Thanks to Mike yesterday I learned that μg and mcg are the same.
I learned this today too - totally unimportant, but it may come in handy in a pub quiz :grin:
Wensleydale cheese was first made by French monks from the Roquefort region, who had settled in Wensleydale. :yell: The bloody French get everywhere, but there's a twist to the tale. In Yorkshire, apple pie is often served with Wensleydale cheese, "an apple pie without the cheese is like a kiss without the squeeze" as the saying goes.
Did the monks come over on dinghies?
Very possibly Jacq !!!!! I'll have to Google it :clap:
:grin: :grin: :grin:
I know that I need a gap twice the width of my motor before I can park her.. :smiley:
I'm not as fit as I thought I was. It took me ages to get up to the top of Kinoull this morning.:cry: Used to walk up without stopping once, today I was puffing n blowing like mad. [1100]
None of us are getting any younger :boo:
I don't do hills anymore.. I don't even like ramps.!!
Ghosts in the machine? This is the third time in two days that I have posted something and the post has disappeared - I posted about the great views from Kinnoull
Mike [2080] [2080] [2080]
July 06, 2022, 09:29:21 PMQuote from: Michael Rolls on July 06, 2022, 09:25:56 PMGhosts in the machine? This is the third time in two days that I have posted something and the post has disappeared - I posted about the great views from Kinnoull
Mike [2080] [2080] [2080]
Whoops - just realised that the 'disappeared post' about Kinnoull was actually in another thread! But the Wordle ones did vanish - can't see any way I could put those in the wrong thread
Mike
I have learned not to get too excited when the National Lottery send me an email saying
' good news about your ticket'.
I have learned that beer and curry good. Cake and orange juice bad. :cool:
Take pain killers before starting a 2 hour groom, also have plenty of water and dog treats to hand. It was a long stand and my backs killing me.:cry:
Don't buy shoes that change shape overnight.
Not much of a surprise, but I am very good at putting off things that I don't want to do.
Today I learned that forgetting your sun cream an a 6 hour outdoor photography shoot in sunny July is just as dumb as it ever was! #wince
The key to happiness is to surround yourself with animals and stay away from idiots.
an enviable philosophy!
Today I learned that some elderly people are not too hot at driving.. :grin:
You just need to practice... :grin:
My car, being a SHE, has a mind of her own..
Today I discovered the Norwegian word for speed bump. I also found that not everything on the internet is untrue when google translate confirmed it. Well English to Norwegian at least.
(https://i.postimg.cc/KjB0ZzN5/fartsdumper.jpg) (https://postimages.org/)
:grin: :grin: :grin: :grin:
Today I learned that buying more than one lottery ticket is not a good move..
I learned that my head is not BIG..
A sun hat I bought on Amazon falls down onto my forehead.
And It stays in place when I turn my head quickly.. :grin:
I learned that making your own strawberry ice cream is hugely rewarding and delicious.
I learned that the tyres on my old motor will not melt in a 40c heatwave..
Today I learned that you can not paint Satin over Gloss...
I learned that the Queen is the Duke of Lancaster.
:grin: :grin: And not many people know that.
Today I learned that being off the ground only a couple of feet can cause me to become lightheaded...
Today I learned that there's a great view from a hill called Torrisholme Barrow overlooking the West Coast Main Line and Morecambe South Junction a five minute walk from our new home. I photographed a steam train from it :grin:
Quote from: Ashy on July 31, 2022, 01:01:49 PMI learned that the Queen is the Duke of Lancaster.
Yes, and she receives a lot of money from it.
Not to cut my fringe..
To make sure I shut the freezer door properly ! geezzzzzzzzzzzz
I learned that there are more drag queens in Britain than I thought.
You just made a pickup from Specsavers then Ashy? :grin:
No I was in the library actually
You do NOT lose weight by sweating..
Today I learned that in addition to the unnecessary mayor of greater London, there are another ten superfluous deputy mayors, all paid over £132,000 each.
People complain that a train driver can earn £60,000 or a GP over £120,000.
TEN? Bleedinhellfire - what do they DO?
https://www.london.gov.uk/people/mayoral
Follow the links to see what we have to pay them. As I understand it, their role is to advise the mayor, with whom all power rests. These parasites are assembly members elected off a list, and I doubt if any Londoner could identify any of them. I take an interest in politics and I have only just found out that we have a deputy mayor(s) and they are paid astronomical salaries.
Talk about jobs for the boys and girls!
Makes your eyes water! What improvements do all these invented roles bring?
well, anybody reckon that London has been improved during the watch of Khan and his acolytes?
Mike
I found out that the £2.1 trillion national debt is less than half of it.
The cost of gold plated inflation proofed public service pensions is estimated at £2.3 trillion.
Khan extended the Ultra Low Emissions Zone, a tax on vehicles that don't meet emissions standards, such as horse boxes, which according to official figures has made no difference to air quality.
Khan introduced low traffic neighbourhoods, I don't think anyone asked him to, which means if you drive into one of these ghettos and you don't know the way out you can drive around for a considerable time and get lost. I notice some residents have placed signs pointing to the exit in some places.
It also means we have huge buckets of weeds placed across perfectly good streets.
Perhaps the horse owners should be riding their horses through the low emissions zone instead of taking them in horse boxes. It must be said that didn't work out too well a century or so back and folks welcomed the horseless carriage which at least produces emissions you can't trip over.
I just learned that the Finns have their own Partygate.
Makes ours look even more boring.,
https://www.breitbart.com/europe/2022/08/24/finnish-feminist-pm-apologies-over-topless-lesbian-pic-from-party-at-govt-residence/
Somehow I don't think the political class and career politicians are representative of their public anywhere in the world. This applies whether they are bumbling demented fossils or raving lesbians, they are all pushing some obscure minority agenda, when all we really want is free stuff.
(https://i.postimg.cc/SNh1H2pP/Screenshot-2022-08-24-122843.jpg) (https://postimages.org/)
Only fish should have fins.
I don't think the world is too bothered about Finland :cool:
The meaning of the word Truss (noun).
A framework made in simplest form from two short planks.
No wonder they are supposed to be unpleasant to wear. :bandaged:
Quote from: Ashy on August 24, 2022, 11:16:35 AMSomehow I don't think the political class and career politicians are representative of their public anywhere in the world. This applies whether they are bumbling demented fossils or raving lesbians, they are all pushing some obscure minority agenda, when all we really want is free stuff.
Which type of 'public' should they represent though? The sensible, thrifty types? The entrepreneurial people, started with nothing, but made a mint? The 'I'll just sit on my bum and claim benefits and have as many kids as I want' lot, the trade unionist type, who fights for members' rights but cares zilch for anyone else, or the Brian type. And all the other types.
Who is the man (person) in the street these days? Mondeo man, or green activist who doesn't like Mondeos, or anything much, except his/her own agenda?
Pick a representative from grass roots with lived experience, and we get Angela Rayner. I'd rather have Boris. 🤨
Quote from: Scrumpy on August 25, 2022, 07:10:21 PMThe meaning of the word Truss (noun).
A framework made in simplest form from two short planks.
Quote from: klondike on August 25, 2022, 08:11:29 PMNo wonder they are supposed to be unpleasant to wear. :bandaged:
I was thinking more along the political line.
Oh her. Well yes certainly two short planks could form part of the definition. :grin:
To be fair if you nail two short planks together, you get a short plank only thicker, with nails in.
What a great description.. I know his brother... :smiley:
Today I learned that London buses are built stronger than London bus shelters.
I saw that too...
:grin: :grin: :grin:
Today I learned that I must stop talking about stuff I don't like and talk of happy things..
I still don't like that Markle woman.. oop's.. sorry.. But I'm getting better..
My sig used to include "It's good to moan". Better than bottling it up imo...
I changed it though. Spoiled for choice these days.
Today I learned that some people still wear a face covering..
I saw one today in a big store.. She looked a rare breed..
The chemist I spoke to came to my side of the counter to talk to me.. No face covering..
I saw a driving school car today and both were masked up with the windows open. When it first started we were told that masks offered no protection. A week later they were mandatory.
oh ! is Covid over then :?:
I learned today that kitchen bins, pedal or push are very expensive :hmm:
Whereas second hand plastic bags are cheap and contain rubbish just as well.
Not as cheap as they used to be thanks to Clegg.
Nick Clegg Announced 5p Plastic Bag Charge From A Dogging Spot, Ex-Press Officer Reveals...
https://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/2016/03/04/nick-clegg-announced-5p-p_n_9382810.html
Today I learned that people in Brum are still having problems with houses being left to family members instead of lady friends. Or did I learn that yesterday? Or last week?
Possibly all of those. :grin:
I must rush to see if there is any update on this gripping tale. Maybe.
any and all of the above!
I don't think the small shops that sell rancid fruit by the bowl, have to charge for the bag. I can say that nobody in our family pays for a bag except my wife.
Most of the bags from shops like that only just about make it home. Plus they are too small to be much use as bin liners.
Today I learned that Brian still has an active imagination.
Me too. Energised perhaps by running at 5am?
And Alex has just brought sleepycat back to life. :grin:
Today I learned that my small electric oven is cheaper than the larger one.. :nooo:
Today I learned that Crooke's dark space is now known as Faraday's dark space.
Today I learned that facial hair grows faster overnight..
Today I learned that some hairs are invisible unless caught just so in the light and can go unnoticed for weeks. At least the very fine half inch one growing in solitary splendour from the end on my nose did. :sad:
:grin: :grin:
I can imagine staring at it whilst in conversation..
One should always carry tweezers..
That when things get tough, you need to bring in a woman to fix it ! :grin:
You lot would be brilliant company in a concentration camp.
Today I learned that if you wait long enough torrential rain will come along and clean the motor.
Praise de Lord...
Earlier this week we had an absolute cloudburst just after the schools let out. I looked out of the window as it stopped as my daughter was coming round and saw a young lad in just his blazer trudging up the street like a drown rat. Poor little bugger.
Kids don't use brollies.. it's not cool..
I was just reminiscing that when I went to school in Autumn term, all the kids had raincoats and a hook in the cloakroom on which it was to be hung.
I had a new tumble drier delivered today. I learned from one of the blokes that all the gas, electric and water belong s to the British public and there is no compunction to pay for any of that stuff. I learned from the other delivery bloke that it pays not to engage in any conversation at all with loons because they just keep rambling on and won't shut up.
Today I learned that Bank of England money is legal tender in England and Wales, which (according to Wikipedia) means it can be used to settle a debt.
Apparently this includes the bill at a restaurant, if it is presented after the food has been consumed, as is usual, because at that time you are settling a debt and not making a purchase.
I also learned that the late Queen was the first to have her image on English bank notes. My parents often spoke about the earlier bank notes but I never saw one. Some were in circulation until 1967.
never realised that - now, of course, there need to be new stamps and coins, don't know about notes
Mike
They'll issue new ones but won't withdraw the old. I remember prior Kings heads on pre decimal currency. I doubt that Royal Mail will withdraw stocks of stamps and with the new 1st class 2nd class markings there will be some of those hanging around in draws for donkey's years to come.
:upvote:
Don't let anyone kid you it means we are going cashless.
However all the policemen will have to have new helmets, many of our soldiers will have to have new badges and so on. It all makes work for the working man to do.
The police only need to wear helmets on the street and could draw them out as they go out and put them back as they return. I reckon this town probably only needs half a dozen.
Quote from: klondike on September 09, 2022, 10:11:48 AMThe police only need to wear helmets on the street and could draw them out as they go out and put them back as they return. I reckon this town probably only needs half a dozen.
Do they go out on the streets now? Well, I've never seen one for years now though there is the occasional cop car, sometimes even with blue lights (probably on their way back for a break).
Blast I forgot to mention the style...
(https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2022/05/18/21/57990657-10830903-image-m-64_1652906562703.jpg)
I've just learned that tonight's Emmerdale & Coronation Street have been cancelled.
I do realise that Lizzie's death is newsworthy but surely it could be limited to say 20 hours out of the 24 in a day.
I also realise that to some people it's unimportant but it's not when you're sat on your own all day & it's something to which you look forward.
Quote from: klondike on September 09, 2022, 03:10:57 PMBlast I forgot to mention the style...
Maybe only the metropolitan police that need new helmets then. maybe only new badges if they are separate.
Quote from: Ashy on September 09, 2022, 03:51:44 PMMaybe only the metropolitan police that need new helmets then. maybe only new badges if they are separate.
Yes, I assume unless it has the E II R letters, which I assume would need to be changed to C III R, there would be no need for any change.
The only other thing which could change is the 'Queen's Crown' (as in the above picture) into the 'King's Crown', but that may not be considered necessary.
Coronation Street has turned into a lefty brain washing exercise ! we've got Diabetes with young Summer showing what happens when you miss the insulin jabs. The menopause is tackled with Faye going through an early one and refusing HRT. Not forgetting the problem of impotence with Sally and Tim 's bedroom antics ! Now it's a young footballer collapsing, no doubt due to his Covid jabs....
Ekin-Su, it's turning into Emergency Ward bloody 10
Quote from: Alex on September 09, 2022, 05:02:03 PMCoronation Street has turned into a lefty brain washing exercise ! we've got Diabetes with young Summer showing what happens when you miss the insulin jabs. The menopause is tackled with Faye going through an early one and refusing HRT. Not forgetting the problem of impotence with Sally and Tim 's bedroom antics ! Now it's a young footballer collapsing, no doubt due to his Covid jabs....
Ekin-Su, it's turning into Emergency Ward bloody 10
The present series of Coronation Street has been crap since we decided to stop watching it several weeks (months?) ago.
We now watch Classic Coronation Street on ITV Hub, initially shown live in about 2002. In those days they had far better (and far less woke) storylines. Far more entertaining and even exciting to watch. I'd strongly recommend it.
I'm only watching to see if Audrey's son pinches her money :grin: Once that storyline is finished I'm off ! :rolleyes:
Quote from: Alex on September 09, 2022, 07:12:48 PMI'm only watching to see if Audrey's son pinches her money :grin: Once that storyline is finished I'm off ! :rolleyes:
Good God! Is that the most exciting story they can come up with? :rolleyes:
I stopped watching it over ten years ago. No particular reason just had enough of it.
never willingly watched it - although as mum was a great fan I couldn't always avoid it.
I have learned that having Catch-up .. Films.. Documentaries... is a godsend
Quote from: Scrumpy on September 11, 2022, 12:23:57 PMI have learned that having Catch-up .. Films.. Documentaries... is a godsend
Iin my experience, there is far more worth watching on 'catch-up' than on the live channels.
And you don't need to pay the BBC Tax! :grin:
I have learned not to get to comfortable with things, the Status Quo can change in the blink of an eye.
AND it just has. 🙄 😯 👀 😢
Quote from: Alex on September 09, 2022, 07:12:48 PMI'm only watching to see if Audrey's son pinches her money :grin: Once that storyline is finished I'm off ! :rolleyes:
Creepy Steven! I still watch it. Dev's over acting makes me laugh, and the invisible quads suspend belief!
I wonder how Eileen manages to house so many people in her little two up two down :yay:
Today I learned that events on Monday will be missed by Wednesday..
Quote from: Alex on September 11, 2022, 06:21:33 PMI wonder how Eileen manages to house so many people in her little two up two down :yay:
Ooh yes, its a Tardis! At least Corrie boosts the pensions of some aged characters, Ken, Audrey and Rita. And Roy is getting on a bit now too.
I just learned something, August bank holiday used to be at the beginning of August and campaigners got it changed to the last weekend, to extend the holiday season. I don't remember that happening from 1965 and apparently the August bank holiday fell in September twice before it was made the last Monday in August.
Today I learned that a person who studies flags is a vexillologist, one who designs flags is a vexillographer, and the art of flag-designing is called vexillography. One who is a hobbyist or general admirer of flags is a vexillophile. And one who burns flags is called an illegal immigrant.
Today I learned that there is only one city in Buckinghamshire, its name is Milton Keynes.
I tried to find it once. Never did. Just an endless succession of roundabouts on the way too.
Yes it's a dreadful place. I went there once, I have a vague recollection of it. What is even sadder is that I knew Bletchley, Stony Stratford and Wolverton before it happened.
Come to think of it I went to Bletchley more recently, but only train spotting.
It's only 14 miles from me. The trouble with that is that they try out all the new stuff there and then it filters to here. Recent enhancement to entertain pedestrians are bloody Voi electric scooters that zoom up behind you unheard. We also got little self driving delivery trucks pootling around. First time I saw one I thought some kid was playing with it.
(https://static.scientificamerican.com/sciam/cache/file/D64F8B6C-5B9D-4CE0-A95BFEC19EC04E4A_source.jpg?w=590&h=800&6BA33C8B-A6D6-4DA5-910CBD30D168FBE7)
Still we also got full fibre broadband which we'd never have had in this backwater if the providers weren't based there.
Interesting.
I thought Milton Keynes was darn sarf and Klondy lived in the midlands somewhere....
Quote from: Alex on September 15, 2022, 08:58:09 PMI thought Milton Keynes was darn sarf and Klondy lived in the midlands somewhere....
It is indeed darn sarf. Anything south of Sheffield is darn sarf.
as is anything sarf of Edinburgh
Quote from: Michael Rolls on September 15, 2022, 09:13:29 PMas is anything sarf of Edinburgh
Ah, but Edinburgh is in a foreign country.
Anything north of Stoke on Trent is ' up north' the rest is darn sarf. :clap:
Quote from: Alex on September 15, 2022, 09:16:52 PMAnything north of Stoke on Trent is ' up north' the rest is darn sarf. :clap:
Oh no. Stoke on Trent is definitely darn sarf.
Yorkshire, Lancashire, County Durham, Northumberland, Cumberland and Westmorland are oop north. Everything else is darn sarf.
Nah, you've got to have a bit in the middle :busted:
Quote from: Alex on September 15, 2022, 09:28:07 PMNah, you've got to have a bit in the middle :busted:
Well, I suppose that's possible.
Which 'darn sarf' counties would you include in 'the middle'?
I suppose you'd start with Cheshire.
Anything north of Watford is ooop north. The bit between Sheffield and Watford is the Midlands. MK is well north ot Watford and well south of Sheffield.
A strange place too. You can drive through and see nothing but roads and roundabouts in a big grid. The houses and industry are all hidden away in the bits between.
I spent a few weeks in Central MK on a contract working to update code to avoid millennium bug issues which was very nice as it was a lot nearer home than any others that I took. I was one of the many that made sure the millennium bug was a damp squib. If we hadn't done the preventitive work most systems would have screwed up big time.
Well, to me anything that isn't oop north is darn sarf, so I suppose darn sarf must include that 'midlands' thing.
Quote from: JBR on September 15, 2022, 10:09:58 PMWell, I suppose that's possible.
Which 'darn sarf' counties would you include in 'the middle'?
I suppose you'd start with Cheshire.
Cheshire's too far north to be in the ' middle' :yay: :yay: :yay:
I remembered today its nice to be back in Scotland! The empty countryside and sparkling rivers seen from the train seemed so clean. 🏴🏴
From what I recall of the weather forecasts when I had a TV licence it gets a very regular washing up there :grin:
Anything over the top of Reigate Hill is up North..
Quote from: Alex on September 15, 2022, 11:24:06 PMCheshire's too far north to be in the ' middle' :yay: :yay: :yay:
OK, I'll stretch a point.
Cheshire is, in fact, within the CofE Province of York, so you can come in.
The rest of the country comes within the Province of Canterbury, so it must be darn sarf.
September 16, 2022, 11:05:21 AMQuote from: Scrumpy on September 16, 2022, 09:01:47 AMAnything over the top of Reigate Hill is up North..
You're mad. Reigate is part of Khant's empire, isn't it?
Why do so many Southerners seem to want to be part of 'oop north'?
Today, or rather last night I re-learned that it's a big mistake to eat crisps in bed :boo:
:rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl:
Crumbs
I trust you were eating crisps in bed out of respect for Her Majesty.
Yes, watching the comings and goings from Westminster Hall, what else would I be doing ?
Going to sleep out of respect for her majesty I suppose?
Quote from: Ashy on September 17, 2022, 09:14:00 PMGoing to sleep out of respect for her majesty I suppose?
selbstverständlich
Today I learned not to open a hot oven door wearing glasses..
yes, they steam up, don't they?
Mike
I can't see what you have written at the moment Michael.. :smiley:
:grin: :grin: :grin: :grin: :grin: :grin: :grin:
Today I learned ,when fixing a new doorbell, the words Easy to Assemble are wrong..
Today I learned if in a rush, don't brush your teeth with a navy T shirt on. :grin:
I always take my tie off whilst brushing my teeth before going to bed
Today I learned that an email from The National Lottery saying ..'News about your ticket' is nothing to get excited about..
Yesterday I learnt (on the Mothership) that permission has to be granted to a supermarket till operator to start scanning shopping, otherwise they will be admonished! Admonished!
Some very strange opinions are being expressed over there, IMO.
Today I learned from my undercover surveillance that Klondike could be Debbie.. Trying to boost numbers.. :grin: :grin: :grin:
Let me spill the beans on my undercover surveillance...
Certainly Debbie is undercover. The id is using a VPN that terminates in Tokyo and an unusual email provider that boasts anonymity and security. I'm not sure what the game is but I'm watching....
(https://gallery.digitalham.co.uk/images/the_eye.gif)
It could just be a normal pensioner with a geek child trying to keep her safe online. I have no ideas and no posts that I recall seem to offer much of a clue. The English is a trifle stilted in one or two posts.
I certainly did, I learned NOT to bust a gut trying to help someone online.
Quote from: Raven on September 23, 2022, 10:05:24 AMI certainly did, I learned NOT to bust a gut trying to help someone online.
Mother ship ? :smiley:
Today I learned not to feel guilty over something I have no control over
Yes I learned that the Tories are going to do nothing to help me at all. Bankers yes, higher rate tax payers yes, people on lower incomes, no.
Bring back Boris, bloody Liz Truss, bloody queezy whatever's his name, making her the new PM probably hastened the Queen's demise!!!!!!
Quote from: Raven on September 23, 2022, 10:05:24 AMI certainly did, I learned NOT to bust a gut trying to help someone online.
:grin: :grin: Are you going to tell.. !!
That I am not mentioned in the Rich List.. and never likely to be.
I learned yesterday that sometimes miracles happen. They can even come in pairs. My NHS hearing test appointment came though and it's on 10th October (miracle one). The letter said I need to get my ears checked by GP nurse 2 weeks prior to that for ear wax or infection (presumably so a timely cancellation can be made) and when I called yesterday I got an appointment for today at 10am (miracle 2). Setting off in a little while.
Hear ! Hear. !!!!
What?
I forgot to mention that I'm having my eyes tested too at 2 o'clock. If they fix those it will be miracle 3.
Good luck klondy :upvote:
I checked the obituary column and I'm not in it.
I got my second new ear bud yesterday, both aids recently recalibrated. They work well.
klondike, the foam used to make your ear moulds feels odd, complete deafness! Weird.just letting you know. I hope eyes and ears all sorted soon.
Thanks. The hearing thing is odd. I can hear news and documentaries ok but TV series or movies not so well. One to one people usually ok but any extraneous noise and things can be tricky. Small children are often unintelligible.
Rnid test does numbers with background noise. It said I should get a test.
Several others use a different test with different frequencies and they show my higher frequency hearing is poor and said get a test.
So I've got a test. Nurse said I was a very good boy for keeping my lugholes clean.
Eyes started out back in the hot weather when my dry eye got bad and I was constantly using eye drops. An outpatient exam fitted me with tear duct blockers and they booked me in for the fuller testing today. They are a lot better now with the odd bad day. Never perfect though.
Blimey Klondike.. You are rapidly going down hill.. :grin:
September 27, 2022, 11:19:54 AMQuote from: Ashy on September 27, 2022, 10:23:11 AMI checked the obituary column and I'm not in it.
:grin: :grin: :grin:
Stop mumbling whoever you are... :wink:
I have subtitles on when the telly is on to avoid having my telly dead loud. This may not sound funny now I'm telling you, BUT last night it was ! I was watching Dhamer, when the sound went off on my telly the sub titles were still showing though. So here I am swearing at the bloody telly, when it dawned on me that the 'victim' Dhamer was after happened to be deaf, so they turned the sound off in the film. 🤓🤓🤓
A blonde moment,...... I'll get me coat
Blonde Moment..!!
Walking towards me was a young guy who started talking.. I couldn't hear what he was asking me so I said 'Pardon' ?
He was talking to someone on his ear phone thingy..
I dislike subtitles as I find them too distracting. Even the Korean squiggly stuff on early downloads. It seems South Korea get everything streamed well before it appears here so they appear first.
I switch between TV smart features and an Android media box that I use to play downloads. The box is always a bit quieter than the TV and sometimes a lot quieter. I have accidentally rattled the windows a few times. it doesn't matter much as the neighbour that side is stone deaf. We live on a main road and as she lip reads she can chat away no problem at all out front. I just nod and smile when the bus or an artic goes by. I must see if there are any lipreading tutorials on YouTube.
I think it must be old age creeping on. My source tells me ear moulds are becoming a thing of the past as the hearing aid industry has got a better way. Behind-the-ear aids now coming without hooks.
Yep. All old codger stuff. I can't understand why.
Me neither. According to Lord Winston, the body starts making mistakes.
Quote from: Ashy on September 27, 2022, 12:51:11 PMI think it must be old age creeping on. My source tells me ear moulds are becoming a thing of the past as the hearing aid industry has got a better way. Behind-the-ear aids now coming without hooks.
Depends how much you want to pay. My digitals are free. My hearing issues are much like klondikes.
I learned that just because your phone says it won't rain you don't necessarily stay dry.
Alexa is a bit of a fibber too.
September 27, 2022, 02:55:57 PM
As a matter of fact she can be a bare faced liar.. Tells me it is not going to rain when it already is..
Quote from: Scrumpy on September 27, 2022, 02:54:43 PMAlexa is a bit of a fibber too.
September 27, 2022, 02:55:57 PM
As a matter of fact she can be a bare faced liar.. Tells me it is not going to rain when it already is..
Got to pull you up there Scrumps, my memory is soooooooo bad I can't remember what I've said to people :cool:
AlexA
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I learned that my idea of hot is very different from the Leisure Centre's idea of hot. :yell: :cry:
My gilet fits if I don't zip it up..
:upvote:
Sadly though that may have an impact on performance of function. :worried:
Yes, I learned that bitchy leopards do not change their spots, and I'm a fool for thinking they might have. :cry:
I learned that my brain isn't quite as fried as I thought.
I learned how to complete peg solitaire from YouTube the other day. For many years I thought it was impossible. I've just checked and I can remember the solution.
Shame about the Rubik's cube. I learned that years ago and not only have I forgotten but I foul it up even with instructions.
Today I learned not to be so nosey.......... but still wish Raven would explain all :smiley:
Quote from: Alex on September 29, 2022, 05:21:17 PMToday I learned not to be so nosey.......... but still wish Raven would explain all :smiley:
Can't you guess😏
:hmm: No, I'm assuming it's something to do with OFF member (s) but no idea what's happened to you.
Quote from: Alex on September 29, 2022, 05:39:43 PM:hmm: No, I'm assuming it's something to do with OFF member (s) but no idea what's happened to you.
One that likes to argue about anything and everything had actually been behaving herself, I thought good, but yesterday she got back to her old self, reading things into posts that aren't there, then rowing with the poster over it. She follows certain people around, waiting to pounce. Been doing it for years, can't stand her.
Not the infamous Granny69 / Undercover Pensioner is it. That was her forte too.
ooooh which one is she ? I'll get on it :grin: :grin: :grin:
Quote from: klondike on September 29, 2022, 06:09:38 PMNot the infamous Granny69 / Undercover Pensioner is it. That was her forte too.
No No, This one's pure OFF. Unless she's on there with another username. Hmmmm now I'm not so sure. :yell:
September 29, 2022, 06:24:07 PMQuote from: Alex on September 29, 2022, 06:17:33 PMooooh which one is she ? I'll get on it :grin: :grin: :grin:
It's only little swipes so far, and only a couple of people but that will change.
Granny49../ Undercover Pensioner... Good old days eh!!!
I should cocoa, we had something to get out teeth into there :yay:
.. and The Deep.. and Sciatico.. :nooo:
They all kept me on my toes..
You sound like you miss it. Rose tinted specs?
Quote from: klondike on September 29, 2022, 03:42:05 PMI learned that my brain isn't quite as fried as I thought.
I learned how to complete peg solitaire from YouTube the other day. For many years I thought it was impossible. I've just checked and I can remember the solution.
Shame about the Rubik's cube. I learned that years ago and not only have I forgotten but I foul it up even with instructions.
My son could do the Rubik cube when he was a kid. Neither his dad or I could, or his sister. We bowed to his amazing prowess!
I've never managed to finish peg solitaire, I think we may still have one, so I may just look at a you tube and finally master it. Thanks klondike 👍🏽
Quote from: klondike on September 29, 2022, 10:05:18 PMYou sound like you miss it. Rose tinted specs?
Rose tinted specs.. !!!! Certainly not.. It takes all sorts to make a forum.. None of them were bullies..
But they made a topic more interesting to read.. and woke up some of the members.. Far more viewing back then..
You need to bear with the slow presentation. I saw some who just whipped through without explaining and they were pretty useless. This bloke hopes you can get it in one from his. I didn't - it took a recap or two but it seems to have stuck.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=33UgfA3jt7s
Today I learned that Royal Mail are on strike..
I walked to our local news agent/post office with a parcel.. and walked all the way back with it. :nooo:
But while I was there I bought a couple of lottery tickets.. Perhaps that is what I was meant to be there for in the first place.. :clap: :yahoo:
Today I learned the connection between Leicester Square in London, and Leicester. There isn't one. It was named by the politician Robert Sidney (1595 - 1677) who was elected as MP for constituencies in Wiltshire and Kent. He inherited his father's title of Earl of Leicester. The square in London is named after the house he had built there which he called Leicester House.
Today I learned that 4525 babies were born every day in Egypt over a 7 month period. :rolleyes: It's the third most populous country after Nigeria and Ethiopia.
Source: Arab News
This country will play Catch-up...
Not with white British babies it won't. Birthrate in that demographic has plunged well below the 2.1 per mother needed to maintain the population.
I learned that it's harder to say goodbye to a place than I thought it would be. But needs must, as circumstances can change out of the blue.
Quote from: klondike on September 30, 2022, 09:33:25 AMYou need to bear with the slow presentation. I saw some who just whipped through without explaining and they were pretty useless. This bloke hopes you can get it in one from his. I didn't - it took a recap or two but it seems to have stuck.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=33UgfA3jt7s
This takes me back, I used to play pocket solitaire as a teenager (no it's not what you may be thinking :grin:) & I had one of these.
https://www.modip.ac.uk/artefact/aibdc-005531
Blimey that takes me back. I had one too. Well after a while just some of one. All to easy to lose those little pegs.
I've been making sure I still remember almost on a daily basis.
Quote from: Raven on October 02, 2022, 10:23:45 PMI learned that it's harder to say goodbye to a place than I thought it would be. But needs must, as circumstances can change out of the blue.
Are you moving ?
Today I learned that Oat milk in coffee isn't so bad :sad:
I've never tried oat milk, might have to give it a go.
Yesterday, I had a meeting on Teams! It was so simple, I'd been worried I might not access it, or hear the others, but no problems.
Our LA is working on a new strategy for Older Peoples Housing, and I'm one of a couple of older volunteers in the group.
Why does my hair look its best a few days before haircut.. ?
I'm still puzzling over how they manage to milk oats [2080]
I know that the dog walker who lets his dog crap in my garden comes when it is still dark..
Install a PIR floodlight.
Maybe an ultrasonic pest deterrent too.
I learned I'm Not going to cut my hair after all. If 71 year old Crystal Gale can still have her wonderful length of hair then so can I. :yahoo:
Her hair is almost down to the back of her knees :shocked: It makes my hair look positively short, and my hair sure ain't short. 👌😏
https://youtu.be/Mi9bt3p1ADM
I can't do bunches or ponytails anymore Raven..
They just don't suit me.. :grin:
That clip must be 50 years old, I couldn't be arsed tbh. Short hair knocks years off you Raven :grin:
Yes,I have learned today that at least one Person on this Forum does not know the difference between an arrogant,piss artist law breaker and a paedophile. :rolleyes:
I learned today that not everyone is as bright as you first thought they were.
My hair is in an over the left shoulder plat or tied up. It's no bother as I have to plat it before bed or I can't get the brush through it in the morning. I have to put it up in a clamp on top of my head before swimming, both take less than 2 minutes to do, so it's no bother to me I sometimes leave it loose if we' re going out somewhere.
My DIL has really long hair, but she always complains about the time it takes it to dry.
I just towel it, then wet plat it and forgot about it.
Quote from: Alex on October 03, 2022, 05:37:03 PMAre you moving ?
Only place I'm moving from is The Mother Ship. It's no longer PF, it's an extension of OFF. I'm no longer comfortable there. 😢
Quote from: Alex on October 05, 2022, 07:54:50 PMI learned today that not everyone is as bright as you first thought they were.
DITTO!
Nuffink...
George Gershwin wrote "Rhapsody In Blue" in 1924 and it is the most popular piece of music ever written. It represents a train journey across America with fast and slow passages, station stops. and busier parts over junctions.
Most important perhaps, is why he wrote it. The answer is that he was asked to write it by a Jazz band leader, Paul Whiteman, and Mr Gershwin was paid to write it.
Smashing piece of music :upvote:
Today I learned there can be such a thing as men's problems. How many ladies have had a phone slip out of a pocket down the loo when they are having a pee?
Today I learned that instincts can easily be wrong. If something drops in the loo the instinct to grab i out and put it under the tap is not a sensible one.
Today I learned that phones are possibly more waterproof than they used to be as I got away with it. Or possibly just bigger as it sort of jammed and didn't get a full submersion.
My phone has fallen out of my cardigan pocket onto a tiled floor in the loo, fortunately I've never dropped it in the loo :upvote: You were lucky.
Yep. I thought it was a gonner.
I've learnt just recently that people never ever change their spots.
Veronica once put my jeans in the washing machine without telling me, and didn't notice the mobile in the pocket. Thankfully, after a few days it dried out and was then none the worse.
Mike
My phone isn't entire unscathed and may need to be replaced :sad:
The rear camera has gone misty and the speaker isn't working. Oddly it still rings but quietly so I'm guessing that is a separate unit. It may dry out so I'll give that a chance before flashing the plastic. Meanwhile if I want to talk on it I'll have to use my bluetooth headset.
Stick it in a jar and cover it with rice Klondy, the rice draws out any moisture. Uncooked rice of course :clap: :clap:
The only. Trick then is to remember where you put it! :busted:
The big trick would be to find some rice. I'll just leave it to see what happens. Good news is it can easily be used as a phone because the speakerphone option works.
My granddaughter who is an expert at busting phones has some contact details for somebody who fixes them cheaper than high street phone shops. If it doesn't fix itself I'll get a price off him before splashing out on a new one.
Today I learned that leaving a damp phone on a radiator overnight so it catches the morning blast before I get up does seem to dry stuff out. The camera is defogged and the normal phone speaker seems to be normal again.
There is/hopefully was a confusing and annoying notification about an incompatible analogue audio accessory that kept pinging which google suggested was muck in the USB charging port and to try blowing it out with an air duster. That's when I discovered that the can I bought in a pound shop years back maybe wasn't a waste of money after all as it seems to have shut up. Mind you it did that before then restarted.
=== :sad: :sad: :sad: ===
Pinged again....
" leaving a damp phone on a radiator overnight "
Moneybags ? :cowboy:
The radiator is set to come on about 6:30 but I am not. It's usually off again by the time I drag my sorry backside out of my pit.
Maybe it would be good to get up a bit earlier, say about 4.30 am you could join a running club.
Oh I do that every morning the same way Brian does - in my imagination. Well he does it in his imagination not mine obviously but I hope you get the idea.
He's had that man in his ear again, sadly I responded. :busted:
The shame. Oh the shame. :grin:
Found it. While looking I see you were admonished for talking about a "take over". :nooo:
I don't think they realise they make some threads exclusive to them, in jokes etc. it is good to see new members, but it's become a different place. The old guard is dwindling, although Brian is thriving! :smiley:
I left the mother ship a couple of weeks ago. Apart from the fact I don't like takeovers, I can talk to them on the OFF Forum if I want to talk to any of them. The place is now like an extension of OFF with a lot of the threads doubled on the two forums.
Today I learned that Chinese zips work the other way around to ours, feet and boobs come in different sizes even on the same person and the Tory mafia can screw the membership without even breaking into a sweat,
:grin: :grin:
Today I learned that it's easier to take the lights of a bush before you trim it.
October 21, 2022, 06:22:01 PMQuote from: Raven on October 12, 2022, 11:08:33 AMI left the mother ship a couple of weeks ago. Apart from the fact I don't like takeovers, I can talk to them on the OFF Forum if I want to talk to any of them. The place is now like an extension of OFF with a lot of the threads doubled on the two forums.
Raven.. It is sad that you have now left PF because of the takeover...
I rarely visit, some right puerile rubbish. I like this group, just wish Akbuk would move over.
Quote from: Scrumpy on October 21, 2022, 06:20:13 PM:grin: :grin:
Today I learned that it's easier to take the lights of a bush before you trim it.
October 21, 2022, 06:22:01 PM
Raven.. It is sad that you have now left PF because of the takeover...
I must admit my nose got the better of me and I went over for a nose. [2010]
Quote from: GrannyMac on October 21, 2022, 08:55:56 PMI rarely visit, some right puerile rubbish. I like this group, just wish Akbuk would move over.
Me too GM :upvote: Digitalis is interesting too, although I sometimes wonder if he's smoking something :grin:
Akbuk.. Digitalis... Two of my favourites..
You always get a good (story) from Digitalis.. and it is fun trying to work out what he is saying...
The newbies seem fine and I haven't noticed any nastiness from anyone.. Brian is having a 'field day'.. people are listening to him..
Will any of them be there in a years time !! Who knows..
:rofl:
I've learned today that, if you get out of the habit of dusting, when you do remember you get a coughing fit. We are having visitors tomorrow and I've had a clean up.
I have also asked my neighbour for her cleaner's phone number!
There is nothing in the whole world like finding a ten shilling note in a birthday card.
10 bob note..!! Had many a good night out on one of them..
Today I learned that soap writers can come up with nothing comparable the sort of twisted plots our politicians can spin.
I learnt that more I see of Rishi Sunak, the more I dislike him
Today I learned that my air fryer makes first class cheese and ham toasties :upvote:
Today I learned that the Co-op do Amazon returns.. I have been driving to the next town.. :boo: Thick or what.. !!
I learnt that my first fuel bill after the big increase is about the same as last years when I take off the £66 from the government. Not as bad as I feared. But we have used significantly less gas.
I agree GrannyMac...
I am very careful now using gas/electric.. I hope we get a mild winter...
I have started going to bed earlier and watching the tv..
> and watching the tv..
Might pay to keep a tablet charged with a few films on it for when the power cuts come along. Don't forget they will wipe out your home internet too.
Good idea Klondy, I don't have a tablet do you need one with a minimum memory ? they're not very expensive either.
.. a candle and book... Very Dickensian..
Quote from: Alex on October 25, 2022, 11:36:52 AMGood idea Klondy, I don't have a tablet do you need one with a minimum memory ? they're not very expensive either.
Most will take a USB stick with a C connector these days. It's called on-the-go support
https://www.makeuseof.com/tag/what-is-usb-otg-5-cool-ways-use-android/
For Android I'd say 32GB is adequate for some people. Less can be a PITA and more starts pushing the prices up. That said mine is 128GB. I don't think it was overly expensive - I'll see if I can find what I paid. It's a Lenovo Tab 11 Plus and was £182.50 direct from Lenovo. I had some annoying issues with it at first as it was a new model at the time. Firmware updates have fixed it though.
I had a look at the link Klondy, it's double dutch to me I'm afraid :rolleyes: :cool:
All you need do is look at the specs and see if OTG is supported. Or google the tablet you fancy and include OTG in the search terms to see what you find.
All it means is that the tablet is capable of reading a USB drive as all laptops can. Most of them do these days. They didn't originally.
If you don't want to do any of that then a 128GB tablet will hold quite a few movies anyway so you can copy them directly to it or even just download them to it direct.
I learned where the brightness is on my laptop..
My friend Marty popped in and within a moment my screen has come alive..
So the charger is still OK then?
If you don't want to do any of that then a 128GB tablet will hold quite a few movies anyway so you can copy them directly to it or even just download them to it direct.
That sounds simpler.
Quote from: klondike on October 26, 2022, 10:35:04 AMSo the charger is still OK then?
I replaced the charger..
Quote from: Alex on October 26, 2022, 03:52:40 PMIf you don't want to do any of that then a 128GB tablet will hold quite a few movies anyway so you can copy them directly to it or even just download them to it direct.
That sounds simpler.
Not really. All you need find out is if the tablet supports USB disks or not. I think most do these days,
I learned how small a Fiesta is. Dropped the Mondeo off for a service and the courtesy car is a Fiesta. In my shoes, I am six one and a bit and I can only just squeeze in with the seat as far back as it goes
Remember back when we all squeezed into a Mini.. !!! No complaints back then..
We were able to fold our bodies in half .. :grin:
thing is, my legs are about 2" longer than average for my height and it is leg length that is critical in getting into a driving seat. Back when I worked in Hampshire I was out and about just about every day, so when my car was in for a service (every 3,000 miles, remember?) I had to use one of the pool Minis - had to get out stretch my legs every quarter of an hour or so
Poor you Mike, 🤗 I'm the opposite, I have trouble reaching the pedals, the clutch in my Yeti is one that needs to be fully pushed down before the gear will change and it brings me too close IMO to the steering wheel. It's okay in the summer but when you have a thick jacket on in the winter it's a bloody pest.
Automatic for me.. Though I can drive a manual.
When I had an auto years back I swapped back to manual with no problems at all. When I put this auto in for a service I got a 6 gear courtesy car. I stalled it three times and never had a clue what gear it was in. When I stopped it scolded me and told me I hadn't been driving economically or something similar. I'm not surprised as I doubt I used higher than third gear but was still bombing along the dual carriageway. :nooo:
the Fiesta was a manual. To be honest, I normally ask for an auto, but I wanted to see if the gammy arm could cope with a manual if I had to. Thankfully, no problems - although the little car was so cramped for me I wouldn't want to drive it - or an equivalent - for more than, say, 20 miles at a time.
I once drove a Renault 4 with the gear lever on the dashboard ! it was great for hanging my handbag on. :cool: I used to drive an automatic, but I much prefer a manual car tbh, I don't know why, but I like changing gear :grin:
I've only had one automatic car, a VW Passat estate. Cracking car. Had it for 12 years, I refused to get rid of it untill it started to fall to bits and I went back to 4x4s.
Quote from: Alex on November 04, 2022, 10:12:36 PMI once drove a Renault 4 with the gear lever on the dashboard ! it was great for hanging my handbag on. :cool: I used to drive an automatic, but I much prefer a manual car tbh, I don't know why, but I like changing gear :grin:
When I first met her, Veronica had a 4 with that gear lever - weird! Only the French!
(https://i.postimg.cc/PqBrccmf/good.jpg)
so true!
(https://i.postimg.cc/Y04zxcMZ/Christmas.jpg)
so true
I notice that Cliff Richard has been wheeled out and is doing yet another Christmas Album...
.. and bloody Jamie Oliver is showing us what to put in 'One Pot'..
Apparently we taxpayers are giving millions of pounds to China. It beats me.
Today I learned that the original capital of the USA was Philadelphia.
Today I learned that not all European owls are grey or white.
(https://i.postimg.cc/yxqVdvTG/norwegian-blue-owl.jpg)
Oh, how cute!!
I want one...!!
That's gorgeous. 😍
absolutely!
On the question of what did I learnt today, I learned that the Commissioner of the Metropolitan Police is a bloody idiot - see separate thread
Mike
So sorry I misled everyone, this photo is fake - according to Snopes. It was posted on Facebook and thousands of people shared it - so I wasn't alone :rolleyes:
Fake or not, it's looking lovely. :embarrassed:
well, I like it anyway!
Obviously god didn't :grin:
Today I learned not to believe everything that I see... :smiley:
Especially on t'internet...
In Hell all the toilets are blocked up or broken. The milkmen are on strike. It is illegal to run over a dog.
Today I learned that slipping on brick steps hurts even if you only go down a little way and land on your backside.
Yes, Baby Steps get me further than the strides I want to take. :yell:
Careful Klondike you know what happened to me when I slipped and landed on my bahookie. :cry:
No lasting damage in my case but I did think of you as I was laying there wondering what the hell had just happened. Just whacked both arms and my back. May have broken the skin but no severe leaks that I can feel. I'll probably have an inspection when I go to bed.
Quote from: klondike on February 16, 2023, 05:23:10 PMI'll probably have an inspection when I go to bed.
!!!! :shocked: :shocked: That sounds interesting...
Today George Harrison would have been 80 years old ! feeling old............ :cool:
Happiness.. Is a piece of chocolate found down the sofa..
Yep.!! I ate it..
That feeling when you're rummaging through the freezer and find a single, lonely Magnet :yay:
Discovered just because some biscuits you forgot about say best before April 22 it doesn't mean they are inedible. After eating two will likely bin the rest of the packet though.
Nah, go for it! I discovered that poor as England were, Wales were even worse! :upvote: :upvote: :upvote:
Not worried about my health but they almost certainly tasted better a year ago.
Quote from: Alex on February 25, 2023, 05:28:19 PMThat feeling when you're rummaging through the freezer and find a single, lonely Magnet :yay:
Or even a Magnum... :wink:
Nah!! Alex means Magnet Bar.. It's the only way she can get close to people.. :grin:
Well spotted GM, I did mean Magnum not that I ever buy them, I prefer Nuii :grin:
That Scotland and France served up easily the best match of the Six Nation so far. A match Scotland will regard as one that got away
Well I've learned not to try & sail from Turkey to Italy in a grossly overcrowded boat.
Lol. :grin:
Quote from: Diasi on February 26, 2023, 07:11:17 PMWell I've learned not to try & sail from Turkey to Italy in a grossly overcrowded boat.
Lol. :grin:
:lipsrsealed: :lipsrsealed: :lipsrsealed: :lipsrsealed:
Quote from: Alex on February 26, 2023, 07:16:25 PM:lipsrsealed: :lipsrsealed: :lipsrsealed: :lipsrsealed:
More tragedy to come as the boundaries stretch further down the French coast towards Spain and boat sizes increase in line with greed. Just perhaps a vision of the door creaking closed tempers the desire to reach the land of milk and honey and risk glugging it, in the process!
Women and children were drowned on this boat, my thought was where do these families go to if they manage to reach European soil ? because none of them turn up at Dover, they're all young men. :hmm:
Today I've learned that the Italians aren't stupid enough to have a flotilla of rescue, boats on permanent standby, to ferry the illegals safely ashore from a few miles out, so hats off to them for leaving the illegals to take the risk.
England have rediscovered the art of losing a Test from an apparently invincible position :sad: :sad: :sad:
Today I discovered that it must be acceptable for GPs to ignore a patients blood test results for 5 years. How? The useless GP practice I left after they ignored mine aren't in the list of "inadequate" or "requires improvement" ones in this story in the Express https://www.express.co.uk/news/uk/1740230/NHS-underperforming-gp-surgery
I'm on day two of being carless as I've loaned mine to my son, so today I realised I'm not ready to give up my car I feel lost ! :grin:
Know how your feeling Alex, I have withdrawal symptoms if my car is in the garage for the day. :wink:
My car is sitting at the side of the house just now, but I've not been in her since the 3rd of January, I'm getting desperate to get driving again. :cry:
Today I noticed that the council don't rely entirely on the wind to clear the litter and leaves. They actually had a sweeping machine run along the pavement outside. It has got rid of the bulk of the leaf mulch too. Other years that has remained until it finally gets washed away by rain and pedestrians with often some still left when the leaves start falling again. Some of this year's rates increase spent on something I can see. :upvote:
Must be some elections soon that have their bums a'twichin :grin:
Quote from: Michael Rolls on February 28, 2023, 04:36:40 AMEngland have rediscovered the art of losing a Test from an apparently invincible position :sad: :sad: :sad:
Indeed, too much press speak of invincibility perhaps?
Watched the highlights - couldn't believe some of the dismissals! Especially Stokes (not for the first time) I mean, there's aggressive betting and then there's rank stupidity!
Shared my car with my neighbours for two weeks.. The car looked happy in their driveway.. My driveway is too cold for her.. She's an old girl..
All good results from the doctor.. I saw a REAL doctor..
Gosh Scrumpy, that's an achievement. I filled in a new things Patchs or something like that and am waiting for a phone call. Fings ain't like they used to be!
I changed my doctors. Not had to try the new ones yet other than getting them to make sure I could order repeat prescriptions.
I learnt yesterday I'm still on the ball with finances. OH and I both chose new glasses and the eye tests and service was fine, but the bill was wrong. We were putting both on one bill, the frames weren't cheap, and we had been told the extra costs of varifocals, anti glare etc.
My calculations saved us over £70. I worked with figures a lot in my young days, and immediately realised the different amounts added up to less than their final bill. I showed the staff member, who was confused as to why the bill was different, but agreed with my calculations. We could quite easily have been overcharged.
I reckon whoever prepared the bill should have gone to Specsavers school.
Well done. I always look at bills but don't recall the last error other than to say I'm certain it wasn't anywhere near £70.
Today I learned that Tesco are running half an hour late..
They can't blame the snow because we don't have any..
You're welcome to some of mine...
Today I learned that going to the suopermarket is not as important as I thought it would be yesterday...
[color=var(--ytcp-call-to-action)]https://youtu.be/m5ng-RRa4e4[/color] (https://youtu.be/m5ng-RRa4e4)
Today I learned swearing and cussing out loud does make me feel better :yay:
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