Mundane News

[Grant Fondo]

I'm going goggle-eyed ... Giro followed by footy followed by PGA golf. I might put radio Luxembourg on for a bit

 

[Andy in Germany]

Got ready for bed, then realised I haven't packed my bag for tomorrow.

 

[Kempstonian]

The last 24 hours have been very long

Time expands when you are stuck somewhere with nothing much to do. Every hour seems like ten.

I've just seen a later post of yours to say the tests came back ok. At least the 24 hours had a happier ending!

 

[classic33]

Got ready for bed, then realised I haven't packed my bag for tomorrow.

All sorted now.
Bolt cutters, angle grinder/chop saw(batteries charged).

 

[Kempstonian]

I have a load of paper but need a mortgage to get ink for my current Epson.

That's where they make their money. I bought a colour laser printer a few years ago (it's still going well) for about £140 - but a set of cartridges cost £120, so they were virtually giving the printer away. I sourced some refills instead for about £80 and that's how I've bought them since. It's a Samsung btw.

I had an inkjet too with a continuous ink supply but I dumped that only last week. I only used it for printing photos and it just didn't get enough use.

 

[Reynard]

I have a cat perched on my head. I am trying to watch tv from behind a swishing metronome tail.

 

[Kempstonian]

Lol I find my cannon Eos easy enough to use. Couple of lenses and a big memory card.
I prefer viewing pics on my computer monitor as the screen is quite small but getting the hang of different settings.
Never read the manual just press different buttons now and again.

I do that. I like to see what the buttons do and I don't want to spoil the surprise by reading the manual.

Manuals are just for when you can't figure out how to do something after days of trying.

 

[Reynard]

Mmmmm, I have to confess that my SLR cameras are usually left in full manual mode - except when I shoot things that move very quickly, and then I work in Tv (shutter priority) because it takes away the headache of having to mess around with the aperture settings in changeable light.

My main camera (ID mk2) only has full manual, plus Tv, Av and something else that I've never used. The 10D has all the modes including full auto but I very rarely venture outside of M, Tv and Av there either. By finding out what some of the "idiot modes" actually do (portrait, landscape), they sort of become redundant anyway. With full auto mode, you're at the mercy of whoever wrote the software.

I always read the manual. And both the manuals for my 1D and 10D live in my main camera bag, because invariably if you leave them behind, you need to look something up.

 

[tyred]

I had a good laugh on the beach today watching a Jack Russell. The owner had thrown a stick and the little dog ran to a huge eight foot long piece of driftwood and tried to drag it back to it's owner and was growling and barking at it when he couldn't get it to move

 

[Reynard]

Time for a and MOTD

 

[deptfordmarmoset]

I have a cat perched on my head. I am trying to watch tv from behind a swishing metronome tail.

Cats are worthy of scientific study....

 

[Reynard]

Cats are worthy of scientific study....
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That's an old meme. Still a damn good one, though... (Persian and a ticked tabby Oriental)

 

[Reynard]

Lexi has SO many toys... And yet she's just broken into mum's craft bag and stolen a ball of fine linen yarn.

Excuse me while I deal with the mess...

 

[classic33]

Cats are worthy of scientific study....
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That's cheating, there's no closed box.

 

[rockyroller]

I have a cat perched on my head. I am trying to watch tv from behind a swishing metronome tail.

sounds like an ideal cartoon premise