Isolated Blurt Thread

[oggbashan]

As forecast, today is the hottest day of the year so far.

All I can do is wait for the evening for it to cool down. It is annoying. I used to love the heat when I lived in hot countries. Now it causes real problems. My body doesn't regulate heat as it used to.

I've been trying to write but the typos outnumber the text...

 

[sr71plt]

As forecast, today is the hottest day of the year so far.

All I can do is wait for the evening for it to cool down. It is annoying. I used to love the heat when I lived in hot countries. Now it causes real problems. My body doesn't regulate heat as it used to.

I've been trying to write but the typos outnumber the text...

Yep, they're frying at Wimbledon. Good preparation for the players for the U.S. Open tennis in NY in August, though.

 

[ElectricBlue]

It sure is, Ogg.


PS: But it is infinitely preferrable to the alternative.

What, getting younger?

At least growing old, you get to eat a peach...

 

[NaokoSmith]

I've been trying to write but the typos outnumber the text...

There was mention of an app that just corrects your typos as you type at this work do I went to the other day. If you like I'll let you know what it was when they circulate the presentations.

Yep, they're frying at Wimbledon. Good preparation for the players for the U.S. Open tennis in NY in August, though.

Yes, they are all flushing in the meadow with heat here

What, getting younger?

At least growing old, you get to eat a peach...

LOL. Poor Ogg is too hot to go to the beach and roll his trousers up as he usually does with his grandchildren.

 

[SamScribble]

Given the weather, maybe two knotted hankies? What do you think?

 

[NaokoSmith]

Given the weather, maybe two knotted hankies? What do you think?

Gosh, Sam, where is he going to wear them! I'm getting quite excited here.

 

[SamScribble]

Gosh, Sam, where is he going to wear them! I'm getting quite excited here.

Ha ha ha. I'll leave you with your ... umm ... imagination.

 

[NaokoSmith]

Ha ha ha. I'll leave you with your ... umm ... imagination.

I am lucky enough to have seen a photo Ogg briefly posted on the forum once, so I know he has very good legs. My imagination is going into overdrive now!

 

[Sammael Bard]

For the first time in a draft, I have the complete story envisaged. Now I just need to write it down without getting distracted.


Oh, look at that! Burgers!

 

[NaokoSmith]

Yayyyy! just taken delivery of my new tv and Bluray player.

When I left the Fella, I generously let him keep all the audiovisual equipment.

So I have had to buy replacements.

I have got a 42" screen capable of showing 3D films - can't wait to try out Magic Mike on that . It came with a free soundbar that blahdiblah Bluetooth any music from any bit of kit in the tiny flat and blast my poor elderly neighbours into next week.

Anyway, I should be able to have some serious parties around that come the Six Nations.

For the first time in a draft, I have the complete story envisaged. [/I]

That reminds me of something ... LOL

 

[oggbashan]

Given the weather, maybe two knotted hankies? What do you think?

Knotted hankies? Never!

That would remind me of Morris Dancing - horror!

My balding head is a heat exchanger. It helps with my vitamin D top up.

Today is cooler with a few drops of rain. My brain might recover enough to continue my next Nude Day entry. When I stopped writing the poor hero was being squashed between two slightly pregnant bellies. I've left him there for nearly 36 hours...

Thanks for the good wishes, and Naoko's comments on my legs, which can be seen in my Profile.

 

[NaokoSmith]

Thanks for the good wishes, and Naoko's comments on my legs, which can be seen in my Profile.

Boo! Only half of them! the rest is covered by your glorious knickerbockers. Still, very shapely calf there.

 

[Tio_Narratore]

Yayyyy! just taken delivery of my new tv and Bluray player.

When I left the Fella, I generously let him keep all the audiovisual equipment.

So I have had to buy replacements.

I have got a 42" screen capable of showing 3D films - can't wait to try out Magic Mike on that . It came with a free soundbar that blahdiblah Bluetooth any music from any bit of kit in the tiny flat and blast my poor elderly neighbours into next week.

Anyway, I should be able to have some serious parties around that come the Six Nations.




That reminds me of something ... LOL

The League of the Haudenosaunee? The Six Nations -- Mohawk, Onondaga, Oneida, Cayuga, Seneca, and the later addition of the Tuscarora from down south? Are we talking lacrosse here, Naoko? They've been playing in that league for at least 500 years. Big parties, too. In the old days, a game could last longer than any cricket match. Hundreds of players. Fields five miles long. A lot to celebrate.

 

[NaokoSmith]

The League of the Haudenosaunee? The Six Nations -- Mohawk, Onondaga, Oneida, Cayuga, Seneca, and the later addition of the Tuscarora from down south? Are we talking lacrosse here, Naoko? They've been playing in that league for at least 500 years. Big parties, too. In the old days, a game could last longer than any cricket match. Hundreds of players. Fields five miles long. A lot to celebrate.

LOL no. Lacrosse is a dangerous sport! Why they wave sticks around, you could easily get hurt playing lacrosse

When they introduced football to the Pacific Islands, apparently the rules were a bit adapted. It would have been a serious problem if anyone had 'won', as this would have led to loss of face and the need for the 'losers' to declare war. So the first game lasted for several days, until they could get an even score.

 

[Tio_Narratore]

LOL no. Lacrosse is a dangerous sport! Why they wave sticks around, you could easily get hurt playing lacrosse

When they introduced football to the Pacific Islands, apparently the rules were a bit adapted. It would have been a serious problem if anyone had 'won', as this would have led to loss of face and the need for the 'losers' to declare war. So the first game lasted for several days, until they could get an even score.

We have a similar history here with sports and the first nations. Kablunas had a hard time understanding what the Inuit did with baseball. They recognized that the object of the game was to hit the ball and run around while people tried to catch the ball and you. So that's what they did. You're at bat until you hit the ball and get to run around. The game ends when everyone has had a turn hitting the ball and running around and no one wants to hit and run around anymore. You don't need an even score; there is no score.

 

[Handley_Page]

We have a similar history here with sports and the first nations. Kablunas had a hard time understanding what the Inuit did with baseball. They recognized that the object of the game was to hit the ball and run around while people tried to catch the ball and you. So that's what they did. You're at bat until you hit the ball and get to run around. The game ends when everyone has had a turn hitting the ball and running around and no one wants to hit and run around anymore. You don't need an even score; there is no score.

Surely that is the best anti-competitive sport in the World ?

 

[PennLady]

So I'm trying to order contacts online from Walgreens, and it isn't working. In Safari, it hangs before getting to the payment page. In Firefox, it took so long to log me in that I quit.

Frustrating when you're ready to give stores money and they won't let you.

(I realize the likely problems: holiday weekend, and my SIL's not-so-fast internet connection. She does have a cable modem and router and wireless network, but it's a small company and not a ton of bandwidth. But still.)

 

[Handley_Page]

Oh the shame of it.
One of my interests is Very Low Frequency stuff; To be able to see & hear what's going on in the upper atmoshpere and all that. This includes lightning.
So I got some more kit nd installed it in the roof space.
Now then,
guess who switched all his electronics OFF the other night, when there was a storm . . ?

 

[oggbashan]

Bloody Fucking Cars!

During the last week I have had it up to here with the family's vehicles.

1. My newer Volvo wouldn't start if it had been sitting in the sun. The dashboard message was "Starting prevented. Please try again." I tried, and tried. It wouldn't start.

The AA (UK Motorists' organisation) attended twice in a week. The first time there was a thunderstorm between calling them out and the mechanic arriving. The Volvo started as soon as he tried it. The computer showed no fault, and no recent faults.

The second time, six days later, after my local mechanic had tested everything twice, we left the Volvo in the sun. It wouldn't start. This time it wouldn't start for the AA mechanic either. He worked on it for forty minutes before deciding it had to go home on a flatbed truck. He left. Twenty minutes later -

- there was a thunderstorm. I could start the car. I rang the AA and cancelled the flatbed before driving home.

On a cool morning I drove the Volvo ten miles to the nearest main dealer and reported the fault. They looked at me as if I was insane. But they would look at it and run a diagnostic check. They drove it around to park near the service area. I went home. Three hours later they were ready to look at my car but the sun had come out. It wouldn't start but the diagnostics showed no fault.

Eventually they traced the fault to the security immobiliser. They replaced it, and the car started. Was it just a loose wire or bad connection? They put the old immobiliser back, left the car in the sun and it wouldn't start, so they put the new one back. Their diagnostics showed no fault on the car or on the old immobiliser. That dealer had never encounted that problem with any Volvo. Volvo UK had never encountered that fault. Volvo worldwide had never encountered that problem. So it is now logged on all dealers' advice - if you have a Volvo that doesn't start when the sun is shining - change the immobiliser.

Cost to me £160.

Forward five days.

New message on dashboard. "Engine overheated. Stop immediately". But the engine hadn't overheated. It had barely reached normal temperature, yet the temperature gauge was at maximum. I crawled home and checked coolant levels - all OK. But now the message returned as soon as I drove 30 yards from a cold start. The electronic fan was operating to try to cool down a cold engine.

My local mechanic disconnected the coolant temperature sensor. The dashboard warning and temperature gauge still showed overheated. He ordered a new sensor. Even before he put it into the engine, AND when he put it in a jug of cold water, the warnings continued.

A few more attempts and the engine management light came on too. My mechanic drove the Volvo to his service bay, connected it to his diagnostic computer which told him "Overheating". He deleted that message. After that, the Volvo worked perfectly.

2. Wife's Skoda.

My wife lent her Skoda to our son-in-law while his Skoda was in for its annual roadworthiness test. He collected the grandchildren from school, parked it nearby, and went to take granddaughter to her dancing class. One hour after parking it, the battery was completely flat. They had to walk to and from the dancing class.

Our mechanic brought his starting kit, started my wife's Skoda, drove it to his garage where he found that the alternator had failed. He ordered and fitted a new alternator. Cost £180.

3. Son-in-law's Skoda.

Before its test he had to fit four new tyres - cost £200, and a brake light bulb - £2 fitted. It failed on a worn rubber seal, part cost £1. Total cost of test and retest £80.

4. My older Volvo.

I was about 200 yards from home after a short trip to the local shops. The engine temperature hadn't reached normal. There was a 'pop' and something flew out of the side of the radiator, and the coolant flowed on to the road. I got home, parked and found the hole, but not what had been in it. As a temporary measure my mechanic and I plugged the hole with a resealable wine cork. That would last about ten miles before failing. Cue for next cork, and top up coolant.

After a medical appointment (fit new cork and top up water in car park) I returned via the local radiator rebuild specialists. What they would liked to have done was to solder a disc over the hole, but they couldn't. Why not? That part of the radiator is plastic. Fit new cork, top up water, drive home.

Eventually my mechanic finds an old wine cork, real cork, not plastic and glues it into the hole with Araldite, leaving 24 hours to set. Problem solved - we think.

Forward to today.

Drove to local shops. Left to go home. Have a completely flat tyre but am only 200 yards to tyre depot. Drove very slowly to tyre depot but the wheel is damaged and tyre wrecked. New tyre fitted to spare wheel - cost £50. Now I need to find another spare wheel.

The worst part? For three days last week all FOUR vehicles were out of action.

 

[Sammael Bard]

Glad I still love my bicycle.

 

[oggbashan]

Glad I still love my bicycle.

I wish I could still ride a bicycle, or motorcycle.

I can't. It's impossible for me to turn my head to look behind me when riding.

The only place I can safely ride a bicycle is in a local country park. They have a one-way cycle track.

 

[Sammael Bard]

I wish I could still ride a bicycle, or motorcycle.

I can't. It's impossible for me to turn my head to look behind me when riding.

The only place I can safely ride a bicycle is in a local country park. They have a one-way cycle track.

Rear-view mirrors?

Motorbikes already have them. You could custom-fix one for your bicycle. I've seen my professor do that.

But at your age, I think it is safer with a car for long distances which cannot be covered with a two-wheeler.

 

[oggbashan]

Rear-view mirrors?

Motorbikes already have them. You could custom-fix one for your bicycle. I've seen my professor do that.

But at your age, I think it is safer with a car for long distances which cannot be covered with a two-wheeler.

I've tried rear view mirrors on a bicycle. They don't see enough because my chest is so wide.

As for motorcycles? The advice is to look back before moving off, or overtaking, not to rely just on the mirrors. As a motorcyclist of over 40 years experience, I always checked six before moving out. Now I can't. That's unsafe.

In a car I have three rear view mirrors, and I can turn my whole body to look behind. I couldn't do that on two wheels - I'd fall off!

 

[Handley_Page]

I love my electric 'mobility' scooter.
I can nip down to the shops quite comfortably (it now boasts fairly decent stowage)
and back without too many problems.
And it has two rear-view mirrors.

 

[oggbashan]

I had a bright idea to reduce my large heap of unfinished stories.

I started work on it, and now have most of an April Fools' Day entry for next year.

And my heap of unfinished stories has grown.