General Chat

Well I missed Mandy as well. We have the sun on the back for most of the day where the lounge and kitchen are. It moves from the front in the morning and down the side next and where I am in the study so is hot for me now. I remembered and got my little 6 inch cube fan out that you put two little bottles of cold water in (or you can freeze them) and it is blowing on me with my strappy top on cooling me nicely. I need to do the chicken stirfry next and add some mushrooms. That won't be cool but is fairly quick to do. I heard the Blackbird again this morning and still couldn't see him!

Well done on the short walk Gwyn, good to get it done while it was still cool. It is 25 degrees here now and starting to feel sticky again so, after watering both lots of pots and baskets and about 20 minutes in the garden tying back a rampant perennial sweet pea I am inside for the day

My Wifi is separate from the TV. Although it is asmart TV (an old one now) I have no idea if T ever put anything onto it and I am pretty sure it is not connected to the Wfi. HDM2 is what the TV is on. I am pretty sure that once in error I pressed on the in Demand button and it wanted a code/registration but as I had done it by mistake I didn't follow that through. I think I was loking for something for SiL when they were here and didn't want to be searching with him breathing down my neck trying to be helpful.

Mandy I still have a couple of unsorted wardrobes and they are both coats and jackets.

Morning All,

I hope your builder manages to come today Vera but the poor man is trying to do so much with having so many things to do and sort out. Hopefully your head is much better now too.

That makes more sense that you didn't mean the iplayer Mel. I have never watched Outrageous but might see if I like it now. Trying the other HDMI inputs won't mess anything up as you can just swap back to HDMI1 if they don't work. My Wifit works on a different HDMI input to the telly and I just change it when I use Wifit and change it back afterwards. I just think of the HDMI inputs as different plugs you use for different things like the dvd player or Wifit.

It's reached 22 degrees here now so getting warmer, but I opened everywhere up and it's cooler inside now. Last night I slept well, woke at around 6.00am but went back to sleep and got up at 7.45am. I had a thin sheet over me with the very cold water bottle next to me and that seemed to cool the air in the sheet 'tent' over me. I must remember to put it back in the fridge for tonight. I seem to have a pain in my side this morning, probably from reaching to cut the Acer growth yesterday so haven't done anything outside today.

I plan to start emptying the ensuite wall cupboard after we've popped out but it may be later when the sun's moved round. I have no idea what to do for lunch! I don't fancy more salad just yet.

Edit: Missed you there Gwyn and I'm glad you managed a nice little walk. It lifts the spirits when you feel you are steadily getting better. I do envy you your nice freshly caught fish and chips meal and it's good you were able to order children's portions. Adult portions can be 'Desperate Dan' sized meals can't they.

Well done for being so neighbourly and reporting that tree, Mel.

Just back from a gentle walk round the block, after going to the post box.
It was quite pleasant on the first part, just warm with a light breeze blowing, but when I turned direction and the road is narrower, I couldn't feel any breeze and the sun was on my back.
Having started to get mobile again, I wanted to get a short walk done before the full heat of the day. I'll probably be indoors for the rest of the day now. 22 degrees here now.

Yesterday was another 'first' and I went out for lunch with friends at a cafe right on the beach. They specialise in fish in it's many forms, although other choices are available. We like the fact that we are able to order from the children's menu and their child's fish and chips is more than ample for lunch.It is all freshly cooked and only yards from the fishing boats, which probably caught the catch.

Take care in this heat everyone.

Morning all,

Had a good night it was quite cool late evening and that cooled the bedrooms down ,I always keep the bedroom curtains closed at the back as we get sun there all day .
Should be another hot one and we're off in a while to do our shopping .

So your clear out in the wardrobe was good then Anng I still need to do some wardrobes here especially the wardrobe with coats and jackets .

Right better drink my cuppa and get ready to go .

I think you probably need HMD2 Mel.

Morning all,

20 degrees here this morning but what a scorcher it was yesterday and I am hoping its going to be a bit cooler today.

Vera has it right it was my fault calling it Iplayer I meant on Demand and think I did say that in one of my posts. Yes I had downloaded the App to my pc but did'nt know how to do it to the telly. I had a little fiddle (something Oh always told me not to) and think I found the thing where you download apps but was frightened to do it incase I mucked the whole thing up. Well I did in a way cos now when I turn the telly onI don't get any programs but a black screen with HMD1 or some such thing. I think I may have changed something when I tried to download U. I am wondering if I should have HMD2 or 3. I can whtch most of the channels on Demand anyway and last night I watched the first episode of Outrageous, did anyone else watch it?

Good morning It was an uncomfortable hot night and is already 21 degrees so another day of staying indoors out of the heat. It is already 21 degrees. I managed to sleep from 11 until just after 12, then after a walk round to cool off I slept until 0500. Only a sheet over me and wearing shorts pyjamas with strappy top

Should have said yesterday, in the general sorting of the wardrobe to summer wear I didn't find anything needing to be sent for charity so the 'sweep' I did a couple of months ago worked there.

Still 24 degrees here now. Going to be a hot night

It has been really hot today Vera I hope your head feels better tomorrow.
We just went out to water and thought we would sit out but it's quite chilly out there now so after watering we came in .

I've just come on and read all the posts and intended to respond to them and say what we've been up to but the heat has affected my head and and now my eyes are going squiffy so I won't stay on here long.

I think we have all misunderstood what Mel has been saying about the U programmes and her television. iPlayer is definitely BBC but I wondered if you are saying iPlayer to mean all the catch-up programmes Mel? I've googled to find out the equivalent of iPlayer for the U programmes and apparently it's the U App. Sorry if we've misunderstood Mel but what matters is that you are now set up with what you want.

Builder rang at the crack of dawn to tell us he wouldn't be here today as he has to see the bank as there is some problem with releasing the money to pay for mil's funeral and he is also fighting the NHS to get a bed delivered for his very sick bil. He is hopeful of being here tomorrow. I'm not holding my breath.

Sorry folks, must go, type is jumping all over the place and I can't see what I am typing.

Thank goodness it's cooling a bit now. I've opened a few windows and there is a slight breeze coming through with cooler air.

I don't think the tv I use in the bedroom is smart but it does the same as yours Mandy.

Mel, it was good you knew whose field it was so you could ring and let them know about the tree. It could have caused an accident and a wrecked car or other vehicle as well. Round here younger people seem to drive at the top of the speed limit or faster.

I keep forgetting to ask you if you have any baby goldfish this year or baby Koi?

I can hear a Blackbird singing, so am going to see if I can see it. I haven't seen one round here for ages.

Mel thats good you've got the tick sorted and you've done your good deed for the day with telling the people about the tree it could have caused a nasty accident .
I thought that the BBC iplayer was just for bbc programmes so I don't understand how you can get u drama on it .
I thought you could record with the smart tv's and pause and rewind a programme on it ,we can do that on our TV and its not a smart TV.

Oh it's been so hot ,we've been in most of the day with the fan going ,we sat out and had coffee this morning but that was early and with the little bit of a breeze it was lovely ,we'll go out later and water and sit out again until nearly dark

Afternoon All,

First Happy Birthday to the rellies of those who have their birthday today!

Well it's been 30 degrees here now according to the PC and it certainly feels it outside. OH said it was 35 degrees outside according to the car. The plants I put in the front wall pots are frazzled, despite me watering them so they will have to go in the garden bin. I have a few red little Begonias left so I might try those in the pots as they should stand more heat. I was up a bit later at 7.30am this morning after dreaming I had let OH's car roll into our new garage door. I was puzzling how it had happened in my dream as the drive slopes down from the garage when I woke up. I went outside and watered everything I had planted recently and topped up the water feature pot with the poor lily as it was half empty. I pulled yet more weeds then moved in the shade by the fence and cut off all the regrowth on an Acer that was cut down a few years ago. The garden bin is about half ull now. I wanted to make a way in next to the neighbour's fence to get to the Holly as it is too tall now and a few bits are also straying over Jane;'s fence and need shortening. It's a job for another day as I was back inside within half an hour.

Otherwise I did some admin, got rid of more spam emails while OH had an appointment at the docs. We then popped to the shop, got some Solero lollies as well as a few bits and came home and had a tuna jacket potato with salad and OH had cardio rehab. At least it was cool there with the aircon. I have boxed up almost everything off the surfaces in the bedroom ready for the workmen and will do the same in the hall and get the pictures down where they will be walking, the same with the front porch. I shall move my chinese vase I was so lucky to replace too. I must admit the bedroom looks nice and easy to dust now! :-D

Mandy thanks for the mention and I've just gone and recorded it and will see what it's like. Yes, OH and I were saying the other day how glad we were not to be working at our desks in the office now with this heat. In the heatwave of 1976, the managers bought us all icecreams.

I see you got some sorting of your clothes done AnnG and a few other jobs done. You are right about the heat zapping your energy though.

Mel that's good you noticed and got rid of the tick quickly. There seems to be more of them these days and there warning signs in one of our deerparks. I still don't understand how you can record the U channels to the BBC iplayer. I thought the iplayer just held recordings that were already there and you couldn't add to them yourself. It's good Ed helped you anyway.

I forgot to say on the way home just before the X road where I turn right there was somethiing in the road it looked like an old brown coat but as I got nearer it was a dead tree which had fallen and smashed on the road. I know who owns the field so drove into my gateway and rang Pat. She said she would tell he son and he'd go and see to it. It was half way across the road and a lorry could'nt have got through. It had broken about a foot from the ground and it was only half of a biggish tree all rotton at the bottom. I should have taken a pic but in my panic to get the road cleared I forgot.

Just back from the docs and the nurse had a good look at it and asked if she could scrape it with a needle and I said yes. Just the usual if I feel fluy symptoms go back to the docs. The only thing I have had is achey fingers but that may be nothing to do with it.

The last post I typed at 2.54pm and when I went to post it I got the error page.

It records onto the TV Mel. Daughter has Sky and she records loads of programmes.

I don't have anything I can record on.

BIL turned up and has mowed. Probably means he's not coming tomorrow now.

It is 27 degrees here now, it zaps your energy and, even if I did have things do to I would not have the energy to do them
I have filled bird baths, Not that there are many birds around. Just seen a solitary blackbird, but I thought the birs will be looking for water and the heat dries the bird baths up. I have also cleared the airing cupboard and put all the clothes away and sorted winter sweater to the top rail of wardrobe and short sleeved tops to the lower rail.
I have also renewed my driving licence on line. Just because I am not driving doesn't mean I can't if I want to and it is good ID. I am not renewing my passport which expires next month. I have no plans to go abroad.

The reason I didn't/don't understand Mel is, if I want to watch something that is on when I am out or doing something else, I just record it to watch later. I don't need Iplayer for that.