Good morning all you friendly folks out there, It’s tin foil Tuesday.
I was out before 7am to get some milk and a few odds and ends from the supermarket, as I was walking past the foreign goods section this caught my eye:
I hope it still lives up to my expectations, it wasn’t cheap at $7.50 (£3.75) and amusingly the Australian stuff has a longer history.
I was thinking about my convo with @mart about SSDs so I dug out an even older laptop (a Lenovo T420) and sure enough it has a HDD drive - have ordered a 1TB SSD for it just to see what difference it makes. This computer has a Win 7 sticker on it to give some idea of its age.
If the replacement goes to plan then I actually might do a double shuffle and use that 1TB to replace the one in the Lenovo T470 and use the 500GB from that in the T420. Or I might not bother
Good morning everyone, I’m probably one of the first to rise, seeing as we’re one hour behind UK.
Days are definitely getting shorter
I managed to get a glimpse of the Super Moon last night, amongst the clouds, wow it was big, beautiful to look at, obviously impossible to get a good photo, well I’m no good at it, anyway.
Never heard of Tin foil Tuesday @Bruce?
I remember Branston, but I never tried it, never really appealed to me, not too keen on sweet & sour, it has to be either one or the other for me
got up early as Sue has to go into hastings on business and I am expecting a parcel or parcels today. Think my watch mujst be wrong it is only 8.30am. I didn’t know such a time existed before 10 am at the earliest
when working for BT I was aready out on the road to the first job at that time.thak goodness I don’t have to get up that early any more.
it is a lot cooler today and a grey overcast sky but doesn’t look like rain at the moment
Good morning - Any rain has mostly bypassed us. The only clue there has been any is a puddle on the top of a garden glass top table. It’s a bit cloudy but I’ll probably chance riding to the allotment.
@Bruce - That laptop of mine was on Windows 8.1 when I got it. I installed W.10 after fitting the SSD. Fortunately …and a bit surprisingly, there was no problem with Windows activation. Do you think there might be a problem with your W.7 laptop?
We always have a jar of Branston Pickle in the cupboard.
Have a good day everyone.
Edit: 10.50 a.m. Back from the allotment with a courgette, a cauliflower and some baby tomatoes. The tomatoes are the ones I grew from seeds. Tastier than the tomatoes the seeds came from. Maybe because the plants are more individually cared for.
Good morning everyone. It looks as if there was some rain overnight but it’s dry now and the sun is beginning to peep through the clouds.
Enjoy your Branston @Bruce. My late husband used to love it, when he died I passed the jar on to my son, I’m not keen on it, my preference is piccalilli on my ham sandwiches.
Not much to report today. After dog walking I intend to do some housework and then see how the rest of the day unfolds.
It is a SATA drive so it should be OK. It was upgraded to WIN10 when it first came out, fortunately it missed out on WIN8
Actually I liked this computer better than later ones, it is a bit chunky but it has an external switch for the wifi, a RJ45 ethernet connector, a proper keyboard and the HDD is easy to remove without dismantling the case.
Will see how it goes if the worse comes to the worse I will just upgrade the later one with the bigger SSD.
Personally I prefer the Australian version of Piccalilli called inventively Sweet Mustard Pickle. Like you I use it far more often than the dark stuff.
Good Morning From Foxy’s World…
Called in at our local surgery while returning from my jog this morning, to book an appointment with the charming doctor Roberts. I was appalled…Apparently, if you make your way down to the small surgery at 8:30am you can make an appointment for later in the day, all the early ones being taken up by telephone appointments (don’t ask, it’s a long story) So in I go to find the small waiting room stacked to the rafters with patients waiting to make appointments. I thought there would be a list. Make your appointment and go home and return at the appointed time… Nope! Take a seat and wait until everyone else in front of you has been allocated a time…
I was sweating like a bull and needed a shower, and do you know what happens when you stack up lots of old people in a confined space? Covid, Flu etc…And most of those old people (the village is primarily Gods waiting room and full of old retired folk) will have to go home and return later. Which will be a problem for those who don’t drive, and those that do drive will park outside the surgery on the very busy main road…There is no parking available at the surgery…Is this the 21st century or what? I remember as a boy rocking up to the surgery staffed by half a dozen doctors (who you could understand) and be seen immediately. The doctors even had time to visit you at home if you couldn’t make it to the surgery…How good was that…
Sorry for the rant, but if I don’t post anymore it’s because I died, because I’ve finished with local doctors and gestapo like receptionists…They can all 'Do One!..
I’m sorry for you, Foxy. I guess we are lucky with our local surgery where we are. At our previous place the local Doctor got it wrong and I had to have serious surgery. Permanent actually.
A lovely Tuesday Morn / afternoon to all a most lovely Tuesday indeed. After 2 months of high temps and humidity we are getting some relief with below average temps and humidity for a few days. I planted a few tomato plants back in the spring and have enjoyed the fruits of my labor for the last couple of months, but sadly, they have run their course.
“Did someone order a bright and sunny day? Well…here it is. Happy Tuesday!” – Anthony T. Hincks
ordering on line gets very annoying re deliveries and suppliers. Just received a larger item and the part we wanted is missing. Contacted the suppliers who are posting it via the dreaded Royal Mail
Is it just me that expects no delays and correct items ordered, or is this modern age when no one cares or takes the trouble to check first.
Not just this but banks and building societies moving branches away from one where lives to make it harder to get to.
It’s not a problem we have. For example, I have just ordered a set of Stanley blades. And we order groceries at our door. And we rarely need to visit our bank - the last lime for that was around 20 years ago.
bit different to where we live, more and more houses being built, have to drive to get to green fields when there used to be ones within a couple of minutes walk.
we have lost so much in our village even the opticans are no longer here and no banks or building soc. when there were 3or4. Even bexhill our nearest larger town is loosing the same.
Nope! Take a seat and wait until everyone else in front of you has been allocated a time…
