Nice people thread part 3- Nice as pie

michaels

Could you get a generic transformer/adaptor from somehwere like argos? You need to make sure it supports the required current 1A / 1000mA

lemonjelly wrote: »

Aside from everything else, I've posted the following on the techie board. But I know how helpful & resourceful everyone here is, so thought I'd try my luck :

The 'flu' thing we all had over christmas, the first symptom was feeling cold, lasts about 5 days of feeling fairly miserable but actually not too many 'side effects' like cough, snot etc

SingleSue wrote: »

Middle son off school with a flu type thing...not sure if it is the flu or just a heavy cold but for him to fall asleep after getting home from school and feeling cold, means he is very unwell, he never feels cold (he would wear shorts in the snow if he could get away with it).

Now going to be on tenterhooks with youngest, if he gets this, then god only knows what will happen (he has had the flu/swine flu jab). He is only just getting back to normal after a mild cold at Christmas!

lostinrates

Today the sun is out but I'm scouring the net for a resource which a nice persons' contact suggested to me...but I'm not finding it! Grr.

PasturesNew

I've spent the whole morning trawling the internet for the hope that somewhere there's a flat to rent that doesn't look like somebody died in it/neighbours just got out of prison ... that I can afford. You really need two incomes to be able to afford stuff these days, it's nuts.

tomterm8

misskool wrote: »

dave/lir/tomterm and others,

Wondering if it's worth spending the money for the sarpo t&m potatoes. we get blight., have eelworms, slugs and scab. So I want an invincible potatoes and they seem to the daddy. they are £9.98 for 3x20 tubers with £5 p&p so I'm tempted to try that.

Think I just need to be told to spend the money.

Sorry, no idea, never grown them. From what I have read, although they are resistant to blight, they are not really any better at dealing with the other problems...

We tend to only grow early potatoes. Our luck at main crop is just bad, and we find that we get better value from the shopm keeping the bed space for more... posh... vegetables.

lostinrates

Oh yes, potatos...sorry...I don't know either! I've only grown potatos a couple of times...and mainly to break up the soil for other planting in the future!

lemonjelly

michaels wrote: »

Could you get a generic transformer/adaptor from somehwere like argos? You need to make sure it supports the required current 1A / 1000mA

've no idea. I'll possibly have a word with argos & find out.

cheers michaels:)

LydiaJ

lemonjelly wrote: »

Once again thanks to all for the good wishes. LIR posted a few posts ago that once again she's glad she knows the nice people. I'm always glad I know the nice people...:)

Aside from everything else, I've posted the following on the techie board. But I know how helpful & resourceful everyone here is, so thought I'd try my luck :

The bit you need to match is the 5V, more so than the 1A, although matching the 1A wouldn't be a bad thing too. You'll also need to match the shape and size of the connector.

Before you try doing that, though, have you tried changing the fuse? Even with a moulded plug there should be a flippy bit that opens up (if you poke it with a screwdriver or strong nailfile or knitting needle or something) so you can get the old fuse out and put a new one in. That's what the fuse is for, so try that first.

SingleSue wrote: »

Middle son off school with a flu type thing...not sure if it is the flu or just a heavy cold but for him to fall asleep after getting home from school and feeling cold, means he is very unwell, he never feels cold (he would wear shorts in the snow if he could get away with it).

Now going to be on tenterhooks with youngest, if he gets this, then god only knows what will happen (he has had the flu/swine flu jab). He is only just getting back to normal after a mild cold at Christmas!

Here's hoping middle son is better soon and youngest stays healthy (and you and eldest as well, of course).

tomterm8

lemonjelly wrote: »

Once again thanks to all for the good wishes. LIR posted a few posts ago that once again she's glad she knows the nice people. I'm always glad I know the nice people...:)

Aside from everything else, I've posted the following on the techie board. But I know how helpful & resourceful everyone here is, so thought I'd try my luck :


PS misskool needs encouraging to spend money?:rotfl:

That charger looks like an American model. It does appear to be on several American sites, but I couldn't find it in the UK. Generally, PC world may be the best place to look, since they deal with a lot of weird adapters.

lostinrates

DH's employers are hilarious but very, very sweet. A fruit basket has just been delivered for DH to help in recover! I'll tell him when he's back from the overseas business trip.....

Good employers are always great, but when you know how horrid some people are having it at work ...

PasturesNew

I've identified a hotel to stay in, potentially, for 12 days... to go spec out an area. Not booked it yet though, but I've got an idea of price. It's "dead posh", it's 3 AA stars, so posher than anything I've ever stayed in before. Then Valentine's Day more than doubles the room rate, so I'll go for 12 days just for a poke around the area.

Need to get this tax return filled in, submitted... THEN make bookings. Not touched it today