That was good timing, Moonie
Hopefully, you weren't one of the people with the TSB online problems. The TSB site is back up but they are limiting the number of customers who can access it at any time to avoid everyone trying to use it at the same time.

El Loro posted:

That was good timing, Moonie
Hopefully, you weren't one of the people with the TSB online problems. The TSB site is back up but they are limiting the number of customers who can access it at any time to avoid everyone trying to use it at the same time.

Sometimes I hit it just right but occasionally I get off the bus down the road. It rains. I get home and it stops  

No, I’m not with that bank El 

Also, I don’t do online banking either 

Moonie, I'm glad you weren't one of those affected by the TSB problems and I hope no-one else here has either

I've been doing online banking for quite some time now. It does have its advantages but I know that many people don't want to. My brother doesn't. He had set up an online account with his bank but lost his password details. He did try to get a new password but the way he had set it up meant that the bank request for a new password was sent to a mobile phone number which he had changed. And the only way to change the phone number on the bank site is by logging in which he can't do because he doesn't have the password, and a request for a password change would go to the old phone number etc etc etc
That's what he's told me though I'm not convinced that he's right.

The rain forecast to start at noon has just started

One of the major global cyber-attack websites has been taken down:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-43893420
It had been blamed for launching some four million cyber attacks including attempts against UK banks.

(nothing whatsoever to do with the TSB online problems over the last few days - those are unrelated being caused by the TSB trying to move customer data from the old site to the new one, they had to do that as they are no longer part of Lloyds so couldn't keep on using the same system as Lloyds - Lloyds customers not affected at all by the problems as they continue with the existing Lloyds system)

El Loro posted:

Moonie, I'm glad you weren't one of those affected by the TSB problems and I hope no-one else here has either

 

I've been doing online banking for quite some time now. It does have its advantages but I know that many people don't want to. My brother doesn't. He had set up an online account with his bank but lost his password details. He did try to get a new password but the way he had set it up meant that the bank request for a new password was sent to a mobile phone number which he had changed. And the only way to change the phone number on the bank site is by logging in which he can't do because he doesn't have the password, and a request for a password change would go to the old phone number etc etc etc
That's what he's told me though I'm not convinced that he's right.

Thanks El and me too 

Now that is a good explanation as to why I am a dinosaur when it come to online banking 

The Radio 4 programme More or Less (which looks at the accuracy or otherwise of figures in the media) has been looking at the murder rate in the TV series Miss Fisher's Murder Mysteries:

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-australia-43860914

The first series was close to actual numbers, but the later series are not so accurate.

The aricle does mention Midsomers Murders though the mortality rate there is dwarfed by the most murderous place in TV - Cabot Cove.

Moonie, you're no dinosaur
The main reason I use online banking is that as quite a few of my clients pay me online rather than by cheque I can easily check to see when they've paid me.

El Loro posted:

Moonie, you're no dinosaur
The main reason I use online banking is that as quite a few of my clients pay me online rather than by cheque I can easily check to see when they've paid me.

I was thinking as much re your job 

velvet donkey posted:

Afternoon troops    

 

Hope all are PG Wodehouse.

 

And Yogi's getting tanned   

Hi Velvet 

I am tickerty boo fankoo. I hope you are too 

She probably is 

velvet donkey posted:

Afternoon troops    

 

Hope all are PG Wodehouse.

 

And Yogi's getting tanned   

Afternoon Velvet

I'm in PG tip top condition and I hope you are

Your mail will self destruct should you choose to do so. As always Google may disavow and knowledge of your actions:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-43891796
Apologies to Google and to Mission Impossible

Evening gang 👋 a pleasant day here with lots of sunny spells. I’ve done lots of chores & errands and am now relaxing  

i hope you’ve all had a lovely day 🤗 I feel like yogi has been away forever! 

Speaking of yogi..! She’s emailed to say hello and sends her love to you all  

i’m going to bed early to read, sweetdreams everyone

night everybody and summer

Good morning everyone

Quite sunny here though may get some showers during the day. The forecast is a lot better for today than tomorrow whne it could be raining for most of the day in my area.

Summer, I'm glad Yogi is having a good time

I hope everyone has a good day

Kate Bush is contributing an inscription to Emily Bronte as part of a memorial to the Bronte sisters to be placed near their home.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-43897500
Carol Ann Duffy has done one for Charlotte, Jackie Kay for Anne, and Jeanette Winterson on the legacy of the sisters as a whole.

Good morning much cooler here today, but still bright & sunny  

what are you all doing today?

Good morning everyone, a bright morning but definitely back to cooler temperatures again.  I'm expecting delivery of a new dishwasher as the old one died.

Enjoy your day everyone 

Summer, I've spent the morning trying to file a partnerhip tax return with HMRC. There's a bug with the tax software I use (not HMRC's) and I've had to have discussions with the tax software people. It's sorted now but I've wasted a good hour as a result.

Squiggle, I hope your new dishwasher arrives on schedule My dishwasher still works well after many years and shows no sign of failing - but then I'm my own dishwasher

Oh nightmare El, that’s an hour you can’t take back. I’m glad it didn’t take any longer than that, I hope the rest of the afternoon runs smoother for you

squiggle I hope your new dishwasher brings you great fun!  

i’m waiting for royal baby news, we should find out his name real soon now 

Summer, then I noticed that an update for the virus scanner had resulted in the scanner a/v check etc had been turned off. I did get a warning message about that but I immediately turned the checks back on. They were off for about 5 minutes but I decided to do a full computer scan - luckily that was clean. The scanner updates do that from time to time but rarely. AVG Cloudcare is what I use which is mainly for businesses rather than individual use.

Still no news about the name for the royal baby, could be Bertram Wilberforce Reginald Pelham Grenville

velvet donkey posted:

I have to pop in to say hello  

 

It's a default. I dunno why.

 

Maybe I do.

Hello Velvet

Your post sounds like it's the lyrics to a song though I don't know if they do. They should be

El Loro posted:

Kate Bush is contributing an inscription to Emily Bronte as part of a memorial to the Bronte sisters to be placed near their home.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-43897500
Carol Ann Duffy has done one for Charlotte, Jackie Kay for Anne, and Jeanette Winterson on the legacy of the sisters as a whole.

love carol Ann Duffy's poetry

night everybody summer if you pop in

Good morning everyone

Raining here as forecast though quite light wind.

Car parking penalty tickets have shot up by a fifth in a year and are at record levels:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-43912327

I hope everyone has a good day

Good morning everyone 

The wanderer has returned.

Apologies for not popping in very often but I couldn’t get 3g/4g on my phone - no internet connection, no text messages etc, and the hotel WiFi wasn’t strong. I could send emails and read the forum but it kept timing out when I tried to sign in.

Anyway, I’m back and normal service has resumed.

Hope you are all well, I missed you.

Welcome back, Yogi

As you can see Lori has put up the celebration decorations for your return

Good morning welcome home yogi!!!! Hurray!!!! we missed you 

how was your holiday? 

El I’m glad your update & scan went smoothly, phew  

Thanks Summer

Good morning everyone, as you say EL it's very sweet of Lori to bring out the party streamers for Yogi's return, I'm glad you had a good time on holiday, I bet you missed the little ones and I bet they missed you too.

Enjoy your day everyone 

It's Louis Arthur Charles:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-43922335

The last item on the BBC1 news at lunchtime is fascinating for anyone who is interested in old Hollywood films made around 1926:
https://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/...news-at-one-27042018
Louise Brooks is best remembered for Pandora's Box and Diary of a Lost Girl both made in 1928, 2 years after the film mentioned in the clip.

The BFI have now published their version of the above:

Goodnight and sweet dreams, Ros.

Hugs for any night owls 

Sweet dreams yogi, it’s good to have you back, you’re worth the banners  

Prince Louis of Cambridge, sounds beautiful. I love it  

Royal wedding next!

night yogi and summer

Good morning everyone

Very cloudy and drizzly here.

I hope everyone has a good day

Good morning everyone, grey cloud wall to wall but at least it's dry   Hope it is where you are too so that you can get on with whatever you have planned for today.

Enjoy your day everyone 

Squiggle, the drizzle seems to have stopped here no but still very grey clouds with not much brightness.Tomorrow should be better but Monday isn't looking at all pleasant, cold and wet for much of the day.