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- 16 Dec 2025, 15:38
- Forum: General Miscellaneous Chat & Gossip
- Topic: BOB'S BITS
- Replies: 5154
- Views: 878373
- 16 Dec 2025, 15:28
- Forum: General Miscellaneous Chat & Gossip
- Topic: DIALECT AND WORD MEANINGS
- Replies: 4246
- Views: 1022449
Re: DIALECT AND WORD MEANINGS
A former cricketer.
- 16 Dec 2025, 15:27
- Forum: What, Where, When, We, Who, Look & How
- Topic: WHAT ATTRACTED YOUR ATTENTION TODAY?
- Replies: 18251
- Views: 3055585
Re: WHAT ATTRACTED YOUR ATTENTION TODAY?
Apart from the fact that it wasn't aired in the US so no electors there saw it. He still won the election so how he can claim that it damaged his reputation for the election is beyond me. It should be noted that the Beeb didn't alter any words that he said just reordered them. How you can damage a b...
- 16 Dec 2025, 15:14
- Forum: Current Affairs & Comment
- Topic: Today I shall be Mainly...
- Replies: 23927
- Views: 2922642
- 15 Dec 2025, 16:59
- Forum: Technology & Communication
- Topic: COMPUTERS, THE AGONY AND THE ECSTASY
- Replies: 6959
- Views: 1348885
Re: COMPUTERS, THE AGONY AND THE ECSTASY
Not with me, the Open Reach Engineers and fibre expert Sophie sorted it on the day. I laid all my own internal infrastructure, (CAT 5 etc, some already there). The internal powered kit confirms the connection to the exchange, its the equivalent in Open Reach terms to the old telephone Master Socket....
- 15 Dec 2025, 11:24
- Forum: Technology & Communication
- Topic: COMPUTERS, THE AGONY AND THE ECSTASY
- Replies: 6959
- Views: 1348885
Re: COMPUTERS, THE AGONY AND THE ECSTASY
The outer Open Reach fibre box is on the outside wall by our back door. The inside bits of kit that are powered and convert from fibre to CAT5/6 are in the kitchen, near a convenient ring main socket. From there I have a Cat 5 cable through to where we have the router, basically downstairs by the de...
- 13 Dec 2025, 10:01
- Forum: What, Where, When, We, Who, Look & How
- Topic: WHAT ATTRACTED YOUR ATTENTION TODAY?
- Replies: 18251
- Views: 3055585
Re: WHAT ATTRACTED YOUR ATTENTION TODAY?
DHL, I ordered some thermal paper rolls for Bosom Friends card readers the other day. Email train from DHL the last couple of days to say they have the parcel and will deliver on Monday. This is fine as there will be someone about all day. Another email this morning that says they will deliver today...
- 13 Dec 2025, 09:46
- Forum: What, Where, When, We, Who, Look & How
- Topic: WHAT ATTRACTED YOUR ATTENTION TODAY?
- Replies: 18251
- Views: 3055585
Re: WHAT ATTRACTED YOUR ATTENTION TODAY?
Christmas games at the gym this morning. Should be fun, the junior attendees will be in as well. Jacobs Join for lunch then a beer up town, (for the adults). 
- 12 Dec 2025, 10:51
- Forum: Puzzles & Quizzes
- Topic: MYSTERY OBJECTS
- Replies: 22397
- Views: 3426538
Re: MYSTERY OBJECTS
Culzean Castle, Eisenhower's SHAEF Headquarters during WWII.
Lost a tent on the Camping Club site there a long time ago.
Lost a tent on the Camping Club site there a long time ago.
- 11 Dec 2025, 09:51
- Forum: Current Affairs & Comment
- Topic: Seen in the News
- Replies: 4900
- Views: 761434
Re: Seen in the News
"We have just seized a tanker on the coast of Venezuela - a large tanker, very large, the largest one ever seized actually," Trump told reporters at the White House. That says it all really. Mines bigger than yours, its the talk of a five year old in the playground. He should be sectioned.
- 10 Dec 2025, 09:56
- Forum: What, Where, When, We, Who, Look & How
- Topic: WHAT ATTRACTED YOUR ATTENTION TODAY?
- Replies: 18251
- Views: 3055585
Re: WHAT ATTRACTED YOUR ATTENTION TODAY?
My prescription medication, passed to Royal Mail on the 2nd of November on a 48 hour tracked Parcelforce service. I have had an email every day to say it will be delivered and then another each day to say that it wont! It does not require a signature and fits through the letter box. I will have to ...
- 09 Dec 2025, 15:24
- Forum: What, Where, When, We, Who, Look & How
- Topic: WHAT ATTRACTED YOUR ATTENTION TODAY?
- Replies: 18251
- Views: 3055585
Re: WHAT ATTRACTED YOUR ATTENTION TODAY?
My prescription medication, passed to Royal Mail on the 2nd of November on a 48 hour tracked Parcelforce service. I have had an email every day to say it will be delivered and then another each day to say that it wont! It does not require a signature and fits through the letter box. I will have to g...
- 08 Dec 2025, 16:21
- Forum: Current Affairs & Comment
- Topic: Today I shall be Mainly...
- Replies: 23927
- Views: 2922642
- 08 Dec 2025, 16:00
- Forum: Puzzles & Quizzes
- Topic: MYSTERY OBJECTS
- Replies: 22397
- Views: 3426538
Re: MYSTERY OBJECTS
I would say its to power a vintage portable valved radio.
- 08 Dec 2025, 15:56
- Forum: Current Affairs & Comment
- Topic: Today I shall be Mainly...
- Replies: 23927
- Views: 2922642
Re: Today I shall be Mainly...
I have always regarded Apple kit as overpriced and over-hyped. You can buy a whole lot of Android for less money and are not locked into the same OS and apps. All our phones and tablets talk to each other without problems as required. That's my 10 pennorth. I hope you get it sorted Sue
- 07 Dec 2025, 11:53
- Forum: What, Where, When, We, Who, Look & How
- Topic: WHAT DID WE HAVE FOR TEA?
- Replies: 9971
- Views: 1555947
Re: WHAT DID WE HAVE FOR TEA?
I had Kleftico. 
- 07 Dec 2025, 11:49
- Forum: General Miscellaneous Chat & Gossip
- Topic: LIGHTS IN THE SKY
- Replies: 815
- Views: 272732
Re: LIGHTS IN THE SKY
£79.00 not overly excessive for such a garment, (from their website, discounted, (wonder why) from £199 which is excessive) Others makes are available of course. 
- 05 Dec 2025, 11:16
- Forum: Seasons
- Topic: TODAY'S PENNINE WEATHER
- Replies: 7118
- Views: 800106
Re: TODAY'S PENNINE WEATHER
Aye, its a bit thin here in Barlick as well. Will have to put some trackie bottoms on for the trip down to the gym.
- 04 Dec 2025, 12:13
- Forum: What, Where, When, We, Who, Look & How
- Topic: WHAT DID WE HAVE FOR TEA?
- Replies: 9971
- Views: 1555947
Re: WHAT DID WE HAVE FOR TEA?
We ate out twice in Leeds yesterday. Lunch before the theatre at a small Italian cafe about 100 yards down from the theatre. I had a chicken, bacon and mayo sandwich which arrived as a Panini variant on home made Focaccia, very tasty. Christmas Market with lots of food vendors was running in City Sq...
- 03 Dec 2025, 19:57
- Forum: Current Affairs & Comment
- Topic: Today I shall be Mainly...
- Replies: 23927
- Views: 2922642
Re: Today I shall be Mainly...
An excellent production of Miss Saigon. The cast and scenery was exceptional, the cast actually did all the scene moving there were three cubical scenery blocks across the back that could be pulled out and rotated to give the various scenes and two staircases kept in the wings and used when required...
- 03 Dec 2025, 09:01
- Forum: What, Where, When, We, Who, Look & How
- Topic: WHAT ATTRACTED YOUR ATTENTION TODAY?
- Replies: 18251
- Views: 3055585
Re: WHAT ATTRACTED YOUR ATTENTION TODAY?
I had to look up a coin I found in one of our collection tubs, It went through our coin counter as a 50p as it is exactly the same size but without corners so to speak. It's a 50 Forint which I have never come across before, turns out it's Hungarian and worth about £0.12 pounds sterling. No good to ...
- 03 Dec 2025, 08:46
- Forum: Seasons
- Topic: TODAY'S PENNINE WEATHER
- Replies: 7118
- Views: 800106
Re: TODAY'S PENNINE WEATHER
Hopefully it should be OK for a walk up to the Headrow in Leeds. 
- 03 Dec 2025, 08:31
- Forum: General Miscellaneous Chat & Gossip
- Topic: LIGHTS IN THE SKY
- Replies: 815
- Views: 272732
Re: LIGHTS IN THE SKY
Doh! rookie error there Wendy, thanks for setting me straight. 
- 03 Dec 2025, 08:21
- Forum: Current Affairs & Comment
- Topic: Today I shall be Mainly...
- Replies: 23927
- Views: 2922642
Re: Today I shall be Mainly...
Travelling to Leeds today to see "Miss Saigon" at the theatre. Its the matinee so we will get a bit of lunch in Leeds and tea before we come back. Bus to Skipton then train, open return so we can get any trains we want as the day pans out. My birthday present from Sally, should be good. :s...
- 02 Dec 2025, 11:44
- Forum: General Miscellaneous Chat & Gossip
- Topic: LIGHTS IN THE SKY
- Replies: 815
- Views: 272732
Re: LIGHTS IN THE SKY
OK, we just have lights from now on. 