Mundane News

[classic33]

My internet connection is driving me to distraction with its attempts at doing the Hokey Cokey.

Arm or leg?
In or out?

 

[Threevok]

My internet connection is driving me to distraction with its attempts at doing the Hokey Cokey.

Do you think you can turn it around

After all, that's what it's all about

 

[Reynard]

Arm or leg?
In or out?

It's all in at the moment, but then it goes out and shakes it all about - usually late at night or early in the morning.

I've spent the day troubleshooting. It's narrowed down to the following:

1) internal wiring problem
2) router
3) external line problem

Currently have everything plugged into the test socket, which will establish whether it's 1) or not.

 

[Gravity Aided]

Not just the UK- most of Europe.

Sorry to hear that. World Cup/beer related?

 

[Serge]

Fortunately I've been stockpiling to get me through the World Cup.

 

[potsy]

Just heard on the radio that water companies are asking us to reduce our usage during this heat wave...best wash the car tomorrow before the inevitable hosepipe ban comes in.

 

[Serge]

Just heard on the radio that water companies are asking us to reduce our usage during this heat wave...best wash the car tomorrow before the inevitable hosepipe ban comes in.

I've been doing my bit over the last two weeks by drinking nothing but lager.

 

[fossyant]

Just heard on the radio that water companies are asking us to reduce our usage during this heat wave...best wash the car tomorrow before the inevitable hosepipe ban comes in.

Had an email from UU this afternoon

 

[StuAff]

At Brighton Racecourse for Orbital. Nice weather, first support (System 7) were jolly good. Brothers Hartnoll on at 9.15

 

[Gravity Aided]

Nope. It’s usually produced as a side product of fertiliser production. Several major producers have shut their plants for refurbishment/repair and that, combined with a significant unexpected hot spell, is causing the conflation of a lowering of production with an increase in demand.

The problem is these are plants that take some time to get up and running again, once they’ve been shut down.

I'll send a big bag of gas over on the 13th of July.

 

[Salty seadog]

At Brighton Racecourse for Orbital. Nice weather, first support (System 7) were jolly good. Brothers Hartnoll on at 9.15

Splendid.

 

[Serge]

I've just noticed I'm classed as a "Well-Known Member" here on Cyclechat. I didn't know so many of you had seen my naked selfies.

 

[Reynard]

So far, everything seems stable. It's been after midnight / early morning when the worst of the dropouts happen, so I should find out soon enough. ISP recommends leaving the router plugged into the test socket for at least three days.

Connected a phone into the filter that's in the test socket and the dial tone is loud and clear, more so than when it's connected in downstairs.

As things stand, it's pointing to an internal wiring problem. Having googled things a wee bit more, it may well be the actual master socket itself that's the problem - or rather the connections in it.

Funny though, I only get these problems when it's really warm...

 

[Reynard]

Oh, and I very nearly bought a bicycle today...

Spotted a Giant junior hybrid on the website for the local recycling centre marked up at £35, so popped down to have a looksy as I thought it might make a good hack / utility / winter bike assuming it fit.

It did, but a brief pootle was enough to tell me that I didn't like it. A closer inspection (yes, I took tools with me LOL) showed it was also a pretty well much "chuck all the components in the bin and start again" kind of job.

So it stayed where it was.

That weird Korean junior roadie that weighs as much as a sack of spuds is still there as well. Seems I was right about the damage to the BB shell and the chainstays.

 

[Illaveago]

I was hearing Britain was having a carbon dioxide shortage.

They are saying about it affecting quite a few industries in food and drinks production . I was wondering if it was also affecting other industries as it is used in welding ?