RMweb Premium 45156 Posted January 3, 2011 RMweb Premium Share Posted January 3, 2011 Diesels were slower than the steam services they replaced. And just a tad rougher as well - bucketing down the South Downs in a late running 6S or 6L with a St Leonards driver on a finishing turn was quite fearsome. Sometimes the power cars felt as if they were running on the sleepers, not on the track. TV now so bad that Mrs 45156 and I decided to go out for a few hours with the dog, just to get a change of scenery and to stop us going mad. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Tony_S Posted January 3, 2011 RMweb Gold Share Posted January 3, 2011 I've cleaned the cars (I needed to make mine respectable enough for the service later this week) properly this time. I found the pressure washer wasn't as hidden as I thought. We now have a shiny blue and a shiny black car. I then made the blue dirty again driving along the A13 to Pitsea for food from Tesco (which was rather busy). My BTHomehub stopped working this afternoon. It must have got confused with all the flashing lights. I checked the line was OK with my old Belkin router. The BTHomehub finally responded by being poked with a paperclip (factory reset) and it seems to be working now. Tony Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wherry Lines Posted January 3, 2011 Share Posted January 3, 2011 Tony, I've had a few issues with my homehub this week. Sometimes it would be giving out a wireless signal, but show no signs of the internet, and sometimes the wireless signal disappeared. All ok now though. Wonder if there were some BT related issues in East Anglia? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Tony_S Posted January 3, 2011 RMweb Gold Share Posted January 3, 2011 Tony, I've had a few issues with my homehub this week. Sometimes it would be giving out a wireless signal, but show no signs of the internet, and sometimes the wireless signal disappeared. All ok now though. Wonder if there were some BT related issues in East Anglia? There were issues on our Benfleet exchange just before Christmas. My Belkin router/adsl modem worked without problem. That logs on to ADSL with my own btinternet ID, the Homehub logs on with some generic ID and verifies my line somehow so perhaps that is the fault? I'm sure it will all be solved after the holiday! We are scheduled for BTs "optical fibre to the green box at the end of the road service" later this Spring. Tony Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lukasz Posted January 3, 2011 Share Posted January 3, 2011 It's funny you should mention it as my signal has been reading as strong but no internet on and off for the past week. I too am with BT. Lukasz Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
DonBradley Posted January 4, 2011 Share Posted January 4, 2011 Good morning all! 34C today and windless. It's going to be a stinker. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robert Posted January 4, 2011 Share Posted January 4, 2011 Morning All, -3°C here this morning, with quite a heavy frost. I am back in the office and contemplating the prospect of another day. Have a good one everybody... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium NGT6 1315 Posted January 4, 2011 RMweb Premium Share Posted January 4, 2011 Morning all... Frosty again, as Robert said, and foggy, too – no way to see the sun (and eclipse) like that . Think I'll have breakfast now – I pushed that back yesterday and consequently felt bad around noon. Have a good day all! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium skipepsi Posted January 4, 2011 RMweb Premium Share Posted January 4, 2011 Morning all, about -2 outside and my first day back at work. Oh joy unbounded! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndrewC Posted January 4, 2011 Share Posted January 4, 2011 Back to work today. Not sure what the next few months will bring. At the moment I'm on the bench and working from home. I had forgotten what a long painful commute it is from the bedroom to the office. Cat sleeping on the landing meant a minor diversion. I guess you could call that a tailback. <coat at the ready> Oh well, I had best enjoy it while I can. I've got a bad feeling about what ever next client site project they are planning on dropping me into. Likely something that requires week day overnights in some crap hotel, or a 5 hour daily round-trip commute. In other news I spent several hours sorting through tubs of train stuff over the weekend. Its amazing the crap you find. In this case its a Heljan class 17 that I forgot I had. Turns out its one of the lemons. One gear train is almost seized solid and the other isn't much better. Since I can't even remember where I picked it up, there isn't much chance of getting a replacement chassis for it. (I think it was from some generic box shifter at an exhibition when they first came out) Time permitting I'll strip it down and see what can be done, if anything. At least I also rediscovered a Bachmann prototype Deltic in the same box. I've got a feeling these along with a large percentage of my UK stock will end up on the RMWeb classifieds and/or Ebay. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold BoD Posted January 4, 2011 RMweb Gold Share Posted January 4, 2011 Morning all Total cloud is preventing viewing of partial elcipse. Back to work today too but not allowed, under any circumstances, to enter new building until 11:45. Ours not to reason why ........ Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium eldavo Posted January 4, 2011 RMweb Premium Share Posted January 4, 2011 Morning All, Nice cloudy start to the day so no chance of observing any partial eclipse thingies. 137 items in my work e-mail inbox of which 4 were of some value. Even with fairly sophisticated spam filters over 90% of the e-mail I recieve is junk! Looks as though I may have to struggle in to the office today as a colleague is leaving and I have to do lunch. Have a good one all. Cheers Dave Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Tony_S Posted January 4, 2011 RMweb Gold Share Posted January 4, 2011 Morning all. Dull and overcast here. We are off to Enfield today for lunch and DIY. Aditi's back to work day is tomorrow but Matthew is at home for another couple of weeks. Back to work today too but not allowed, under any circumstances, to enter new building until 11:45. Ours not to reason why ...... Paint still wet, bill not paid, local celeb opening building, H&S inspection, the clocks are running on iPhone software,... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold BoD Posted January 4, 2011 RMweb Gold Share Posted January 4, 2011 the clocks are running on iPhone software I think it's probably just beuaro , buearocr brooro paper work. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Max Stafford Posted January 4, 2011 Share Posted January 4, 2011 Full complement of leaking Oktas, so the quality of light is equivalent to a partial eclipse already. Time to go to the park too. Yeuch! Nasty, nasty weather! Dave. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robert Posted January 4, 2011 Share Posted January 4, 2011 No sign of the Eclipse here either - it was supposed to be 75% in this part of the world, so one would expect an element of twilight, but I can't say I say any. Still, we had the full nine oktas! Even with fairly sophisticated spam filters over 90% of the e-mail I recieve is junk! Even without counting the Spam, 90% of the e-mail is junk! I always come back from holiday to find hundreds of mails detailing everything from minor documentation updates, to the fact that the Gents on the 4th floor was out of order a week ago last Thursday. It was much easier when people had to write a real memo. They thought about whether it was worth doing, rather than just firing spam off to the whole department. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
DDolfelin Posted January 4, 2011 Share Posted January 4, 2011 Just had a new shower fitted. Over the last week, the previous one (2 years old) had gone mad - intent on scalding or freezing us. Now have a new, slightly better version - and it didn't cost a penny. All work and supply of replacement done under warranty. Good service - especially turning out in, what is for many, still a semi-holiday period. Much Wittering has come on apace. Lots of 'background' work accomplished between mince pies and visitors. I suddenly realised I needed more hills along one edge and have completed that. More town planning next but I have buildings already made and ready to plonk. However, I also need to start protecting the work with edge boards as I've just lost a chimney to the curiosity of the feral cat. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
sixoh8sixoh Posted January 4, 2011 Share Posted January 4, 2011 Afternoon all! Been a busy day so far. On the plus side I've got batteries from B&Q and a half price climbing rope from Go Outdoors. On the down side I've also been trailed round a load of other shops for a freesat box, a DVD player and/or an aerial... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium skipepsi Posted January 4, 2011 RMweb Premium Share Posted January 4, 2011 (edited) And a TV liecence and a pedestal to plonk it all on and a ladder to put the aerial up and a drill and.......... Edited January 4, 2011 by skipepsi Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium NGT6 1315 Posted January 4, 2011 RMweb Premium Share Posted January 4, 2011 Even without counting the Spam, 90% of the e-mail is junk! I always come back from holiday to find hundreds of mails detailing everything from minor documentation updates, to the fact that the Gents on the 4th floor was out of order a week ago last Thursday. It was much easier when people had to write a real memo. They thought about whether it was worth doing, rather than just firing spam off to the whole department. Even better, they would actually consider stopping by in person if something or other was sufficiently important, rather than just fire off an e-mail. Am I alone in thinking that it is rather impolite to resort to this kind of impersonal communication, even over sensitive or other important issues? In my impression, this is like saying "I have something on my chest, but you will have to come and see me if you agree we should talk about it, 'cos I can't be bothered." Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndrewC Posted January 4, 2011 Share Posted January 4, 2011 Even better, they would actually consider stopping by in person if something or other was sufficiently important, rather than just fire off an e-mail. Am I alone in thinking that it is rather impolite to resort to this kind of impersonal communication, even over sensitive or other important issues? In my impression, this is like saying "I have something on my chest, but you will have to come and see me if you agree we should talk about it, 'cos I can't be bothered." Sadly these days in the blame anyone else business culture, having an email along with the received/read notifications is just good sense. I can't count the number of times I've come across managers or clients asking for 'A' then getting bent out of shape later on claiming they wanted 'B'. Having the original conversation stored away in an email trail is just a best practice to CYA. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Shedman5 Posted January 4, 2011 RMweb Gold Share Posted January 4, 2011 Sadly its the best thing to do with email in the business world, I set my outlook up so when I receive an email from an individual a copy goes automatically into their folder leaving me one in the inbox to delete/ answer etc and when I send an email or reply a copy goes into that individuals file automatically. This has proved to be more than worthwhile on many occasions Amazing that people forget what they wrote! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wherry Lines Posted January 4, 2011 Share Posted January 4, 2011 I haven't had spam for a while. Last time, the key came off so I couldnt......that's a different kind of spam isn't it? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
shortliner Posted January 4, 2011 Share Posted January 4, 2011 Morrisons sell it battered - great fried.......... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndrewC Posted January 4, 2011 Share Posted January 4, 2011 Morrisons sell it battered - great fried.......... The Romans were right. The Scots are a barbaric bunch. Imagine beating a poor defenseless tin of Spam then drowing it in boiling oil. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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