[Bob Williams]

Steve, my gran used to shave granddad with a cutthroat. I can still recall her approaching him as he sat with his head back in the chair, towel around his neck, foam all over his face. Gran would wink at me and make her hand shake a bit as she approached granddad. “Now don’t you mess about ‘lizbeth!” – “Got ‘im at me mercy, oi as!” she would say.

Me, quite young, watching this and giggling. “Don’t you make her laugh boy, I am your last living granddad!”

They had one of those razor strops, don’t know what it was made of but it kept the edge sharp. They are still available at Amazon:

Not the same of course: granddad’s was a Williams family heirloom I suspect, probably began life somewhere in Wales. Something else that went AWOL when granddad passed.

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Richard your views are in accordance with my own: I suspect that is due to the problems you have with your daughter.

” … even when presented with clear contradictory evidence her viewpoint cannot be shifted at all. ” – that was our gson in earlier days; I remember those days, fortunately my daughter and I were able to provide the ‘tough love’ to ride the storm. His dad went missing early, has never returned, and his grandma could not be strict enough to see that he was best helped by that same tough love.

This is full of truisms: ” Many Asperger’s and Autism cases can have incredibly driven minds to take on even the narrowest, most minute details of subjects. Some excel at music, art, maths or computer related activities, or something else; sadly if no outlet exists for their interest trouble can find them. ” I call it Tunnel Vision: when GS is faced with a task that hits his buttons, he physically and mentally cannot stop until he completes the task. I have watched him fill a large Whiteboard with Server diagrams, then translate the diagrams into Virtual Servers, to solve a customer’s problems. He takes the solution to work next day in his head and works it out for the company. His boss has learned to leave him alone until he is done. The company has trebled its customer base since GS joined them and his salary has seen increases in line with that.

Ed I am quite aware that Aspergers is just one part of the Autism spectrum, and that there are as many different forms of Aspergers as there are sufferers. I have attended National Autistic Society meetings, local and national, since the time he was first diagnosed. Which was a fortuitous happening in itself: the Deputy Head at his Primary School, was researching Autism in regard to a severely autistic child, and became interested in our GS. She helped us to make the right contacts and meet the right people, so that he was diagnosed early. That is rare, although improving. I know of a (then) 41 yo lady whose mum has always been concerned about her behaviour. I was able to spot the signs, get her to take her daughter to the right source and she was diagnosed. At 43.

I often wonder which direction our GS would have taken, had I not built his first PC. At 9 he was writing adult poetry, at 10 he painted a really beautiful painting of the lone tree across from his house, in a huge field. When he first drew it, I showed him perspective and he used it immediately. He writes no poetry and paints nothing nowadays.

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Ed P wrote:

Razor blades get blunt for two reasons, build up of corrosion products and crud, and the edge of the blade bending over in micro curls. If you want to make your safety razor blades last at least twice as long there is one very easy measure to take: The cure is simple. First thoroughly wash the razor. Give it a good shake in the water then finish under the hot tap. Next, take a rough towel and dry the surface of the razor by gently rubbing towards the sharp edge. Not along and certainly not against the edge. This action accomplishes two things; it dries the razor while removing crud, but most importantly it bends back the micro curls into an edge again. The action is very similar to stropping a cut-throat blade on a leather belt. Doing this even works for multi-blade razor blades where you can only ‘strop’ the one edge. Try it, I guarantee you will be pleased with the savings.

All good advice Ed, just wondering what prompted it. ??

My dad used to use the old single edge blades, gave me a set and showed me how to use them. He used a small whisky glass to rub the blade around the inside of the glass in order to keep the edge. It worked, but foolishly I disposed of that old “Ever Ready” razor some years ago. Never had a better shave with anything else. Now I use disposable Gillette “Blue II” from Superdrug (Cheapest, at 20 a time) and one razor may last 3 shaves at most. But they are cheap.

Recalling my first shave without parental guidance: I looked as if Sweeney Todd had shaved me! A Rhesus Neg blood everywhere, foam was pink. ????

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PlaneMan wrote:

One way or another it should be a great match Saturday, both sides have confidence flowing. Dave, it was only Italy!!

Vergognatevi! Ci abbiamo provato così tanto! ??

(In an emotional Italian accent) – Shame on you! We tried so hard!

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Sorry John, if you put me in a city, away from my fields and beaches, I would be a lost man. Even Louth town is too crowded, and we are still looking for a place there, has to be something special.

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Nolan and Dave R, take a slice of Humble Pie!

Scotland had been touted in some quarters, as the team to win the Tournament.

Italy were demolished. England did not ever give up, just kept trying to get over the line to the last minute even when well in front, tackled like Lions. (No pun intended!)

I am looking forward to England vs. Wales, although as usual I will be torn two ways.

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RM are the best of the best, anyone who has served in HMF will admit to that. If the idiots in charge of our country’s defence ever took time and effort to have a real look at our military and economic position in the world, and researched what our capabilities should be, they would have to understand that. Then they would scrap the two naval white elephant carriers, Trident and the Lockheed piece of non flying turkey that the USA wants to saddle us with. Build a genuine coastal defence, either retain the carriers and buy the Rafale from France, or build smaller ones and buy back the Harrier (McDonnell Douglas AV-8B) from the Yanks.

http://tinyurl.com/ov855e2

Better still, build a few AV-8B’s under licence, improve upon it (a particular British genius) and let the RN/Fleet Air arm have it, to support a larger RM Commando force, with at least two new Assault Ships to reinforce HMS Bulwark and Albion. The money saved from scrapping Trident and ED’s Flying Turkey deal, would leave plenty over to build these and a fleet of small, fast, heavily armed craft to protect our coasts. Defending the UK here, instead of in places where the population see us as the enemy, or a force that draws their enemy down upon them. While we’re doing that, scrap Overseas Aid, apart from famine, disaster relief and educational aid. No money to arm tyrants and despots against their own people.

Not a Rant, it’s the truth.

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I used to use Ccleaner once Alan, but I now use the “if it ain’t broke, don’t fix it.” method. There is a decent programme within Kaspersky that I can use now and again:

Click on “Show 5 more” and there is more usable stuff.

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Should have said, I rebooted the router, and each phone. Going to wait until the Bandwidth Thieves ??? call here again, then take a look at Network Sharing.

I don’t want to mess with the router if I can help it. Plusnet could not give me Minimum Guaranteed Speed, so reduced my payments. Quoted MGS was 13.1 Mbps: speed has gradually eased up to between 11 and 12 Mbps and is stable, which is most important. DD has reduced to £13/month for Bband, Phone, and Anytime Calls. I paid 12 months Line Rental upfront. Happy with that.

SWMBO says she does not remember if turning me off ever worked, but remembers the alternative, vaguely. ??

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Glad you got sorted Nolan, hope you get a favourable result.

I have experienced one or two “problem patients” during my own increasingly frequent hospital visits. Not seen one such in Grimsby, but in Boston and Scunthorpe I have. One BFAB* in Boston, a few years ago, actually punched a female nurse. Several patients dragged him down and held him for Security. Such idiots should be struck off all medical lists.

*Big Fat Aggresive Barsteward.

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Agree with the above, but my point is that this is something that is aimed at those with poor Tech knowledge and very basic computer knowledge. IMO, it is just outside genuine fraud.

As I said, at one time I would have probably downloaded something like it. Anything that messes with the Registry is a no-no, from bitter experience.

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Thanks Nolan.

I think…??

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Always makes me wonder at the ‘planning’ which puts Disabled Parking a distance away from the main building you need to visit, especially when the building is a hospital. Best I know in my area is actually Grimsby DPoW: all lined up opposite the main building, short walk into the hospital itself. Of course, then you have to get to the department you need to visit. They also have the most efficient and most numerous payment machines. Easy to use, contactless if you want them. Then you have the “customers” – stood behind a guy, probably around 50 yesterday, trying to pay cash. He forgot or mistyped his reg. plate, shouted at the machine, dropped his money. Shouted at the machine some more, picked up his cash. I asked if he had a bank card: “Yes, why?” he almost snarled. I pointed out the details telling him that he could pay by card. He read it, went quiet and paid by contactless. “I didn’t know you could do that!” “It’s clearly signed” said a guy behind me. If he had possessed a tail, it would have been between his legs as he slunk away.

Worst payment machines are at Scunthorpe General. Always breaking down, big queues forming, people not reading the signs “Don’t forget your registration number” at the car park entrance and walking exit. I hate going there.

Best of luck tomorrow Nolan.

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The Volunteer Drivers use their own cars Nolan. The guy next door uses them a lot, there are cards about them in every surgery and hospital over here.

Is this your area?     http://tinyurl.com/ycnerutg

Put your Postcode in and check the map.

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My Bil and Sil holiday in Southwold a lot and he is always banging on about the beer, mostly because he knows I can’t drink it. I’ve seen him drunk and he is just as much of a miserable, moaning barsteward as he is sober, can’t help but wonder if the Adnams actually puts a smile on his face. My son & daughter say he is the worst of their 2 uncles.

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johnbarry wrote:

Thanks Richard & Bob I hope so too. It’s not Waterloo Housing Group, It’s Walsall Housing Group, better known as WHG.

That’s strange John. This is my landlord:      http://www.waterloo.org.uk/

They are Waterloo Housing Group, same initials, WHG. Used to be several separate Associations: ours was local and named New Linx Housing Trust. They amalgamated with several more Associations and the whole thing moved to Solihull Business Park in Brum. Now we have a situation that is really dumb: we have a pull – cord system in our bungalows for after hours emergency. That is managed by Chubb Security in Leeds. So if we have an emergency, e.g. plumbing or electrical, we pull the cord. A Leeds voice answers, takes details and informs Solihull. A Brummie voice calls us and asks what we want. If it’s necessary to call out a plumber or electrician, they phone the one on call out duty. That will be a WHG tradesman in Lincolnshire, usually in Louth or nearby. Imagine some elderly Lincolnshire resident talking to a Yorkie or a Brummie, trying to make sense of each other’s accents. It is stark, raving bonkers.

Daftest part 1: they built a brand new, dedicated HQ in Louth a few years ago. It is almost empty, huge car park, they can’t sell it because they want what it cost to build and equip.

Daftest part 2: most of the bosses that relocated to Solihull from here, are now running the Group. A few more did not go but took redundancy. Some went and came back, they could not stand the city and found the housing unaffordable.

Your WHG has a good website. Ours is absolute krap.

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Nolan I hope it goes OK and you get some better news.

Don’t recall if I suggested this before, but do you have anything like our Voluntary Driver Scheme here in Lincolnshire? (possibly other places too) There is a small charge dependent upon income/benefits over here. Try googling ‘Voluntary Hospital transport’ in your area.

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Thanks guys, good motivation from you all.

Dwynne, I love this:     “I’m in every bin man!”    What my missus calls ‘BobBits’ are all over the place. Bits of skull & brain in a German hospital bin somewhere.

Might explain a few things…??

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Me too, Richard. My measly £7 of Bonds must have been among the first issued, money left to me by a lovely old lady that I ran errands for as a child. I was around 11 I think, believe Harold Macmillan’s government issued them. Never had a sniff, still got the paperwork, still waiting for a win.

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Tippon wrote:

This is what makes me laugh with Area 51, the supposed secret base that houses the aliens. If you were the US military, and aliens had landed, where’s the one place on earth you wouldn’t keep them?

A family of aliens currently living in the White House…. That is ‘hiding in plain sight’!

Remember the Dan Ackroyd movie “Coneheads”? The current POTUS has just reshaped the cone into that daft hairstyle.??

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