Off-Topic Discussion

Bother, hope you all feel better soon, keep taking the lemsips.

Hi Woo, that sounds a lovely present, I love chiming clocks too, but one cuckoo clock is enough for me. Some only make the cuckoo noise, they don't all have chimes/music. Do you mean that the cuckoo doesn't pop out? Well maybe there is a transport lever inside that holds it in place so it...

:D Yes, I think Jim and his family live at Charing, just down the road from Headcorn. They were out for a spin in his nice vintage Jaguar, which was gleaming. So presumably he had it lovingly restored after its unfortunate tangle with a fence. :hehe:

:thmb: Great to see Scotkat & nice to see traditions kept going, a Piper too..!! :thmb: Also glad to hear you got back home in one piece & OK if you took a tumble..:thmb::dh: We have a beacon here but the old PC are never interested in lighting any more for any reason.. It has been suggested...

But it doesn't mean you can hide :D

Did anyone watch this tonight ? Fantastic programme but too cloudy for us to get any photos. How about you Capney were you able to capture?

Daughter #2 wasn't impressed, she said "What is this? Stargazing for dummies ?" Guess i've brought her up wrong :dh: Mind you, she was coming out with answers before the program did. Loved the pic of Saturn just past (8 light minutes:dh the moon, stunning.

Yes I am watching it, like you I wouldn't trust them enough to get that close.Val

Happy birthday Palustris.Get them working on that broadband for you - we miss your advice and knowledge.

I'll let you off Ziggy, just concentrate on those 6 numbers.

Nice one Chopper, nothing too radical from your ministry then :D Penny, you could also be in charge of maple syrup procurement.

What an 'interesting' day I've had! Last week I place an online order at Wickes for two bifold doors. They came today.Now I have been suffering from a really crippling bad back since middle of November. It's getting better - today was the first pain-free day since it started.Enter courier:...

Some people are just so clever . I think that's brilliant. Thank you Ziggy.

Check out the police video from my local press. This idiot driver was chased at 104mph. in his Mercedes Vito van http://www.yorkpress.co.uk/news/8777156.Driver_jailed_for_104mph_A64_chase/

I got a cable from Maplins in the end, as you say an ethernet cable, patch cable. Category 5, if that means anything to anyone.

Yes, I have three pages showing when I go into My Account, View New Posts ... then there is Todays Posts ... and I keep getting the same things so I think I need to Clear Posts or whatever it is called.

I'm guessing, but I expect a Thread is set to "Subscribe type" when you reply to it.The Option you have set will apply to future threads that you create / first reply to, but existing ones (like this) will retain the status they had at the time - and I guess you replied here before changing...

Tee Hee,Cheers Alice, thats my default one.