Mundane News

[Reynard]

Cat, check. , check. MOTD, check.

 

[Jenkins]

Oh no! MIL who is in the nursing home just called to say she wanted 'one of those things you talk to and it plays music'.

Oh god.

Someone in the home has shown her one. When we explained she would need an amazon account (mine) and we'd need to pay extra and it needs wifi, she said no you don't need that. She thinks the speaker has all the music in it !

We could do it but would mean setting the thing up outside the nursing home, hoping we got their wifi. She also has speech issues following a stroke. She would be frustrated within 5 minutes. A radio would be better

We had same issue with my father earlier in the year , i put my foot down and said no then i found out it was sister who had given him the idea so i told her if she wanted dad to have one then she can set it all up and be the it support ....... funny enough not heard a thing since

I don't mind being the IT support for my mum & stepfather for their TV, hi-fi, etc, but have refused to do so if they ever carry through their threat to go on the internet with a tablet & basic wi-fi. That will be my sister's responsibility.

I very nearly put in a consultancy fee when they asked me to help set up a DAB radio for one of their friends. Co-incidentally, it was exactly the one linked to by @Speicher earlier and very nice it was too - I like the Roberts DAB stuff as I have a previous model BluTune in the kitchen.

 

[Jenkins]

I have been paid.

 

[fossyant]

I have been paid.

I'll check tomorrow. Payroll have been off since the 18th, like me

 

[Kempstonian]

That's unlucky!

That's a shame, I've been having such good luck all year!

 

[slowmotion]

I had cold toes earlier. Solution...
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A friend gave me a very similar pair for Christmas. Do yours have reindeer on them?

 

[slowmotion]

There was a fantastic halo round the moon at 9pm. The boffins say it's due to hexagonal ice crystals diffracting the light. It looked wonderful.

 

[rockyroller]

Likely both, that is how most of them are sold in The States

we have a small 1/4" set that is just metric

 

[Reynard]

Time for me to put the writing away and head off upstairs to bed.

Nunnight one and all xxx

 

[raleighnut]

Mines a Friday... 😔

Mine too, shifted to Thursday these past 2 weeks though.

still at least we don't have 'multiple' bins, just the black one for general waste and 'orange bags'for hard recycling (paper plastic, tins etc) we could put glass in them but there is a bottle bank on the pub over the road's car park and as for veggie waste we've got a compost bin.

 

[biggs682]

Morning y'all another frosty start to the day outside.
Another night with the cat sleeping on our bed
Must total up my miles for the year later.

 

[Illaveago]

Morning clear sky with a hard frost here this morning.
The little kitten is gradually getting used to us . He is rushing around playing with his toys, climbing up the furniture and has even come up onto the settee for a cuddle and a nap .
One thing has been puzzling us was the sound of a squeaky toy! We haven't had one or couldn't remember having one . It was only when we saw the kitten sneeze that we discovered that it was him .

 

[PeteXXX]

I shall try to post my UPS parcel again, today.

 

[deptfordmarmoset]

A friend gave me a very similar pair for Christmas. Do yours have reindeer on them?

Alas, no. But they're thick and warm with ''sherpa'' fleece lining. I think they originally came from Aldi but that was a few years back.

 

[PeteXXX]

T'is -2° outside. I think I'll have another cup of 🍵 (inside)