Mundane News

[Gravity Aided]

Great thing about not having a license ...

I don't watch Tv per se. I avoid the many missives of Donny the Great by avoiding Twitter as well.

 

[Gravity Aided]

I wouldn't pay for the TV license just to get the wisdom of Haystack Head, either.

 

[Kryton521]

You still have to have a tv license even if you don't have a tv....... Since you have devices capable of receiving and streaming signals.
Personally feel it should be, pay per view. Don't watch? don't have to pay as much/at all.

 

[LeetleGreyCells]

Slightly annoying and disheartening mundane day .

I was taking a group out to ride today through BC's Let's Ride (so they are members of the public plus I've never met them before) and with the Met Office forecasting very heavy rain I cancelled the ride (I didn't think anyone would turn up for what would turn out to be a very soggy ride).

Firstly, I sent a personal message explaining why I was cancelling the ride, then secondly, I cancelled the ride on the website which sends an automated message and email (I'll explain) to cancel the ride, and thirdly I re-created the ride to run the same time next week and sent out messages to those attending today to sign up before I offer it further afield. I did this approx. 2.5 hours before the ride was due to start.

Let's Ride has its own messaging system that complies with GDPR (I cannot see participants' email addresses). You send a message on the system and it forwards the message as an email to the recipient as well as keeping a message on the system they can read.

Later, I checked the website and I find a message from one of today's participants saying they were waiting in the car park . Upon some investigation, it turns out the website system hadn't sent out any emails to any of the participants and (I now discover) 4 out of 5 turned up! My fault for not checking they were happy riding in the rain: lesson learned. To be fair to myself, it wasn't until 7 AM that the Met Office updated the forecast to show heavy rain during the majority of the ride duration.

On contacting BC, it seems the website hasn't been sending any emails since Monday. They are working to repair it.

Now, I feel that I've already given a bad impression of myself. I know the technical issues were not my fault, but I feel that first impressions count for a lot and I don't want to put people off the programme, cycling with me on the programme or cycling in general. Silly I know, but disheartening all the same.

We will see how Friday's ride goes. And it will go ahead even if there is a monsoon and I have to swim 🌦🏊‍♂️

 

[deptfordmarmoset]

I was just wondering what other strange baddies feature in Dr Who? There are the Cider Men, Side Borgs, and the Dialects!

I wouldn't pay for the TV license just to get the wisdom of Haystack Head, either.

Haystack in a wind tunnel.

 

[Gravity Aided]

You still have to have a tv license even if you don't have a tv....... Since you have devices capable of receiving and streaming signals.
Personally feel it should be, pay per view. Don't watch? don't have to pay as much/at all.

I agree. In the States, public media is supported by voluntary contribution. Mrs. GA is encouraged to support charity through payroll deduction, and we get streaming of PBS, etc, on home computer for $60 a year. The public radio station in Champaign is the last station playing symphonic music anywhere I can receive on standard set and antenna.

 

[Gravity Aided]

Haystack in a wind tunnel.

Could use some thatching rods to tie that down. Our elections are in a little more than a month, and it could be a moot point about our fearless leader. Other chap seems a bit more stable.

 

[Ming the Merciless]

240 links may be advisable.

I think you may be right for the ideal, but it’s not a combination I’ll be aiming for and I’ve confirmed it works fine in this combination. Number of links however noted for next time it’ll need changing in the Spring.

 

[Andy in Germany]

You still have to have a tv license even if you don't have a tv....... Since you have devices capable of receiving and streaming signals.
Personally feel it should be, pay per view. Don't watch? don't have to pay as much/at all.

Absolutely. it would provide instant feedback for the providers showing where their programmes are and are not popular so they can see where they need to up their game... actually, I begin to see why they resist the change...

 

[Andy in Germany]

Other chap seems a bit more stable.

Is that why is party's symbol is a donkey?

Shutting up now...

 

[Andy in Germany]

Good morning, time to go for a short bike ride to the nearest big town and back.

There will be a break in the middle for something called "work".

Spontaneously came back the 'long' way, which made a nice change.

Also because it means clients are kept guessing about where I live.

 

[Ming the Merciless]

Fish and chips was lovely tonight.

 

[Reynard]

Went to Tesco for cat food (they're still cheaper than Zooplus, so will avail myself of the offers where I can) and to clear the list.

The place was denuded of toilet rolls, pasta* and flour.

* except for the pasta in the clearance bins, which is still at 37p a kilo.

 

[tyred]

I've cleaned and oiled the chain on my Viscount and adjusted the brakes.

 

[classic33]

Is that why is party's symbol is a donkey?

Shutting up now...

Is there a bright star shining over head.