Author Topic: First-World Problems. (Read 336408 times)

PaulF · « **Reply #750 on:** 16 April, 2015, 04:09:41 pm »

Quote from: PaulF on 15 April, 2015, 03:59:05 pm

The dog has lost her "good" frisbee. Fortunately she still has her less good, chewed one.

Stand down! It's been found. One of her friends returned it this afternoon.

PaulF · « **Reply #751 on:** 23 April, 2015, 11:44:24 am »

Quote from: PaulF on 11 April, 2015, 11:43:16 am

Quote from: Jaded on 10 April, 2015, 07:54:29 pm
Quote from: PaulF on 10 April, 2015, 06:50:29 pm
Trying to persuade myself not to buy an Apple watch

The waiting list is now many months.

They quoted June to me

And it seems they won't keep to that either!

I've just had the e-mail that it's due tomorrow!

Jacomus · « **Reply #752 on:** 23 April, 2015, 12:44:11 pm »

Quote from: PaulF on 23 April, 2015, 11:44:24 am

Quote from: PaulF on 11 April, 2015, 11:43:16 am
Quote from: Jaded on 10 April, 2015, 07:54:29 pm
Quote from: PaulF on 10 April, 2015, 06:50:29 pm
Trying to persuade myself not to buy an Apple watch

The waiting list is now many months.

They quoted June to me

And it seems they won't keep to that either!

I've just had the e-mail that it's due tomorrow!

I am under strictest instructions (and probably have had some sort of combined GPS tracker & electroshock chip implanted in my neck whilst sleeping) to get Miss Emily's iWatch home as fast as humanly possible when it is delivered to my office.

PaulF · « **Reply #753 on:** 23 April, 2015, 12:48:01 pm »

You've just reminded me that I have to be in the office tomorrow

WIll have to instruct Mrs F not to leave the house until it's delievered

Ruthie · « **Reply #754 on:** 24 April, 2015, 01:27:38 pm »

I had a beautiful French manicure this morning, then chipped one of my nails when I unlocked my bike to come home.

Sitting in a corner rocking and keening now.

Torslanda · « **Reply #755 on:** 24 April, 2015, 01:54:11 pm »

Sending soup, hugs and fresh ground coffee . . .

Ruthie · « **Reply #756 on:** 24 April, 2015, 02:04:20 pm »

Ooh, lovely! Thank you!

I was only joking about the rocking and the keening, y'know

Riding the beautiful fixte mixte to town in the sun was bloody lovely. So was riding it home again.

pumpkin · « **Reply #757 on:** 24 April, 2015, 02:12:00 pm »

mappin & Webb (posh jeweller) told me that a watch I enquired about (and will never own) isn't due in yet and will 'whizz-out' when it does arrive in-store. I can't afford it but just wanted to have a look at the actual item. She looked at me oddly when I pointed out there is a factory making the watch and there will be another one along. I-watch? yet another triumph of the Marketing Dept.

Torslanda · « **Reply #758 on:** 24 April, 2015, 02:58:31 pm »

Quote from: Ruthie on 24 April, 2015, 02:04:20 pm

Riding the beautiful fixte mixte to town in the sun was bloody lovely. So was riding it home again.

Now that is a problem to savour. Also the juxtaposition of a manicure and a bike ride . . .

Ruthie · « **Reply #759 on:** 01 May, 2015, 10:52:06 am »

Only two weeks after my coffee machine died, my kettle is now deceased as well.

You have no idea.

The Seldom Killer · « **Reply #760 on:** 01 May, 2015, 10:57:21 am »

Overheard in Waitrose yesterday "Charles, please will you hurry up and decide between quinoa and wild rice, we need to get Jemima to her dance class".

The struggle is real.

Mr Larrington · « **Reply #761 on:** 01 May, 2015, 11:40:02 am »

Yes, but what were you doing in Waitrose, Comrade

(Denounces TSK to the Thought Police)

Canardly · « **Reply #762 on:** 01 May, 2015, 11:47:11 am »

Can't afford both obviously.

menthel · « **Reply #763 on:** 03 May, 2015, 10:19:25 pm »

I had to set up my new AV receiver this morning, it took a whole hour!

Mr Larrington · « **Reply #764 on:** 03 May, 2015, 11:13:13 pm »

Quote from: menthel on 03 May, 2015, 10:19:25 pm

I had to set up my new AV receiver this morning, it took a whole hour!

Blimey, that's quick! It took me that long just to identify all the bits of string

sam · « **Reply #765 on:** 04 May, 2015, 06:54:25 am »

Quote from: PaulF on 15 April, 2015, 03:59:05 pm

The dog has lost her "good" frisbee. Fortunately she still has her less good, chewed one.

The less good frisbee doesn't fly as well

First World Certificate of Accomplishment

Some of my favourite software is now only available on Adobe's Creative Cloud, which is not something I wish to sign up for. This means I have to clutter my desk with an old iMac which can still run it.

The wireless mouse on the newer computer has gone a bit wonky, forcing me to revert to a tethered mouse which isn't touch sensitive. I'm coping.

menthel · « **Reply #766 on:** 05 May, 2015, 11:28:37 am »

Quote from: Mr Larrington on 03 May, 2015, 11:13:13 pm

Quote from: menthel on 03 May, 2015, 10:19:25 pm
I had to set up my new AV receiver this morning, it took a whole hour!

Blimey, that's quick! It took me that long just to identify all the bits of string

Denon very kindly supply stickers to identify the bits that plug into other bits. It was just a matter of labelling them up prior to removing then from the old one.

Now the issue is that I need to RTFM to work out how to get it to start at a decent volume and the manual is on a CD. I don't have a CD drive for the laptop any more! Looks like I will have to find it and download it instead. Ah, the pain!

Wowbagger · « **Reply #767 on:** 05 May, 2015, 11:32:34 am »

Quote from: Ruthie on 01 May, 2015, 10:52:06 am

Only two weeks after my coffee machine died, my kettle is now deceased as well.

You have no idea.

Is this not a good opportunity to practise a little camp cookery?

tiermat · « **Reply #768 on:** 05 May, 2015, 11:35:12 am »

Quote from: Ruthie on 01 May, 2015, 10:52:06 am

Only two weeks after my coffee machine died, my kettle is now deceased as well.

You have no idea.

We have spares of both, the kettle you could keep, the coffee machine (which you know well) would have to be a loan.

Mr Larrington · « **Reply #769 on:** 05 May, 2015, 01:03:44 pm »

Quote from: menthel on 05 May, 2015, 11:28:37 am

Denon very kindly supply stickers to identify the bits that plug into other bits. It was just a matter of labelling them up prior to removing then from the old one.

They do for the squeakers but there's almost as much non-squeaker string in there. Plus there is a non-zero probability of the squeaker setup telling you that the phase of at least one squeaker is 180 degrees out

Quote from: menthel on 05 May, 2015, 11:28:37 am

Now the issue is that I need to RTFM to work out how to get it to start at a decent volume and the manual is on a CD. I don't have a CD drive for the laptop any more! Looks like I will have to find it and download it instead. Ah, the pain!

What model is yours? I have the manual for mine (AVR-X2000) already on the Babbage-Engine...

menthel · « **Reply #770 on:** 05 May, 2015, 02:00:00 pm »

Quote from: Mr Larrington on 05 May, 2015, 01:03:44 pm

Quote from: menthel on 05 May, 2015, 11:28:37 am
Denon very kindly supply stickers to identify the bits that plug into other bits. It was just a matter of labelling them up prior to removing then from the old one.

They do for the squeakers but there's almost as much non-squeaker string in there. Plus there is a non-zero probability of the squeaker setup telling you that the phase of at least one squeaker is 180 degrees out

Quote from: menthel on 05 May, 2015, 11:28:37 am
Now the issue is that I need to RTFM to work out how to get it to start at a decent volume and the manual is on a CD. I don't have a CD drive for the laptop any more! Looks like I will have to find it and download it instead. Ah, the pain!

What model is yours? I have the manual for mine (AVR-X2000) already on the Babbage-Engine...

Ah, mine (x1100) came with labels for the whole kit and caboodle, so another thumbs up from me to Denon. I have found the manual and abused work's bandwidth and sent it to myself, so all is good. Apart from having to plogh through the bloody thing for the one, tiny bit of info required.

hellymedic · « **Reply #771 on:** 10 May, 2015, 01:33:55 pm »

Sainsbury's did not have the Basics strawberries or the easy peelers I ordered. We will have to eat other fruit.

Dibdib · « **Reply #772 on:** 10 May, 2015, 07:37:24 pm »

Getting a new stove the day I get back from a camping trip is just mean.

I might go pack a rucksack full of camping kit, walk up to the forest (half hour or so away), brew up, and walk back again.

Kim · « **Reply #773 on:** 10 May, 2015, 11:17:57 pm »

Quote from: Dibdib on 10 May, 2015, 07:37:24 pm

Getting a new stove the day I get back from a camping trip is just mean.

I might go pack a rucksack full of camping kit, walk up to the forest (half hour or so away), brew up, and walk back again.

And so it came to pass that the 'nanoadventure' was invented.

Cudzoziemiec · « **Reply #774 on:** 12 May, 2015, 01:12:27 pm »

Quote from: Dibdib on 10 May, 2015, 07:37:24 pm

Getting a new stove the day I get back from a camping trip is just mean.

I might go pack a rucksack full of camping kit, walk up to the forest (half hour or so away), brew up, and walk back again.

Sounds like an excellent plan.

Author Topic: First-World Problems. (Read 336408 times)

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