The General Chat Thread (2025)
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Lullabelle
Midlands, England
New pc, new keyboard, new mouse and new screen 
and all the faff that goes with change 
Everyone else next week so I am ready for fireworks and complaints...our poor it guy bless him.
and all the faff that goes with change Everyone else next week so I am ready for fireworks and complaints...our poor it guy bless him.
You wanna know what kind of day I’m having?
You ever find yourself browsing the forum on your phone, when you see something you want to take a picture of with your phone, and then nearly
yourself looking for your phone…the phone that’s in your hand?
Yeah, that’s the kind of day I’m having.
You ever find yourself browsing the forum on your phone, when you see something you want to take a picture of with your phone, and then nearly
yourself looking for your phone…the phone that’s in your hand?Yeah, that’s the kind of day I’m having.
badjak
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OK
Thats confusing me.
Maybe I just never had a day like that?
Thats confusing me.
Maybe I just never had a day like that?
The Velvet Curtain
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That would be known as a "senior moment".You wanna know what kind of day I’m having?
You ever find yourself browsing the forum on your phone, when you see something you want to take a picture of with your phone, and then nearly
Yeah, that’s the kind of day I’m having.
Barriehie
Veteran
You need to sit down, have a beer, and reflect on possible causes...You wanna know what kind of day I’m having?
You ever find yourself browsing the forum on your phone, when you see something you want to take a picture of with your phone, and then nearly
Yeah, that’s the kind of day I’m having.
See, it’s one thing to be looking for your glasses and they’re up on your head, but it’s another thing entirely when you’re looking for your phone while you’re looking at your phone.You need to sit down, have a beer, and reflect on possible causes...
Barriehie
Veteran
I've done that with my glasses and with a pen while holding it...
You were in deep thought considering the best angle for the picture? Yeah, that's it.
SandwichShortOfAPicnic
Forum GOD!
I've done it
It's cos the internet, the camera and the phone are still separate apparatus in our old minds
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Lullabelle
Midlands, England
You wanna know what kind of day I’m having?
You ever find yourself browsing the forum on your phone, when you see something you want to take a picture of with your phone, and then nearly
Yeah, that’s the kind of day I’m having.
Not just me then
Lullabelle
Midlands, England
Not just me then
SandwichShortOfAPicnic
Forum GOD!
Yesterday was interesting.
We left the hotel just after Spain lost all power and arrived at our next destination not knowing what was going on.
The streets were packed (very unusual during siesta time), there were cars stacked up queuing for fuel and the supermarket was rammed with people.
The tills and the lift were working but all the lights were out and the fridges closed off with metallic fabric.
People seemed agitated (well as agitated as a Spanish person gets) and the queues at the tills went down the aisles right to the back of the shop.
I said to Mr SSOAP there's something going on that we don't know about. Maybe there's a big festival, then realised it all felt a lot more apocalyptic than party!
I guess they're having a big power cut and we'd better get some food that doesn't need cooking!
Thing is the Spanish seem to be very well prepared for this eventuality.
The supermarkets carried on and clearly had some sort of generator to keep the tills open and used a mobile network so card payments continued, same at the hotel - no lights or lifts working and no electricity apparent but were able to activate room keys, take card payment and continue with check ins as normal.
The bars continued to serve drinks and snacks but that was cash only.
All in all apart from the panic buying in the supermarket and petrol stations queues (for pumps that didn't appear to work) I'm very impressed with the Spanish response. They were clearly prepared.
I seem to remember a couple of years ago the Spanish govt saying we may have to turn off the grid during the day and sending out information on how to prepare for periods of no power (they've done the same with the water supply) so I guess businesses have their own generator back up and people were ready for it
If that was the UK it would be a different story.
We left the hotel just after Spain lost all power and arrived at our next destination not knowing what was going on.
The streets were packed (very unusual during siesta time), there were cars stacked up queuing for fuel and the supermarket was rammed with people.
The tills and the lift were working but all the lights were out and the fridges closed off with metallic fabric.
People seemed agitated (well as agitated as a Spanish person gets) and the queues at the tills went down the aisles right to the back of the shop.
I said to Mr SSOAP there's something going on that we don't know about. Maybe there's a big festival, then realised it all felt a lot more apocalyptic than party!
I guess they're having a big power cut and we'd better get some food that doesn't need cooking!
Thing is the Spanish seem to be very well prepared for this eventuality.
The supermarkets carried on and clearly had some sort of generator to keep the tills open and used a mobile network so card payments continued, same at the hotel - no lights or lifts working and no electricity apparent but were able to activate room keys, take card payment and continue with check ins as normal.
The bars continued to serve drinks and snacks but that was cash only.
All in all apart from the panic buying in the supermarket and petrol stations queues (for pumps that didn't appear to work) I'm very impressed with the Spanish response. They were clearly prepared.
I seem to remember a couple of years ago the Spanish govt saying we may have to turn off the grid during the day and sending out information on how to prepare for periods of no power (they've done the same with the water supply) so I guess businesses have their own generator back up and people were ready for it
If that was the UK it would be a different story.
SandwichShortOfAPicnic
Forum GOD!
Bit sad.
Someone stole my tail bag off my bike.
The secure parking isn't secure during a power cut.
The waterproofs aren't gonna be much use to anyone cos who wants someone else's old dirty waterproofs?!
And the bags second hand value without the mounting plate is bugger all.
Unfortunately I had Mr SSOAPS Samurai mid layer in there too.
Most sad about my bright blue gloves. They are irreplaceable and I did love them.
So I lost £640 quids worth of gear that's essentially worthless to whoever nicked it!
Someone stole my tail bag off my bike.
The secure parking isn't secure during a power cut.
The waterproofs aren't gonna be much use to anyone cos who wants someone else's old dirty waterproofs?!
And the bags second hand value without the mounting plate is bugger all.
Unfortunately I had Mr SSOAPS Samurai mid layer in there too.
Most sad about my bright blue gloves. They are irreplaceable and I did love them.
So I lost £640 quids worth of gear that's essentially worthless to whoever nicked it!
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Barriehie
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That's a felony theft here.