@El Loro posted:Good morning everyone
Fairly sunny here but a frosty start minus 2° outside at present,High of 6° forecast.
The BBC forecast from Wednesday is very different to the Met Office forecast. BBC has rain every day, Met Office doesn't. BBC has gusty winds in the 40s on Friday morning and Sunday morning, Met Office doesn't.
I hope everyone has a good day
Typical to have a messy weather week what with it being half term 
Stay dry & warm folks! 
A youtube clip of an old traditional English folksong called "Bushes and Briars":
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hyxm2WJc_mY
You can sense that this is how it was sung hundreds of years ago.
@El Loro posted:A youtube clip of an old traditional English folksong called "Bushes and Briars":
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hyxm2WJc_mY
You can sense that this is how it was sung hundreds of years ago.
In case anyone recognises that song from a film, that was in "Far From the Madding Crowd" (1967) by Isla Cameron dubbing Julie Christie's character Bathsheba:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5nUcxGMWrkk
@El Loro posted:In case anyone recognises that song from a film, that was in "Far From the Madding Crowd" (1967) by Isla Cameron dubbing Julie Christie's character Bathsheba:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5nUcxGMWrkk
Yes 
night EL slim moonsieee bazzy
Slim, you mentioned recently (9th January) that your internet had been down.
Last Thursday I had a routine email from Virgin Media headed "Welcome to your latest broadband stats".
One of the stats was that the connection uptime during the last 3 months was 99.998%. That works out at just over 2 minutes downtime.
@El Loro posted:Good morning everyone
Some sunshine here today, just above zero outside at present, a high of 7° forecast. Milder but unsettled weather from tomorrow.
I hope everyone has a good day
This is supposed to be one of the two bright days we've been forecast for this week El...I'm not holding out much hope based on what I've seen so far.. 
Stay safe & warm folks!
@El Loro posted:Slim, you mentioned recently (9th January) that your internet had been down.
Last Thursday I had a routine email from Virgin Media headed "Welcome to your latest broadband stats".
One of the stats was that the connection uptime during the last 3 months was 99.998%. That works out at just over 2 minutes downtime.
Well that's got to be a fib...Our connection has failed several times so far this year El.. generally late at night/early morning. I'm guessing they think we're all tucked up in bed and won't notice 
@slimfern posted:Well that's got to be a fib...Our connection has failed several times so far this year El.. generally late at night/early morning. I'm guessing they think we're all tucked up in bed and won't notice
I mentioned that email, Slim, in case you had received a similar email which you could check to see what that said about uptime.
I'm not aware that I had any internet downtime in the last 3 months so that 99.998% seems plausible for me. So I can't tell if that is just an average or specific to me
@El Loro posted:I mentioned that email, Slim, in case you had received a similar email which you could check to see what that said about uptime.
I'm not aware that I had any internet downtime in the last 3 months so that 99.998% seems plausible for me. So I can't tell if that is just an average or specific to me
I haven't spotted an email from them El...maybe it's because you are a business? or just special
@slimfern posted:I haven't spotted an email from them El...maybe it's because you are a business? or just special
My Virgin Media account is a personal account, Slim, not a business one
It's the same with my energy bills and council tax. Would be very inconvenient to have two tariffs on the same connection.
Re the asteroid which has been in the news recently with scare stories of the probability of a strike on Earth 22 December 2032 increasing (latest a 1 in 38 chance).
May stay in the news until April then vanish until 2028 when the asteroid become detectible again. Then a more definite assessment of risk would be made. If there is a risk, then something like the DART mission I mentioned in November 2021 would seem likely.
https://www.gagajoyjoy.com/top...1#684750431971343571
That mission appears to have been successful.
@El Loro posted:Re the asteroid which has been in the news recently with scare stories of the probability of a strike on Earth 22 December 2032 increasing (latest a 1 in 38 chance).
May stay in the news until April then vanish until 2028 when the asteroid become detectible again. Then a more definite assessment of risk would be made. If there is a risk, then something like the DART mission I mentioned in November 2021 would seem likely.
https://www.gagajoyjoy.com/top...1#684750431971343571
That mission appears to have been successful.
Well I'm glad to hear it was successful El...a 1 in 38 chance is pretty high and quite unnerving
Better stock up...just incase 
@slimfern posted:Well I'm glad to hear it was successful El...a 1 in 38 chance is pretty high and quite unnerving
Better stock up...just incase
The corridor of a potential strike, Slim, is a long way from us, so no need to stock up 
The important thing is the asteroid has been detected in time for an action plan can be set up to deal with it if necessary.
@El Loro posted:The corridor of a potential strike, Slim, is a long way from us, so no need to stock up
The important thing is the asteroid has been detected in time for an action plan can be set up to deal with it if necessary.
that's a relief EL
night EL slim moonsiee
Apparently the tomb of the Egyptian pharaoh Thutmose II has been found which would be the first time a tomb of a pharaoh had been found since 1922 (Tutankhamun):
https://www.standard.co.uk/new...h-king-b1212044.html
What an invasive disaster that was.
Zelensky isn't selling his minerals - good. Eff you Trump - nutter. What a feckin cheek 
Hope all are well - mad world. We need China Crisis
Wait a minute - we don't 
There will be no peace in Ukraine - see you next year - if I live.
Demands.
night EL slim velvet
Fog harvesting could provide water for arid cities:
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cvgw3l7p79po
@El Loro posted:Fog harvesting could provide water for arid cities:
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cvgw3l7p79po
Great idea of it works on a larger scale El
Hope all are well
Mad world - truly is.
Elon Musk - it's a parallel universe. And I've just run outta range.
Internal combustion engines work.
@El Loro posted:Fog harvesting could provide water for arid cities:
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cvgw3l7p79po
wow interesting EL thank you
night EL slim moonsiee velvet
