OneGuyFromBarlick

The talk of the day is obviously going to be the Budget and the 'End of Austerity'. The reality being that it all depends what you mean by the end of austerity. Police stations and Libraries will still remain closed. Local authorities, NHS and schools will still be short of funds so that efficiency ...

Watched the CNN interview with the Pittsburgh Mayor, (You Tube) CNN He came across as a very calm rational man. Excellent response under the circumstances. How on earth did America finish up with Trump when City Mayors can out perform him on all counts. Well done that man.

Looks cosy. Don't see many patterned carpets with boarders round them now-a-days.

Yes, in the time frame he started from ie. 8000 BC (yes eight thousand ) the main reference points were when the sun rose and when it set. (EAST to West). makes sense.

Without going into 'I told you mode' all the reasons you site is generally the reply to people who say "my dad only lived until he was XX years old". The conditions at work in their time was deplorable and we should be thankful of the HSE regulations. On the other hand, as my railway pal o...

Just started Norman Davies' book 'The Isles' Stanley has mentioned it in previous posts. I think I'm going to like it.

Stanley wrote: ↑28 Oct 2018, 02:35 The shootings in the synagogue in the US.

Trump's response to this is disgusting. Virtually implying that it their fault for not having an armed guard at the door. Pandering to the gun lobby promoting the sale of guns instead of getting shut of them. Has this man no shame?

Thanks Ian, I couldn't see why signals within a specific channel should vary but can quite understand that from one end of the total frequency rage there could be some channels more affected by losses than others. Although I'm 23 mile from Winter Hill I'm sat on the top of a hill and can see the mas...

OK Ian since you asked. You have obviously picked up on my questions about TV / recorder reception. This question is something that ran through my mind but probably drops into the nice to know category rather than something that solves a problem. Talking Freeview from Winter Hill. the transmission f...

Trump is a con man, a diversion that discredits his position as the President of the most powerful country in the world. For those who can spare 8 minutes of their time its worth listening to Noam Chomsky on this subject. Trump. Being careful not to fall for all the propaganda hype Putin comes acros...

Thanks, I have used Handley Aerials myself but it was some years ago. I'm not pushing this one just at the moment I've some sockets to sort out first. Its becoming to look like a rats nest behind the desktop computer. I may be asking you some of my novice type questions though.

No photos please.

Amphiboly or Amphibology, If you think some of my posts are misleading please have a word with me.

A Stanley Steamer.

From Tripp's link....Etymology Perhaps from Old Norse skjóta (“to throw, to shoot”).

During the cold war the Russian missile was called the Scud. Scud.

I didn't know it until I looked it up that there is a standard definition for icebergs plus bergy bits and growlers. icebergs

Kev, Thanks for the link. The results show that there is no problem transmitter wise. Good reception predicted on all channels. As far as recording goes I was experiencing some difficulty when the Tour de France was being broadcast. It would record in the afternoon but not in the evening. This is a ...

Talking of wheelie bins, Pendle are introducing a charge for replacement bins. £15 I think, The bin is still free but the charge is for delivery. Stealth taxes strike again.

Kev, sorry for the delay higher management got the washer on child lock and didn't know how to release it, another one of the joys of electronics. Back to the channel search. Every time I do something like changing the aerials round or fitting the booster etc, I do a channel update search. As I have...

Kev. I tried a cheapo booster that I got some time ago from Aldi. (Tevilon). This is a set box type not a mast head booster. I got about 25% increase in signal as shown at the multiplex signal. The end result was still a failure on the ITV stations.

Its a slow burn item. No panic with it but I don't like bits of equipment lying around that can't be used just because I don't know how to fix them. My digging into the supply background has already taught me a lot that I was never aware of. I'll keep playing with it but any help is welcome.

This could easily been a mystery object. The end result of the swarms of Ladybirds we had the other weekend.
Not sure what the collective term is for this group, clutch, posse or loveliness. No doubt someone in OG will tell me.

That's why we are closing all the sports centres and swimming baths how else can we sustain this number of takeaways if people go spending their money on keeping fit?

Only slightly off piste. I'm struggling to make any sense of the TV reception via a smart TV and recorder. In my simple layman's terms with the aerial plugged into the recorder then out again to the TV and both units switched to aerial supply, the smart TV gives ALL the freeview channels. But using ...

Continuing with the above theme. This particular RI teacher soon got his P45. He was temporally replaced by higher authority by a real life clergy called believe it or not Cannon Ball.