Random Irritations

[Beezerk]

I believe this is incorrect. The app is not some sort of sci fi tracker that will be going off anytime it senses someone with CV-19. It will only notify you if you have been in contact (15-20 mins at 2m) who subsequently notifies the app that they have had a positive test result. There are lots of social media rumours about how it will work, most are incorrect- as usual!

I heard it from an "expert" on radio 5 live

 

[Neilds]

I heard it from an "expert" on radio 5 live

Jeremy Vine was also doing his best to spread rumours yesterday ?

 

[Orikoru]

Bloody freezing this morning. I guess that's the last of summer done with.

Also my instructor cancelled my driving lesson today. Oh well.

 

[Lazkir]

Had problems connecting work laptop to house WiFi though all other devices could connect. Work support told me to do a network reset - and now its not even detecting networks that I know are available - never mind connect to one...I haven’t a clue - what to do ?

A lot of laptops have a separate wi=fi switch, my wife's does and it got accidentally turned off once with the same results as you.

Assuming Win10, go to Start, settings, network, wi-fi.

Make sure everything is switched on and working ok.

 

[SwingsitlikeHogan]

Now sharing a small office and so the mask is on all day. To be honest once it's on and you're working away you don't notice it. Have to wear it when moving around the hospital as well so at the moment bar eating in the restaurant it's never off. It really isn't a hardship and anyone without a medical condition, has to wear one. It's not a hardship

Walking around the narrow streets of Mevagissey yesterday we ended up just keeping our masks on after being in shops. And it was no big deal now that I'm getting over the feelings of self-consciousness that were strong to start with and now I am getting used to the feeling of wearing one.

 

[williamalex1]

Walking around the narrow streets of Mevagissey yesterday we ended up just keeping our masks on after being in shops. And it was no big deal now that I'm getting over the feelings of self-consciousness that were strong to start with and now I am getting used to the feeling of wearing one.

Also Hugh, it'll improve your appearance big time

 

[Dan2501]

"Football Twitter". A collection of absolute morons hiding behind profile pictures of footballers who primarily flood Twitter with either unfunny pictures of the AFTV guy with some reference to "dub" or by replying to people with the even more irritating "didn't ask mate", have now led a 19 year old Liverpool RB to black-out his Twitter after receiving a ton of abuse for his performance in a game they won 7-2. Sooner sites like Twitter force people to post under their own name and only sign up with a form of identification the better.

 

[SwingsitlikeHogan]

A lot of laptops have a separate wi=fi switch, my wife's does and it got accidentally turned off once with the same results as you.

Assuming Win10, go to Start, settings, network, wi-fi.

Make sure everything is switched on and working ok.

I don’t quite know what I did - but did a troubleshoot on WiFi network and then did the fix that was offered And the after restarting it worked...?

 

[SwingsitlikeHogan]

Also Hugh, it'll improve your appearance big time

That’s what my missus reckons ??

 

[Wilson]

"Football Twitter". A collection of absolute morons hiding behind profile pictures of footballers who primarily flood Twitter with either unfunny pictures of the AFTV guy with some reference to "dub" or by replying to people with the even more irritating "didn't ask mate", have now led a 19 year old Liverpool RB to black-out his Twitter after receiving a ton of abuse for his performance in a game they won 7-2. Sooner sites like Twitter force people to post under their own name and only sign up with a form of identification the better.

The responses to Marcus Rashford tweeting about child hunger make me agree completely.

 

[BrianM]

People that just left the holiday house, pi**ed the bed and went all the way through the mattress protector, new mattress bought today, they took all the toilet roll from the store cupboard and marked us down for cleanliness ???

 

[patricks148]

People that just left the holiday house, pi**ed the bed and went all the way through the mattress protector, new mattress bought today, they took all the toilet roll from the store cupboard and marked us down for cleanliness ???

what a cheek...find out where they live and send a suprise through the post

 

[chellie]

People that just left the holiday house, pi**ed the bed and went all the way through the mattress protector, new mattress bought today, they took all the toilet roll from the store cupboard and marked us down for cleanliness ???

Do you have a right of reply that you can publish it their review is visible?

 

[BrianM]

Do you have a right of reply that you can publish it their review is visible?

Review is on Sykes cottages, they never put a reason why so it’s a strange one.
The wife gets upset about it though as we always make sure it is spotless.

 

[Lord Tyrion]

People that just left the holiday house, pi**ed the bed and went all the way through the mattress protector, new mattress bought today, they took all the toilet roll from the store cupboard and marked us down for cleanliness ???

Do they pay a security deposit? Can you appeal to Sykes? Seems very unfair if not, it's a two way street.

 

[Slime]

My neck aching like hell after doing some outdoor go-karting yesterday for the very first time.
Great fun though.

 

[BrianM]

Do they pay a security deposit? Can you appeal to Sykes? Seems very unfair if not, it's a two way street.

A bit like eBay, they have all the rights, we have requested not to have them back.
We could force the issue, but the wife won’t do it.
Its more just the way you feel when it happens!!

 

[Lazkir]

Review is on Sykes cottages, they never put a reason why so it’s a strange one.
The wife gets upset about it though as we always make sure it is spotless.

Some people are just disgusting.
We recently stayed at an Air BnB in Bath, the wife made sure it was as clean when we left as it was when we arrived, which is the bare minimum imo.

 

[SwingsitlikeHogan]

People that just left the holiday house, pi**ed the bed and went all the way through the mattress protector, new mattress bought today, they took all the toilet roll from the store cupboard and marked us down for cleanliness ???

We've just returned from a week in a cottage. We had to put down a £150 'cleanliness and breakage' deposit. We were careful during our stay and looked after the place - leaving it we hope just as we found it - and we got the deposit returned the evening of the day we left.

We didn't do this through Air BnB but their 'owners assessment' of whoever rents their property is good for preventing the disgusting behaviour you've experienced.

 

[SwingsitlikeHogan]

Pretty well-off friends of ours (well of my wife mostly) - both self-employed - thinking of taking the £50,000 they believe is available from the government as it's free, easy and dead cheap money and would be good for paying off a lump of their mortgage (and their accountant will be able to minimise what they'll have to 'pay back').

Meanwhile thousands of others who have lost their income or have been made redundant really struggle to make ends meet and don't have access to such cheap money.

Are our friends greedy? You bet they are - and if you ask my Mrs it really puts her friendship with them at serious risk.