El Loro posted:Velvet, if you've ever looked at either of GCHQ's puzzle books in shops, the difficulty of the questions is off the scale in hardness for the majority of questions. I wouldn't have got a job at GCHQ, I chose the right career as an accountant, a lot easier
yes I've seen those EL they are
night all
yogi hope your time with the tiddlers went well moons hope you feel better soon summer if you pop in
Good morning everyone it's a little less windy this morning with high pressure heading our way for the weekend.
Enjoy your day everyone 
Good morning everyone
High pressure here with settled weather and less windy than yesterday. Similar for a few days. Forecast from Saturday week and throughout next week is stormy weather. One weather site predicting 68 mph gusts Sunday afternoon, Met Office 56 mph. BBC 46 mph.
Yogi, I hope you are having a nice time with the tiddlers 
I hope everyone has a good day
Telecommunications for the Moon:
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/sci...environment-51378320
I wonder what the dialling code will be 
Who knows?
Afternoon all Hope all are still Stanley Clarke and okay. The bass line.
Moons, pick up. PMQ's is on. Don't know what's worse, that or Question Time and Question Time is childrens tv.
Have a good day all
@~Sparkling Summer~ after a long gap I've started watching the 7th series of Once Upon a Time. As you know, it's set years after the first 6 series in a different location. Although a few of the original cast are regulars in the 7th series, most aren't though some are in it in the odd episode.
Seen the first 4 episodes and so far they are so-so. However the 4th episode does have a few minutes of something very special, beautiful though sad - OUAT at its very best.
night all
Good morning everyone. I hope you're OK Moonie and will be back with us soon.
Enjoy your day everyone
El Loro posted:@~Sparkling Summer~ after a long gap I've started watching the 7th series of Once Upon a Time. As you know, it's set years after the first 6 series in a different location. Although a few of the original cast are regulars in the 7th series, most aren't though some are in it in the odd episode.
Seen the first 4 episodes and so far they are so-so. However the 4th episode does have a few minutes of something very special, beautiful though sad - OUAT at its very best.
Oh really?? Thatâs good to know. I only watched 1 or 2 episodes of that season, I found it hard to enjoy because I loved the previous seasons so much. When I get back on to Netflix, Iâll give it another chance
Good morning all sun, frost and blue sky here, itâs lovely!
how are we all?
Iâve been super busy, including a horrible dental appointment yesterday, but also great joy as I completed an online course that Iâve been studying
Morning troops
Leckie reporting for duty.
Hope the dentist sorted you out Sweet and the pain is gone Hope Bramble's keeping you on your toes. You live life to the max Sweet and hat's off. Long may it continue
I can't spell. Wonder where that went.
My grammar is pretty good though.
English was a hard one El. All I can say is it was difficult. Who care's about Shakespeare. Move on. I know I can. Got a B and who cares
Velvet, I got similar grades for my English Literature O level. I can't remember which Shakespeare play was in the syllabus for my first attempt, one of the English Kings plays. The syllabus for the second attempt was a lot easier. Romeo and Juilet was the Shakespeare play. "The Diary of a Nobody" by the Grossmith brothers was one of the other books. I had already read the book and used my father's copy during the course. One of the stage performances of that book had Clive Swift and Patricia Routledge as the leads - that was at the time they were in Keeping Up Appearances.
Back in 1964 Ken Russell did a television version in the style of a silent comedy.
You might be interested as the music was composed and played by Ivor Cutler.
Aw thanks Velvet, you are fabulous
oh whereâs Moonie? Is he unwell??
El, Iâm more determined now to see the end of OUAT, are any old characters that return for the episode?
Summer, I think there are a lot of the old characters in the final episode though mainly either very briefly or using archive material. Not a good idea to look at IMDB about the episode as that could well be a spoiler. The only thing I would say was that it's the 5th highest ranked episode of all 7 series and although IMDB shows it as only 24 minutes long, I think that's an error - Amazon Prime has it at the normal length.
El Loro posted:Summer, I think there are a lot of the old characters in the final episode though mainly either very briefly or using archive material. Not a good idea to look at IMDB about the episode as that could well be a spoiler. The only thing I would say was that it's the 5th highest ranked episode of all 7 series and although IMDB shows it as only 24 minutes long, I think that's an error - Amazon Prime has it at the normal length.
Oooh thatâs exciting! Do I need to watch the entire season beforehand or could I skip to it??
Evening all btw and sweet dreams to all who have turned in
El Loro posted:velvet donkey posted:I can't spell. Wonder where that went.
My grammar is pretty good though.
I failed my English O-level first time and got a moderate pass second time (a C, A was top, E was just passed, F was a fail, I think there was a grade below F).
G which is just a pass - C is good
night summer
Good morning everyone it's a cloudy morning. Not looking forward to the coming storm this weekend.
Enjoy your day everyone
~Sparkling Summer~ posted:El Loro posted:Summer, I think there are a lot of the old characters in the final episode though mainly either very briefly or using archive material. Not a good idea to look at IMDB about the episode as that could well be a spoiler. The only thing I would say was that it's the 5th highest ranked episode of all 7 series and although IMDB shows it as only 24 minutes long, I think that's an error - Amazon Prime has it at the normal length.
Oooh thatâs exciting! Do I need to watch the entire season beforehand or could I skip to it??
I can't really say as I've only seen the first 5 episodes out of 22. I suspect if you miss out episodes, the last episode would confusing as you wouldn't know what had happened before.
Rocking Ros Rose posted:El Loro posted:velvet donkey posted:I can't spell. Wonder where that went.
My grammar is pretty good though.
I failed my English O-level first time and got a moderate pass second time (a C, A was top, E was just passed, F was a fail, I think there was a grade below F).
G which is just a pass - C is good
The grades system has changed over the years and at the time I was at school there were GCEs and CSEs rather than the GSCEs. The exam boards were independent, some would just say pass or fail, some would give a grade as well. The school I went to was marked by the Oxford board which didn't give grades as far as I know. The tech college I went to for one year was marked by the London board which did give grades. I did GCEs rather than CSEs.
Morning troops
Hope all are hunky dory and no storm damage down south.
You'll be alright I hope but squiggs is out there.
Anyway take care
Good morning everyone, it's a beautiful morning here, as you say EL the calm before the storm. The forecast for the next couple of days is not so good, batten down the hatches. Stay safe everyone.
Enjoy your day everyone
Met Office has issued an amber warning for wind for most of England and all of Wales for tomorrow. Storm Ciara seems likely to be the worst winter storm in England and Wales for years, Scotland seems to be more prone to these serious storms but less so in England and Wales.
Holoportation:
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/av/technology-51360645/
Don't watch the video if you suffer from coulrophobia.
