Peggy Burke

Yes! It was going to cost £10 and I didn't think it was worth it. [ 20. September 2004, 07:31 AM: Message edited by: Peggy Burke ]

Yesterday Steve sent me out to the camera shop to try and get a new screw for his tripod which he was hoping to sell at the bootfair today. Being the good little wife that I am I duly trotted down into town and went into the camera shop. Both the owner and his young assistant were busy with customers so I amused myself by looking at the display of digital cameras. The young assistant seeing me there and still helping his customer asked me if I was OK. "Yes I said, I only came in for a screw" Shan't be going back there in a hurry!!! [ 22. September 2004, 08:50 AM: Message edited by: Peggy Burke ]

Reminds me of the days when I was ICT co-ordinator at school using the old BBC B machines with external 5½ inch floppy drives. I used to get calls from staff saying the programs wouldn't load. Problem was the disk was not in/in upside down/ or the drive not plugged in!! They thought I was some kind of technological wizard because I managed to suss out the problem Now if I have a problem with the computers at school I just ask one of the 7 year olds in my class and they sort it out!!!!!

Hi Steve has e-mail problems :-( so please contact him via my e-mail address- futurefinds(remove-this)@tiscali.co.uk Peggy edit note: remove the (remove-this) first. I added it to make the address lesss prone to be harvested by one of the automatic web crawlers that might try to harvest it. Newt [ 21. August 2004, 02:04 PM: Message edited by: Newt ]

I've just been warned about fake e-mails being sent out purporting to be from Amazon. These ask you to update personal information including credit card details. If you receive one of these report it immediately to Amazon. Similarly, I frequently get e-mails supposedly from e-Bay asking me to confirm my account details. If you get one of these forward it immediately to spoof@ebay.co.uk Peggy [ 12. July 2004, 11:23 AM: Message edited by: Peggy Burke ]

Yes it shows the same time as your computer.

Just a bit of fun that a friend sent to me. Click on the link! http://www.suite101.com/files/mysites/AskA...Alice/Clock.htm Perhaps some of you computer boffins will know how it's done

The templates are there on Word but I'm not sure they are titled as such. However I've recently bought some business card sheets from a firm called Decadry. I think I got them through a firm on the 'net'. However if you go to www.decadry.com you'll find they have a free download of software which is in fact Word based. You wouldn't have to use it with the Decadry sheets but could use blank card and cut it up. However if you want to look super pro I can recommend the cards. [ 03. May 2004, 06:27 AM: Message edited by: Peggy Burke ]

Here's the picture as promised with thanks to Newt who did the computer wizadry to get it up on the forum. Steve's gone over to see Elton this evening who's having a weekend at Wingham so watch this space to see what monster he catches!! [ 30. April 2004, 07:04 AM: Message edited by: Peggy Burke ]

My mother was given a tea towel for her 86th birthday yesterday with the following written on it. We Are Survivors. (For those born before 1940...) We were born before television, before penicillin, polio shots, frozen foods, Xerox, contact lenses, videos and the pill. We were before radar, credit cards, split atoms, laser beams and ball-point pens, before dishwashers, tumble driers, electric blankets, air conditioners, drip-dry clothes... and before man walked on the moon. We got married first and then lived together (how quaint can you be?). We thought 'fast food' was what you ate in Lent, a 'Big Mac' was an oversized raincoat and 'crumpet' we had for tea. We existed before house-husbands, computer dating and 'sheltered accommodation' was where you waited for a bus. We were before day care centres, group homes and disposable nappies. We had never heard of FM radio, tape decks, artificial hearts, word processors, or young men wearing earrings. For us 'time sharing' meant togetherness, a 'chip' was a piece of wood or fried potato, 'hardware' meant nuts and bolts and 'software' wasn't a word. Before 1940 'Made in Japan' meant junk, the term 'making out' referred to how you did in your exams, 'stud' was something that fastened a collar to a shirt and 'going all the way' meant staying on a double-decker bus to the terminus. In our day, cigarette smoking was 'fashionable', 'grass' was mown, 'coke' was kept in the coalhouse, a 'joint' was a piece of meat you ate on Sundays and 'pot' was something you cooked in. 'Rock music' was a fond mother's lullaby, 'Eldorado' was an ice cream, a 'gay person' was the life and soul of the party, while 'aids' just meant beauty treatment or help for someone in trouble. We who were born before 1940 must be a hardy bunch when you think of the way in which the world has changed and the adjustments we have had to make. No wonder there is a generation gap today.....BUT By the grace of God.... we have survived. Food for thought, not that I was born pre 1940. However as a post-war baby I can identify with all of it.

I'm afraid the real translation isn't half as interesting. Although it could be depending on what you asked your friend to do!!! It translates "The first time I'll be in the office will be Thursday 1st April when I shall be pleased to work on your business". Hope this helps

Ab Fab is complete drivel in my books and The Royal Family just gross. Can't stand Ricky Tomlinson or Caroline A'Hearne

I'm printing this off to take into school tomorrow. The staff will enjoy it and maybe the children too.

I sent the post to a friend who sent me this one in return. LIFE EXPLAINED On the 1st day God created the cow. God said, "You must go to the field with the farmer all day long and suffer under the sun, have calves and give milk to support the farmer. I will give you a life span of 60 years." The cow said, " That's kind of a tough life you want me to live for 60 years. Let me have 25 and I'll give back the other 35." And God agreed. On the 2nd day God created the dog. God said, "Sit all day by the door of your house and bark at anyone who comes in or walks past. I will give you a life span of 20 years." The dog said, "That's too long to be barking. Give me 10 years and I'll give you back the other 10." So God agreed. On the 3rd day God created the monkey. God said, "Entertain people, do monkey tricks, make them laugh. I'll give you a 20 year life span." The monkey said, "How boring, monk ey tricks for 20 years! I don't think so. Dog gave you back 10, so that's what I'll do too, okay?" And God agreedagain. On the 4th day God created man. God said, "Eat, sleep, play, have sex, enjoy. Do nothing, just enjoy life, enjoy. I'll give you 25 years." Man said, "What, only 25 years! No way, man. Tell you what, I'll take my 25, the 35 the cow gave back, the 10 the dog gave back and the 10 the monkey gave back, that makes 80, okay." "Okay" God said, "It's a deal" So thats why we eat, sleep, play, have sex, enjoy life and do nothing for the first 25 yrs, we slave in the sun to support our family for the next 35, we do monkey tricks to entertain the grandchildren for the next 10, and for the last 10 we sit on the front porch and bark at everyone. Life has now been explained!!!!

When I lived in Germany in the 1970s it was used for windscreen de-icer! At about 50p a bottle in the NAAFI it was cheaper than buy Holts De-Icer.

Fascinating Newt. I'm currently reading a book by Melvyn Bragg on the history of the English language from its beginnings to the present day. Very interesting but still not as good I think as Mother Tongue by Bill Bryson. Highly recommended to anyone who wants to know more but also wants a good and often amusing read. [ 03. January 2004, 11:44 AM: Message edited by: Peggy Burke ]

I've found bi-carb works fine, you're unlikely to get an upset stomach as the flask won't absorb and it only takes one rinse to make sure it's all gone. As regards the gunge you only get a build up if you don't clean the flask regularly. Then all it needs is a bottle brush to loosen it up. Anyway each to his own. I'll carry on with the bi-carb. I haven't killed Steve - YET

Hi Elton You have just the thing already in the house - Milton Baby Bottle Cleaner. Alternatively you can use Bicarbonate of Soda. Should be in the kitchen cupboard or you can get it in the baking section at the supermarket. This is very effective and removes all the built up tanning. Just put a tablespoon or so in the flask add hot water and watch if effervesce! Leave it to stand and you'll be horrified at the thick brown gunk that comes out when you rinse it out. This is probably the best way as it doesn't risk poisoning yourself with bleach and you won't incur the wrath of Tania when you've used all the Milton. She who must be obeyed in the Burke household