The really boring and totally pointless snippets thread XXV
Join Date: Dec 2000
Location: Manchester, England
Age: 55
Posts: 854
One has tickets for a run out on the Flying Scotsman (or rather carriages behind it I imagine) for January. Unfortunately it won't have received its final green livery, but looking forward to it nonetheless.
Join Date: Aug 1998
Location: Ex-pat Aussie in the UK
Posts: 5,170
I notice that it's Monday. I don't usually notice Mondays, but today I have.
Last day of work before holidays tomorrow - no flying as I am attending a meeting to help out a colleague. I feel quite altruistic for that as it is the last day before our holidays, where we have a week of preparation before heading off to Australia for Christmas and my father's 80th birthday (on the 27th - something he has always disliked).
Last day of work before holidays tomorrow - no flying as I am attending a meeting to help out a colleague. I feel quite altruistic for that as it is the last day before our holidays, where we have a week of preparation before heading off to Australia for Christmas and my father's 80th birthday (on the 27th - something he has always disliked).
Nemo Me Impune Lacessit
Join Date: Jun 2004
Location: Derbyshire, England.
Posts: 4,076
Printers - Gave up on the usual sort, with cartridges that blocked if not regularly used etc. and got myself a brand new Samsung C460FW which is colour [email protected] and WiFi capable. A$250.00 via the internet so about £125.00?
Join Date: Jun 2006
Location: EGNX country
Age: 65
Posts: 215
Good morning to you all.
A misty, chilly start snd rain promised later.
Got the printer up and running without any problems.
This one is wifi along with the usual scanner, fax and copier functions.
We can print direct from our smartphones and tablet now. Why I bothered
with the fax function I don't know. Haven't sent or received one in years.
Have an enjoyable break out in Oz Checkers.
Give the sun a bit of a push in this direction please.
A misty, chilly start snd rain promised later.
Got the printer up and running without any problems.
This one is wifi along with the usual scanner, fax and copier functions.
We can print direct from our smartphones and tablet now. Why I bothered
with the fax function I don't know. Haven't sent or received one in years.
Have an enjoyable break out in Oz Checkers.
Give the sun a bit of a push in this direction please.
Thread Starter
Join Date: May 2001
Location: Newcastle/UK
Posts: 1,477
Morning peeps, best described as damp here, very foggy last night, I remain utterly unimpressed by star wars,think I watched about half a hour of the first one,likewise Doctor Who I just dont understand what the fuss is about, they are kiddies fillums.
Bluey
Join Date: Nov 2000
Location: Perth, Western Australia
Posts: 354
I HATE printers, on my 5th, or is it my 6th ? Why can't "they" make one that keeps on working. Planned obsolescence gone mad I reckon.
Join Date: Jan 2002
Location: Europe
Posts: 1,168
I followed a friend's advice and bought for my father a printer not inkjet but the [email protected] version. It proved a very good buy until a thunder took out a motherboad, that printer, a TV digital-to-analogue decoder all of them on a surcharge protecting appliance and a few other things.
I had some vouchers and I bought an HP M152nw (scanner and printer). I still try to see the uses for the capability to print directly via email (it prints the attachments send to a specific email) as well as printing directly from an android phone - looking for a use for this facility also.
I had some vouchers and I bought an HP M152nw (scanner and printer). I still try to see the uses for the capability to print directly via email (it prints the attachments send to a specific email) as well as printing directly from an android phone - looking for a use for this facility also.
Join Date: Jun 2011
Location: New Zealand
Posts: 172
A Runyonesque Character
Join Date: Apr 2004
Location: The South of France ... Not
Age: 71
Posts: 1,209
What do you think of the latest Space Cadet?
Last I heard, proper Spacemen came back with moon dust on their boots, at the very least. Major Tim would be about four hours' drive away, if there was a main road.
Last I heard, proper Spacemen came back with moon dust on their boots, at the very least. Major Tim would be about four hours' drive away, if there was a main road.
Thread Starter
Join Date: May 2001
Location: Newcastle/UK
Posts: 1,477
Admit to being a tad puzzled by all the fuss meself, a launch is hardly summat to get excited about, we been watching them for fifty years,spose it means our News channels can fill in their day without actually posting any news, which seems to be the aim these days.
Resident insomniac
Join Date: Aug 2005
Location: N54 58 34 W02 01 21
Age: 76
Posts: 1,863
My son is now 38 years old.
When the Space Station was being built (it would have been Mir rather than the ISS) there was an 'EVA' (space walk) being shown on TV.
I called my (then) young son over to see this momentous event, and he replied that it was 'no big deal' . . .
When the Space Station was being built (it would have been Mir rather than the ISS) there was an 'EVA' (space walk) being shown on TV.
I called my (then) young son over to see this momentous event, and he replied that it was 'no big deal' . . .
Thread Starter
Join Date: May 2001
Location: Newcastle/UK
Posts: 1,477
Morning peeps dark and damp here, weather peeps are making a big thing of it being warm, so what,it int natural it's winter, there should be snow outside me window.
Downloaded and watched Quatermass and the Pit yesterday,not as frightening now I'm a grown up.
Downloaded and watched Quatermass and the Pit yesterday,not as frightening now I'm a grown up.
Join Date: Jun 2006
Location: EGNX country
Age: 65
Posts: 215
Greeting from a cloudy, dark, warm miserable place.
Ideal place to grow mushrooms.
Large mug of tea in hand a piece of smoked haddock being fettled
for brekkers. Should set me up for the toils of the morning whatever
they are when announced from on high.
More stuff to bring a smile to one's face
Lettuce 'three times worse than bacon' for the environment, scientists claim - Telegraph
Ideal place to grow mushrooms.
Large mug of tea in hand a piece of smoked haddock being fettled
for brekkers. Should set me up for the toils of the morning whatever
they are when announced from on high.
More stuff to bring a smile to one's face
Lettuce 'three times worse than bacon' for the environment, scientists claim - Telegraph
Join Date: Jan 2008
Location: The Smaller Antipode
Age: 86
Posts: 25
The one I'm replacing does actually still work but the cost of the ink
cartridges is so ludicrously high that it is practically as cheap to buy a new printer.
cartridges is so ludicrously high that it is practically as cheap to buy a new printer.
When my last died earlier this year, the local retailer was offering a simple printer for $50 with a $30 cashback offer from Brother i.e. it cost me $20, a replacement cartridge is $90, so I bought three printers at $20. I'm currently on my second, having thrown the first one away already. (new printers don't come with a full toner load in the cartridge. ) I think (?) I'm still ahead and will evaluate the retail situation when I next need to, I'm sure "someone" will be marketing a tempting offer.
I still HATE printers.
Bluey
Join Date: Nov 2000
Location: Perth, Western Australia
Posts: 354
new printers don't come with a full toner load in the cartridge. )
Join Date: Jan 2002
Location: Europe
Posts: 1,168
Originally Posted by BlueDiamond
That's right, speedy. They have a "starter" toner cartridge in them that's usually about a third of the full capacity. You certainly got a bargain with those printers!
I think this come from the ink-jet machines that had smaller cartridges installed at the factory. Maybe I HF and myself we should report how many A4 packs we printed before a new cartridge is installed.
Rwy in Sight
