Breaking Through, Travelling On

themadvix

Hope it's just the lappy that's keeping you offline KC. Missing you!

mizmir

Hi KC - just found you to find you off line with tech issues. Hope sorted soon. I'm back after a couple of years absence - all changing so need to get my MSE head back in gear!

Come back soon!

Karmacat

Hello everyone :hello: :j :hello::j

Thanks for the good wishes and yep, it was just the lack of the fan that was keeping me offline - I had the lappie at home while the shop ordered the part, but I didn't bother turning it on - it's very distracting to have the fan yowling, not much fun being online like that. Now seems like it's fixed, and parts and labour only cost £20, so happy with that

mizmir :A you star! I think I saw a facebook update in the stuff I just deleted from my email account I'll check out the updates on my actual fb account, sorry - there were hundreds, and fb always over-notifies with the way my settings are.

So, nothing terrible has happened financially :j

I defrosted my fridge freezer to load it up with blackberries before processing them in one go :j but forgot to process all the cherries I picked - I had one very nice dessert, but that was that.

I gave in and joined the National Trust with an annual ticket - used it twice already :j it just makes sense with my sister being retired and having one too.

Lots of bits done that make life easier, and the house easier to use, but I'm definitely going to be getting a few bits and bobs done by the local builders I like, including a new loft hatch - there was a bit of a storm here yesterday, and the hatch was actually bouncing around on the supports, not good, and not safe.

More later - I really need to look around :kisses3:

ZTD

Karmacat wrote: »

Hello everyone :hello: :j :hello::j

:wave:

Karmacat wrote: »

Thanks for the good wishes and yep, it was just the lack of the fan that was keeping me offline - I had the lappie at home while the shop ordered the part, but I didn't bother turning it on - it's very distracting to have the fan yowling, not much fun being online like that. Now seems like it's fixed, and parts and labour only cost £20, so happy with that

Remind me again why you put it off so long?

Karmacat wrote: »

mizmir :A you star! I think I saw a facebook update in the stuff I just deleted from my email account I'll check out the updates on my actual fb account, sorry - there were hundreds, and fb always over-notifies with the way my settings are.

Why don't you change them?

Karmacat wrote: »

So, nothing terrible has happened financially :j

Always a good thing. :T

Karmacat wrote: »

Lots of bits done that make life easier, and the house easier to use, but I'm definitely going to be getting a few bits and bobs done by the local builders I like, including a new loft hatch - there was a bit of a storm here yesterday, and the hatch was actually bouncing around on the supports, not good, and not safe.

Are you sure you want to do that? The storm creates bursts of vacuum in your loft (your loft is obviously open to the outside) and the pressure differential which is trying to push your hatch into the loft is also trying to push your ceilings into the loft. Your hatch is currently acting like a pressure-relief valve. If the bouncing during a storm bothers you that much, you could always just crack it open for the duration.

Karmacat

Hi Z!

The laptop just took ages for no good reasons, really I took on board completely your point about getting it fixed sooner than later because it wasn't an absolutely new laptop - the guy wanted me to try to keep going, though, he kept trying to not spend out on the new part. Possibly he didn't believe me about what it was doing :rotfl: all done now though :j

The loft hatch - I definitely, absolutely, positively want a better fit. The hatch is made of planks of wood, they're probably distorted a bit. The pressure differential was so intense only because the weather was so stormy, for a brief period of time - next time I see it like that, I'll close the window, which will sort it (and did yesterday).

The better fit is because of the crap thats up there - rats, cluster flies, and effing enormous spiders. I just can't bear the loft hatch being so inefficient, I feel "hounded", almost, in my own home. I'll take advice from the builder, though, and research a bit myself, now that I've got the lappie back, never fear

earthgirl

Pleased you're back KC!

Good luck with your researching for the loft hatch.

mizmir

Good to have you back KC and good luck fixing the loft. I can completely get the wanting the hatch to be a good fit - and getting away from the thought of what is up there being able to come down. Hopefully they are as worried about coming down as you are about them coming down but it will make you feel more comfortable if they simply can't! There is probably a happy balance between where you are now and something dangerously sealed!

National trust sounds like an excellent idea - it is well worth it if you have lots of places nearby and use it regularly which it sounds like you will. Plus it is supporting the places you enjoy going.

Have a lovely rest of Sunday (and I am only here because I am waiting for a video to render so I am working honest! )

EatingTheElephant

Glad your laptop is all fixed and for a very reasonable price too. Good to see you back

I've been looking at NT membership, mainly for the free parking at places but I just can't decide if I will use it enough. I'm almost certain you will get much more enjoyment from your membership than I would manage. Although there is also the other side of the coin, that it would be supporting the heritage even if I didn't benefit financially.

Karmacat

Hi EE! Well, there has to be enough in it for you to bother doing it, thats only fair. My sister and I can get to London plus 3 counties, or bits of them, plus Merseyside sometimes, so its worth doing as a newly retired person - most people in my newly retired situation, apparently, just do it for 2 or 3 years, which makes sense to me. There are two NT places I can get to by bus on my own, tho I've already visited one of them lots - I'm not complaining though

beanielou

:wave: Karmcat,good to see you back & with the laptop fixed :j