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Re: What are you all up to
Thank you Moulesy for reminding me about Christmas Shortbread. I've add some missing ingredients to my shopping list.
Re: What are you all up to
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) 
, nothing for me. 
Minor success for me, though - made another batch of Goldie's Christmas Shortbread and actually remembered to put the cheese in this time! 👍
moulesy
Re: Rowntree Park York - has it been flooded recently
It flabbergasts me that some folk cannot grasp the idea that site staff are not responsible for the weather or making the flood alert calls and the subsequent direction to evacuate specific areas of the riversides. They, the staff, only have access to the data constantly gathered by the Environment Agency and the warnings issued by them. All staff will have is the up to the minute alerts provided to the general public of which we members also have access to.
From my recollection, the site has two sets of wardens but some folk don’t understand that doesn’t mean that all four wardens will be on duty or even on site 24/7/52. Those warnings are escalated with the knowledge of what is happening way up stream in the Pennines, not just the level of water immediately outside of the site itself. We have been to York on numerous occasions when the river has appeared to be brimming but no alerts at all have been forthcoming because the data has suggested it not necessary.
I’m sure the staff will take all the advice and direction from those who know far better than us and they will then act accordingly to evacuate , to open or remain open.
mickysf
Re: What are you all up to
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
Re: What are you all up to
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 😁
Re: Villages by the Sea
Firm fans here, too.
Watched all the series, and repeats if they appear. There's always something we missed the first time!
Bakers2
Re: What are you all up to
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? 
moulesy
Re: What are you all up to
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.
MikeyA
Re: Are they joking?
Why does that not surprise me.
I don't know what the cost is but I would expect it to be expensive.
