Early Risers.

[Erichill16]

Evening All,

Apologies if ive missed anything but not much time on here today. Same old same old. 
Went to MRC this evening and realised a recent, well middle of last year purchase, was not quite up to standard. Not disastrous but bought new so didnt expect to be doing repairs so soon. 
Tomorrows jobs, who knows but a bit behind at work, so that might be on the

agenda.

goodnight,

Robert

[iL Dottore]

7 hours ago, Winslow Boy said:

 

Look Neil when you post  injury 'porn' can you like issue a warning before hand.

Are you one of those puritanical prodnoses one hears about, Winnie, dear boy?

 

I’d hardly call what @New Haven Neil posted “injury” porn. I mean it’s just about Page 3 level let alone top shelf (craniotomy) or under the counter (full frontal bowel resection) stuff.

 

And heaven knows what most on ER would make of such things in real life: the sights, the sounds, the smells…

[iL Dottore]

8 hours ago, polybear said:

 

 

 

Bear here........

Ok, so here goes.......

 

EeeeeeeeeeeeeeeekDoinkaDoinkaDoinkaDoinkaSplodgeFuggin'Piggin'Rattin'Turdycurses

 

- @iL Dottore's suggestion shows a somewhat worrying development  - there's a distinct possibility that iD has been mixing with Captain Cynical a little too often.......

 

- as for @Winslow Boy's guess - no, I'm very pleased to say; somehow the thought of scoffin' NHS LDC thru' a straw doesn't appeal.

 

- @monkeysarefun Chimpy's guess isn't too far off the mark - though dodgy artwork by Tracy Emin, cake and beans don't come into it.

 

Stunt Bear did indeed fall down the Rattin' Piggin' Stairs (it had to happen sometime); the "Eeeeeeeeeeeeeeeek" bit being that "OH SHIIIIIIIIIIIIT" moment, knowing what's coming and there's nottalot that Bear can do about it. The "DoinkaDoinkaDoinkaDoinka" is the sound a Bear makes as he bounces off numerous stair treads on the way down, followed by the "Splodge" bit (that's where Bear face-plants the hall floor (still carpeted, luckily).

Immediately after the last "Doinka" but before the "Splodge" a certain Bear did enter that rather worrying area of psychic experience that precedes "The Big Lunch" (a.k.a very painful Sh1t Street) during which, whilst "On Finals" the Port Rear Undercarriage Paw collapsed backwards in a rather worrying** manner. 

 

(** Bear had images of PM'ing a certain Fraggle, asking for the name of a Recommended Ankle Surgeon....).

 

Very, very fortunately I somehow got away with the whole experience - no idea how.  Even the undercarriage was fully operational this morning, though I did have a brief spell of minor pins & needles but that soon disappeared.

And where was the Mobile during all this?  In the Kitchen, on charge....... 

 

 

Captain Cynical offers his felicitations that The Bear has had no serious sequelae to his tumble. 
 

Learning that The Bear Bounces is also a very useful bit of information for Captain Cynical to have (should he need to weaponise it at some future timepoint)

 

Edited January 25, 2023 by iL Dottore

[iL Dottore]

9 hours ago, Gwiwer said:

None that I am even remotely aware of. So far. 47 years licensed and not a point nor a parking fine to my name. Yet. 

Given the breathtaking tales you have recounted of your rocket fuelled speeding adventures in the Australian outback, one wonders how “you got away with it“

 

A specially concocted @Gwiwer radar reflecting paint or a @Gwiwer industries home-made radar and radio scrambler, perhaps?

 

Enquiring minds need to be told.

 

Edited January 25, 2023 by iL Dottore

[iL Dottore]

9 hours ago, zarniwhoop said:

I'm a linux enthusiast (building from source, so old machines are regrettably no-longer practical for compiling), so feel free to disregard this comment. But word processing (libreoffice - in general use it is reputed to cope better than MS Word with old MS documents, although it might give issues with some firms' in-house standards that rely on MS macros if I understood comments elsewhere)  email - maybe thunderbird ?, browsing - firefox, picures - ImageMagick for basic manipulating or changing format, gimp for general manipulation of photos) are the easy things and any recent ubuntu-derived distribution should have no trouble installing on an old (BIOS, not UEFI) machine. For less old machines with UEFI (so called trusted computing and secure boot as in MS own the machine, not you) then installing can be a lot harder.

 

But I agree that using applications that are built to only run on some version of MS Windows is not an easy path for linux users.

 

Even though I am completely clueless about LINUX, my experience is such that I have found once it is installed, and you have all the extras that you want/need bolted on (a browser, a Wi-Fi connection, Libre Office etc) you really don’t have to do anything to the computer’s software beyond setting the parameters of each individual software program to your own preference (much as you would do with any software program that runs on Windows). 
 

My ancient tower PC (mentioned above) actually lives in my workshop, and will only need some tinkering with when I get the 3D printer.

 

My overall impression of installing LINUX onto an ancient computer is that it is absolutely great for those of us, who – when it comes to using computers – are firmly in the camp of “if it ain’t broke, don’t fix it“ and who have absolutely no desire for the latest whizbang software, with all the bells and whistles.

[Gwiwer]

11 minutes ago, iL Dottore said:

Enquiring minds need to be told.

There is no speed limit in parts of the outback. 
 

To bumble along at the standard 100 or 110kmh would have been fine, saved a little fuel but increased the journey time - the latter already measured in chunks of day rather than hours. 
 

There is of course also very little traffic meaning the chances of a contre-temps is very small. The biggest risks are of striking a wandering animal (they have zero road sense) or of drifting off to sleep and drifting off the road …..  

 

 

[iL Dottore]

19 minutes ago, Gwiwer said:

There is no speed limit in parts of the outback. 
 

To bumble along at the standard 100 or 110kmh would have been fine, saved a little fuel but increased the journey time - the latter already measured in chunks of day rather than hours. 
 

There is of course also very little traffic meaning the chances of a contre-temps is very small. The biggest risks are of striking a wandering animal (they have zero road sense) or of drifting off to sleep and drifting off the road …..  

 

 

I fear you are taking my post too literally, Rick. 😀

 

‘Twas but a humorous bagatelle, intended to amuse….

[grandadbob]

Good morning all,

Dry start and a dull cloudy day forecast with the chance of some light rain or drizzle later.  Now -1°C rising to 6°C.

There is a bit of a problem here at GDB Towers.  Spent an hour yesterday evening with mate next door trying unsuccessfully to unblock a manhole. Our houses share a sewer and something has blocked the interceptor on the edge of our joint driveway.  Luckily it is draining through the rodding eye but obviously that is not satisfactory so we are now awaiting a visitation from Thames Water which we are told will be within 5 days! 

 

10 hours ago, Gwiwer said:

None that I am even remotely aware of. So far. 47 years licensed and not a point nor a parking fine to my name. Yet. 

 

9 hours ago, PhilJ W said:

 I passed my driving test (in the snow) 55 years ago and also have a clean licence, not even a parking ticket.

 

Likewise without the snow but it will be 57 years in March.  Not sure how many years left before I need to hang up my driving gloves. (Don't actually wear any but you get the gist).  Certainly don't enjoy driving as much as I used to. 

 

The Boss requires tea so I bettergetonwithit.

Have good one,

Bob.

Edited January 25, 2023 by grandadbob

[Coombe Barton]

... sometimes, just sometimes, you find student work where they have correctly and completely interpreted what you intended. And that is a joy. Found two of those today. ...

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[Barry O]

Ey up!

 

Walkabout seems to be going well. Today involves a long drive then a bit of a walk.

 

Stay safe!

 

Baz

[The Lurker]

Greetings from a Grey Sidcup. WFH today because Mrs Lurker is unable to pick up Younger Lurker from school later so I need to be available to do it.

 

For some reason the microsoft exchange is not working well over the citrix link this morning so I have come here instead!

 

Not too much to report at present although work continues to be busy.

 

Have a good day all. I hope BSW continues to improve under the influence of the antibiotics.

[polybear]

10 hours ago, Winslow Boy said:

 

Look Neil when you post  injury 'porn' can you like issue a warning before hand. I'm now not going to get any sleep because I'll have images of mangled toes rolling around inside the old bonce and it's not like there's much else in there to start of with.

 

Even the cartoon made a certain Bear wince.....

 

3 hours ago, iL Dottore said:

Captain Cynical offers his felicitations that The Bear has had no serious sequelae to his tumble. 
 

Learning that The Bear Bounces is also a very useful bit of information for Captain Cynical to have (should he need to weaponise it at some future timepoint)

 

 

'Tis rumoured that Bear has been nominated for a "Highly Commended" Award from Tigger, no less.......

 

[Winslow Boy]

3 hours ago, iL Dottore said:

Are you one of those puritanical prodnoses one hears about, Winnie, dear boy?

 

I’d hardly call what @New Haven Neil posted “injury” porn. I mean it’s just about Page 3 level let alone top shelf (craniotomy) or under the counter (full frontal bowel resection) stuff.

 

And heaven knows what most on ER would make of such things in real life: the sights, the sounds, the smells…

 

Urgh thank you very much. Just when I'm tucking into my chocolate flavoured rice crispys and marmite covered toast I don't need to know about boiled brains and scrambled intestines I'll have you know.

 

You see what you've started Neil this is all your fault. 

[PhilJ W]

Morning all from Estuary-Land. Again not a bad night last night despite the eczema being a bit sore. Also Arthur Itis is waking up with the stiff joints this morning but I kept moving about. 

[PhilJ W]

3 hours ago, iL Dottore said:

Are you one of those puritanical prodnoses one hears about, Winnie, dear boy?

 

I’d hardly call what @New Haven Neil posted “injury” porn. I mean it’s just about Page 3 level let alone top shelf (craniotomy) or under the counter (full frontal bowel resection) stuff.

 

And heaven knows what most on ER would make of such things in real life: the sights, the sounds, the smells…

 

14 minutes ago, Winslow Boy said:

 

Urgh thank you very much. Just when I'm tucking into my chocolate flavoured rice crispys and marmite covered toast I don't need to know about boiled brains and scrambled intestines I'll have you know.

 

You see what you've started Neil this is all your fault. 

Should I post pictures of my eczema here, that will put everyone off their breakfast.

[grandadbob]

Now waiting for a phone call from my doctor to discuss medication.  I requested a repeat prescription the other day and had a call from a new doctor at the practice querying it and wanting to change things so have now put in a call to my regular GP to discuss it further.

[TheQ]

Mooring Awl,

6 hours sleep, 1 hours sleep a good total.

 

Ben the  I want to play Collie. Found a tennis ball he previously left outside, so a few minutes were spent by kicking the ball when presented to me.

 

Last night on the way to the MRC two working gritters passed me ( on bus routes), this has assured there is no frost this morning, there wasn't any forecast anyway. There is some mist though.

 

Surface filler for rudder and alignment pins for unmentionables have just been ordered.

 

The products from my place of previous employment, had Linux in them, even the maintenance system at Tes and Coe was based on red hat linux.

 

Only 47 years of driving here, two offences, one a slightly dodgy prosecution,  yes there was a very short piece of double white line crossed, it was left over from road works and had been erased when I came back a week later . 

 

Plans for the day,

Final sand of the last pair of doors,

A bit more sanding of the rudder,

Fibreglass another side of the centre console.

 

Time for muggacoffee number 2

 

 

 

[Tony_S]

1 hour ago, The Lurker said:

reason the microsoft exchange is not working wel

Microsoft are having a worldwide problem with a number of applications this morning. 

[pH]

Yesterday I started to fill in an online survey on behalf of the provincial electricity company, designed to allow future demand to be estimated (and, I would be sure, to suggest ways in which users could be encouraged to reduce their use). It’s being run by an ‘outside’ polling company, not by the electricity company itself.

 

Pretty detailed e.g. numbers of large appliances, their age, fuels used for space and water heating etc. A lot of answers needed to be thought about, and some information needed to be retrieved from paper files. But it’s for a useful purpose, so that was done.

 

Then it came to lighting. It specified several different types of ‘lightbulb’ - incandescent, LED, fluorescent tubes etc. How many of each type in each type of room (e.g. bathroom, bedroom etc.) in the house? In the room I was in, there were   6 bulbs, of 2 different types, and by the definitions used in the survey there are at least 12 rooms in the house, of at least 5 different ‘types’, plus outside lights. I’m sorry, I’m not going to spend the time needed to do those counts and sums. I can’t skip the question and go on to complete the rest of the survey, so that will be a non-response from me. I’m sure I won’t be alone!

[iL Dottore]

53 minutes ago, PhilJ W said:

 

Should I post pictures of my eczema here, that will put everyone off their breakfast.

It wouldn't bother me, Phil*

 

But it might frighten the tinies....

 

*it wasn't unknown for me to go straight from an autopsy to Lunch (after thoroughly washing one's hands, of course)

[New Haven Neil]

1 hour ago, Winslow Boy said:

You see what you've started Neil this is all your fault. 

 

No problem, I'm used to being to blame, I've been married 39 years......

[Barry O]

1 hour ago, PhilJ W said:

Morning all from Estuary-Land. Again not a bad night last night despite the eczema being a bit sore. Also Arthur Itis is waking up with the stiff joints this morning but I kept moving about. 

Have you had any tests to see if your eczema is caused by allergies?

 

Baz

[New Haven Neil]

58 minutes ago, grandadbob said:

Now waiting for a phone call from my doctor to discuss medication.  I requested a repeat prescription the other day and had a call from a new doctor at the practice querying it and wanting to change things so have now put in a call to my regular GP to discuss it further.

 

 

We've had a load of this recently, the reason has just become apparent, the Care Quality Commission report into GP practices here has just been published.  Only one of the 13 came out smelling of roses, ours certainly didn't!  Medication reviews, lack of, were just one of the highlighted failings.  I've previously had two in the last ten years or so.

 

In other news, I had a lie in, still knackered though. 9c and sipping it down, so no walk this morning.  At least it'll wash the salt off the roads so we may get a little bike ride in on Friday.  May. It'll likely still be raining.

 

Work continues de-fraggling on the PC and its peripherals, the 1Tb remote drive is currently under scrutiny.  I wonder if the Fraggles involved are our notorious fairies, who can be very nasty if not waved to at the Fairy Bridge in Ballasalla when passing.  That's Bal-A-Sal-A, not Ballar-Sallar as heard from a visitor from the south of England, BTW. 😁

 

[BSW01]

Good morning everyone 

 

The weather here in the northwest corner of England is wet, but a little warmer than it’s been recently, 6C is the current temperature. 
 

Thanks for all the support, things are still improving but there’s still a little swelling still there. I’m hoping to continue with the PC swap over that I started on Saturday. I managed to get the new computer up and running, but there are lots of files that need to be installed from the old one, so that’s going to be todays task and I’m hoping to get them all done, we’ll see how that goes. 
 

Back later. 
 

Brian

[New Haven Neil]

So do people enjoy the TT bike racing......

 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D3Ck0R1Ha_8

 

'You Tube does not allow embedding of that video'........or 'You Tube is spoiling our fun'