Random Irritations

[Deleted Member 1156]

Hey maybe we should force this over the line and demonstrate at our golf clubs? Showing full consideration to social distancing just to show it can be done. If bluddy football keeps on getting the headlines it's about time the R+A got their useless finger out and started putting some pressure on. Just what do we get from them anyway? In our hour of need where the hell are they?

I'm not sure what you are expecting from the R&A? They are the governing body, they have been involved in advising various organisations about when and how courses can safely reopen. As far as I'm aware we don't pay anything towards the R&A, their income comes from other sources so what do you think they should be doing?

 

[bobmac]

Our locals open may 11th. But nowt on golf yet. It's utter, well you know what. Frustrations are going to boil over soon. I'm getting very close now.

Why don't you pop along to your local hospital and offer to swap places with any of the front line nurses. I'm sure you'll get more than a few offers.

 

[Orikoru]

Downloaded that Strava app - did the 4k run that I'd previously planned on Mapometer, and discovered it was actually 3.66k in real life. Damnit. Back to the drawing board there then.

 

[Neilds]

Downloaded that Strava app - did the 4k run that I'd previously planned on Mapometer, and discovered it was actually 3.66k in real life. Damnit. Back to the drawing board there then.

Me and the good lady use strava to measure our walks as we are doing a virtual LE to JoG (1083 miles, not direct!). When we go out together and walk side by side, mine usually measures about 0.2 miles more over a 3-4 mile walk. Both of us have iPhones so not sure what causes the difference ?

 

[Orikoru]

Me and the good lady use strava to measure our walks as we are doing a virtual LE to JoG (1083 miles, not direct!). When we go out together and walk side by side, mine usually measures about 0.2 miles more over a 3-4 mile walk. Both of us have iPhones so not sure what causes the difference ?

Do you walk in a big circle with you in the outside lane? Haha. For me I think Mapometer just measures right to the corner, whereas when running you tend to bend you run on the inside a bit, if that makes sense, trimming a metre off here and there. Next run I'll just have to add an extra little loop before I get back to my door to make up the difference.

 

[Crazyface]

R and a are ruling body of the sport and so should be doing something to get us playing again. It's who we turn to for help and support.
Ps I'm already working delivering food to the vulnerable. So already doing my bit.

 

[Crazyface]

Not caught it yet spending time in a supermarket in close contact with fellow workers. How the hell will I catch it in a flaming field .

 

[Deleted member 21784]

Curry's .

Ordered my wife a new phone for her birthday. Could have got on Amazon here within 2 days but thought I'd order from Curry's .. same price give them bit of business

Wish I hadn't

Posted last Sunday (apparently) royal mail tracking says their still awaiting it ...

They told me would be here latest yesterday

I wouldn't mind but they gave me the tracking number last Sunday and I thought it would have least been displayed as received by now

 

[Orikoru]

Speaking of phones, my contract is up and current phone could use an upgrade. Had a look through all the millions of options last night. Why are there so many Samsung Galaxy's? Why don't they have any phones that aren't called Galaxy anymore? Did they used to? Instead of having the Galaxy A50, Galaxy A51, Galaxy A71, Galaxy S11, Galaxy A10, Galaxy A20e etc etc etc - why don't they just give them different names so we can actually tell them apart!? Do they need to produce that many versions of the same phone? They're not even sequential so the 71 isn't necessarily better than the 51 and so on. The numbers as far as I can tell don't mean anything - they're just different. Tempted to sack the lot of them and get a Huawei but the last Huawei I had several years ago was totally useless.

 

[rosecott]

Hey maybe we should force this over the line and demonstrate at our golf clubs? Showing full consideration to social distancing just to show it can be done. If bluddy football keeps on getting the headlines it's about time the R+A got their useless finger out and started putting some pressure on. Just what do we get from them anyway? In our hour of need where the hell are they?

Your ignorance knows no bounds. You don't need any intense research to become aware that all the major players - England Golf (and the other national bodies), PGA, R&A, BIGGA - have been working together to come up with a joint approach to make the government aware of the work they have been doing to construct a framework for a safe return to playing golf.

 

[Deleted member 21784]

Speaking of phones, my contract is up and current phone could use an upgrade. Had a look through all the millions of options last night. Why are there so many Samsung Galaxy's? Why don't they have any phones that aren't called Galaxy anymore? Did they used to? Instead of having the Galaxy A50, Galaxy A51, Galaxy A71, Galaxy S11, Galaxy A10, Galaxy A20e etc etc etc - why don't they just give them different names so we can actually tell them apart!? Do they need to produce that many versions of the same phone? They're not even sequential so the 71 isn't necessarily better than the 51 and so on. The numbers as far as I can tell don't mean anything - they're just different. Tempted to sack the lot of them and get a Huawei but the last Huawei I had several years ago was totally useless.

If you get one u need to make sure it's last year's model pre may 2019

Otherwise Google doesn't work on it due to trump being a child

They released my wife's one this January but it's a revamp of last year's model so gets round the ban

 

[Wolf]

Speaking of phones, my contract is up and current phone could use an upgrade. Had a look through all the millions of options last night. Why are there so many Samsung Galaxy's? Why don't they have any phones that aren't called Galaxy anymore? Did they used to? Instead of having the Galaxy A50, Galaxy A51, Galaxy A71, Galaxy S11, Galaxy A10, Galaxy A20e etc etc etc - why don't they just give them different names so we can actually tell them apart!? Do they need to produce that many versions of the same phone? They're not even sequential so the 71 isn't necessarily better than the 51 and so on. The numbers as far as I can tell don't mean anything - they're just different. Tempted to sack the lot of them and get a Huawei but the last Huawei I had several years ago was totally useless.

Do it. The new ones are an amazing bit of kit

 

[Deleted member 21784]

Do it. The new ones are an amazing bit of kit

Like I said above be careful

The ones from may 2019 onwards can't use Google so next to useless

https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.po...n-mean-for-your-huawei-or-honor-phone.amphtml

 

[MegaSteve]

I'm sure this kind of nonsense is getting quoted somewhere as "representative of golfers across the country".
But let's hope not. ?

Previously recognised as Northwood GC syndrome ?✌...

BTW your course looked in fine fettle this morning as did Haste Hill TBH...

 

[GB72]

Curry's .

Ordered my wife a new phone for her birthday. Could have got on Amazon here within 2 days but thought I'd order from Curry's .. same price give them bit of business

Wish I hadn't

Posted last Sunday (apparently) royal mail tracking says their still awaiting it ...

They told me would be here latest yesterday

I wouldn't mind but they gave me the tracking number last Sunday and I thought it would have least been displayed as received by now

Always a frustration of mine, the company generates the tracking number and that is often done immediately on completion of the sale. What that does not mean is that the item is even packaged up, let alone sent. Understandably, Royal Mail is much slower at the moment. If it was sent first class then I would expect it to take 3-4 days from being received by Royal Mail, second class has taken anything up to 2 weeks. That said, if Royal Mail tracking says they do not have it then they do not have it as there is no middle man and it would log straight on their tracking system. Basically, Currys have not even sent it yet.

 

[Deleted member 21784]

Always a frustration of mine, the company generates the tracking number and that is often done immediately on completion of the sale. What that does not mean is that the item is even packaged up, let alone sent. Understandably, Royal Mail is much slower at the moment. If it was sent first class then I would expect it to take 3-4 days from being received by Royal Mail, second class has taken anything up to 2 weeks. That said, if Royal Mail tracking says they do not have it then they do not have it as there is no middle man and it would log straight on their tracking system. Basically, Currys have not even sent it yet.

That would be my thought aswell

Which then it was out of stock the next day so I was like great

It's back in stock now.. so was hoping they would send it

I don't like them using covid as an excuse aswell. Saying royal mail dealing with a lot. I know that. It's them not doing their part

If it wasn't sent and I was waiting it's completely different than being told here is a tracking number ... If you give me a number I expect it to be posted within 48 hours normally or during this I gave them a week before asking

 

[Italian outcast]

Sat down in the garden - just been stung by a bee
in these turbulent times i may transform into

 

[Wolf]

Elon Musk and Grimes, the name they've given to their poor child being: X Æ A-12

And no that's not a spelling mistake or the forum putting random glyphs in place of words or pictures. That is what they've actually decided to call him, but its OK it can interpreted as Archangel ?

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-52557291

 

[Imurg]

Elon Musk and Grimes, the name they've given to their poor child being: X Æ A-12

And no that's not a spelling mistake or the forum putting random glyphs in place of words or pictures. That is what they've actually decided to call him, but its OK it can interpreted as Archangel ?

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-52557291

Not if the kid was born in California...it seems in California your name can only use the 26 letters of the alphabet......obviously not all at once....

 

[Wolf]

Not if the kid was born in California...it seems in California your name can only use the 26 letters of the alphabet......obviously not all at once....

I read that to so hopefully that's a saving grace for the poor child being lumbered with that horrendous moniker. Still they're likely to put Archangel on the birth certificate instead, equally as toss as a name and open to ridicule at school...