What are you all up to

Oneputt replied on 13/12/2016 07:57

Posted on 13/12/2016 07:57

Got back from Fisher Field yesterday after a great weekend away.  Downside is van is filthy bit that will have to wait, more important jollities to enjoytongue-out House more or less decorated although not bothering with outside

SteveL replied on 08/12/2023 17:26

Posted on 08/12/2023 17:26

BT actually sent me this in an email about a month after they signed me up for an upgraded hub and voip phone line as BT. As our new contract is for two years perhaps everything will be under the EE banner if I want to change anything at that time.

Rest assured, you'll be able to move your home phone service across to new EE at the same time, including transferring your landline number and selecting the right calling plan to suit your needs

MikeyA replied on 08/12/2023 17:41

Posted on 06/12/2023 22:22 by Takethedogalong

I get travel sick on buses.  Always have, right from being a child. We’d rather go out in our warm, comfy, all comforts MH than queue for a bus, dragging the dog along, have to use horrible public conveniences, find somewhere that sells decent vegetarian food, carry our purchases around all day, have someone hacking and coughing all over us. I love trains, but not buses. 

 

Posted on 08/12/2023 17:41

I think its time you tried a modern bus as you would be amazed. The ones we used recently on the Harrogate to Leeds route were exceptional - the upper deck consited on two seats on the nearside and just one on the offside. All the seats were leather recaro style.  Air suspension mean the buses just float along the roads. 

Travelling by bus to a city has major advantages:

the driver can enjoy the elevated views, no need to find or pay for parking in a strange city, no need to even explore on a circular route as you can get on the bus anywhere that suits. Don't forget that with modern technology, in most areas you can check what time the bus will actually arrive with live updates.

Obviously we don't have to drag (or push) a dog along and Wetherspoons are available for a pleasant toilet break - can't remember the last time I used a "council" public convenience.

Buses don't go everywhere so in those situations we obviously use the car.

moulesy replied on 08/12/2023 20:09

Posted on 08/12/2023 20:09

All this talk of BT going over to "voip" by 2025 has left me in a quandary - maybe someone can help me out?

Our router is upstairs in the study with my main computer. We have a phone there as well as the main one in the living room and another in the main bedroom. Now I understand the idea is  that we will just disconnect the main phone from the present socket - but will it work if I connect the study phone to our router upstairs? 

Can't say it's weighing very heavily on my mind right now as we rarely use (or answer) the landline and we haven't had any notification from BT about this yet, but maybe someone more technically able than me can advise?

Have another trip to Bath RUH on Monday for Mrs M to have another x-ray and consultation about her broken finger. Seems to have stopped hurting and the swelling has gone down a lot but she was told it'll be 12 weeks before she has full use again. So I'm standing by to cook the Christmas Dinner in the van - can't really go wrong with bangers and mash, can you? laughing

Takethedogalong replied on 08/12/2023 20:32

Posted on 08/12/2023 20:32

Helo o Gymru! We are in our holiday cottage in Wales😁  Very nice, great views, Menai Straits and Anglesey one way, Snowdon the other. Had a good meet up with some friends on our way here this morning, then a wet and wild drive through through the mountains and Llanberis Pass. Water, water, everywhere…….. Cosy now, log fire, a birthday dinner, the castle visiting starts tomorrow 😁

DavidKlyne replied on 08/12/2023 20:34

Posted on 08/12/2023 17:13 by Tammygirl

When we got rid of the broadband we just set up a new email account and transferred all our contacts to that then sent out an email to info them. We did that prior to the broadband going. Didn't take long and wasn't a big ordeal.

DK, my OH has to wear 2 hearing aids but doesn't have an issue with phones but he did say you can get phones for the hard of hearing which might be worth looking into. 

Posted on 08/12/2023 20:34

TG

We did buy a set of phones that were supposedly recommended (by the NHS Audiology Department at our local hospital) for people with hearing difficulties but unfortunately they turned out to be very poor. We found the Panasonic phones far superior. The trouble is that like many things you often don't get the opportunity to try them, although we did send the phones that didn't work for us back! 

David

 

Takethedogalong replied on 08/12/2023 20:42

Posted on 08/12/2023 17:41 by MikeyA

I think its time you tried a modern bus as you would be amazed. The ones we used recently on the Harrogate to Leeds route were exceptional - the upper deck consited on two seats on the nearside and just one on the offside. All the seats were leather recaro style.  Air suspension mean the buses just float along the roads. 

Travelling by bus to a city has major advantages:

the driver can enjoy the elevated views, no need to find or pay for parking in a strange city, no need to even explore on a circular route as you can get on the bus anywhere that suits. Don't forget that with modern technology, in most areas you can check what time the bus will actually arrive with live updates.

Obviously we don't have to drag (or push) a dog along and Wetherspoons are available for a pleasant toilet break - can't remember the last time I used a "council" public convenience.

Buses don't go everywhere so in those situations we obviously use the car.

Posted on 08/12/2023 20:42

Buses have improved quite a bit, I know. It’s air suspension that sets me off though. All our cars are stiff rides (Jeep, MG, Mini) when we used to go out with friends, if they used their Citroen I was boffing for England😱 I am not too bad on buses on motorways, but once the bendy roads start, that’s me done. I was hauled off to Airedale District General from the Bolton Abbey Club Site by ambulance one time, I couldn’t stand up, kept falling over. Diagnosis……extreme sea sickness, that was in our own MH.🤭🤢

Mr Wetherspoon is notoriously anti dog. So we reciprocate🤣 But it’s good that folks do what suits, we do use our local Sheffield trams and tram trains. 

Bakers2 replied on 09/12/2023 11:26

Posted on 09/12/2023 11:26

Quick break for cuppa before clearing up after mince pie making. Decided I'll freeze uncooked this year. First for me. 

Raining for a change. Not done a walk yet, Dora hasn't even popped out for a comfort break 😳. I'll go out with her for a stomp around the village shortly. Fields are just too mucky 😪

I note the website off air for ESSENTIAL, again?? Maintenance from before 10pm Friday evening and not back over my breakfast about 8am.

Better still I checked out server error thread to post,I jeep it open as a tab, as I do this thread, it's been removed 🤐 and I get road signs........ page not found

SteveL replied on 09/12/2023 11:51

Posted on 09/12/2023 11:51

All this talk of BT going over to "voip" by 2025 has left me in a quandary - maybe someone can help me out?

Our router is upstairs in the study with my main computer. We have a phone there as well as the main one in the living room and another in the main bedroom. Now I understand the idea is  that we will just disconnect the main phone from the present socket - but will it work if I connect the study phone to our router upstairs? 

Can't say it's weighing very heavily on my mind right now as we rarely use (or answer) the landline and we haven't had any notification from BT about this yet, but maybe someone more technically able than me can advise?

M you can plug the phone into the phone socket on the router if it’s conveniently located. Ours wasn’t so I requested a plug in adaptor that they supply free of charge. You simply plug this into a mains socket close to your phone and plug the phone into it. This then connects by WiFi to your router. I assume you can do both, but have not tried, as our second phone links in the normal manner to the one on the base station and all works as before. It was very easy to set up and similar to the chime for our ring doorbell.

moulesy replied on 09/12/2023 12:02

Posted on 09/12/2023 12:02

Thanks, Steve, I'll bear that in mind if/when we hear from BT!

Pouring with rain this morning, Ralph and I got thoroughly soaked - he refuses to walk with a coat on, so it's out with the hair dryer when we get home to get rid of the worst of the wet and THEN on with his coat in the house (how he sulks!)

Nice surprise for Mrs M this morning with an email from her friend ERNIE (not sure if they still use the old boy for drawing premium bond prizes) smile, nothing for me. frown

Minor success for me, though - made another batch of Goldie's Christmas Shortbread and actually remembered to put the cheese in this time! 👍

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