Mundane News

[mybike]

12 mince pies made. I had to make some more pastry so that I will be able to make some meat pies.

Mrs MY commented that the one she tried was OK, praise for my first attempt!

 

[Reynard]

I have fed the cats, and shortly it will be time to feed me.

 

[Tail End Charlie]

The firelighters which I bought from Lidl (and which were not cheap) are crap. You need to use at least three matches to light one.

 

[Speicher]

Is there a cog like symbol on there?

https://www.devicesfaq.com/en/change-language/nuu-mobile-n5l

The phone battery is now flat. One of the websites says to let the battery run flat, then charge it up again, and it might reset. It also suggests going to the option at the bottom of the list, clicking on that, and it should reset. I have tried that on the three pages of options without success.

I seem to recall that EE (other providers are available) can change some settings with a text message. It might be worth giving them a call. At least, they should be able to tell you how to change it.

Thank you, I could try that.

 

[tyred]

The firelighters which I bought from Lidl (and which were not cheap) are crap. You need to use at least three matches to light one.

Problem solved

 

[pawl]

When I was a Boy Scout one test was to light a camp fire with two matches only using wood and kindling from the ground Contact your local troop I’m sure they’ll come and light it for you! Bob a job or what ever the going rate is .🤕

 

[tyred]

Had a day off work today. Had an attempt at Christmas shopping this morning which yielded just one "present" - a book for myself....

I then took a drive to the coast and went for a long walk. It seems such a novelty being allowed to go more than 5KM from home again that I couldn't resist a look at the sea! Unbelievably mild for the time of year. I didn't need a coat, just a relatively light fleece.

Made spaghetti Bolognese for tea and now relaxing for the evening.

 

[classic33]

There are lots of clever people on this thread. Is anyone clever enough to find out the solution to this problem?

My N5L Nuu phone has, for some reason, decided to just put Chinese symbols on the screen. One screen shows about 30 lines of "text", almost all in characters except for WiFi, SIM, Wave, GPS, LCM, eMMC, Micbias.

Please note that I have tried the "switch it off, and switch it back on again" strategy but it does not switch off (by press and hold the long "button").

I should add that because of the lock down, and not going anywhere, I have not made any phone calls recently. It is pay as you go, and if they (EE) ?thought it had been stolen/mislaid, the message would be in English. My Mother once managed to change her phone to Norwegian, but eventually I got it back to English. @ColinJ might be able to help.

A box of virtual mince pies for whoever manages to unlock this dilemma.

Any help?
https://www.devicesfaq.com/en/change-language/nuu-mobile-nuu-mobile-n5l

Have EE sent an update to your handset.

 

[Reynard]

When I was a Boy Scout one test was to light a camp fire with two matches only using wood and kindling from the ground Contact your local troop I’m sure they’ll come and light it for you! Bob a job or what ever the going rate is .🤕

Same when I was in the Guides. And I can still do it.

Mind, I get plenty of practice, what with solid fuel heating and all...

 

[classic33]

Same when I was in the Guides. And I can still do it.

Mind, I get plenty of practice, what with solid fuel heating and all...

I cheated, I made certain a working lighter was in my pocket at all times.

Kept matches, dipped in wax in a 35mm film can.

 

[Speicher]

My phone battery went flat. Now on charge and it has decided to speak in English.

 

[Reynard]

The Book of Faces isn't playing ball.

I have no messenger, stuff keeps disappearing at random, I can't see photos, and can only update my status from my personal page. Am really peeved.

 

[Jenkins]

Today's mundane items:

I have just been awarded the 10 year trophy 🏆

Does Suffolk come in any other colour than grey at the moment and why on earth am I not having an early night as I have to be up for work in justr over 6 hours?

And changed to a new Christmas avatar in case anybody's confused (or cares)

 

[slowmotion]

I went to the https://www.newsnow.co.uk website that gives a load of links to articles from newspapers around the world. BTW, it's a good spot to see other people's point of view.
On the right hand sidebar, a whole bunch of adverts appeared. I usually just mentally filter them out but I eventually noticed that they heavily reflected my recent on-line Christmas shopping habits......a replacement laptop, various obscure electronic cables, gin, books etc etc. It looked like Google had made a good fist of selling my data to somebody. At the bottom of the adverts was one for a rather fetching pair of thigh-length lace-up PVC boots with integral 6" stiletto heels. I don't remember showing an interest in those. Maybe the analytics at Google are cleverer than I thought.

 

[Kempstonian]

The firelighters which I bought from Lidl (and which were not cheap) are crap. You need to use at least three matches to light one.

The secret is to use the right sizes of wood. Here's a tutorial using just one match



Or there's this one: