General Chat

:-D :-D :-D @ pigeon post

My test kit has just arrived with the normal post.

I think there is probably only one government site for ordering the free tests. Even if you go through the NHS you click through to the same site. I thought it was all done centrally but now I am wondering if there are regional centres and that’s why I don’t have problems when some others do. It is puzzling.

Maybe Mel's post comes via pigeon post :-D

Island have you checked with Vera if you are using the same web site for ordering, I don't know if there is more than one site. But it is very strange.

Am I being particularly thick? Don’t answer that, lol. I do not understand “no delivery slots” . Why would you need a delivery slot? It comes through the post fgs! I also find it hard to understand how I have no problems ordering but others do when I assume we are all using the same government site.

Island, what’s the problem with being able to order a kit every 3 days? It used to be every day. A short while ago my son had 7 in his household, one got Covid and isolated totally in her room and they all had to test every day for a while so he was using a kit a day.

Mel, does your postman knock and hand you your mail or do you have to collect it from somewhere? Most people have some sort of letterbox, even if it’s on a pole at the end of their drive so I’m intrigued.

Still no joy with LFTs. Getting annoyed now :-|
All those questions only to be told 'no delivery slots' when you finally check delivery address. Why don't they ask for delivery address first I wonder?
Also, tests can be ordered every three days??? Something not right there. :-|

Mel, how is your usual post delivered if you don't have a letterbox? :-S

We hav'nt got a letter box Vera!! Have a good pain free day if you can.

Anng hope you can get the ONe Drive sorted today.

Good morning Mel, AnnG and all

It looks as though it is going to be another lovely day. There’s still quite a breeze which makes it feel a bit cooler than it is but I’m not complaining while I can see SUN :-). It would be a good gardening day but I am not going to risk more than a few minutes out there. I haven’t any plans but might try a little walk by the river today.

I’ve just had an email from Royal Mail saying my Covid testing kit will be delivered today. I’m not sure why they email as it’s only put through the letter box anyway but I suppose you could query it if it doesn’t arrive.

Better get moving and get the day started. Enjoy the weather and have a good day folks.

good morning all, it is a beautiful morning and already 6 degrees. I must do my list for tomorrows shop, otherwise it will probably be gardening of some sort or another.

I have never been to Roys but do know about the shops, lived on the Beds/Herts border for 10 years not far from the A1(M) so trips out often took us over Norfolk Cambridgeshire way, not heard of QD or TJ Hughes. Fairly local shops that have not sold out to the big companies.

I do seem to remember that I had a problem changing my Avatar on my Ipad some time back. Love the daffs Ann

I will look at disabling onedrive later when I have showered and am more 'awake'.

Morning all,

The suns starting to shine but its a bit windy today and pc says 6 degrees and sunny.

Shop this morning and then Em's with half a dozen eggs. I have more but we have been binging on them and I need 4 for tomorrows big breakfast.

Hope you all had a good nights sleep, I went out like a light.

I never change my profile Island.

Really tired so think I am goingt o bed as its turned rather chilly here and I don't want to turn the heating on if I don't have to.

I got bored with the film OH was watching so came up to the PC and got my avatar back. It just doesn't seem to work on an iPad.

I had never heard of T J Hughes Ann so I googled and they seem to be mostly in the north of England with one store at Maidstone. QD used to be called Quality Discounts.

I was asking OH about Onedrive and he can't remember disabling it but he presumably did at one time as I have had a look at it and there is a list of documents that are all apparently taking up 0 Kb and if I click on the pictures folder it says it's empty. I don't want to play around with it too much in case I mess the thing up altogether as I am no technology whizz., so I shall just leave well alone.

Now I really am going to close the computer down for the night. Sleep well everyone.

Mine still works Island.

Roys sounds an interesting shop, a bit like T J Hughes? The sort of place where you always come out with something! :-D I've not heard of QD either.

AnnG onedrive has given me nightmares as mine was full after only 12 months and telling me my computer wouldn't work properly unless I paid a sub to extend it.........probably all my photos had filled my free allocation! What it does is safely store your files like documents and pictures in an online 'cloud' storage where you can share them if you want, but is only free for a limited storage amount. I have found it to be nothing but a nuisance and finally found a way to unlink it from my PC as it was causing me to not be able to see any of my photos unless I actually opened them which was a real pain. Unlinking it gets rid of it being visible or being able to do anything, but it can be added back in the future if wanted again. Ask google what it does as there are pros and cons.

You are leaving me behind with your seed planting so I must see if I can do some myself tomorrow while OH is at footie if he goes! He hasn't been to a match for a few weeks.........not so keen on the cold lately!

I can just imagine the shudder at hearing 'the cutting of the thing with stems' Vera. Luckily it was something that needed cutting this time. :-D Those dogwood stems are lovely though in the winter.

Mel OH filled his car today and it wasn't empty and it cost £20 more than usual. Tell OH you need a pony to tow the mowers now like posh people in big houses used to have. We also had a notification from our energy providers today suggesting we pay about £70 a month extra! Extra jumpers instead I think and quicker showers! It may be the right time to get a slow cooker too.

I'm off to bed now as I feel tired. I hope everyone has a good night's sleep.

I’ve just been experimenting and seem to have lost my picture but I am on an iPad. I had trouble before on the iPad and had to go on the PC to change the pic. I’ll have to see if I can get it back tomorrow.

I haven’t tried Island.

No one else having a problem with changing profile pic then?

Here I am and the leccy came on at 140pm just as I was getting lunch as we did'nt know what the time was. I have been crafting most of the day and have been getting on quite well.

We went early to Holsworthy to get mower petrol. I told oh to put some diesel in but he did'nt hear me so I did'nt get any. The mower petrol came to £108 something. In the summer he gets that amount every two weeks!! just to cut the grass.

Oh had done a machine wash before it went off soi that was on the line before we went out and it dried nicely in the wind today. We had the sunniest day today just because the leccy went off we would have done well today on the solar.

Oh thanks for that Vera. I am not actually sure what one drive does anyway.

Yes, AnnG, I wondered if the “no slots” business was a ploy to make people hang on for tests till they have to pay and that I don’t have problems because I’m over 75. If over 75s will get them free anyway there’s no point in them holding them back now. Perhaps that’s a bit cynical but I can’t understand this thing of no delivery slots as they come through the letterbox from Royal Mail..

Re. Onedrive - you can’t uninstall it as it is part of Microsoft Office but you can disable it. Google “disabling Onedrive” and there is info on how to do it. I think OH must have disabled ours as I occasionally get a box telling me Onedrive isn’t operating and I need to sign in to sync it.

Poor Island. You’ve got one of them thar gremlins by the sound of it. Pesky things get everywhere.

Strange goings on with GR and profile pics....
I changed mine but as Vera kindly pointed out, it was upside down (duh) so I reversed it on my desktop. GR wouldn't accept the new version so I went for the no photo grey one. Today the upside down one has re-appeared as my profile pic! :-0 and I can't get the no pic image :-0 :-0
Hence the hurried 'paint' job.

I know I'm a bit tired and stressed but...... it wasn't me!
I think I have a poltergeist in my laptop. :-0 :-S

That is a nuisance Island. Of course if people can't get the free ones, then actually need to do a test they will have tp pay. so making people run out may be a clever ploy.

Dom, my PC man is very good, not that old, about 30ish, We have dealt with him quite a few times and he has always been very reliable.
Thank goodness he did get rid of Drop box for me. I really didn't want it and they keep nagging to take out a subscription He also got rid of a couple of other things that I didn't use that T put on here for me.
Sadly he can't get rid of One Drive which is infuriorating as that too keeps telling me it is almost full and all sorts of things I won't be able to do if it gets full and I don't pay to expand it. Apparently that is a windows thing but he said ignore it.

still no joy here with LFTs online