[Bob Williams]

My thoughts too, BL: –

” The fact it has stayed familiar while the rest of the world changes is something I like too. Hope they don’t fix what ain’t broke. ”

Sometimes changes are made for changes’ sake. Simplifying or elaborating it, may ruin it.

 

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Oh bugga! I don’t use it, but I know several around here who do. I am not keen on Avast, having seen 2 PC’s with malware/adware problems that were supposed to be prevented by Avast. I suggested they change to something else: “but it’s FREE!” – “And it doesn’t work, what does that tell you?”

I am aware that there is a paid for Avast version, but there are many basic – pensioners in this Senior Ghetto. I have Kaspersky TS. The only thing going for Avast IME, is that it is not Macafee or Norton.

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Belkin have the best SP’s, Dwynne:

https://tinyurl.com/y7k26qnb

I’ve had one for about 5 years now, fortunately never had a strike. Once you have one, the SP should be u/s, time to buy another. Although they do say it doesn’t strike twice… (Cough!)

Doesn’t have to be a strike though, just electrical disturbance in the area. Sometimes you can tell: if there is any potential up there, the hairs on my neck stand up. (About the only place there are any long enough now!)

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Quoted from JayCeeDee:

” As Bob says, the “fluidity” of ( almost:) ) everything Google, well Photos, Maps, Drive, Google+, etc all together is really handy. ”

Correctamundo! Exactly my point. I went from a position of Google suspicion, to almost loving it. Set up my Home Page as Google in Firefox.

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Thanks Richard, I was under the impression that the Surge protection would stop it at the Power strip. Here is some information I gathered via Google:    https://tinyurl.com/y9x9edlt

If you search    hager.co.uk    there is a PDF with more technical information. Apparently you can buy a power strip which protects against lightning strikes, and is guaranteed to do so.

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Always Steve, I like to be able to sign in and access my Google account whenever.

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Jason wrote:

It’s not the real Cavern Club, though.

No, it isn’t. Check it out, they moved it and several different owners tried to milk it. Original closed 1973, check out the 80’s and 90’s, everyone trying to make out of it.    https://www.cavernclub.org/history/

Never was much of a Beatles fan after the early stuff anyway. Never could understand the hype about “Sgt. Pepper’s” either, mostly written through a drugs haze. I liked the early albums, also Rubber Soul and Revolver. McCartney is a shadow of his former self IMO, Lennon was off his head by the time he was shot, George was the best musician, but his last book was bonkers. Then there was the other fella… (?)

But  I was a Stones fan from the first time I saw them at the Marquee and the Crawdaddy Club, before they hit the Big Time. Raw Blues Rock, and the decrepit old buggas are still doing it now. Don’t know how (or why) they are still breathing.

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Well done Cardiff CC.

‘A statement of reasons’ is a new one on me. More DWP Bastardy.

PM, don’t forget to copy everything they send and everything you write and send.

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I possess only limited electrical knowledge and both family leccies are at work, so I may be speculating incorrectly: would an anti-surge extension prevent this?

Correct me if I’m wrong, happens all the time! ??

EDIT: Dwynne, take a close look at capacitors. Are they swollen, or otherwise visibly damaged?

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You’re right Jason, never heard of him. Heard of the band and once listened to some of their stuff, not impressed. Asked 3 grandbrats at the time about them, best reaction was a curled lip. Not restricted to Oldphart music, I do give new stuff a listen, but Linkin Park was not for me. Sad that the guy should do this though. IF he did it…

Steve, leave the Clinton Conspiracy Stuff alone. You’ll go blind, man! ??

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23 bungalows surrounded by big old houses here! Always a first time though, I guess. 3 years ago a cricketer was struck on the massive, open Community Field, before they could get all the players off the pitch. His standing joke was “I was down, but NOT OUT, umpire!”

I think he gets bowled regularly now, too busy looking up if a cloud goes overhead… ??

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Blown capacitors, mobo fragged.

 

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Stevie P, my favourite uncle Joe had Leukemia, when the treatments of today were not available. The one thing uncle Joe had going for him, was his indomitable Potteries humour and I believe that was what kept him alive for two years more than the Doc’s gave him. This was in the early 80’s and I was travelling over to Staffs from Notts regularly to see him: he had a bed downstairs in his lounge on the side of a hill, so he could look out of the picture window over his hometown.

I remember him for his aviary when he was well, and the many birds he had. One night a terrific storm blew down the aviary wall and all the birds escaped. For the next few months, kids and others were bringing him budgies, canaries, parrots and cockatiels. “ah dunno,” he said “I must ‘ave twice as many now as I started with!”

But you’re right: people do seem to avoid you. My dad had many old mates, but when the Big C took him to bed, only two came to see him to the end. My big brother and my FIL had the same avoidance. Dad said to his two mates, “Tell ’em it ain’t catchin’ !” People would stop me on the street and ask – “How’s yer dad?” I would ask them to call and see him, he would appreciate it. Excuses were made and their eyes would drift away. I never criticised that, it’s just human nature I guess.

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AAAAAhhhhh! (smacks lips) I remember that Austrian beer, but my all-time favourite was Adambraü:

https://tinyurl.com/ydg299gu

Visited Austria and Bavaria many times, my fave Bayerische bier is Paulaner Weissbier:

https://www.paulaner.com/weissbier-family

Not much on Greek food or Metaxa brandy, but I loved German brandy: https://tinyurl.com/y9f9xvvw

Can’t drink any alcohol at all now, unfortunately. But a real schnitzel is something else. I also loved the hälbes – hähnchen (half-chicken) bars & restaurants in Germany, where you can usually pick your own spit-rosted half-chicken straight from the spit. They would halve it for two people, but squaddies would try to eat a whole one, with a montain of chips!

Have a great time Dave, you are making me want to go back there. Coincidentally, SWMBO has her own Roast chicken recipe in the oven as I write, aroma has wafted through from the kitchen. Mouth is watering!

 

 

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All happened too quickly Drezha, but I should have thought of that myself, being ex-Army. I will pass it on to his wife, but atm she is looking after him at home with family asisstance. It won’t be long anyway now, he cannot eat and only sips water.

When I was first registered disabled, I got in touch with the Army Benevolent Fund. They passed it to the REME BF, who were absolutely useless. I was actually Army Air Corps, but it was in its infancy then, still being administered and trained by REME. We wore a powder blue beret with a REME cap badge: nowadays the AAC is much larger, a Regiment with its own cap badge and presumably its own BF. I actually got more help from REME Manning & Records, who administered pay & pensions. They put me in touch with Army Pensions, I received a Terminal Grant and a small pension. (Now administered by a private company). We were only able to keep our house thanks to that Terminal Grant.

REME BF sent a Staff Sergeant Clerk who had no idea what he should be doing. I didn’t criticise him, as he was so clearly out of his depth, but I wrote to the C.O, a retired Lt. Colonel. He advised me ‘off the record’ to approach Manning & Records.

It’s the MOD. You know how it operates. Or doesn’t.

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They were unstoppable! Passing and movement was at times, better than the senior men’s team have demonstrated recently. Scotland were not actually bad, just overwhelmed by better, fitter players with better coaching.

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[Bob Williams]

Thanks Lee, I’ll be watching that.

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Steve that reminds me of a mate that I first met at Disability College, he had MD and was in a wheelchair. 6’2″ of bulky Chesterfield lad, had been a manager of a car dealership until the MD really took hold.

His chair had to have a more powerful motor and bigger battery, he was a big lad! From our study room to the Dining Hall was uphill, a great sight to see me with a stick helping to boost about 20 stone of Derbyshire lump and big heavy chair uphill. He married the nurse he met when first in hospital: one day we were with them at a cafe and the waitress asked his missus what he wanted to eat and drink. ”  ‘EYUP DUCK, IT TALKS YER KNOW!” came from the chair. Mick had a little lad who I think must be about 25 or 26 now. Derbyshire SS had a lift built in his lounge, straight up to their bedroom and his purpose-built bathroom. One of the happiest guys I ever met, always cheered me up at a bad time in my life: “Smile you miserable Nottinghamshire bugga!”

Also reminds me to contact him again, it’s been too long. Hope he’s still with us.

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I didn’t mean to depress everyone, sorry Steve I was not considering your predicament when I posted. Good luck to the Duchess.

I have also had experience of close family members passing on with the disease. Dad, Granddad, big bro, FIL, 2 nephews, the list goes on. Have to take 2x camera episodes a year myself for 2 areas of concern.

SWMBO’s cousin is at home and does not want us to see him atm. That’s good for Mrs Bob, I know what his appearance will look like by now, she doesn’t. They were very close and played together as kids. SWMBO says that he was the big bro she never had.

John (isdarit) : it really is too late mate, most of his organs are full of it.

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PM, it’s a bit like Marmite. People either ‘get it’ immediately, love it and are hooked. Or have no interest in it. I am actually a Hard SFiction fan, all based on the possible. Never thought I would ever be hooked on a Fantasy Series. Talking to local neighbours: 2 out of 4 men like and watch it, only 1 of their wives. 2 out of 3 lone women like it: one is a church-going 87 years, little old lady, loves it, but she also reads Tolkien and went to Oxford, a Mathemitician who lived in China for many years. There are some real old characters around my neck of the woods!

No accounting for different tastes in anything. But a boring world if we all liked the same things.

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