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  1. Just had a "timed out" from rmweb. Error 522 

    1. Phil Bullock

      Phil Bullock

      Likewise! was just completing a large reply but luckily still there when I went page to the page...

       

      Phil

    2. Huw Griffiths

      Huw Griffiths

      I've also encountered that sort of stuff - my workround involves a familiar "cut & paste" sequence:

      1.   <ctrl> <a>
      2.   <ctrl> <c>
      3.   try to post the message - and, if all else fails
      4.   login (again!) - go to the "post reply" section of the thread and hit <ctrl> <v>.

       

      Unfortunately, although this works on a Windows PC, I don't know of an equivalent version for Android.

       

      Of course, I would prefer it if the site didn't auto-logout - and if none of this routine were actually needed. Until (unless?) that happens, I guess I'm stuck with the "finger dance" ... .

       

       

      Huw.

  2. have Amazon been hacked??

    Just had automated phone message saying "Prime" account is suspended..."speak to our adviser to get reinstated" (paraphrased) 

    Same automated voice experienced in Talktalk scam calls. New one on me!.

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    2. Barry Ten

      Barry Ten

      It;s an on-going Phishing scam. We've been getting them for a few weeks.

       

      There's a bit in the Guardian:

       

      https://www.theguardian.com/money/2019/oct/10/amazon-prime-scam-phone-calls#comment-134151683

    3. DonB

      DonB

      thanks for that,   I hadn't seen the Guardian item.

    4. Kris

      Kris

      There are a variety of these, they have been going for years. 

  3. Have we permanently "lost" the archive section of the previous incarnation of RMweb?  or have I just not found it yet?

    Also my Gallery shows a series of black squares where the Gloucester Docks pictures should be... Do I need to reload them?

    Thanks.

  4. how does one join RMweb Gold? 

    The free ticket offer is no longer available ?  Web page "does not exist"

    1. Hroth

      Hroth

      Try messaging AY Mod (Andy York)

       

      You could also leave a post on the Gold thread

      https://www.rmweb.co.uk/community/index.php?/topic/143518-rmweb-gold-a-new-premium-membership/page/23/

       

      He'll probably tell you where to go.....  :jester:

    2. Tony Teague

      Tony Teague

      The advert is still showing so I would have thought it must be available.

  5. Spider built a small web in outside corner of Kitchen window. I saw a Dandelion seed plus its "parachute" drift past and got caught by the web. Spider appeared and proceeded to untangle the seed etc from the web then held it into the breeze before releasing. Veg seeds obviously not on a spider's menu!

  6. Just come across this Gangnam Parody by the boys at Eton College

  7. Big Mistake... Just bought and had fitted a new 6x4 garden shed to replace old one attacked by Rats from next  door's chicken run.

    40 years stock of bits that  "might come in useful" taken to the tip. Much anguish in the choice of what must go overseen by SWMBO.

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    2. DonB

      DonB

      Property next door was rented, chickens and vegie tenants now gone, so new shed worthwhile. Rats dealt with by council for a very modest outlay, although we live very close to a farm, so wild live stock a constant hazard. Currently badgers wandering through the garden at night, we can hear their claws drumming on the path slabs, there's a sett at the far edge of the field behind our property. must be getting used to the sights and smells after 45 years here.

    3. Tim V

      Tim V

      I got rid of a load of 'might come in useful' stuff to the tip. I couldn't believe how much space I created! Out of sorrow comes joy!

    4. F-UnitMad

      F-UnitMad

      "overseen by SWMBO."

       

      That was your problem, right there. ;)

      Whenever I get rid of stuff I've had for years 'just in case', I often find I need it the week afterwards. :banghead:

  8. Called at a local garden centre yesterday. Horrified to se that they had their Christmas display well under way to completion 

    Crafty blighters have sited it so that one needs to pass through to get to the Cafe and toilets .

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    2. Davexoc

      Davexoc

      It doesn't stop there. LT Museum had Christmas stuff in their shop, and Card Factory is full of stuff.

      Wifey did buy the Lego and Playmobil sets for the grandchildren the other day, as last year was fraught with getting the requested bits, and that was without the shipping, driver and fuel woes of this year....

    3. Hroth

      Hroth

      They're a bit slow off the mark, Christmas has been popping up in the retail environment since August...

    4. John M Upton

      John M Upton

      The cancelling of Christmas with just a couple of days to go last year was the highlight of 2020 for me (best Christmas ever!) so I am hoping for a last minute surge and a repeat performance....

  9. An evocative blast from the past... "American Pie lyrics (almost) explained. Spent a large portion of my youth wondering about this! http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-32196117

    1. Horsetan

      Horsetan

      Fascinating.

    2. BoD

      BoD

      depends whether or not the buyer decides to reveal or not.

  10. AndyY said "Drop by here after 11.00 on Saturday for some interesting announcements! " now 12.50! obviously enjoying himself.

    1. Barry Ten

      Barry Ten

      I presume the announcements are the interesting new Dapol items.

  11. Close encounter with 66403, on new wheel sets, at Butterley yesterday.

  12. Cream crackered! Just back from short (5mile) bike ride, first since being knocked off in January. I swear that someone has made the hills steeper while I've been laid up!

    1. devondynosoar118
    2. eastwestdivide

      eastwestdivide

      Wait till tomorrow when the saddle soreness kicks in.

    3. devondynosoar118

      devondynosoar118

      Eee I were right about that saddle though...

  13. DapolDave is happy about success in "model of the Year" voting, but where do we mere mortals see the results?

    1. Tony_S

      Tony_S

      Spring issue Model Rail

    2. Paul.Uni
    3. DonB

      DonB

      Thanks for "directions". not sure that's where I expected to see them!

      We had a banner advert inviting votes, so why no banner pointing us to the results? or a separate sub- topic within the M&M section (like the Obits)

  14. Email tells me I've won 2 million Euros in The "Euro Raffle Promotion" - all I need to do is send a heap of personal details, - Sure - must think I'm not awake!

    1. hornbyandbf3fan

      hornbyandbf3fan

      I'm still waiting for my inheiritence from tat Nigerian prince who died and all I had to do was send

    2. 69843

      69843

      I once was offered a large sum in

    3. lyndonsdad1

      lyndonsdad1

      LUCKILY I MISSED OUT ON COLLECTIG MY WINNINGS

  15. Email tells me I've won 2 million Euros in The "Euro Raffle Promotion" - all I need to do is send a heap of personal details, - Sure - must think I'm not awake!

  16. email title =" Helpdesk@halifax.com ... Important Massage". Banking business must be slow if they are having to find other employment for their staff!

    1. Horsetan

      Horsetan

      Maybe Crabtree is running things?

    2. AndrewC

      AndrewC

      those sorts of emails always rub me the wrong way.

  17. End of the World predicted (again!) on 21st October.

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    2. RedgateModels

      RedgateModels

      aw! we've got a night out planned on the 22nd .....

    3. Stu from EGDL

      Stu from EGDL

      Just before my first payment on the new larger mortgage...NO CHANCE!!!

    4. ozzyo

      ozzyo

      Bu99er that's the day before my interest is paid.

  18. Got a notice from Microsoft .. updating to W10, only option given is to delay until later today.. no option to say "No thanks"

  19. Got a notice from Microsoft .. updating to W10, only option given is to delay until later today.. no option to say "No thanks"

    1. cheesysmith

      cheesysmith

      Just press the x in the top corner

    2. doctor quinn

      doctor quinn

      You can choose not to schedule at all

    3. Ian J.

      Ian J.

      get GWX Control Panel, or remove updates KB3035583 and KB2952664

  20. Grand-daughter is 13 today, where have the years gone?

    1. Mallard60022

      Mallard60022

      Know the feeling mate.

  21. Had 3 trellis panels blown down in the gales, posts rotted at soil level. Spent the day removing the old stumps which some fool had concreted in... oh, wait, that was me!!

    1. Trebor

      Trebor

      concrete posts are the way forward...

       

    2. DougN

      DougN

      remember the only tool for gardening is a jackhammer.... well it is at my place!

  22. Have a list of jobs for today! Now we have MI2 thrust into vision! Which takes priority?

  23. Hoping for guidance on painting Plastruct assembly, (see thread in weathering, painting and transfers)

  24. Is Rmweb running slowly today? taking about 3 mins to log in then half a minute or more just to navigate from one page to the next.. Other sites visited by me and SWMBO do not seem to be affected.

    1. Pennine MC

      Pennine MC

      Same for me Don

    2. DonB

      DonB

      Perhaps the high winds here and in usa affecting telecoms??

    3. multiprinter

      multiprinter

      Always slower than any other site for some reason.

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