It's very windy up here, today.I have to go shopping later today, so I hope I don't get blown away (just as well I didn't go on that diet
).Ros, I'm sorry I missed you, but glad that Skylark was still here to have a chat.
Good morning everyone. It's very windy up here, today.
I have to go shopping later today, so I hope I don't get blown away (just as well I didn't go on that diet).
Ros, I'm sorry I missed you, but glad that Skylark was still here to have a chat.
It's very windy up here, today.I have to go shopping later today, so I hope I don't get blown away (just as well I didn't go on that diet
).Ros, I'm sorry I missed you, but glad that Skylark was still here to have a chat.
Good morning everyone
I think today is going to be a mix of sunshine and showers, and it's a bit windy.
Skylark, the census does have a question on what amounts to sexual orentation:
They ask what is your legal marital or same-sex civil partnership status and split the possibilities between marital and same-sex.
I think today is going to be a mix of sunshine and showers, and it's a bit windy.
Skylark, the census does have a question on what amounts to sexual orentation:
They ask what is your legal marital or same-sex civil partnership status and split the possibilities between marital and same-sex.
Good morning everyone. It's grey, cold and very windy here this morning. Sorry I didn't get into the thread yesterday but after my dental check up (got to go back next week to have one old filling removed and replaced) No.2 son arrived for a visit. He's out with hubby today looking for a new car so I've got a little bit of free time.
My hairdresser is due around 11.00 am to cut and colour my hair. After that I've finished all my appointments for this week, thank goodness.
Checked with hubby's company health insurers and I am pleased to say that all consultantions, x-rays, scans etc, plus surgery the consultant might suggest is required, will be covered in full by the insurers. So that's some good news.
Will try and get back later. Have a good day whatever you are doing.
It's grey, cold and very windy here this morning. Sorry I didn't get into the thread yesterday but after my dental check up (got to go back next week to have one old filling removed and replaced) No.2 son arrived for a visit. He's out with hubby today looking for a new car so I've got a little bit of free time. My hairdresser is due around 11.00 am to cut and colour my hair. After that I've finished all my appointments for this week, thank goodness.
Checked with hubby's company health insurers and I am pleased to say that all consultantions, x-rays, scans etc, plus surgery the consultant might suggest is required, will be covered in full by the insurers. So that's some good news.
Will try and get back later. Have a good day whatever you are doing.
Good morning to everyone, Yogi, Joyron, El Loro, Skylark and Ros extremely windy here too.
Skylark you made me smile 'I share this computer with my son, well it is his'
I'm glad all is covered for your medical bills Joyron, puts your mind at rest and it'll be nice when the dentist is finished and you know your teeth are in good order 
Take care Yogi and make sure you don't blow away, don't put an umbrella up whatever you do 
I'm hoping against hope that the wind might have died down a bit when I venture out later.
My boiler failed to fire up this morning so I am waiting for the call from the boiler engineer again (my insurance company's Home Emergency service), wonder what it is this time
extremely windy here too. Skylark you made me smile 'I share this computer with my son, well it is his'
I'm glad all is covered for your medical bills Joyron, puts your mind at rest and it'll be nice when the dentist is finished and you know your teeth are in good order Take care Yogi and make sure you don't blow away, don't put an umbrella up whatever you do I'm hoping against hope that the wind might have died down a bit when I venture out later.My boiler failed to fire up this morning so I am waiting for the call from the boiler engineer again (my insurance company's Home Emergency service), wonder what it is this time
Originally Posted by El Loro:
Good morning everyone
I think today is going to be a mix of sunshine and showers, and it's a bit windy.
Skylark, the census does have a question on what amounts to sexual orentation:
They ask what is your legal marital or same-sex civil partnership status and split the possibilities between marital and same-sex.
I think today is going to be a mix of sunshine and showers, and it's a bit windy.
Skylark, the census does have a question on what amounts to sexual orentation:
They ask what is your legal marital or same-sex civil partnership status and split the possibilities between marital and same-sex.
Hi everyone It is sooo windy today and cold As i am off today, unexpectedly as meetings cancelled, i thought i would go and collect the wee one and keep her overnight. I wont be on till tomoro, bet you're glad
Have a nice day all
squiggle
It is sooo windy today and cold As i am off today, unexpectedly as meetings cancelled, i thought i would go and collect the wee one and keep her overnight. I wont be on till tomoro, bet you're glad Have a nice day all
squiggle
Good afternoon everyone
With the postings about the wind, it reminds me of that recent advert on television where the little cartoon person is struggling to walk into the wind and eventually gets blown away.
squiggle, I hope your boiler gets sorted out fast. Now that my boiler thermostat/transmitter is in the same room as the boiler, I have had no problems since
Skylark, hope you have a good time with the wee one and she doesn't go berserk with her art work
With the postings about the wind, it reminds me of that recent advert on television where the little cartoon person is struggling to walk into the wind and eventually gets blown away.
squiggle, I hope your boiler gets sorted out fast
. Now that my boiler thermostat/transmitter is in the same room as the boiler, I have had no problems since Skylark, hope you have a good time with the wee one and she doesn't go berserk with her art work
Originally Posted by El Loro:
With the postings about the wind, it reminds me of that recent advert on television where the little cartoon person is struggling to walk into the wind and eventually gets blown away.
Skylark, enjoy your day with the little one.
Joyron, that's good news about your health insurance. At least you know now that everything will be covered.
Squiggle, I hope you get your boiler fixed soon. We Buddies seem to have had more than our fair share of heating problems this winter.
Good afternoon everyone. It's been really windy here today so it's bitterly cold, but we have had some sunshine.
Squiggle, sorry to hear about the boiler problems. Hope things get fixed very soon. Yes we in this thread certainly do seem to have our fair share of heating problems don't we? My oil tank is getting to the stage where I need to order some more oil but I'm frightened as to what the cost will be this time bearing in mind all the problems in Liyba etc.
Skylark, enjoy your day with the little one.
Won't be back again tonight. Will catch up with you all tomorrow. Have a good evening.
It's been really windy here today so it's bitterly cold, but we have had some sunshine.Squiggle, sorry to hear about the boiler problems. Hope things get fixed very soon. Yes we in this thread certainly do seem to have our fair share of heating problems don't we? My oil tank is getting to the stage where I need to order some more oil but I'm frightened as to what the cost will be this time bearing in mind all the problems in Liyba etc.
Skylark, enjoy your day with the little one.
Won't be back again tonight. Will catch up with you all tomorrow. Have a good evening.
See you tomorrow, Joyron.
I've just had a Greek man knocking at my door trying to get me to change to Sky phone and broadband. I told him that I had changed to Virgin (which would have been obvious to him as he would have been able to see the cables), but he went on. I then told him that my phone line was kaput (a german word, but is also used in Greece as well as the UK) so he said that they would change it for free. I said I wasn't interested, and as he was still trying, I told him again and politely shut the door.
You all know the troubles I had with broadband when I was with Orange and using the BT line, and I'm not going to start going back to using a BT line.
You all know the troubles I had with broadband when I was with Orange and using the BT line, and I'm not going to start going back to using a BT line.
Originally Posted by El Loro:
I've just had a Greek man knocking at my door trying to get me to change to Sky phone and broadband. I told him that I had changed to Virgin (which would have been obvious to him as he would have been able to see the cables), but he went on. I then told him that my phone line was kaput (a german word, but is also used in Greece as well as the UK) so he said that they would change it for free. I said I wasn't interested, and as he was still trying, I told him again and politely shut the door.
You all know the troubles I had with broadband when I was with Orange and using the BT line, and I'm not going to start going back to using a BT line.
I don't blame you, El.You all know the troubles I had with broadband when I was with Orange and using the BT line, and I'm not going to start going back to using a BT line.
EL if you have the Virgin cable it makes perfect sense to stay with them for your phone line too. Is that we're going to get now, Sky salesmen instead of double glazing salesmen?
Morning Nice morning here, the wee one has been up since 5.30 ! Going to take her out in a bit after madam has finished her breakfast.
El...i hate pushy people coming to the door!
Hi joyron, i sympathise with you, re the cost of fuel, no doubt the price will go thru the roof with the Libyan problems x
Hope you get your boiler fixed squiggle x
Hi Yogi, glad you didnt get blown away x
Nice morning here, the wee one has been up since 5.30 ! Going to take her out in a bit after madam has finished her breakfast.El...i hate pushy people coming to the door!
Hi joyron, i sympathise with you, re the cost of fuel, no doubt the price will go thru the roof with the Libyan problems x
Hope you get your boiler fixed squiggle x
Hi Yogi, glad you didnt get blown away x
Good morning everyone
At present, it's a pleasant spring day here, but is expected to cloud over later. I know the forecast for the north is not good for today and tomorrow, let's hope it's not too bad.
Another reason for staying with Virgin is that I could get 50mb broadband if I wanted to, but only up to 20mb with Sky.
And in a recent report on claims for broadband speed is this partial summary showing how various ISPs performed:
At present, it's a pleasant spring day here, but is expected to cloud over later. I know the forecast for the north is not good for today and tomorrow, let's hope it's not too bad.
Another reason for staying with Virgin is that I could get 50mb broadband if I wanted to, but only up to 20mb with Sky.
And in a recent report on claims for broadband speed is this partial summary showing how various ISPs performed:
AVERAGE DOWNLOAD SPEEDS
- BT 'up to' 8Mbps - 4.1 to 4.8Mbps
- Orange 'up to' 8Mbps - 3.3 to 4.3Mbps
- Plusnet 'up to' 8Mbps - 3.4 to 4.4Mbps
- Virgin Media 'up to' 10Mbps - 9.5 to 9.7Mbps This is what I have
- BT 'up to' 20Mbps - 6.9 to 8.7Mbps
- O2/Be 'up to' 20Mbps - 9.9 to 11.6Mbps
- Sky 'up to' 20Mbps - 7.4 to 8.8Mbps This is what I would get
- TalkTalk 'up to' 24Mbps - 7.7 to 9.3Mbps
- Virgin Media 'up to' 20Mbps - 17.4 to 18.6Mbps
- BT 'up to' 40Mbps - 30.5 to 33.1Mbps
- Virgin Media 'up to' 50Mbps - 43.9 to 47.2Mbps This is what I could have
Good morning everyone.
We had some more snow overnight, and it isn't looking good for the weekend.
I'm with Virgin for TV, telephone and broadband. So far, I'm quite happy with them.
Have fun with the little one Skylark, I hope she doesn't tire you out, too much.
We had some more snow overnight, and it isn't looking good for the weekend.
I'm with Virgin for TV, telephone and broadband. So far, I'm quite happy with them.
Have fun with the little one Skylark, I hope she doesn't tire you out, too much.
Hi El, i am with Sky pay for 20 mbp.s get about 7 , maybe 8 on a good day . I have phoned them many times and just get a lot of gooblygook !
Hi Yogi x . must get on, have a good day all
Originally Posted by Skylark24:
Hi El, i am with Sky pay for 20 mbp.s get about 7 , maybe 8 on a good day . I have phoned them many times and just get a lot of gooblygook !
Hi Skylark. That tallies with the results above. I don't know if you use wireless broadband or wired, but I saw this article yesterday which indicates that wireless is 30% slower than wired. Doesn't matter for emailing, but does for downloading video and watching online TV.
Good morning everyone, cloudy skies here but not too grim looking. The boiler guy is coming tomorrow but I am managing well with the halogen heaters, its a nuisance having no hot water but its bearable. He would have come yesterday afternoon but I was going out.
I have a BT phone line but they are not my ISP. I think my broadband speed is way low but it seems adequate for everything I want so I don't worry. It downloads everything quite quickly and if I am watching on iPlayer it all goes smoothly.
Enjoy your day with your little sweetheart Skylark, I am a little envious because I love the littlies. When they are finding out about the world they are such fun to be with aren't they, but admittedly they are little bundles of energy.
I have a BT phone line but they are not my ISP. I think my broadband speed is way low but it seems adequate for everything I want so I don't worry. It downloads everything quite quickly and if I am watching on iPlayer it all goes smoothly.
Enjoy your day with your little sweetheart Skylark, I am a little envious because I love the littlies. When they are finding out about the world they are such fun to be with aren't they, but admittedly they are little bundles of energy.
Good evening everyone. Been a sunny day here today. Sorry I've not had chance to pop in sooner and leave a message but it's been busy!! Have a busy weekend coming up with the grandchildren but I will pop in and say hello if I get the chance. Have a great weekend whatever you are doing.
Been a sunny day here today. Sorry I've not had chance to pop in sooner and leave a message but it's been busy!! Have a busy weekend coming up with the grandchildren but I will pop in and say hello if I get the chance. Have a great weekend whatever you are doing.
Hi and bye Joyron, have a good weekend
Hi everyone Have survived the granddaughter, only just ! Good luck with yours Joyron x
Hi El, i am not wireless x
Hope you are well this evening, very cold here x
Have survived the granddaughter, only just ! Good luck with yours Joyron xHi El, i am not wireless x
Hope you are well this evening, very cold here x
Evening all.
Glad you're still in one piece, after your babysitting, Skylark.
Enjoy your weekend, Joyron.
Glad you're still in one piece, after your babysitting, Skylark.
Enjoy your weekend, Joyron.
Hi Yogi, yes i survived, pity the weather was so cold, she likes running around in the park, we were only out for a short time. I see we are to get snow tonight, there is a weather warning on STV news website xx
xx
I know Skylark, they say we could get up to 10cm.
It feels like Winter is never going to end.
Considering what those poor souls are going through in Japan, I guess we shouldn't moan.
It feels like Winter is never going to end.
Considering what those poor souls are going through in Japan, I guess we shouldn't moan.
Well indeed Yogi, we dont have much to moan about really do we?
I'll probably still have a wee moan, if I have to dig my car out tomorrow.
I dont blame you
Have a good weekend Joyron
hi sky lark and yogi
hi sky lark and yogi
Hi Ros, how are you ?
Hi Ros.
hi both - fine thanks - sorry you have got snow - just cold and miserable here
- fine thanks - sorry you have got snow - just cold and miserable here
We've had so much snow this year, I guess we should be used to it by now, Ros.
Hi Ros, bet in July we will be moaning here about the heat Well we wish !
Going to sign off now, had the granddaughter, and i dont sleep when i have her, daft i know, but its what i do, so going to have a bath and get into my bed.
Goodnight all
Well we wish !Going to sign off now, had the granddaughter, and i dont sleep when i have her, daft i know, but its what i do, so going to have a bath and get into my bed.
Goodnight all
Ros, I saw that you've had a bit of a busy and trying week, so I hope you have a nice, restful weekend.
I'm nodding off here, so I think it's time I headed off for a bath and into bed.
Goodnight Ros and Skylark, catch up with you soon.
I'm nodding off here, so I think it's time I headed off for a bath and into bed.
Goodnight Ros and Skylark, catch up with you soon.
Originally Posted by Skylark24:
Hi Ros, bet in July we will be moaning here about the heat Well we wish !
Going to sign off now, had the granddaughter, and i dont sleep when i have her, daft i know, but its what i do, so going to have a bath and get into my bed.
Goodnight all
awww - I can understand that - night skylark Well we wish !Going to sign off now, had the granddaughter, and i dont sleep when i have her, daft i know, but its what i do, so going to have a bath and get into my bed.
Goodnight all
Originally Posted by Yogi19:
Ros, I saw that you've had a bit of a busy and trying week, so I hope you have a nice, restful weekend.
I'm nodding off here, so I think it's time I headed off for a bath and into bed.
Goodnight Ros and Skylark, catch up with you soon.
Aww thanks yogiI'm nodding off here, so I think it's time I headed off for a bath and into bed.
Goodnight Ros and Skylark, catch up with you soon.
had better weeks - night -