Mundane News

[PeteXXX]

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[tyred]

After a brief and unprecedented spell of blue skies and sunshine, I am pleased to say that normal service has been resumed in the weather department.

 

[Reynard]

Well, I've been cutting grass this afternoon, but I had to stop because it started raining. Of course, it's not raining now. Mind, if it hadn't started raining I'd have come in as the temperature has dropped markedly from this morning, and it's decidedly chilly.

Anyways, I've just watched Antiques Road Trip (Paul Martin and Margie Cooper this week) and I'm going to go downstairs and put the kettle on as I have a hankering for a

 

[Reynard]

The Book of Faces has gone *kaboom*

A quick google says it appears to be a major global outage.

 

[Oldhippy]

The Book of Faces has gone *kaboom*

A quick google says it appears to be a major global outage.

Oh dear. How are people going to let each other what they had for dinner? 😁

 

[Reynard]

Oh dear. How are people going to let each other what they had for dinner? 😁

I do that in here, don't I?

Actually, I use Messenger rather a lot, so it is a bit of a pain.

 

[Oldhippy]

Is WhatsApp connected to that as a message I sent doesn't seem to send either?

 

[Reynard]

Is WhatsApp connected to that as a message I sent doesn't seem to send either?

Must be - FB, Instagram and WhatsApp are all down.

 

[deptfordmarmoset]

Must be - FB, Instagram and WhatsApp are all down.

I wonder what zapped WhatsApp

 

[Reynard]

I wonder what zapped WhatsApp

It's a DNS issue according to what's just been said on the BBC 6 o'clock news. That matches the error I get when trying to log into FB.

 

[classic33]

It's a DNS issue according to what's just been said on the BBC 6 o'clock news. That matches the error I get when trying to log into FB.

A Did Not See issue?
Were they looking in the right place.

 

[Reynard]

Oh no, not *another* one...

This one's definitely a Did Not See issue. With all the height signs on approach from both sides, people still do this with depressing regularity...

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-cambridgeshire-58795335

 

[Oldhippy]

Not even 6.30 and I have the candles lit already!

 

[LeetleGreyCells]

Did you buy wrapping paper?

Err... well, b*gger. A trip out tomorrow night to buy some.

Thanks @mybike for the reminder otherwise it'd come to Wednesday when I need to wrap them and I'd have been scratching my head.

 

[Oldhippy]

Err... well, b*gger. A trip out tomorrow night to buy some.

Thanks @mybike for the reminder otherwise it'd come to Wednesday when I need to wrap them and I'd have been scratching my head.

Don't forget to write in the card and not on the present!