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Jun 16, 2012 09:08AM
The dog we have at the minute is currently sat on my shoes. /:
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Lmao!I'd love to have a dog. Or a cat. Or both.
Oh please do let me know how you get on with the binos Janet. I might get Dave a pair, depending on if we have a bird watching window in Baku.
Dave's quite the twitcher. Not much variety in the birds here. Uganda was brilliant for twitching. Hopefully Baku will be as it's right on the Caspian Sea.
Patti (Stir Crazy) wrote: "Lmao!I'd love to have a dog. Or a cat. Or both.
Oh please do let me know how you get on with the binos Janet. I might get Dave a pair, depending on if we have a bird watching window in Baku.
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I tried them out at Leighton Moss when we were camping the other week. I borrowed a pair for a day - they hire them out up there.
Oh cool.there's a birdwatching place near Biggleswade, I believe. We were thinking of going last time we visited dave's parents but the weather was too lousy.So we went to a stupid garden centre instead. Which made no sense as his parents no longer have a garden.
Head quarters of the rspb. In sandy. Beautiful. I will take you there next time you are in town.
Oh is it the headquarters? Awesome! Thank you Simon, I'd love that.I just hope we have time to get to Biggleswade when we're home. Probably will if we have to go to London to sort visas.
Can I come to the rspb place please? My Dad and I love watching the birds (something that the rest of the family find very funny!!)
Emma (Emz) wrote: "Can I come to the rspb place please? My Dad and I love watching the birds (something that the rest of the family find very funny!!)"I'll have to put some of my bird photos on for you sometime.
Is there a specific area to promote a book I have on amazon?
We have a 'meet the authors' area. You can promote your book there. Please read the guidelines at the top of the thread first though. http://www.goodreads.com/topic/group_...
You can also add a newly released book to our 'New releases' section if it meets the guidelines and you follow the posting rules.
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I'm still waiting for my order to arrive :( Both were estimated for Saturday and were dispatched on Friday. Even paid 2-day shipping on one item.Gah.
It's now 9 days since the first order was placed.
Anyone had any issues with Amazon deliveries lately? I usually find them very good. But two (not one) orders being late in a row is unusual.
I got my binoculars yesterday - delivery expected between today & next Monday, so pleased about that. & the binoculars work very well - I could see the flag on the next-door town's town hall from my house on the hill :)
PS hope they went through the store OK
Hi Janet, yes thank-you, we got your order. It added up to exactly the price of a pint of old thumper. I took that as a message.....
If you spent the group money on beer, you'll be getting a whole different sort of old thumper, my dear. ;)
Heard back from Amazon (they even rang back though I emailed them!) - they are currently experiencing delays due to the UK postal service. Both my orders will run about a week late - in case anyone has ordered over the last week or so!
I think Amazon are telling you porkies DM,i just asked my husband, what's a matter with the uk postal service? and he looked at me like i was mad.
*shrugs* That's what they said!
D.M. Andrews (GoodReads Author) wrote: "Heard back from Amazon (they even rang back though I emailed them!) - they are currently experiencing delays due to the UK postal service. Both my orders will run about a week late - in case anyone..."NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I'll cry if my kindle doesn't make it here soon :o(
My Father ordered something on Monday and it got here today. Actually before it was due :O
Maybe Royal Mail only has a problem in certain areas at the moment...
Am waiting for two parcels from the beginning of last week too :(
I hope my kindle arrives today like Elle's dad's :o( It's due on Monday.
A friend told me they had localised problems due to flooding, maybe its that?
Prepare for the worst, Jud. It might be a (kindle) touch late ;)
D.M. Andrews (GoodReads Author) wrote: "Maybe Royal Mail only has a problem in certain areas at the moment..."I live in France. When I receive any communications from a UK Government department - pensions, tax, et cetera - it is always posted in a continental European country. So it seems the UK government does not trust the Post Office.
Or maybe they just outsource foreign communications?
Louise-Lesley (Elle) wrote: "Or maybe they just outsource foreign communications?"But why would they, instead of supporting the Post Office, which has been on its uppers until recently?
Well it's all about saving money so maybe they use an office somewhere else because it's cheaper.Cutting costs is much more important than support really.
Still no delivery :( Looks like Amazon will have to re-send it all.
Mine arrived today and I only ordered it last Monday
Great, Jud - though normally they are quicker than a whole week.
Local weather delayed our post a lot although with the flooding during the week in rural areas I shan't complain
I do not live in a rural area. And we never have floods here because it's high ground. Get some big puddles on the side of the roads sometimes - maybe a Royal Mail driver got a bit adventurous ;)
Louise-Lesley (Elle) wrote: "Well it's all about saving money so maybe they use an office somewhere else because it's cheaper.Cutting costs is much more important than support really."
I agree, but I don't think all the people who have been campaigning to save their post offices do.
D.M. wrote: "I do not live in a rural area. And we never have floods here because it's high ground. Get some big puddles on the side of the roads sometimes - maybe a Royal Mail driver got a bit adventurous ;)"Was it via RM or was it via Yodel? Yodel are the most bollocks delivery service out there!
Vic wrote: "Louise-Lesley (Elle) wrote: "Well it's all about saving money so maybe they use an office somewhere else because it's cheaper.Cutting costs is much more important than support really."
I agree, ..."
Being a postcard collector I give RM good business, I do, however, think these recent price hikes are freaking ridiculous and it has drastically reduced how much I use them!
If only we had a private mail service.
I found a huge bag of first and second class stamps that I bought when we came here seven years agos.Chuffed I am.
MAJOR ANNOUNCEMENTMy Kindle Touch arrived today! It was a re-order and took just 2 days ;)
Goodness knows where the original order went!
There's no instruction booklet with it - not that I read them (being a man), but it would have been nice to have it if not for any other reason than a sense of security :)
It's probably on the kindle like it is with the rest of them.
Yay! Darren, yep the manual is on the Kindle itself I think :-)
Excellent, I'll make a note to avoid reading it and bungle through like a true man :)
No, don't bother reading the instructions, Darren.If you have any questions, feel free to ask in the group. Your questions and the answers may help lots of groupites!
Amount of bad reviews the Kindle has for not including an instruction manual. I want to slap people who can't figure out it's on the thing.One review even mentioned not knowing how to turn it on and get into it, but surely people must have some sort of common sense?!
So far I've worked out how to recharge the LED light on the cover. Seems to be taking a long time to go green...There probably should be some kind of physical note, at least, if only to say what to do if the Kindle seems dead..
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