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Today, I shall mostly be...
PS - I haven't come across a laptop with more than 3 USB ports for years. If you need more than that, get yourself a cheap USB hub, there's thousands of them on Amazon.
Today, I've been trying to get rid of a seriously bad headache whilst assembling some new IKEA garden furniture.
Derek wrote: "Today, I've been trying to get rid of a seriously bad headache whilst assembling some new IKEA garden furniture."They sound incompatible.
Lez wrote: "Derek wrote: "Today, I've been trying to get rid of a seriously bad headache whilst assembling some new IKEA garden furniture."They sound incompatible."
LOL!
Derek wrote: "theDuke wrote: "Sera69 wrote: "theDuke wrote: "Serial wrote: "theDuke wrote: "Suppin' a much deserved cup o char, after specing most of last night frustratingly trying to get me knackered laptop go..."I've bought 2 refurbished laptops over the last few years, both were good. There's some really good Ebay sellers with good reputations if you do your homework.
Lez wrote: "Derek wrote: "Today, I've been trying to get rid of a seriously bad headache whilst assembling some new IKEA garden furniture."They sound incompatible."
I'm an IKEA assembly expert Lez. We pretty much furnished the entire French house from IKEA in Toulouse so I've had a lot of practice. I actually find it quite soothing:-)
"They say the apple never falls far from the tree?"this apple was skillfully detached by a tree surgeon (who else?), transferred to a purple velvet cushion, placed inside a glass case, couriered to the airport, loaded onto a chartered jet, flown to tokyo, unloaded and paraded through the city in a popemobile flanked by a dozen military outriders, driven to a sacred secret shrine in a peaceful and tranquil wooded grove, ceremonially handed over to a holy man, who whispered the blessing of the lotus flower unto it, before dropping it to the ground.
quite the distance actually.
"infuriating"it would benefit both he and i if i were to administer a good arse kicking!
theDuke wrote: "I'd already decided that i'd like at least 4 USB port, either 2.0 or 3.0..but not the Type C, as i don't have anything that connects to those. Ram..isn't a huge criteria, but i guess 500GB-1TB would be sufficient, i think. As fer processors..there's so many different ones out there..i've pretty much decided to get one that has the same one in the Acer...the intel i5. Laptops with anything higher than that seem to be awfully pricey. My budget is £400 or less. ..."I would think you need 8GB of RAM as a minimum for speed. The Intel i5 should be okay for your needs.
Tech XXIII wrote: ""They say the apple never falls far from the tree?"this apple was skillfully detached by a tree surgeon (who else?), transferred to a purple velvet cushion, placed inside a glass case, couriered ..."
I agree ;o> ... I believe that certain types of (dysfunctional) parenting often inspires and encourages the complete opposite in attitudes and behaviour in a lot of adult children. I definitely know this to be true in my case as I am entirely self-taught on almost all of my daily life-skills and have a very different nature and outlook on life to both of my parents.
You can choose to break free from the cycle instead of becoming just another spoke in a family wheel.
Today I shall mostly be ... helping my Mum to pot the Tomtato plants that arrived yesterday. It's always a bit nerve-wracking ordering fresh Plants through the Post - especially when the Nursery will only use The Royal Mail who is not known around here for being fast on delivery, or in any way careful and reliable with Parcels.
However, a completely plain white Box arrived this time around instead a very clearly marked one saying 'Fresh Plants' or 'Fragile' or 'This Way Up' on it - and, for once, the Postal Staff had apparently decided against giving this Box a really good kicking around like they usually do which means that all three of the Tomtato Plants have arrived in absolutely fabulous condition this year ... YAYYY!!! ;o>
"Tomtato" - since you've written it twice the same way is there a nightmarish hybrid food crop that's been unleashed on an unsuspecting world ...……… or is it just a typo?
Brass Neck wrote: ""Tomtato" - since you've written it twice the same way is there a nightmarish hybrid food crop that's been unleashed on an unsuspecting world ...……… or is it just a typo?"https://www.thompson-morgan.com/p/tom...
Ooops! ... sorry Mr B - I've mentioned these a few times now on Amazon and on here and so I forgot that I might still need to explain them ;o> Buying Tomtatoes started off as being somewhat of a novelty try-out of an early Fathers Day gift about 7 or 8 years ago. However they were so successful and prolific that I now buy three of these Plants every year now for my Dad.
It is indeed a grafted Plant that has been made out of a Tomato and a Potato Plant. You grow the Tomato Plant and towards the end of them yielding Tomatoes you then dig up the Roots to where there are several pounds of delicious Salad Potatoes waiting to be harvested ;o>
Thompson & Morgan made a very big deal of selling them for a few years but haven't done so for the last three. This left me stuck searching for weeks all around the Internet until I finally came across an obscure Blog Article in an online Gardening magazine that led me to the only place in the UK that still creates these wonderful Plants every year ...
https://www.victoriananursery.co.uk/T...
I have to remember to pre-order sometime around September/October time to guarantee us getting some of the few Tomtato Plants that they create every year and usually pay about £12 for three including P&P ;o>
reminds me, i must get the turcumbers and cabbrots planted!
Lez wrote: "https://www.thompson-morgan.com/p/tom..."Oooh? - Thompson & Morgan have restarted creating and selling them again this year?!! WoW?!! - they certainly do know how to charge for them though!!!
I shall check them out next year but will probably stick with buying from Victoriana Nursery Gardens as the Plants are always of a fantastic quality and they are always such a great price too ;o>
Tech XXIII wrote: "reminds me, i must get the turcumbers and cabbrots planted!"HA HA HA HA HA!!! ;o>
You'll be wanting some of these too ... https://www.thompson-morgan.com/p/egg...
suzysunshine7 wrote: "Ooops! ... sorry Mr B - I've mentioned these a few times now on Amazon and on here and so I forgot that I might still need to explain them ;o> Buying Tomtatoes started off as being somewhat of a ..."
Is this a wind up, Suzy?
What next? A Christmas tree that has a crops of carrots under it.
Which daft puddin' told you that, Serial?!! ;oOEverybody knows that special Christmas Trees belonging to very good Girls and Boys produce Gifts from Santa Claus underneath them on Christmas Eve! ;o>
suzysunshine7 wrote: "Which daft puddin' told you that, Serial?!! ;oOEverybody knows that special Christmas Trees belonging to very good Girls and Boys produce Gifts from Santa Claus underneath them on Christmas Eve! ;o>"
LOL!
Seriously though, these grafted veg plants are something I've never heard of, or knew was possible.
They grow very well - produce lots of really tasty sweet Tomatoes - and then the bonus on digging them up is getting to uncover the lovely crop of Potatoes growing at the Roots. We aren't keen on Aubergines but I buy a couple of Egg & Chips Plants every year for a friend who has an Allotment - and he likes to pay me back by dropping off fortnightly bunches of the most beautiful Gladioli throughout the Summer ;o>
Why? What is the world coming to?
Derek wrote: "theDuke wrote: "Sera69 wrote: "theDuke wrote: "Serial wrote: "theDuke wrote: "Suppin' a much deserved cup o char, after specing most of last night frustratingly trying to get me knackered laptop go..."Aye probably Derek..i always get my ROMs mixed up with me RAMs....Baaaaa! :)
But yes. £400 for new 'un...doesn't get one much i see. I'll keep searching.
Tonight I shall be relaxing with a glass or 3 of wine whilst watching The Bone Collector with D.
I was thinking of watching A Streetcar Named Desire. But I have loads of BBC4 documentaries recorded and am in danger of running out of disc space, so I might have to watch a couple of those instead.
The Midges are here. Today I will be mainly moaning about them.
Watching re runs of me favourite Doctor Whos. Matt Smith is really good as the 11th incarnation of the time travelling 3 fold Galifrayian! But not quite as good as the lovely David Tennant! :)
theDuke wrote: "Watching re runs of me favourite Doctor. Matt Smith is really good as the 11th incarnation of the time travelling 3 fold Galifrayian! But not quite as good as the lovely David Tennant! :)"
Not to mention the delectable Billie Piper
Serial wrote: "theDuke wrote: "Watching re runs of me favourite Doctor. Matt Smith is really good as the 11th incarnation of the time travelling 3 fold Galifrayian! But not quite as good as the lovely David Ten..."
Especially in the Secret Dairy Of A Call Girl! :)
Sorry ladies...tis just bloke talk innit! :)
"Especially in the Secret Dairy Of A Call Girl! :)Sorry ladies...tis just bloke talk innit! :) "
No words..............a darkened room beckons
theDuke wrote: "Watching re runs of me favourite Doctor Whos. Matt Smith is really good as the 11th incarnation of the time travelling 3 fold Galifrayian! But not quite as good as the lovely David Tennant! :)"
Nobody beats Tom Baker and Sarah Jane Smith (the lovely and sadly departed Lis Sladen)
Serial wrote: ""Especially in the Secret Dairy Of A Call Girl! :)Sorry ladies...tis just bloke talk innit! :) "
No words..............a darkened room beckons"
..... and don't forget the Kleenex.
After talking to Mum (once she stops yacking on the phone to one of my sisters) and combing all my bears, I'll mostly be catching up with First Wave and watching episodes of Frasier.
"No words..............a darkened room beckons"Must we listen to your sad schoolboy fantasies on a Sunday morning, fellas?
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Collette wrote: "...combing all my bears..."Sounds like a dangerous pastime.
Collette wrote: ""No words..............a darkened room beckons"Must we listen to your sad schoolboy fantasies on a Sunday morning, fellas?
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Yep, C. You must.
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Gordon wrote: "Collette wrote: "...combing all my bears..."Sounds like a dangerous pastime."
Luckily , they don't bite, Gordon. 🐻🐻
Serial wrote: "Collette wrote: ""No words..............a darkened room beckons"Must we listen to your sad schoolboy fantasies on a Sunday morning, fellas?
🤢🤮🤢"
Yep, C. You must.
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Do you want to know about my lifelong crush on Maxwell Caulfield, Tim? I imagine that's a 'no'! 🤨🙄
Collette wrote: "Serial wrote: "Collette wrote: ""No words..............a darkened room beckons"Must we listen to your sad schoolboy fantasies on a Sunday morning, fellas?
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Yep, C. You must.
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Do you ..."
I had to Google who that is!
Google speculated does he wear a toupee?
Collette wrote: "Do you want to know about my lifelong crush on Maxwell Caulfield, Tim? I imagine that's a 'no'!..."Is he Holden's brother?
No, his real name's Newby. He wanted to sound more 'interesting'.
Thanks Lez. I still have no idea who/what he is, though.During lockdown I've got into the habit of watching repeats of Richard Osman's House of Games (BBC2 6 pm). I have to record it because I still can't manage to finish work by 6. Anyway, RO introduces it by saying the contestants are "four famous faces" but I haven't yet seen the opening episode of a contest without having to Google at least two of them to see what it is they're "famous" for. I know it's cheap telly and there won't be A-listers taking part - and it's probably better for featuring lesser-known contestants - but it would be good if he'd introduce people as "stand-up comedian Chris Geordie" or "Countryfile presenter Anita Nice", etc., to at least give a slight clue.
Collette wrote: ""No words..............a darkened room beckons"Must we listen to your sad schoolboy fantasies on a Sunday morning, fellas?
🤢🤮🤢"
No it doesn't have to be Sunday morning; other days and times are available (ALL days and ALL times really).
Gordon wrote: "Thanks Lez. I still have no idea who/what he is, though.During lockdown I've got into the habit of watching repeats of Richard Osman's House of Games (BBC2 6 pm). I have to record it because I st..."
Mr Caulfield's an actor. I'd never heard of him either.
I love H. Of G. but, like you, don't know many contestants. It's amazing how ignorant a lot of them are, considering their levels of education. Have you seen any of the spelling rounds? Osman himself is pretty rubbish. They can't all be dyslexic. Perhaps because I'm from a family of good spellers I notice it more.
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I think you're confusing your RAM (ideally 4GB minimum) and your data disc storage:-)
I doubt if you'll find much new under £400 for what you're looking for.
If you'll take a refurbished machine, Laptops Direct had several that might fit your requirements.