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  • taskey
    taskey Registered Posts: 1,800 Beyond epic contributor 🧙‍♂️
    my uncle was born on the 29th feb long long ago and my daughter being as blond as she is, thought my uncle was only about 16 and she wanted to add him on facebook her her "cool" uncle as he was still 16

    she was disheartened to learn that he still aged like the rest of us :)

    Tracy
  • PeteLC
    PeteLC Registered Posts: 56 Regular contributor ⭐
    What's happened to the sun!!!
  • BeccaLouJ9
    BeccaLouJ9 Registered Posts: 896 Epic contributor 🐘
    Yeh, our's is gone too! Still, it is suppose to be back by the weekend! Yay!!

    x
  • janwal
    janwal Registered Posts: 1,189 Beyond epic contributor 🧙‍♂️
    We keep getting a glimpse of it

    x
  • PeteLC
    PeteLC Registered Posts: 56 Regular contributor ⭐
    Not even getting a little here in North London!

    Its amazing difference the sun can make on people's moods!
  • Monsoon
    Monsoon Registered Posts: 4,071 Beyond epic contributor 🧙‍♂️
    It's quiet in here today.

    Cup of tea anyone?
  • jilt
    jilt Registered Posts: 2,903 Beyond epic contributor 🧙‍♂️
    Monsoon wrote: »
    It's quiet in here today.

    Cup of tea anyone?

    Yes please, will go down well with my maltesers :ohmy: well never fit in that bikini, only 6 weeks to go!
  • PGM
    PGM Registered Posts: 1,954 Beyond epic contributor 🧙‍♂️
    Monsoon wrote: »
    It's quiet in here today.

    Cup of tea anyone?

    Nah, make mine a pint! :)
  • Monsoon
    Monsoon Registered Posts: 4,071 Beyond epic contributor 🧙‍♂️
    Tea, not pub!!

    I just got a flapjack too :D
  • taskey
    taskey Registered Posts: 1,800 Beyond epic contributor 🧙‍♂️
    i had the sun here today, managed to cut the garden, move 24 paving slabs to make a seating area, now who has the maltesers???? Jill you sharing?

    tracy
  • AK002
    AK002 Registered Posts: 2,492 Beyond epic contributor 🧙‍♂️
    Well it's been a while! How is everyone :)?
  • blobbyh
    blobbyh Registered Posts: 2,415 Beyond epic contributor 🧙‍♂️
    Got a real conumdrum here:

    Won an iPod Nano last week at our work conference.

    Do I:

    A) Swallow my anti-Apple pride and try the thing out?

    b) E-bay it immediately and remain true to my 'Steve Jobs is a sherman' principles?
  • Woooof
    Woooof Registered Posts: 174 Dedicated contributor 🦉
    Do you have a need to listen to music whilst travelling/exercising?

    They are the only reasons I have an iPod.
  • Monsoon
    Monsoon Registered Posts: 4,071 Beyond epic contributor 🧙‍♂️
    Robert, just try it.

    I was all anti-apple-overpriced-gadget-blah-blah-notnecessary-don'twantone until my other half bought me an iPad. I love it. I concede, Apple are ok.

    If you don't like it, Ebay it, you've lost nothing.

    Oh and ladies? Share the malteesers please!!
  • jilt
    jilt Registered Posts: 2,903 Beyond epic contributor 🧙‍♂️
    taskey wrote: »
    now who has the maltesers???? Jill you sharing?

    tracy
    Monsoon wrote: »
    Oh and ladies? Share the malteesers please!!

    Sorry girls I ate the whole packet! :ohmy:

    Back to counting calories this week tho'
  • CJC
    CJC Registered Posts: 1,657 Beyond epic contributor 🧙‍♂️
    Get rid of the accursed thing quickly before Steve Jobs has you in his clutches and takes all your money for stuff you don't need.

    Speaking of which sometime this week I'll be getting a new laptop.
  • Jo Clark
    Jo Clark Registered Posts: 2,525 Beyond epic contributor 🧙‍♂️
    CJC wrote: »
    Speaking of which sometime this week I'll be getting a new laptop.

    Very nice CJC :)
    ~ An investment in knowledge always pays the best interest ~
    Benjamin Franklin
  • taskey
    taskey Registered Posts: 1,800 Beyond epic contributor 🧙‍♂️
    blobbyh wrote: »
    Got a real conumdrum here:

    Won an iPod Nano last week at our work conference.

    Do I:

    A) Swallow my anti-Apple pride and try the thing out?

    its free, you may as well try it out :)
  • blobbyh
    blobbyh Registered Posts: 2,415 Beyond epic contributor 🧙‍♂️
    Okay, tried it out and while it's "cute"... seriously, Apple are having a laugh charging £130 for the thing.

    Volume is too low, the audio quality isn't great and overall it does much less than my £45 Samsung R1 which I purchased at Christmas as a clearance item. Probably paying about £60 quid solely for the branding on this one. Sorry Apple fans, while I can appreciate the iPod Touch is a seriously cool toy I did give the Nano a try and found it very average in performance and way over priced for what it delivers!

    Plus... they didn't build an 'Off' switch into it, only fixing it with revised firmware once they saw there was an internet fury developing. Bizarre.
  • Monsoon
    Monsoon Registered Posts: 4,071 Beyond epic contributor 🧙‍♂️
    See, now you can slag it off justifiably. And flog it on Ebay. Win win.
  • Rinske
    Rinske Registered Posts: 2,453 Beyond epic contributor 🧙‍♂️
    So how is everyone's day at work this Friday?

    I could definitely do with a good shoulder/ back massage at the moment!
    (Mainly I've been sitting properly, but my chair is just too low for my desk and I haven't gotten a new one yet... It's not so bad most of the time, but days like this, where I just throw a lot of data on the system, I do really notice it.)
  • BeccaLouJ9
    BeccaLouJ9 Registered Posts: 896 Epic contributor 🐘
    Get up and have a walk around! Remember not to look at that computer screen for too long!! :)

    My Friday is the same as usual- Enjoyable but envious of those outside in the sunshine! Upside- I get to finish early on Fridays woohoo!

    x
  • Rinske
    Rinske Registered Posts: 2,453 Beyond epic contributor 🧙‍♂️
    Ooh, I'm jealous on you now! I want to finish early too! :)

    We got the windows open and it feels like our metal box (the office) is getting some sunshine, so I would like to be outside, hopefully there is some post to bring away around 3 o'clock and I can just take a detour to bring the post to our postroom. Before that, I'll just be stuck in the office, so I might just go and get myself another cup of tea, that gives me some time to look outside at least!
  • Sparkly
    Sparkly Registered Posts: 139 Dedicated contributor 🦉
    I'm finishing early today too! (soon in fact!) The Joys of flexi time
    My chief bridesmaid is treating me later to some quality girly time incorporating a spa and afternoon tea, she knows how to distract me from the stresses of an impending wedding and studying, combined with the dreaded unit 10
  • farmergiles
    farmergiles Registered Posts: 1,693 Beyond epic contributor 🧙‍♂️
    Has anyone read page 29 of the latest PQ magazine?
    Apparently HMRC has a challenge from the European Court of Justice regarding VAT charged on hot food supplied by a "Take-away", i'e a place that does NOt provide facilities to sit in and eat your food. Stand by for a long drawn out court case by HMRC to try and avoid all the claims for overpaid VAT that are going to start winging their way to the local VAT offices!
  • Monsoon
    Monsoon Registered Posts: 4,071 Beyond epic contributor 🧙‍♂️
    Has anyone read page 29 of the latest PQ magazine?
    Apparently HMRC has a challenge from the European Court of Justice regarding VAT charged on hot food supplied by a "Take-away", i'e a place that does NOt provide facilities to sit in and eat your food. Stand by for a long drawn out court case by HMRC to try and avoid all the claims for overpaid VAT that are going to start winging their way to the local VAT offices!

    I skimmed it this morning and then put it in the recycling! Missed this one. Going to be interesting to see the results....!
  • blobbyh
    blobbyh Registered Posts: 2,415 Beyond epic contributor 🧙‍♂️
    Cake.
  • Primble
    Primble Registered Posts: 734 Epic contributor 🐘
    chocolate
  • blobbyh
    blobbyh Registered Posts: 2,415 Beyond epic contributor 🧙‍♂️
    I hate charity muggers... and they now hate me.
  • Jan
    Jan Registered Posts: 654 Epic contributor 🐘
    What you been up to now?
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