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Good to here some good news for a change, congrats ! :)

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Plenty of heat on so we can wander about in T-shirts and shorts. Only do this Christmas time as it would be suicidally expensive to do it all the winter.

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Shorts? That reminds me I have a neighbour from new Zealand that walks around in shorts and flip flops all year around!

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My cousin in Perth, Austrialia, has a hot Christmas at 45c, to hot to walk to the beach so drove, spent the evening in the pool, a cooler 27c.

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Been a great day, it's our sapphire wedding anniversary (45years) and Mr T bought me a sapphire ring to mark the occasion. Spent lunch time with neighbours at our local social club. :):):):):)


Happy and healthy new year to all xxxxx

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Congratulations Tinky and a happy and healthy 2022 to you and Mr T. :) xxx

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Happy Anniversary to you both . Best Wishes for 2022

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Congratulations :)

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Congratulations.

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Best Wishes for 2022 good Health and happiness for you all from Scotland,

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Just booked a four night break in the Algarve for the end of March, at the Tivoli Marina Vilamoura.

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I'm very envious Hugh.

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This made me smile (French advert).

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Just booked some flights with BA to Larnaca in late September for a week away (we have a friend who has a villa near Çatalköy in North Cyprus).

I used BA Avios points and BA Amex Companion Voucher, so two Economy return flights Heathrow - Larnaca cost a total of £70 (if we booked flights the standard way, it would have cost us £610 in total).

Result!

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That is a result, love Cyprus, great time to pick to go to :tu:

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Thanks - we are also going for a week or so at the end of May, just need to finalise dates (going with the friends whose villa it is).

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Car passed its MOT today, only one trivial advisory. :)

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Finally cracked the Rubik's Cube. Something I've been wanting to do for years. Took around 9 hours to learn it over 2-3 days or so.

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Back in the 80's my uncle solved it on paper without touching the cube. Some people's brains are just wired that way.

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When i was a teenager used to often complete it without a solution, i never really knew how i did it, it just happened randomly after getting the first 2 layers easily completed.

30 years later i can't even figure out how to complete 2 layers easily let alone complete it.

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My nephew can do it in around 30 seconds, some 26 seconds of the record.


The fastest is 0.89 seconds, by a robot.

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I used to be able to solve the Rubiks clock. Now that was a challenge (mainly cuz at the time I was permanently stoned hahaha)

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I cheated. :D

I peeled off the sticky squares and put them all back in the right order then stuck it up with Uhu glue so it couldn't ever be mixed up again.

I was given it by a friend when they became popular, I hated that Rubik cube and I swear it hated me back!!!!!!!

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I am happy that Covid hopefully is near an end and we can go out and enjoy life again

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Lets hope so. I think we all need something good to look forward to.

Praise God
 

I got my new wifi adapter from canada today.. I had to direct connect to my modem to unrestrict it from the other mac......

I tell ya,its a difference between night and day!!!!!!

I am so happy to be back on my 98se :)



Im not used to this keyboard now after being on a mactop for so long!!

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Finally got to see the Grand Canyon. Amazing, photos don't do it justice.

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Lucky you.

I've always wanted to go but circumstances wouldn't allow. Now my hip issues would indicate that living through others experiences is all I will get to do.:(

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Your pictures are amazing. Thanks for sharing.

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Photos look amazing Cobbydaler. Looks like you had an amazing time!

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Looks great :tu:

Thought you were heading back to blighty?

Vicariously is a lot less effort on the minor plus side though...

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Our apartment has been delayed. It's a novel construction method where the apartments are built off site in a factory and attached to the concrete core later.

Unfortunately the contractor constructing the apartments went bankrupt and a new one had to be found. We probably won't be moving back until the autumn.

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Thanks everyone for the compliments on the photos.

We were actually staying in a place called Sedona which is also very beautiful.

Some photos of the area attached.

Very nice.......Thank you for sharing!!

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Not often I post here, but have been refunded £175 for work not carried out, bouquet of flowers from youngest son, one day ahead of Mother's day, and £50 win on the bandit, happy? You bet!

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Not a bad days work Tinkster :tu:

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Good for you!

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Well Done Tinky

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I think I'll change my name, that sounds so much better Daddy lol! :D

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For your consideration…

Tinkerino
Tinkmeister
Tinkeroonie
Tinkbuster
Tinkard
Tinkini
Tinkertailorsoldierspy

:D

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TinkyTinkylittlestar ;)

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Well after all these great suggestions tinkillhaveagnt :)

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Beautiful sunny day so all is well

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Bit of a mouthful, I liked Tinkerino although TinkerTailorSoldierSpy did make me chuckle but is even more of a mouthful and also less refreshing on a hot day like this

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Where's the obvious TinkieWinkie hahahaha

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Ideal day to paint the garden shed, dry and not too hot. :):):)

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My neighbour painted our fence today, so it is nice and fresh,

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We've just had our fourth Covid vaccine, didn't feel a thing unlike the previous 3, and didn't have to sit around for 10 minutes before heading home. :):):)

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Won £35.60 on the 6.20 at Aintree for a £2 bet.

Happy Days.

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I currently go once (Sometimes twice) to The Men's Shed, it is a charity that supports men, and we can teach each other skills we have learnt over the years.

Last week I started the ball rolling on getting an Enhanced DBS, so I can become a keyholder, my plan is to open on Sundays as when I get back to work the weekday sessions will drop.

I have used for the first time a chop saw and table saw, as well as help build 3 work benches for our new shed, which will require a lot of work as it used to be a changing rooms for the nearby football pitch.

We are currently building another 3 work benches.

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In February, my nephew took and passed his theory driving test, then my sister heard about the agro of taking the driving test and manage to book it for today, she then said, well I guess you had better take lessons which he did.


He booked 3 blocks of 5 with 2-hour lessons, the 15th being the last lesson and test.


So now he has to buy a car, and he can now see his girlfriend who lives in the next town, without needing help.

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He might need help.with the insurance costs Uncle ! ;)

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He has more money than me.

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He can help with yours then!

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My friend is 90 years young to-day. Her daughter sneaked in to her house late last night, decorated the lounge with ballons and left 90 birthday cards and 90 presents for her to discover this morning. I was on standby and have just spent a hilarious couple of hours watching her being happier than anytime since covid struck.

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That's a lovely thing to do.

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Well I went to London yesterday to see the Fly by.

Despite Birdcage walk & Parliament street being shut, we eventually made our way to Trafalgar Square and we had a perfect spot to see the 70 aircraft approach and fly over our head, the crowds cheered loudly and the biggest went to the Red Arrows.

While there, my sister told me that my niece who I knew was going to buy a promise ring to her girlfriend on the holiday next weekend, that the girlfriend told my sister quietly that she was going to give my niece a promise ring too, so my sister had to put on her best poker face.

Later she spoke to my niece and asked when was she planning to give the ring and then said take it with you just in case you get that perfect moment.

Her Girlfriend is a lovely young lady who I will be glad to welcome to the family, she is also in the process of applying to be a WPC, and would need to move up to us as she lives in Kent.

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My nieces plan is to get engaged when they can afford it.

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They are currently in Tenerife, and waiting for the announcement.

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Off to see Ramesh Ranganathan at the Leeds Grand tonight, As You Like it on Thursday at Harewood House (with a picnic basket and some garden chairs), then out for a meal on Friday evening (booked an outside table to enjoy the weather).

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Really enjoyable, and great fun.

Shakespeare as it was originally intended - in the open air, with Elizabethan costumes, music and dance, performed by an all-male cast, some pretending to be women, some pretending to be women pretending to be men…

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Picnic basket packed, picking up granddaughter soon, going to flop out under a tree in the local woods and chill.

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As long as it's not Burnham Beaches. I went there once when working in Slough and the ground was moving because of all the ant's under the leaves.

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I live at the seaside, the beach has never appealed to me i like trees and rivers , Burnham beeches looks great , any hoo we had a great time and were followed through the wild wild wood by a Tiger a Lion and a wolf but managed to get out without being eaten, and there was a terrifying butterfly encounter that prompted a bit of screaming.

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You almost got to say of my haha

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The allotment strawberry harvest has come in big time. Thinking of selling to the supermarkets for a vast profit. All power to Boris' hyper inflation.

Courgettes will be the next mountain to dispose of , shame I don't like them really , just fun to grow :)

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Anyone for Strawberries & Cream, head to Mr K’s house. We wish to seek asylum. ;)

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Pity you can't use them to make something alcoholic.;)

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We they did it, My niece picked a perfect moment and gave her GF the ring, then shortly after, the GF said, "talking about rings" then gave my niece hers.


They are back home now and the GF is in my nieces' room having a meeting with the police, which she wants to join.

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For Fathers’ Day, I got a bottle of 12yo Glenlivet from my son, and a bottle of Singleton 15yo from my daughter.

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You think they're trying to tell you something :)

Hope you and all the other dads had a great day :tu:

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I am a member of a local charity, and we are moving into a new building.


It needs a lot of work, last week we knocked out the relevant walls, it was thought they were breeze blocks, but they were concrete blocks and a bugger, but they were no match for a sledgehammer.


We started to remove the roof, and it's hot up there, it would be easier if everyone helped every day, but such is life.

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Result!

My friend was at Headingley today watching England vs NZ, and he is going again tomorrow - he just rang to say he has a spare ticket for tomorrow, and did I fancy going?

I answered in the affirmative!

Headingley is 30 minutes by walk/bus/walk from my house, so some beers may be taken... :)

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Had a call with the CEO of the developer of our Manchester apartment yesterday. As an apology for the continued delays he's given us a parking slot, which would have cost us £25,000 otherwise.

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Two good results there, well one great one :tu:

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As you may know, since last June I've been going to a charity called the Men's Shed.


Well 12 days ago we started to knockdown walls and remove the roof, today we started to put the trusses on and all going well we should be water tight.


All going well, we should be finished by the end of August.

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My work is giving everyone a 2% cost of living pay rise, this was unexpected.

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Inflation is at 9%, so a 7% cut really? (Sorry I forgot the Happy thought thread bit ....)

I have some national savings index linked bonds that increase with inflation, they are doing very well !

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Only just gone and won a 2TB Samsung SSD worth £169 in a prize draw

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Nice :tu:

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Just come back from an ultrasound scan of my aorta to check for any aneurysm. No abnormality detected so all's well there. :)

This is a routine scan at age 65 for all men.

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just wait till you get your electric bill ;)

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Got a tax rebate tother day £1500,came as a total shock.

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A cost of living pay rise of 2% that isn't part of my annual pay rise is a win to me,. I don't know about anyone else but this is my first ever cost of living rise on top of any other rise.

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It is a win definitely but lets hope it's the last needed for cost of living alone reasons :tu:

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A mini tour of the South West this week. Bournemouth today, Torquay and Newquay later in the week. Feck me, its a long drive... Going north to south in this country is ok, but when you try to go east/ west all hell breaks loose...

If anybody wants proof of climate change, they are growing coconuts down here ;) Still, all very nice. Don't know why anybody bothers going abroad with the coastline we've got.

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My rebate was only £400 but still unexpected.

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53 days till holidays !

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Chilling out on my week off work, gave the car some fancy wax attention and the results were shockingly awesome to my eyes, just hope it lasts and chilling out on the PS5 and some garden time(moan).

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Samsung upgraded my SSD prize from the 2TB 870 QVO to the 870 Evo which has better Nand Flash. Bonus

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How did you win that?

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Entered a Twitch streamers prize draw. Just had to follow a load of IT companies I already followed anyway and a couple of retweets

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Boat has just passed it's safety certificate :) but it cost £1151 :( should be all plain sailing now:erm:

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Red squirrel just spotted, Brownsea Island , Poole Harbour. I'm a happy man :)

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Took on a Tidal HIFI subscription (got it really really cheap) and it is awesome. The app itself allows you independently set the output so I can send it down my optical SPDIF to my amp while I can still play games on the PC with sound through the speakers.

I been so used to listening to music on my PC or on my Google Home Hub Max actually using my HIFI amp again is blowing me away

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Yesterday was our 11th wedding anniversary. So much fun and adventure in those 11 years.

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I can't believe it's been 11 years. Tried on my big hat again yesterday. Oh how fashions change .... I look a right Charlie in it now. :D However you are still a beautiful couple. xx

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Omg the time flies, congratulations

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Congratulations to you and Juliann, Cobby, strange I was just looking at your wedding photos the other day, and now I can't find them.:rolleyes:

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Got my first state pension payment today .

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Running tests on my new monster of an AIO water cooler the 420mm Artic Freezer II

Fixed @ 3.6GHZ my 9900K hit 77 degrees C running Prime 95 on blend with my old Dark Rock 4 (now this is a beast of an air cooler btw) 47 degrees C under the AIO

Turbo enabled @ 5GHZ the CPU hit 100 degrees plus on air had to stop the test under the AIO it spiked around 83 degrees at the start but as the cooler caught up it settled mid 70s. Outstanding result