The Retirement Thread

[GM]

I'd wondered about getting a bog standard B17 and fitting a few "Blingy" bits. A custom paint job and put it on the Bay as an "Extra Special Artisanal hand crafted Organic ( a leather saddle should cover the organic bit) one off"

I sold one of my Bromptons last year. Five minutes after the guy drove off with it I thought 'what have I done' I could have customised it, even made it electric. Regrets I had a few 🎵

 

[welsh dragon]

My god. Don't these people have anyone else they can annoy

 

[classic33]

My god. Don't these people have anyone else they can annoy

Next time they call answer with
"Detective Jones speaking, I was hoping you'd call, when did you last see the victim alive?".

See what happens.

 

[Mo1959]

My god. Don't these people have anyone else they can annoy

I thought the government were trying to put a stop to cold callers. I don’t get many now. Have you signed up for caller preference or whatever they call it?

 

[screenman]

Pam has just come home and caught me covered in baby oil, she asked me what i was up to and I told her that she keeps telling me I never glisten, seems it was listen.

 

[oldwheels]

I thought the government were trying to put a stop to cold callers. I don’t get many now. Have you signed up for caller preference or whatever they call it?

Caller preference only seems to work to a limited extent and expires after a period. I prefer to have caller display and only answer if I recognise the number or caller. This seems to be common practice as recently a health board wrote to me warning me that a consultant would call but on an 0800 number as most people don't answer calls from such numbers.

 

[Dave7]

Just been for a very short walk. Cold and sleet started as I was getting back.
2 minutes after I got back the rain came on.......phew.
Scotland.....
Thunder snow !!!!
Someone on here (was it Flick) mentioned snow with thunder and lightning.
Sounds scary

 

[Tenkaykev]

Just been for a very short walk. Cold and sleet started as I was getting back.
2 minutes after I got back the rain came on.......phew.
Scotland.....
Thunder snow !!!!
Someone on here (was it Flick) mentioned snow with thunder and lightning.
Sounds scary

Thundersnow sounds like a Bond villain...

 

[welsh dragon]

I thought the government were trying to put a stop to cold callers. I don’t get many now. Have you signed up for caller preference or whatever they call it?

No. As you say the government were supposed to stop all this nonsense . This is the first one I have had in about 12 months or more

 

[welsh dragon]

I really should learn to keep my mouth well and truly shut and stay away from the nonsense and mayhem. Now for coffee

 

[ColinJ]

I just saw the Scottish thundersnow storms on the news - scary! The phenomenon probably explains the muffled 'explosions' that I heard in Hebden Bridge about 20 years ago during heavy snow fall.

@welsh dragon - a Galaxy Tab question for you... Are you getting strange scrolling performance on your new tablet? 'Kinetic scrolling' (flicking the page up or down so it coasts to a new position and stops) works perfectly for me. Conventional scrolling (dragging the page up or down with a finger kept on the screen) is a bit erratic though - when I lift my finger the page often jumps forwards or backwards slightly. It is annoying because I then try again and it might take 2 or 3 attempts to end up where I want to be.

I am starting to get used to the 'gone deaf in one ear' effect caused by having both speakers on the same side of the tablet when watching videos in landscape mode. When I think about it, I get irritated, but if the subject matter is interesting enough then I concentrate on what is being said rather than where the words are coming from. (That will not apply to dramas though - someone standing on the left but talking from the right is always going to seem very weird, especially if someone standing on the right sounds as though they are standing above the other person!)

 

[classic33]

I really should learn to keep my mouth well and truly shut and stay away from the nonsense and mayhem. Now for coffee

You took my advice on answering the calls!

 

[BoldonLad]

My god. Don't these people have anyone else they can annoy

Doesn’t your phone network have a block last caller option. We are with Talktalk, you just key in a code, and the number is blocked. If a mobile, last number can be blocked similarly.

 

[welsh dragon]

Doesn’t your phone network have a block last caller option. We are with Talktalk, you just key in a code, and the number is blocked. If a mobile, last number can be blocked similarly.

To be honest I use the phone so little that I can't be asked to fiddle around with it

 

[welsh dragon]

I just saw the Scottish thundersnow storms on the news - scary! The phenomenon probably explains the muffled 'explosions' that I heard in Hebden Bridge about 20 years ago during heavy snow fall.

@welsh dragon - a Galaxy Tab question for you... Are you getting strange scrolling performance on your new tablet? 'Kinetic scrolling' (flicking the page up or down so it coasts to a new position and stops) works perfectly for me. Conventional scrolling (dragging the page up or down with a finger kept on the screen) is a bit erratic though - when I lift my finger the page often jumps forwards or backwards slightly. It is annoying because I then try again and it might take 2 or 3 attempts to end up where I want to be.

I am starting to get used to the 'gone deaf in one ear' effect caused by having both speakers on the same side of the tablet when watching videos in landscape mode. When I think about it, I get irritated, but if the subject matter is interesting enough then I concentrate on what is being said rather than where the words are coming from. (That will not apply to dramas though - someone standing on the left but talking from the right is always going to seem very weird, especially if someone standing on the right sounds as though they are standing above the other person!)

Yep. It can be a bit iffy now and again.