Good morning everyone.

 

Still raining but the wind has eased. I think it's to brighten up in the afternoon.

 

Did anyone see the story on BBC Breakfast, about the liberation of Bergen Belsen concentration camp? It's the 70th anniversary today, and they were speaking to a lady called Gina Turgel who survived the camp.

She met and married one of the British soldiers, Norman Turgel, who was involved in the liberation of the camp and they were married for 50 years, until Norman's death. It was very moving to hear how their love blossomed and flourished for half a century, despite the circumstances of their first meeting.

It made me cry.

 

Have a good day everyone.

Yogi, I didn't see the story on BBC Breakfast but heard it on Radio 4's Today programme. Very moving indeed.

 

It was, El.

Good morning everyone, very foggy here and likely to stay that way.

 

I think I saw something on that story on the news, very very moving story.

 

Enjoy your day everyone

Morning Buddies  

Sunny from the off here but a little breezy and still not feeling too warm yet either 

Have a good day everyone and may the sun shine on you  

 Everyone.
Havent been around as my Granddaughter away on holiday with her nana and granpa so been having a bit of time to myself. 
Hope you are all well, and enjoying the nice weather. Its still a bit chilly here, but nice and sunny. 
Doing a bit of spring cleaning and getting rid of junk that i seem to accumulate! 
Have a good day all, whatever you are doing 

Afternoon all

I wish I had seen that story, it sounds very moving and I'll cry when I read it or see it later

Skylark I hope you're enjoying your time, it's so refreshing isn't it

 Summer, hope all well with you. yes enjoying my time off. 
Caught up with the story, very moving 

Hi Skylark I hope your granddaughter is having a lovely holiday and that the weather remains nice for everyone.

I'm back from that client. Nice sunny weather now and a pleasant drive to and back from the client in Hereford.

 

Link to the BBC video clip about Gena Turgel and the 70th anniversary of the liberation of the Bergen-Belsen concentration camp.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-32314300

 

Hi Skylark I am glad you and Summer are having a little 'me' time I've just run the family home, the baby's eyes are so beautiful now.  He is a lot more alert, he does love his bottle

 

I am pleased it was such a pleasant trip EL, the weather has brightened up here and I hope the weather is good tomorrow.

Tonight's episode of Antiques Roadshow Detectives (BBC2 6.30pm) is about a Holocaust survivor from the Bergen-Belsen camp. It is about Zdenka Fantlova. Fiona Bruce arranges for her to meet George Leonard, one of the British soldiers who liberated the camp.

 

Zdenka Fantlova is a remarkable person. I don't know how much of her life during WW2 will be mentioned but more details can be read in this article:

http://www.domoremag.com/Dorse...+Fantlova/35880.html

and there's this:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tZA3vXdE6tY

 

Thanks for those links El
I'm expecting a friend for tea, will pop back later this evening

Hi squiggle, happy to hear wee baby doing well 

Have a lovely evening, Summer xx

Evening all. I've had a busy day!

 

Skylark, I've caught your clearing out bug and had to make a trip to the tip!

 

El, thank you for those links.

 

Squiggle, I hope you got lots of snuggles with the baby.

 

Summer, have a nice time with your friend. I hope you're having a dessert!

 

Moonie, I hope you got a chance to enjoy that sunshine.

 

Off to bed, goodnight and sweet dreams everyone.

Hugs for the night owls.

yes it was - very upsetting -what a brave lady and having met Anne Frank as well although in awful circumstances

night lovely yogi

My friend stayed longer than I expected, but we enjoyed tea (macaroon selection for dessert, yogi) and had a good catch up.
I'm back at work tomorrow so getting up early night feel a bit of a shock lol

Sweet dreams my friends

Good morning it's a bright, frosty start here- it's going to be a nice day

I'm heading back to work and into the land of no network coverage, so have a lovely day each and I'll catch up with you tonight

Good morning everyone.

 

Weather is chilly but the sun is shining.

 

Summer, I'm glad you enjoyed tea with your friend. I bet the macaroons were yummy!

 

Hubby has a few days off work and tomorrow is PB day, but I'll pop in when I can.

 

Have a good day everyone.

Good morning everyone

 

Hazy sunshine here, forecast is for a cloudier day than recently and not quite as warm.

 

EE customers with iPhones can now get the IOS 8.3 update which enables them to get wi fi calling in areas where reception is a problem.

http://weeder.org/rLH5vpX#

 

 

The idea that cracking your knuckles is bad for the joints and can cause arthritis seems to have been disproved.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p02p88vr

(some cracking right at the start of the clip but none afterwards for those who can't stand the sound)

(I can crack my knuckles but don't do it habitually)

 

Good morning everyone, still a little on the chilly side but I think it will warm up although colder over the weekend.

 

I hope your work day goes smoothly Summer, tea with your friend sounds

delicious.

 

Enjoy your PB day Yogi, and I hope everyone else has a lovely day

 

 

Morning Buddies  

Cloudy here but the sun is just breaking through. Still not feeling too warm 

Have a good day everyone. Hope you get some sun at sometime  

Oh! I had a text this morning at 2-15am saying my mobile phone allowances had been refreshed. They usually text on the 16th of each month to say as much but 2-15am ???   

Can you set your mobile to sleep mode so that you don't get woken up?

 

Hi El 

Yep. I could do as you suggested but I have been with Virgin mobile for nearly 20 months now and this is the first time the text hasn't been during the day. 

 

Everything seems to have changed since my mobile's last update. The whole layout and colour scheme has changed and I have noticed an "EE" logo in the corner of my phone now when I switch it  on. Nothing has never been there before. In fact, the whole colour scheme is based on the "EE" colours. 

 

When I had that text, it said, from Virgin Mobile. Whereas before it gave Virgins mobile contact number. All very strange 

Moonie, although I have Virgin for my broadband and land phone I don't have a mobile phone as you know. I do know that Virgin Media uses the EE network for their mobile phone users. I think it may be something to do with the recent update to IOS 8.3 and the wi-fi availability I've mentioned recently and again today.

You could have a look at Virgin's forum on the mobile phone section to see if you can find anything about this:

http://community.virginmedia.c...ile/bd-p/OtherMobile

 

El, thanks for the link 

 

I have been and had a look around. There seems to have been lots of problems since the upgrade, which, if I have read it correct seems to have been a Samsung rather than a Virgin one  

 

 I have just noticed something that was mentioned on that forum. When you tapped Apps, you used to get Apps and Widgets. Now the there is only Apps 

 

Why on earth do they mess with things when they are working ok? 

Btw El, GaGa is a little sluggish today, for me. Is there a problem or are they tinkering again? 

Moonie, I haven't noticed anything sluggish today and there's nothing on the Social Strata help forums about this today. I wonder if others here are noticing any slow down?

 

It could be my broadband El but it only seems to be like it on here...

Thanks for looking 

I hope my sons don't read this! When they were teenagers they used to do that knuckle cracking thing and I hated it. I was always telling them they'd get arthritis!

Moonie, sometimes servers in the States can take longer than those in the UK so it's posssible that you can detect a difference between the forum and other sites. But I'm not experiencing anything being slower.

 

Moonie, I'm with Virgin Mobile for my Iphone. My allowances are updated at the beginning of each month, so when I get mine I'll let you know if my text comes through at stupid o'clock. 

I've checked and my phone is still saying Virgin, not EE, but that might be because it links up to the router when I'm at home. I'll check next time I'm out and about.

 

I think it could be that the EE switches in when the mobile is using the wifi connection and Virgin when it's not.

 

You could be right, El.

Hi Yogi and El 

I have mobile broadband so I seldom use my Virgin wi-fi even when at home. My mobile always come on with that "EE" logo showing since the upgrade. I know Virgin used to use EE after 6pm weekdays and at weekends but it appears it uses it all the time now...

 

El, as I said earlier, it seems to be a Samsung upgrade, according that Virgin forum link you gave me 

 

 

 

 

Hi Velvet 

The sun has just broken through here, finally