I think it was Alfred Hitchcock who, on at least one occasion when leaving a crowded lift (elevator), said loudly to his companion 'Who would have thought the old man to have had so much BLOOD in him?'
(Or words to that effect, possibly quoting from The Scottish Play)
Southwark's car parking policy. I needed a loo rather urgently. There was one in a park building. I knew that they now have paying in the car parks and the visit would cost me £2 (per hour or part of an hour), as I didn't want to risk using the space labelled "Loading Only" by the building. The once full car park was barely used. I parked close to the notice about paying - by phone. "Download the app to your phone."
"Smaller print: If you do not have a smartphone, call ***********". So I did.
Robot woman's voice: "If you have a smartphone, download the app."
Me, somewhat desperate, loudly, drawing the attention of two mums loading their car with tinies. "I don't have a smartphone, you pillock!"
Robot woman's voice: "If this is the first time you have used this service, press one." So I did.
Robot woman's voice: "You will need to create a four digit PIN code."
Me, as above "All I want to do is use the toilet!"
Threw the phone and my credit card on the passenger seat and took off to the nearest Sainsburys, which wasn't very near, but fortunately, near enough, and with the toilets open.
Why don't they have short stay free spaces for loo visits?
The term .... when did you last see a videotape? They are extinct, late, defunct (although actually we still have a VHS machine to play back a few old tapes that haven't been put on DVD).
Well, "videoing" is ungraceful, with all those vowels right next to each other; "recording" could mean audio only, and for some of us, that's the first sense that comes to mind; "camcording" is DEFINITELY outdated; you see where this is going?
Wow, NP. I followed one of his cbc.ca links. Seems like the evangelist and the pastor are rather blithe about the pandemic altogether. Being Pentecostal is probably at least a good chunk of it--but AFAIK believing in direct healing doesn't mean that assuming it always happens, or that Pentecostals can't take care of their health or see doctors.
May I ask a question, NP? Americans generally really hate being told what to do, and I think that's responsible for a huge chunk of the craziness here. Is Canada that way, or sensible enough to follow rules that may save lives?
We're very much like Americans I think. Children of a common mother and father. Differences exist but on some dimensions they're not very significant. Western Canada is particularly weird for the last decade.
The Barnes and Noble Nook site and service is down, just when, for the first time in a couple of months, I wanted to download a book and read it (I've been reading physical books lately). Very frustrating, at first I thought something was wrong with my device, but eventually I found the service announcement on the Barnes and Noble website.
Cheap bin liners.
Couldn’t find the decent ones so I used cheap ones last weekend. DH emptied the bins just now and the liner split. My fault for using the wrong liner last time.
Of course if he had done the bin on the previous occasion, he wouldn’t have had the problem. It is “ his job” after all.
Cheap bin liners.
Couldn’t find the decent ones so I used cheap ones last weekend. DH emptied the bins just now and the liner split. My fault for using the wrong liner last time.
Of course if he had done the bin on the previous occasion, he wouldn’t have had the problem. It is “ his job” after all.
The scientists who described graphene as the thinnest material in existence had clearly never tried to use a cheap bin liner.
My sister recently bought food-bin liners from Marks and Sparks, which you'd think would be good quality, but they're apparently some sort of super-duper eco-friendly stuff, and are more prone to splitting than I'd like them to be.
I wonder if they're advocating "waste less", and therefore expect you won't have as much stuff to put in the bags, and therefore the bags needn't carry as much waste?
The Council give us free liners for our food waste caddies, which are designed to decompose. However they start to decompose quite quickly, within the caddy.
NEQ, I'm rather assuming that's the case with the M&S ones. It's a noble idea, but the manufacturers don't seem to have taken account of the fact that egg-shells have pointy bits ...
Still *quiet* weather here, but nice and mild - windier later next week, but hey, it's Autumn.
TICTH the various Idiots who, this morning, tried to cut me up whilst I was driving innocently about my business (shopping, mostly).
Maybe it's the fact that winter drawers draws on, but I reckon they must have been worried about their Graves getting cold before they could get into them...
The Daily Telegraph puzzles department have apparently changed their system. I've had several odd e-mails recently telling me that my worldpay.com payments have been declined. Checks with barclaycard and Bank show that there is no problem there, but trying to print off a crossword yesterday, I was taken to a page where there was info about a subscription can be for one crossword a day, or pay a lot more for more. I have been printing the Quick and the Cryptic on a Saturday but will be quite happy to print a Quick on another day. I'm hoping my son will be able to sort it out tomorrow so that I can have today's Cryptic to work on. Impossible of course to speak to anyone in the DT.
BF's right - be very wary of anything telling you a payment has been declined. I nearly got stung by a text message saying my mobile bill couldn't be paid, but I had the wit to check with my provider, who told me it was a scam.
Thank you - yes, a scam was my first thought and I did not click on any links in the e-mnails. However, when I went to the DT crossword page and tried to print, it took me to the page aboutsubscriptions, so I hope it will work out all right.
@SusanDoris have you tried using a different web browser? I normally use Chrome. but to get the DT puzzles page to play ball I have to use MS Edge. YMMV of course...
I find that, like most things in life, it's a matter of practice; you get to know how the different compilers think, and what they mean by certain things.
TICTH the receptionist who told my mother that the only way she could get a flu vaccination was by registering online. The surgery website says that the elderly who are not online can get appointments by phone, but the receptionist wouldn't give her one. Perhaps 87 isn't old enough to be regarded as "elderly"
TICTH warranties you are supposed to pay for. WTF! All that tells me that the company does such a half-assed job on its products that we are supposed place a bet that the product won't be good enough to last. Ptui!
@SusanDoris have you tried using a different web browser? I normally use Chrome. but to get the DT puzzles page to play ball I have to use MS Edge. YMMV of course...
My son came here on Sunday and saw that Chrome would not update my sub, so he tried Edge and fixed it straight away, so yes, thank you, using a different browser worked. I'll be back on the crossword trail next Saturday!
TICTH warranties you are supposed to pay for. WTF! All that tells me that the company does such a half-assed job on its products that we are supposed place a bet that the product won't be good enough to last. Ptui!
That’s not a real warranty, just an insurance policy under another name.
This afternoon we spent four and half hours on a train returning to Paris. Which is bloody long and could be consigned to hell in itself.
But I have a much more hellish gripe than that. The family in the row behind us had a little girl who was obviously not well with what looked to me very much like chicken pox (definitely fever and rash).
Who the **** takes a child with chicken pox on a four hour train journey???
I have very hellish thoughts regarding the subject of an overheard remark from one shop assistant to a colleague in a local convenience store:
"Then she said, I'm going for a Covid test later this morning"
I have very hellish thoughts regarding the subject of an overheard remark from one shop assistant to a colleague in a local convenience store:
"Then she said, I'm going for a Covid test later this morning"
Boy#2's entire year group is off for two weeks because of idiocy like that so I second your hellish thoughts.
It is just possible ( unlikely) that she is part of a random trial [ as my granddaughter was. She had to get tested though she had no symptoms. The result was negative.]
The Ark's nice new chimney has just blown down in the current gale. Why? Because MOIS did not take the simple precaution of securing it properly at the base. Fortunately, the chimney and its socket seem to be OK (I'll be better able to see in the morning), but the rain cowl has gone overboard.
I think the problem can be remedied, but some dry weather (and no wind) is required...meanwhile, I've lashed up a *jury rig* with the aid of duct tape...
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(Or words to that effect, possibly quoting from The Scottish Play)
"Smaller print: If you do not have a smartphone, call ***********". So I did.
Robot woman's voice: "If you have a smartphone, download the app."
Me, somewhat desperate, loudly, drawing the attention of two mums loading their car with tinies. "I don't have a smartphone, you pillock!"
Robot woman's voice: "If this is the first time you have used this service, press one." So I did.
Robot woman's voice: "You will need to create a four digit PIN code."
Me, as above "All I want to do is use the toilet!"
Threw the phone and my credit card on the passenger seat and took off to the nearest Sainsburys, which wasn't very near, but fortunately, near enough, and with the toilets open.
Why don't they have short stay free spaces for loo visits?
Is your horror over the possible act, or the term?
Their Christ is not my Christ.
Wow, NP. I followed one of his cbc.ca links. Seems like the evangelist and the pastor are rather blithe about the pandemic altogether. Being Pentecostal is probably at least a good chunk of it--but AFAIK believing in direct healing doesn't mean that assuming it always happens, or that Pentecostals can't take care of their health or see doctors.
May I ask a question, NP? Americans generally really hate being told what to do, and I think that's responsible for a huge chunk of the craziness here. Is Canada that way, or sensible enough to follow rules that may save lives?
(Not poking at you or Canada. Just curious.)
Thx.
Couldn’t find the decent ones so I used cheap ones last weekend. DH emptied the bins just now and the liner split. My fault for using the wrong liner last time.
Of course if he had done the bin on the previous occasion, he wouldn’t have had the problem. It is “ his job” after all.
The scientists who described graphene as the thinnest material in existence had clearly never tried to use a cheap bin liner.
Better a has bin than a never was.
Examples:
We Hate To Waste
"I Haven't Made Any Trash In 2 Years. Here's What My Life Is Like" (mbgplanet).
Not pushing that. Just running it up the flag pole as a possible reason.
(That's about 68ºC, but doesn't it sound more impressive in Fahrenheit?)
12C here, overcast, very light winds - OK October weather for southern BrexitEngland.
Actually, it's about 38C. Pretty damned hot anyway. Forecast here is for 35C/95F. Unusual for the Bay Area.
Having said that, Pigwidgeon can keep her 38°/100° as well ...
TICTH the various Idiots who, this morning, tried to cut me up whilst I was driving innocently about my business (shopping, mostly).
Maybe it's the fact that winter drawers draws on, but I reckon they must have been worried about their Graves getting cold before they could get into them...
Thanks, Basso! Looking at my temperature conversion chart, 38ºC is to the left of 100ºF, and 68ºC is to the right. I goofed.
68 Celsius is about 154 Fahrenheit!!
Thank you - yes, a scam was my first thought and I did not click on any links in the e-mnails. However, when I went to the DT crossword page and tried to print, it took me to the page aboutsubscriptions, so I hope it will work out all right.
I find that, like most things in life, it's a matter of practice; you get to know how the different compilers think, and what they mean by certain things.
TICTH warranties you are supposed to pay for. WTF! All that tells me that the company does such a half-assed job on its products that we are supposed place a bet that the product won't be good enough to last. Ptui!
But I have a much more hellish gripe than that. The family in the row behind us had a little girl who was obviously not well with what looked to me very much like chicken pox (definitely fever and rash).
Who the **** takes a child with chicken pox on a four hour train journey???
"Then she said, I'm going for a Covid test later this morning"
Boy#2's entire year group is off for two weeks because of idiocy like that so I second your hellish thoughts.
But probably not.
The Ark's nice new chimney has just blown down in the current gale. Why? Because MOIS did not take the simple precaution of securing it properly at the base. Fortunately, the chimney and its socket seem to be OK (I'll be better able to see in the morning), but the rain cowl has gone overboard.
I think the problem can be remedied, but some dry weather (and no wind) is required...meanwhile, I've lashed up a *jury rig* with the aid of duct tape...
Oh, no! Take care and be careful! And all praise be to duct tape!