do, let me tell you!

Edited August 9, 2022 by monkeysarefun

[Winslow Boy]

11 minutes ago, monkeysarefun said:

If I was his wife I'd be wondering why he was sending pictures of me in the nuddy to Roger Stone in the first place. There'd be some explaining to do, let me tell you!

 

 

Is there something your trying to tell us?

[BSW01]

Good evening everyone 

 

My car was collected about 10 o’clock this morning, so, once I’d handed over my keys, I went to the shed and got my rechargeable hedge clippers and trimmed the two topiary plants that sit in pots on the front door step. One is a viburnum, the other an ivy, both were looking a bit straggly, especially the ivy, but after having had a trim, they’re both a lot neater now. Once they were done and I’d swept up the clippings, I went round to the back garden and continued removing the moss from the camomile lawn. When I started, the camomile lawn was still in the shade of the large sycamore tree, so it was quite pleasant. But around 11:30 the sun was clear of the tree, so I donned my hat for the rest of the morning. I also did some more dead heading and a little general tidying up, when I’d finished I’d got another wheelbarrow full of clippings, so took it round the front to empty it into the garden waste bin. I’d just got back to the back garden in time for dinner.  After dinner it was far too hot to continue working outside, so I stayed in the shade and repotted some house plants, before retiring to the workshop for a couple of hours. 

 

The car was returned to me, serviced, MOTed, cleaned and valeted, just before 5 o’clock, it passed its MOT, with no advisories, so it’s good to drive for another 12 months. 

 

As usual for a Tuesday m we spoke to Vickie this evening, keeping up with what’s going on at there’s and passing on any news we have from here. 

Edited August 9, 2022 by BSW01

[BSW01]

Goodnight all 

[Winslow Boy]

37 minutes ago, PhilJ W said:

Evening all from Estuary-Land. Our local Tess Coes had some olive trees in, but they are artificial. Ideally I want a small flowering tree or shrub that attracts pollinators. Self pollinating trees are a no-no as I suffer from hay fever. I read somewhere that trees such as silver birch, which are becoming fashionable are contributing to the increase in hay fever. @Kelly I hope your dad gets better soon, and yourself of course. I had a hand rail fitted to my stairs about a year ago and its a godsend.

 

Hmm try one of the Sorbus genus or a laburnum.

[monkeysarefun]

18 minutes ago, Winslow Boy said:

 

 

Is there something your trying to tell us?

Hmmm ummm, cant think of anything ,,,, We won the sports carnival, maybe?

Edited August 9, 2022 by monkeysarefun

[PhilJ W]

Goodnight all.

[Coombe Barton]

... some medieval bloke with strange earmuffs snake/dragon charming with a bendy alpenhorn. ...

 

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