What were you up to today
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Matthew
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They‘re growing houses.
Bovrill
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Got on a boat,
After 15 hours got to Mannheim, and now at the Tug of War World Championships.
Coached a junior team from Cumbria this morning, coaching East Anglia this afternoon, and pulling in the 640kg tomorrow.
And made friends with the Mongolians, who have never been to an International competition before, so I helped them with a few things, and they were amazed at my ham and cheese roll for some reason
After 15 hours got to Mannheim, and now at the Tug of War World Championships.
Coached a junior team from Cumbria this morning, coaching East Anglia this afternoon, and pulling in the 640kg tomorrow.
And made friends with the Mongolians, who have never been to an International competition before, so I helped them with a few things, and they were amazed at my ham and cheese roll for some reason
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Matthew
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Celebrating a (small) success.
My new phone contract demanded Digital Voice. And for that, although the old phones work, the ansaphone did not. I was stuck in the dark ages, Using the clunky dial up, 1571 With no visuals that a message was there.
Anyhoo, I heard of an other user whose older kit worked. So I googled how to disable 1571. And apparently wot you do ( is not buy a new digital compliant phone, as instructed ) but to extend the time until the 1571 ansaphone kicks in, to 10 rings. Then set your old kit to 5 rings. And yeeehah, it works.
I have my old kit back, with a flashing red light if someone has left a message.
And if they haven’t left a message, I don’t want to know.
My new phone contract demanded Digital Voice. And for that, although the old phones work, the ansaphone did not. I was stuck in the dark ages, Using the clunky dial up, 1571 With no visuals that a message was there.
Anyhoo, I heard of an other user whose older kit worked. So I googled how to disable 1571. And apparently wot you do ( is not buy a new digital compliant phone, as instructed ) but to extend the time until the 1571 ansaphone kicks in, to 10 rings. Then set your old kit to 5 rings. And yeeehah, it works.
I have my old kit back, with a flashing red light if someone has left a message.
And if they haven’t left a message, I don’t want to know.
opininionated
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Just to clarify, did you get off the boat in Mannheim, or was other transport involved. I went to Mannheim once, to tour a tractor factory, I do seem to remember that some tractors were transported away on boats but just looking it up on Google maps it looks a hell of a long way to the coast by river?
Multi-power
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I find no answer phone is much much betterCelebrating a (small) success.
My new phone contract demanded Digital Voice. And for that, although the old phones work, the ansaphone did not. I was stuck in the dark ages, Using the clunky dial up, 1571 With no visuals that a message was there.
Anyhoo, I heard of an other user whose older kit worked. So I googled how to disable 1571. And apparently wot you do ( is not buy a new digital compliant phone, as instructed ) but to extend the time until the 1571 ansaphone kicks in, to 10 rings. Then set your old kit to 5 rings. And yeeehah, it works.
I have my old kit back, with a flashing red light if someone has left a message.
Slackjawedyokel
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Today I was mainly getting wet when I was hoping to be baling silage 
It’s been drizzling to raining all day long with poor visability.
1st world problem this:
Child#1 started high school this week, and Mrs SJY had a convo with him last night about mobile phones. He’s feeling left out because ‘everybody else’ at school has a phone, but we don’t want to get him one yet because he doesn’t actually need one and the dangers of social media (and cost). She also explained to him that he could always use his iPad (which he’s had for a few years and which we are ALWAYS on at him to pick up off the floor or else someone will stand on it) to message or email friends.
This evening (with remarkable timing) he’s put his iPad on the floor then stood on it
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That’s going to be a hard lesson learned, cos we ain’t buying him a new one!
It’s been drizzling to raining all day long with poor visability.1st world problem this:
Child#1 started high school this week, and Mrs SJY had a convo with him last night about mobile phones. He’s feeling left out because ‘everybody else’ at school has a phone, but we don’t want to get him one yet because he doesn’t actually need one and the dangers of social media (and cost). She also explained to him that he could always use his iPad (which he’s had for a few years and which we are ALWAYS on at him to pick up off the floor or else someone will stand on it) to message or email friends.
This evening (with remarkable timing) he’s put his iPad on the floor then stood on it
.That’s going to be a hard lesson learned, cos we ain’t buying him a new one!
FatBelinda
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Decided it was time for a trip to Gisburn. Found 9 blues that were looking the part 
Another good trade with an average of £401 (4 bulls, 5 heifers).
Went a fair way towards paying for the 4 new calved heifers I brought home
(^^^^just two of the four there)
It keeps me out of mischief
Another good trade with an average of £401 (4 bulls, 5 heifers).
Went a fair way towards paying for the 4 new calved heifers I brought home
(^^^^just two of the four there)
It keeps me out of mischief
FatBelinda
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Today I was mainly getting wet when I was hoping to be baling silage
1st world problem this:
Child#1 started high school this week, and Mrs SJY had a convo with him last night about mobile phones. He’s feeling left out because ‘everybody else’ at school has a phone, but we don’t want to get him one yet because he doesn’t actually need one and the dangers of social media (and cost). She also explained to him that he could always use his iPad (which he’s had for a few years and which we are ALWAYS on at him to pick up off the floor or else someone will stand on it) to message or email friends.
This evening (with remarkable timing) he’s put his iPad on the floor then stood on it
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That’s going to be a hard lesson learned, cos we ain’t buying him a new one!
We reluctantly bought number 3 a phone last week. All his homework, and communications with teachers and school are via the internet now he's started secondary school
He's been very good so far, and has set an alert to power off his phone when he gets up. School confiscate any phones seen or heard in school time and they have to be collected by a parent if they do get confiscated.
But yes, I'd much rather they didn't have a phone until they're much older
In case anyone is wondering, he's settling in pretty well for being the only one from his school that went
How's number 2 getting on this time?We reluctantly bought number 3 a phone last week. All his homework, and communications with teachers and school are via the internet now he's started secondary school
He's been very good so far, and has set an alert to power off his phone when he gets up. School confiscate any phones seen or heard in school time and they have to be collected by a parent if they do get confiscated.
But yes, I'd much rather they didn't have a phone until they're much older
In case anyone is wondering, he's settling in pretty well for being the only one from his school that went
FonterraFarmer
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I hate phones and digital stuff with a passion, tell the young fella he can get any phone he wants.Today I was mainly getting wet when I was hoping to be baling silage
1st world problem this:
Child#1 started high school this week, and Mrs SJY had a convo with him last night about mobile phones. He’s feeling left out because ‘everybody else’ at school has a phone, but we don’t want to get him one yet because he doesn’t actually need one and the dangers of social media (and cost). She also explained to him that he could always use his iPad (which he’s had for a few years and which we are ALWAYS on at him to pick up off the floor or else someone will stand on it) to message or email friends.
This evening (with remarkable timing) he’s put his iPad on the floor then stood on it
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That’s going to be a hard lesson learned, cos we ain’t buying him a new one!
And he can buy it with his own money and pay his own prepay plan.
Equally suggest the rules he's allowed to use it and remind him with the threat that from the South Pole comes the Anti Santa, who takes items of joy in the middle of the night from misbehaving children and teenagers, and quite frequently yelling "Oh oh oh" in a foreign accent.*
*Don't tempt fate because the Anti Santa is actually "real".
Slackjawedyokel
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#obligatory start of year pics#:We reluctantly bought number 3 a phone last week. All his homework, and communications with teachers and school are via the internet now he's started secondary school
He's been very good so far, and has set an alert to power off his phone when he gets up. School confiscate any phones seen or heard in school time and they have to be collected by a parent if they do get confiscated.
But yes, I'd much rather they didn't have a phone until they're much older
In case anyone is wondering, he's settling in pretty well for being the only one from his school that went
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Child#1:
Child#2 trying to look very cool…
‘cos I’d just pointed out he’d slopped water all down himself
Dunno if it’ll be worth getting a third party repair done on the iPad screen (at expense of his pocket money)- Apple don’t seem to repair that model anymore even though it’s only 3 yrs old
Apple might not but 3rd party repairer might#obligatory start of year pics#:
Child#1:
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Child#2 trying to look very cool…
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‘cos I’d just pointed out he’d slopped water all down himself
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Dunno if it’ll be worth getting a third party repair done on the iPad screen (at expense of his pocket money)- Apple don’t seem to repair that model anymore even though it’s only 3 yrs old
Slackjawedyokel
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Yes- I see there are two or three places on one of the dodgy streets in Newcastle.
I don’t know if it’s worth it- I had a screen replaced on a phone a few years ago at one of those places but it was never the same- the phone got a load of fluff in somehow and into the camera, making everything like taking a photo through fog
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Slackjawedyokel
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Not Sleepy or Sneezy?
Nearly
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deere66
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Someone rang Simon Mayo just after 4 wanting a record played for his daughter, Dorothy Hathaway who is pulling for E Anglia and England U23