I'll be going out to see a prospective new client in a few minutes so probably won't be back until tomorrow. I won't have any excuses for being late as he lives about 1 minute walk away 
You won't need the car then?
I think I can safely say that I won't need my car to get to his house. Also I won't be able to make excuses if I am ever late by saying that it was because of the traffic
That's true.
I didn't sleep very well last night and don't have the patience to deal with the forum which is soooo slow again tonight, so I'm signing out early.
Leaving a hug for Summer, in case you are able to post when it's night owl time.
Good morning everyone. Weather is rather damp.
Summer, did you conk out last night or did the forum cogs keep you out?
I notice that the Crib and Darnie threads have been deleted and new ones started, in an attempt to ease the forum problems. I suppose we will need to wait until 'Cog Time' tonight, to see if it has made a difference.
Have a good day, everyone.
Good morning everyone 
Sunny here at present but frosty.
My recycling lid is back. My neighbour had found it on her lawn and had taken it in as she didn't know whose it was, but put it back out at the front yesterday.
That's good.
Morning
Cold out today. Just off into town, my sisters youngest is 19 on Friday so must get him a prezzie, dont know what though....
Yes i see the Darnie and Crib threads have been deleted and restarted, it seems only fair we do the same, dont you think?
Have a good day, be back later
Good morning everyone, cold but crisp this morning. Good news about your recycling box lid EL.
As EL says a 'wait and see' policy is best I think. I remember when we had this problem before and the Crib and Darnies threads were deleted then but I don't think those threads were at the bottom of the forum problems, and I suspect they aren't now either. I will leave the final decision to you EL, if the other mods and Lori think it is causing a problem then obviously we will follow suit.
Have a good day everyone
That's interesting EL, I gather the powers that be have been at a loss as to what has caused the forum to run so slowly?
Yogi, we'll need to wait to see if deleting the Crib and Darnie threads have any effect. I'm far from certain that it will as their size was only a very small proportion of the total number of postings which have been made on this website.
Did you mix up my post with Skylarks?
Yogi, we'll need to wait to see if deleting the Crib and Darnie threads have any effect. I'm far from certain that it will as their size was only a very small proportion of the total number of postings which have been made on this website.
Did you mix up my post with Skylarks?
Uh yes I did 
I think my post reply box may have been covering Skylark's post and yours was immediately before hers.
Yogi, we'll need to wait to see if deleting the Crib and Darnie threads have any effect. I'm far from certain that it will as their size was only a very small proportion of the total number of postings which have been made on this website.
Did you mix up my post with Skylarks?
Uh yes I did I think my post reply box may have been covering Skylark's post and yours was immediately before hers.
I did wonder.
I hadn't even plugged my phone charger in! Must have been post-polar express excitement wearing off Hi Summer. You must have been tired to conk out so quickly.
Debenhams stocks MAC make up, and they have some stuff on sale prices atm.
Summer, you must have been tired to fall asleep as quickly.
If Skylark doesn't pop back today, here's a link to that mac cosmetic site:
http://www.maccosmetics.co.uk/
There is a link there to a store locator but I think you would need to travel to get to the nearest store. It looks as if you can shop online with them though.
Hi all
Oh i was in town too, Summer, wish i had seen your post before i left! I dont know off hand about MAC but will check for you. As Yogi says Debenhams, there is one on Princes Street, which is in the centre of town. You will know as there is a big castle plonked in the middle! its just across from there. Will check other shops too if you are shopping here x
Couldnt find nephew a prezzie, i was looking for something Dr Who related, that was a bit different.
Hope you all have had a good day x
Edit, sorry just saw El,s link. I must get new specs
I'm minding PB tomorrow and have an early rise, so I'm signing out now.
Hugs for Summer, Skylark and any other night owls.
Goodnight, sweet dreams.
Have a lovely time Yogi, going off too.
Sweet dreams all xx
I had no idea debenhams stocked it, or that you can buy it online! 
I hope she doesn't resist too much when she has to return to the downstairs. 
Morning
Not a bad morning here, quite mild.
You have a lot on your plate Summer, hope you get a chance to have some chill time x
Off into town, again, someone told me a shop has Tardis money boxes, so hopefully can pick one up for nephews birthday. he is a Dr Who fanatic.
Have a good day, see you all later
Good morning everyone. So sorry to hear about your car Summer, everything goes wrong just before Christmas doesn't it? Good idea about the security light especially near steps. Good luck with finding a more reasonable joiner.
Hope you find just what you're looking for Skylark Enjoy your day with PB Yogi, what am I saying? Of course you will enjoy your day how could you not with such a little sweetheart
Hi everyone. Just a flying visit as PB is about to wake from her nap.
Summer, I hope you get your car sorted out and manage to find a less expensive joiner. The security light is a good idea. We have one for the back garden. It's a sensor one, so only comes on when one of us (or Keira) goes into the garden.
Good luck finding the Dr Who gift for your nephew, Skylark.
Squiggle, I have PB all to myself today, so I don't have to fight off anyone else to get my cuddles.
El, the forum was still slow to load and coggy last night, so it looks like deleting the large threads may not be the answer, as you suspected.
Have a good day everyone, see you later.
Good morning Buddies
Yogi, as you are the sole gatherer of PB cuddles. I hope you get zillions of cuddles
Sweet, don't let the concern over your car worry you to much
Skylark, good to see you back again
Squiggle, love the owl
El and others I may have forgotten hiya to you all
See you soon
Yogi, Lori assures us that the development team are working on the coggy problem. It's a matter of trying to identify what is the underlying cause and then revising the programming to overcome it.
Each posting here has its unique number which has lots of digits (19 of them) so as each posting is so identified, there isn't a logical reason in a programming sense as to why a thread with lots of pages whould any effect on the speed. Lori has been collecting data and passsing it to the developers along with various suggestions which have been made.
how's grandsons this week? 
Just heard from the client who is having the ankle replacement. He has the first operation, started the recovery process but had to be readmitted into the hospital as the wound became infected. He seems to have recovered from that and is back at home. He's able to get about but has a frame round the leg. He saw the consultant in the last couple of days and is now waiting for the second operation which is the main one. Should be before Christmas. He will have to be bedbound for the following 9 to 10 weeks after the surgery. He had hoped to be able to return to work some time in January but it won't be until well into February at the earliest.
Summer, I'm not surprised you are relieved with having got your car to the garage.
EL your client is really going through the mill. Ankle replacements are so rare compared to hips and knees, at least I have never heard of one before. It's going to be a bother for him over Christmas and the infection hasn't helped.
Yay for your car getting you to the garage Summer, well done little car
One grandson is off work (on holiday) for 10 days, (before they work him into the ground over Christmas I suspect) and the other one is delighted to be back on his bike again, although he did bash his knee on a stone wall coming home the other evening. They still haven't managed to get to the bottom of the lighting problem and like a fool he was driving home after dark - not much street lighting here once you're out of the main town. They have to learn their lessons the hard way unfortunately, we've got the wound cleaned up and plastered with huge plasters and he is recovering
Good morning moonie
I know he was EL, it could have been much worse.
My client did walk round to see me after his phone call. He wanted to get out of the house and get some fresh air as obviously I would have gone round to his house. He wanted to sign his tax return and he's going into town tomorrow to get a cheque drawn on the building society to pay his tax. He doesn't need to until the end of January but he realises that this would be impossible as there is no way in which he could get to the building society then.
He's trying to be upbeat about this but it doesn't help when one of his sisters developed a bad cold a few weeks ago. But this was not a normal cold and it became serious when she developed pains in her head and the back of her neck. She had to be hospitalised to be treated. It was a vicious viral infection which developed into what may have been meningitis. As part of the treatment she had to be induced into a coma for 3 days and tubes put in her to assist breathing. A few days ago they took out the tubes but she relapsed. Her other sister visited her yesterday and said that she seemed to have recovered a bit but she's going to be in hospital for at least another 2 weeks.
That sounds awful EL, poor woman, what a worry. Isn't it dreadful to think that viruses like this are around?
I have been checking up on what has been happening with the forum following the deletion of some of the larger threads and I see that some FM's do seem to think that it has helped so I wondered what we all think? I am undecided myself, and I know that yesterday you said you didn't think it was causing problems EL so let's see what the general feeling is about it.
Squiggle, I'm waiting to see what happens. Even if this thread was restarted and this one deleted, the number of posts which would be deleted is about 40 days of postings on this forum in total so I can't see that it would have much effect. Lori says that at this time, it's not known if the quantity of posts is relevant to the slowness.
There is no company quite like Lakeland. I like their foil and clingfilm, which lasts for ages and is such good quality. I recently ordered a replacement for my clingfilm which has gone on for ever. It was the type with a snap down cutter box. The new one was very odd, it was in a large cardboard box with a cutter strip that you stuck on the edge, not what I wanted at all really. Anyway I ploughed on but today it started tearing unevenly, now that drives me potty. So I thought I would phone and have a word with them and she is sending me the right clingfilm free of charge, just keep the old one and the new one will be with me next week. How's that for service?
Baby minding duties are over for today. We had a nice time, and PB was in fine form.
Squiggle, I'm glad your grandson wasn't too badly hurt. I hope he gets his lights fixed soon so that there are no more accidents.
El, your poor client and his sister are having a difficult time. I hope things get better for them, very soon.
Re the forum problems. I was here for a wee while last night and was still having problems with slow loading pages and cogs. It wasn't as bad as previous nights but it certainly wasn't running smoothly. I have no problem with this thread being deleted and restarted, if it improves things. However, it seems like Lori and Co aren't sure that the larger threads are actually the problem.
Anyway, I'm happy to go with the majority.
Summer, I hope you've had your car repaired and it wasn't too costly.
Have you managed to find another joiner who can fit the skirting boards for a more reasonable price?
Skylark, did you find a Dr Who gift for your nephew?
Moonie, good to see you. My cuddle-o-meter is at the max.
evening 
they're really going through a terrible time, I hope they're all being taken care of well and will soon see improvements 
has she learned anything new?
