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The night before last my Sky box told me that it wasn't receiving a satellite signal. Checked no plants had grown in the path of the signal since watching the gogglebox the night before...nada.

Did the 'unplug it for 10 seconds' routine. No joy.

Did the trouble shooting guide and selected 'Restart box'. 20 minutes later...nada.

Still wasn't working last night. Not the first time the service has been flaky.

However, yesterday evening I looked on my Virgin Media app and saw that I could add the basic telly package, which is more or less the same as Sky's*, for a fiver a month, plus a one-off £35 fee. A quick look in the bank shows I'm paying £51 a month for Sky's 'Pauper Package'. WTF? My bad for not keeping an eye on it.

Anyhow, VM box winging its way to me.

*PBS America! U&Yesterday! 5Star! GREAT Romance!, Al Jazeera! Sony SAB! Islam Channel Urdu! Wow...what a cornucopia of entertainment pleasure awaits.

Monday, window cleaner and does his monthly wipe down with his greasy rag
Wednesday, pigeon splat right in the middle of the window

Yorick wrote: Tue Aug 20, 2024 7:57 pm

Skub wrote: Tue Aug 20, 2024 7:56 pm I was in a shop today and they had a Halloween display....

Just heard on the news that a pub somewhere has already put up a Christmas tree

My daughter will probably put her tree up in October!

Yorick wrote: Tue Aug 20, 2024 7:57 pm

Just heard on the news that a pub somewhere has already put up a Christmas tree

I saw some hallowen stuff for sale at the w/e which was enough to make me tut. Who plans for halloween like 9 weeks ahead?

That's it, summer is done, Oh I'm still in short n t-shirt and sat next to an open window, but i have had to go and hunt my slippers down and put them on

MrLongbeard wrote: Wed Aug 21, 2024 10:27 am That's it, summer is done, Oh I'm still in short n t-shirt and sat next to an open window, but i have had to go and hunt my slippers down and put them on

It's nice here.

It's not too terrible, but the wind is fair whipping the clouds across the sky, it's warm enough when the sun finds a clear patch, but I fear it won't be long until the long argument over when the winter duvet gets to come out will start.

DefTrap wrote: Wed Aug 21, 2024 10:15 am

Yorick wrote: Tue Aug 20, 2024 7:57 pm

Just heard on the news that a pub somewhere has already put up a Christmas tree

I saw some hallowen stuff for sale at the w/e which was enough to make me tut. Who plans for halloween like 9 weeks ahead?

Americans!

Taipan wrote: Wed Aug 21, 2024 10:42 am Americans!

Yebbut their halloween sems to involve some effort. British/European halloween is a witches hat and a plastic pumpkin.

DefTrap wrote: Wed Aug 21, 2024 10:55 am

Taipan wrote: Wed Aug 21, 2024 10:42 am Americans!

Yebbut their halloween sems to involve some effort. British/European halloween is a witches hat and a plastic pumpkin.

Yebbut, flogging said shite items earlier ensures a more profitable income stream for the shop.

DefTrap wrote: Wed Aug 21, 2024 10:55 am

Taipan wrote: Wed Aug 21, 2024 10:42 am Americans!

Yebbut their halloween sems to involve some effort. British/European halloween is a witches hat and a plastic pumpkin.

A long way off of American standards, but around here Halloween is gradually becoming quite the event. Houses get made up with as much effort as Xmas! Some of the kids outfits and make up etc is really good too. There is also a lot of encouragement on local Facebook pages to support it as a community event.

Pirahna wrote: Wed Aug 21, 2024 10:30 am

MrLongbeard wrote: Wed Aug 21, 2024 10:27 am That's it, summer is done, Oh I'm still in short n t-shirt and sat next to an open window, but i have had to go and hunt my slippers down and put them on

It's nice here.

Ditto

It's fucking shit here, driving heavy rain and 60mph winds forecast.

I have a selection of foul weather gear.

Pirahna wrote: Fri Jun 14, 2024 8:00 pm

Yorick wrote: Thu Jun 13, 2024 8:24 pm
Our lads prefer pint cans over little 'uns so a bit of a pain.

Pints get warm too quickly, thats why the Spanish drink cañas, it's only the English that drink pints. The best way is to copy the Aussies, cold can in a beer cozy, it keeps a cold beer cold the longest.

Cold beer? How very uncivilised.

When I was supermarket trucking we would start the Xmas deliveries straight after August bank holiday,long shelf life products,advent calenders,Christmas puddings,selection box's etc,have a look in your supermarket's at what Xmas crap's arrived in the next few weeks, it's a proper downer at the end of summer!.
Apart from the shareholders pretty much everyone grew to detest Christmas.

Pirahna wrote: Wed Aug 21, 2024 10:30 am

MrLongbeard wrote: Wed Aug 21, 2024 10:27 am That's it, summer is done, Oh I'm still in short n t-shirt and sat next to an open window, but i have had to go and hunt my slippers down and put them on

It's nice here.

Blowing a gale again here,same for tomorrow & I'm booked on the ferry to the Isle of Man tomorrow night

Bustaspoke wrote: Wed Aug 21, 2024 2:28 pm

Pirahna wrote: Wed Aug 21, 2024 10:30 am

MrLongbeard wrote: Wed Aug 21, 2024 10:27 am That's it, summer is done, Oh I'm still in short n t-shirt and sat next to an open window, but i have had to go and hunt my slippers down and put them on

It's nice here.

Blowing a gale again here,same for tomorrow & I'm booked on the ferry to the Isle of Man tomorrow night

We've the heat on tonight. It's been cold wet and windy all day. Dark at 7.30 too.

Same here,apart from putting the heat on,that can wait for another couple of months!
I've looked at the forecast for the next few days in Douglas & it's more of the same,I'm seriously considering staying at home...

Skub wrote: Wed Aug 21, 2024 8:27 pm

Bustaspoke wrote: Wed Aug 21, 2024 2:28 pm

Pirahna wrote: Wed Aug 21, 2024 10:30 am

It's nice here.

Blowing a gale again here,same for tomorrow & I'm booked on the ferry to the Isle of Man tomorrow night

We've the heat on tonight. It's been cold wet and windy all day. Dark at 7.30 too.

I had a fleece on walking into town. The wind was howling and chilly despite it being 24c. First time in months.
Much calmer here in town.

Skub wrote: Wed Aug 21, 2024 8:27 pm

Bustaspoke wrote: Wed Aug 21, 2024 2:28 pm

Pirahna wrote: Wed Aug 21, 2024 10:30 am

It's nice here.

Blowing a gale again here,same for tomorrow & I'm booked on the ferry to the Isle of Man tomorrow night

We've the heat on tonight. It's been cold wet and windy all day. Dark at 7.30 too.

It was dull and a rainy 10 degrees in Omagh this lunchtime. Had to keep the truck running for heat.