Mundane News

[GM]

Not a happy bunny, I mucked up the sudoku I was doing while I was having a soak in the bath. Not having my reading glasses on I mistook a 6 for an 8

 

[fossyant]

Not the best return from holiday. In addition to my glasses getting lost, my wife's Garmin Vivoactive HR packed in (2 months old - exchanged) my son's Samsung screen died, and we use it's NFC to monitor his blood glucose via a sensor. So ordered a reconditioned phone the same, but we've lost a one day old blood sensor that has to be removed as it was activated by the old phone (£150 phone and £50 sensor).

To top that , got home to a bloody leak. Burst pipe above the downstairs loo. Insurance piddled about, sent someone who said they couldn't/wouldn't trace the leak. So called a local builder. He cut a hole in the ceiling and located the leak and repaired. Fortunately he charged less than £50 to fix. I'm now on with drying the loo out and repairing the damage.

 

[Reynard]

I've never felt the need to step up from traditional pygmy cous cous.

Giant cous cous isn't bad. It's just that the salad itself was vile.

 

[Fab Foodie]

Still only on 3 engines and full loads of freight lorries. Been like it for a couple of months and won't have the fourth engine sorted for at least a month. Specialist engineer required.

Edit to say, that traffic builds up like that every summer holiday when the kids are off school. 2 hours, you got off light, last year on a couple of days people were 12 hours plus on the M20.

More good reasons to avoid Dover then :-)

 

[Fab Foodie]

Not the best return from holiday. In addition to my glasses getting lost, my wife's Garmin Vivoactive HR packed in (2 months old - exchanged) my son's Samsung screen died, and we use it's NFC to monitor his blood glucose via a sensor. So ordered a reconditioned phone the same, but we've lost a one day old blood sensor that has to be removed as it was activated by the old phone (£150 phone and £50 sensor).

To top that , got home to a bloody leak. Burst pipe above the downstairs loo. Insurance piddled about, sent someone who said they couldn't/wouldn't trace the leak. So called a local builder. He cut a hole in the ceiling and located the leak and repaired. Fortunately he charged less than £50 to fix. I'm now on with drying the loo out and repairing the damage.

Jeez, that's carp. Hope your fortune changes :-/

 

[Salty seadog]

More good reasons to avoid Dover then :-)

Unavoidable for some....the lucky ones are just passing through though.

 

[Accy cyclist]

I bought a mouse for this here laptop i'm currently using,for a pound. So far it's running well. The inbuilt mouse is crap to operate.

 

[lutonloony]

Just getting over my bout of gout, then slipped on some metal steps and seem to have pulled thigh muscle, smacked elbow, and landed on wrist that had been causing probs in first place! Sleep seems to be eluding me

 

[TVC]

The roads to Potsyland look clear and I've got my rain coat ready, so it's time to head North.

 

[TVC]

Had your jabs? Got your Manc-English phrasebook?

Sound

 

[TVC]

Got the wheel locks on your car?

All sorted, I do notice up there that the streets are littered with unused bicycles, not sure what that's all about.

 

[TVC]

Did anyone read that story in the Daily Mail about hackers stealing personal details from laptops via the external mouse? Apparently it's quite widespread in the north west of England. Once they've got your details they come round your house and nick your cycling jerseys. Shocking, absolutely shocking.

What is this 'Daily Mail' that you speak of?

 

[AndyRM]

I'm having problems with Adobe InDesign.

Perhaps this belongs in the "News too exciting" thread?

 

[GrumpyGregry]

Dublin is RIDICULOUSLY expensive.

 

[GrumpyGregry]

How much of it are you intending to buy?

Feels like I've spent enough to own a fair bit already!