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- 01 Oct 2022, 19:10
- Forum: Current Affairs & Comment
- Topic: Seen in the News
- Replies: 3784
- Views: 398624
Re: Seen in the News
Age is just a number and in itself it never killed anybody. There was always a strong rumour that King George VI was helped on his way and the report of his death announced much later. So Queen Elizabeth II woke up that morning and said to herself,'Bloody hell' I'm 96 I'm off this afternoon. All ni...
- 01 Oct 2022, 19:08
- Forum: Current Affairs & Comment
- Topic: CLIMATE CHANGE AND GLOBAL WARMING
- Replies: 2032
- Views: 359046
Re: CLIMATE CHANGE AND GLOBAL WARMING
Of course if it were truly a rare event it would be Iain with two eyes
- 01 Oct 2022, 19:06
- Forum: Current Affairs & Comment
- Topic: ENERGY MATTERS
- Replies: 3943
- Views: 589909
Re: ENERGY MATTERS
Green parties have done well on the Continent so perhaps ours will begin to gather more supporters. The party's co-leader Adrian Ramsay said oil and gas companies were "flourishing" while "families struggle to pay their bills" and he added that money and powers were currently in...
- 30 Sep 2022, 08:38
- Forum: Technology & Communication
- Topic: COMPUTERS, THE AGONY AND THE ECSTASY
- Replies: 6676
- Views: 959152
Re: COMPUTERS, THE AGONY AND THE ECSTASY
Interesting that the supposedly rural underinvested north is marginally faster than crowded london. I suppose fewer users though capacity is capacity just add more mux processors crudely. Always found rural telephone exchanges ( mortonhampsted, otley) fascinating buildings compared to the london meg...
- 30 Sep 2022, 08:33
- Forum: General Miscellaneous Chat & Gossip
- Topic: DIALECT AND WORD MEANINGS
- Replies: 3943
- Views: 595515
Re: DIALECT AND WORD MEANINGS
Omicron and Omega. Something hidden in Greek that was to do with the prounounciation of Long and Short "O" sound O Micron - Little O O Mega - Big or Long O I suppose something had to come last in the alphabet but never could work out why it was Omega - I just think it got added later for t...
- 30 Sep 2022, 08:23
- Forum: Current Affairs & Comment
- Topic: POLITICS CORNER
- Replies: 12644
- Views: 1337705
Re: POLITICS CORNER
The media are reporting the economy has grown by 0.2%. https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-63086562 Seems more complex than the headline , and Stanley error margin note. "The UK's economy grew in the second quarter of this year, contrary to an initial reading which said it had shrunk, revised ...
- 30 Sep 2022, 08:12
- Forum: Current Affairs & Comment
- Topic: ENERGY MATTERS
- Replies: 3943
- Views: 589909
Re: ENERGY MATTERS
typical usage " Currently the price cap is £1,971 a year for typical usage, and this will rise to £2,500 in October (as in from Saturday"
- 28 Sep 2022, 18:50
- Forum: Current Affairs & Comment
- Topic: ENERGY MATTERS
- Replies: 3943
- Views: 589909
Re: ENERGY MATTERS
EDF have done things the other way round. Increased the DD, and promised to send the £67 ish back at the start of each month by bank transfer.
- 28 Sep 2022, 18:49
- Forum: Current Affairs & Comment
- Topic: Seen in the News
- Replies: 3784
- Views: 398624
Re: Seen in the News
More sneaky fiddling come to light... `Leaked dossier suggests Scottish ferry deal may have been rigged' LINK `A leaked dossier has suggested the process of awarding a £97m Scottish ferries contract may have been rigged. Documents obtained by BBC Disclosure indicate that successful bidder Ferguson ...
- 28 Sep 2022, 18:46
- Forum: Current Affairs & Comment
- Topic: POLITICS CORNER
- Replies: 12644
- Views: 1337705
Re: POLITICS CORNER
Many years ago, a senior civil servant who was working in the Welsh administration when John Redwood (as he was then) was Welsh Secretary told me that the man was dangerous and should be watched. He reckoned he was mentally unstable. He supported the Truss candidature and this morning I heard him s...
- 28 Sep 2022, 18:38
- Forum: Technology & Communication
- Topic: COMPUTERS, THE AGONY AND THE ECSTASY
- Replies: 6676
- Views: 959152
Re: COMPUTERS, THE AGONY AND THE ECSTASY
Ran the link.
Is it taking the timings from the Router or the client computer ( I connect on wi-fi normally)
Download 71 Mbps
Latency Unloaded 5 ms Loaded 60 ms
Upload Speed 16 Mbps
(Good enough -I suppose I could tweak it and get the ftp correctly into the internal box indoors)
Is it taking the timings from the Router or the client computer ( I connect on wi-fi normally)
Download 71 Mbps
Latency Unloaded 5 ms Loaded 60 ms
Upload Speed 16 Mbps
(Good enough -I suppose I could tweak it and get the ftp correctly into the internal box indoors)
- 27 Sep 2022, 22:31
- Forum: Current Affairs & Comment
- Topic: POLITICS CORNER
- Replies: 12644
- Views: 1337705
Re: POLITICS CORNER
The IMF have run a rough slide rule over the proposals, and come up with negative conclusions
- 27 Sep 2022, 11:41
- Forum: What, Where, When, We, Who, Look & How
- Topic: WHAT ATTRACTED YOUR ATTENTION TODAY?
- Replies: 16602
- Views: 1933683
Re: WHAT ATTRACTED YOUR ATTENTION TODAY?
Would not the best idea to land an object on the bigger item, dig into it with a fireable rocket system and steer it away from earth ?
- 27 Sep 2022, 11:40
- Forum: Seasons
- Topic: TODAY'S PENNINE WEATHER
- Replies: 5403
- Views: 446645
Re: TODAY'S PENNINE WEATHER
Somehow someone has stolen the sun and sent early the colder north winds. London's early yesterday rain gave way to a day of showers, some heavy, which continued overnight and into today, late sept sun is weakly around but will soon give way to the october one that fails to bring its own heat. Why i...
- 27 Sep 2022, 11:36
- Forum: Current Affairs & Comment
- Topic: POLITICS CORNER
- Replies: 12644
- Views: 1337705
Re: POLITICS CORNER
Apparently Local Authorities are strapped for cash and cannot afford to put up and light the christmas illuminations. Having been criticised for potentially cancelling previous christmas due to covid restrictions looks like that Truss is going to manage to complete the job
- 27 Sep 2022, 11:25
- Forum: Current Affairs & Comment
- Topic: POLITICS CORNER
- Replies: 12644
- Views: 1337705
Re: POLITICS CORNER
Put me in the totally confused bracket. We have always been told that business need stable financial conditions so that they can plan ahead and plan future investments. This was always the reason given for discussions with business leaders before changes were introduced. Now we have got the polar o...
- 27 Sep 2022, 10:59
- Forum: Current Affairs & Comment
- Topic: BEWARE! THE BANKS ARE OUT TO GET YOU!
- Replies: 3243
- Views: 476897
Re: BEWARE! THE BANKS ARE OUT TO GET YOU!
I have 3 years left on a mortgage, I booked an appointment last week, for tomorrow, to fix it for those 3 years. Current 3 year fix is just over 4%, hopefully that is still available tomorrow. My current fix is just over 2% and runs out in April, if the 4% deal is still available it'll be worth my ...
- 27 Sep 2022, 08:05
- Forum: Crafts
- Topic: Shed Matters 3
- Replies: 2427
- Views: 290110
Re: Shed Matters 3
A quick call in on Stanley where he showed me the work in progress on the pump. A lot small unit than I had imagined made more difficult by making a solid double throw crank. The design committee's Scotch Yoke mechanism to to eccentric problem is spot on. A moving animation can be seen in the wiki ...
- 27 Sep 2022, 07:44
- Forum: DWP
- Topic: STATE PENSION
- Replies: 248
- Views: 181622
Re: STATE PENSION
might be worth noting the DWP Financial Support for persons on Attendance Allowance here , as part of the energy price crises abatement program of the government. The Trailed £150 payment that was due to be paid from last monday (19th Sept) has finally trickled down into my mothers account. Presumab...
- 23 Sep 2022, 13:49
- Forum: Puzzles & Quizzes
- Topic: MYSTERY OBJECTS
- Replies: 20102
- Views: 2332677
Re: MYSTERY OBJECTS
I remember seeing Alligator Grips, cannot recall what for though ( one was a type of hammered in fixing to join two pieces of wood together adjacently parallel ?)
- 23 Sep 2022, 13:34
- Forum: Current Affairs & Comment
- Topic: ENERGY MATTERS
- Replies: 3943
- Views: 589909
Re: ENERGY MATTERS
Communication from E.ON this morning, combined increase of £23.77 a month. Kev that's only £284 a year, a mere bagatelle, You must be well below the average usage to enjoy such a small increase. Nothing new from Octopus yet so I'm still working on their previous estimate of £550 per year increase. ...
- 23 Sep 2022, 13:31
- Forum: Seasons
- Topic: TODAY'S PENNINE WEATHER
- Replies: 5403
- Views: 446645
Re: TODAY'S PENNINE WEATHER
London keeps its grey and rainy with touches of sun. Looks to be the same for some time, I presume the climbs of Barnoldswick as long as the northern airflows keep away should retain things reasonably well for late gardening free of frost.
- 23 Sep 2022, 13:27
- Forum: Miscellaneous History Topics
- Topic: Marine Engineers
- Replies: 484
- Views: 237206
Re: Marine Engineers
Well we know where the naval ship engineers spent monday last. Princess Anne went to thank them
- 23 Sep 2022, 13:08
- Forum: Current Affairs & Comment
- Topic: POLITICS CORNER
- Replies: 12644
- Views: 1337705
Re: POLITICS CORNER
Gyles Brandreth was on ITV This Morning saying that mortgage interest rates not too bad given that when he was in parliament they were 18percent (that was of course only for a few - and for many - worrying - days , resulting mostly from again international casino economy activities). His take on the...
- 23 Sep 2022, 12:55
- Forum: Current Affairs & Comment
- Topic: POLITICS CORNER
- Replies: 12644
- Views: 1337705
Re: POLITICS CORNER
I dont always agree that a Strong Pound and a strong stockmarket are of themselves indicators of well-offness for common workers. but even so for a tory budget leading to , if those markets are correct BBC Website : The pound has fallen to a fresh 37-year low against the dollar as markets react to t...