Mundane News

[Illaveago]

Like lots of people I have about umpty hundred things that need doing. So where do I start?

I think I should start with some of the most difficult tasks. Ones that I have been putting off for a long time.

I know everyone would have been very sympathetic, and provided me with lots of cups of tea, and cake and biskits, and more importantly hugs. 🤗 However, at the time of diagnosis, I struggled to think clearly, and knew I had a long hard challenge ahead me. I needed some sort of normality. This thread and my friends in it helped a lot.

Last summer, July to be precise, I was diagnosed with Cancer. I needed a fairly major operation, and then Chemotherapy, and finally Radiotherapy which finished five weeks ago. Only two people, and the Moderator Team knew about it. I thought I would tell people on this thread first.

Please be reassured that tea, cake, biskits, especially custard cream and choc digestives are always welcome. Oh and virtual hugs. 🤗

Take care !

 

[fossyant]

PC build going OK for Daughter. It's a tight case, and with a big f-off gaming graphics card in there it's very tight (and my old eye sight and big hands don't help). Tiny connectors for cables..

Looks like the 'storage' 2TB drive we were sent in a jiffy bag is goosed (who sends something like that in a jiffy - ebuyer !!! ) - struggled to format it, clicking loads, struggled to copy files. The M2 SSD (a 5cm by 2cm circuit board) is incredible, so small for 500gb, and that's been great, just need game file storage.

Had an issue with the case's USB3 front ports draining too much power according to the PC motherboard, so have left them disabled - can't fix it - might need a new front panel, but it would mean pulling the lot to bits - can live without 2 sockets. The fancy RBG 'Rainbow' LED case and fan lighting looks awesome - my daughter will love it when finished.

Got Win 10 Professional for £22 on-line and Office 365 for free via work. It's a budget gaming build, about £600 finished I think... I hope she likes it.

 

[EltonFrog]

PC build going OK for Daughter. It's a tight case, and with a big f-off gaming graphics card in there it's very tight (and my old eye sight and big hands don't help). Tiny connectors for cables..

Looks like the 'storage' 2TB drive we were sent in a jiffy bag is goosed (who sends something like that in a jiffy - ebuyer !!! ) - struggled to format it, clicking loads, struggled to copy files. The M2 SSD (a 5cm by 2cm circuit board) is incredible, so small for 500gb, and that's been great, just need game file storage.

Had an issue with the case's USB3 front ports draining too much power according to the PC motherboard, so have left them disabled - can't fix it - might need a new front panel, but it would mean pulling the lot to bits - can live without 2 sockets. The fancy RBG 'Rainbow' LED case and fan lighting looks awesome - my daughter will love it when finished.

Got Win 10 Professional for £22 on-line and Office 365 for free via work. It's a budget gaming build, about £600 finished I think... I hope she likes it.

I have no idea what you’re talking about. Not a clue. Still, as long as you’re happy.

 

[fossyant]

I have no idea what you’re talking about. Not a clue. Still, as long as you’re happy.

Hee hee.....

 

[Reynard]

Wow do you us Colgate on your teeth?

Not in this instance, no...

Just the usual selection of oily rags.

 

[classic33]

I did manage to make a passable loaf of bread from that sticky mess of a dough. I had to plop it into the banneton, and then I had to plop it into my clay pot. No point even trying to fold or score it...

It's been raining all morning here chez Casa Reynard. Doesn't seem to be quite so chilly, but it ain't half miserable. Neither Poppy nor Lexi have bothered going out.

Puttered around as usual this morning, did some work on a writing project and there is a pasta sauce simmering away in the crock pot. A can of tomatoes, some tomato puree, onions, garlic, assorted other seasonings and some leftover roast veggies (courgette, peppers, cherry tomatoes and butternut squash). I'll be adding some bacon to that later.

Just the one tin?

 

[Tenacious Sloth]

Had my beer delivery from Adnams today so just winding down the day with a couple of bottles of Ghost Ship.

Nice.

 

[raleighnut]

This evenings dinner entertainment was provided by a Sparrowhawk on top of the Summerhouse busily devouring something feathered.

Ah well 1 less to buy seed for and it's a good job we saw it as one of the moggies would have got the blame for the feathers otherwise.

 

[Tenacious Sloth]

This evenings dinner entertainment was provided by a Sparrowhawk on top of the Summerhouse busily devouring something feathered.

Ah well 1 less to buy seed for and it's a good job we saw it as one of the moggies would have got the blame for the feathers otherwise.

Did it leave the plucked feathers in a perfect circle around the corpse?

 

[Accy cyclist]

i've vacuumed cleaned my flat tonight. I'm glad i've done it as it's so hard to do. Not so much physically hard,but moving stuff around to get to the carpet is quite difficult. I haven't done it since the 29th of April. Anyway,a few weeks ago i found something in my flat that needed a vacuuming to get the muck out. As i was cleaning i tried to remember what it was,but i couldn't remember. I've left my vacuum cleaner out in case i remember,so i can clean whatever it is. I'll leave it out till tomorrow,in case i remember,but if i can't i'll put it away. I bet as soon as i put it away i'll remember what needs cleaning.

 

[deptfordmarmoset]

Just used the first peas from the garden in a meal.


Both of them.

Were they alike?

 

[raleighnut]

Did it leave the plucked feathers in a perfect circle around the corpse?

I dunno I've not been up on the Summerhouse roof for a look but there was a veritable 'snowstorm' of downy fluff flying all around before the Hawk flew off.

 

[mybike]

Oh joy I have customers waiting for a new PBX system & have our own developers arguing with 3rd party developers as to which bit of code is wrong so that the system is not working, both sides blaming each other

I recall working with a carrier in the states. I'd spent hours tracking down the fault & has proved it to their end. But they kept denying it.

Then it suddenly started working, so I rang them & asked what had they done. They simply denied they'd done anything.

 

[Jenkins]

Good evening/night/morning all. I'm beginning to loose track of what time it is, let alone what day and I can't remember what an early morning is either. I may have trouble making it in to work for the 8am shift this weekend. Had to phone in to work to check next week's shifts (management are doing them on a week by week basis) and I'm doing the late shift yet again .

Must get the milk in and put it in the fridge.

 

[classic33]

Good evening/night/morning all. I'm beginning to loose track of what time it is, let alone what day and I can't remember what an early morning is either. I may have trouble making it in to work for the 8am shift this weekend. Had to phone in to work to check next week's shifts (management are doing them on a week by week basis) and I'm doing the late shift yet again .

Must get the milk in and put it in the fridge.

Not on your cornflakes?