Nice People 12: Nice in Nice

neverdespairgirl

Just tested ours - it's 7.2 download, 0.90 upload. It's normal BT, I think. OH sorted it.

lostinrates

ukmaggie45 wrote: »

I just about remember that - we didn't have a TV till I was about 8/9, so only saw it when we went to stay with my Grandparents in Dolgellau. Oh, and very occasionally our next door neighbour would invite us in so I could watch Andy Pandy. I used to cry when he waved goodbye!


ok, I'm just going to say this. Every one talks about progress and we admit lightbulbs can be carp now, but it find digital takes ages to turn on, change channel etc, radio and tv.

Rest rest and rest again as much as you can! Never run when you can walk, always sit rather than stand, and lie down to read or watch the TV... Though have to admit I usually just fall asleep if I lie down while watching TV! I'm not sure how much this is an ME/CFS thing, but I find if I'm beginning to flake out just putting my feet up improves my cognitive ability a bit, and generally improves how I feel.

Big hugs and lots of good vibes from Liverpool.

I decided to take yesterday and today 'off' to sleep. I woke up yesterday afternoon but stayed lying down, today I just felt like getting up a couple of hours ago. :j. I'm just going to pootle, not do anything. But a lot of my swelling on head and extremities has gone down, so I feel it was probably right time to get up.

I want to pop out tomorrow morning. I have a dog/ house sitter coming in this week so want to make a nice meal for them and stuff and I want to fill up with petrol. Then I'll nap tomorrow.

These things those of us used to fatigue are sort of second nature, the planning to reduce impact, but for Gen, he won't think of himself , and shouldn't, as so depleted. He just needs a bloody decent holiday, a restful one. Where Activity is possible but not mandatory, so , like me today, he can get up IF he feels like it! and gradually do stuff! and start to pick up fitness again while relaxed during a decent break.

duchy

J ust popping in before heading off to work - Is that speed test wireless or with an ethernet cable connected ? If wireless connect with ethernet and retest.

I'll pop back for your answer (between taking BB tech calls for another provider) and follow on with advice if wanted.

michaels

Generali wrote: »

I remember the TV warming up. Also the picture disappearing to a dot when you turned it off! And an old valve radio I was given which stayed on for a few seconds after you switched off.

I was listening to a fascinating thing about futurology, it was a kinda aside in a podcast. They were saying about how some stuff is relatively easy to predict: this bloke's Popular Electronics magazine predicted the spread of the car, the computer and consumer durables. What it didn't predict was the impact all that would have: women no longer staying at home to raise kids but instead making their own way in the workplace with an ever increasing degree of success.

I'm still so bloody tired after the treatment. Yesterday I had to go for a 40 minute snooze at work in the sick room. Today I thought I was going to fall asleep at my desk. This is driving me bananas.

I have many days like.that and AFAIK there is nothing wrong with me (beyond the obvious as PN will say)

neverdespairgirl wrote: »

Just tested ours - it's 7.2 download, 0.90 upload. It's normal BT, I think. OH sorted it.

We have similar, but free of course, problem is we quite often have 5 devices streaming at once plus browsing....

Have told potenytoal buyer that 30% premium over last Oct and it it theirs...

silvercar

GDB2222 wrote: »

You must be on fibre, then?

No, cable. For which we overpay.

The fan on my laptop is suddenly very noisy. Is there a DIY cure?

lostinrates

PasturesNew wrote: »

It's wireless... but only 6' away and wireless systray says connected at 54MB/sec. CBA to find/dig out the lead right now
I'll put that on the list.

Wen we have problems and I call the first question is can you test with a wire and they get very hot under the collar when I say no.

No facility to.

Have to wait til someone else here, so I don't bother to sort it out now, . The switch it on and off again method usually works well enough. Sometimes I am meat to 'forget' it on my macputer or something but I cannot remember how to do that.

Wheezy_2

PasturesNew wrote: »

gas/electric done - I went onto direct debit and their system suggested ....

Who's your supplier, PN?

PasturesNew

Wheezy wrote: »

Who's your supplier, PN?

BG, I've now got to switch. Want one, probably, with no standing charge. It's tough switching when you've no history as you're guessing. I've signed up to their standard tariff so I can switch.

Gas alone I've used 140 units in 14 months at the old place... but this place is bigger and I might not be quite so tight with it here either
Who knows...

silvercar

Choose the low user option for an initial estimate. I'm sure michaels will be along at some time to tell you who to use to switch with to get cashback. If he doesn't appear, then using the MSE energy club would be a good place to start. It's meant to tell you who to go with now, who gives you the best deal including cashback and will let you know when to switch again.

http://www.moneysavingexpert.com/utilities/you-switch-gas-electricity#two

PasturesNew

silvercar wrote: »

http://www.moneysavingexpert.com/utilities/you-switch-gas-electricity#two

Just going through this, bit of a tricky thing though - typical situation where the questions being asked aren't known/relevant to my situation.

e.g. you get to choose if you know how much you use, or how much you spend, or want them to guesstimate for you .... well, I know one precisely, the other I'd like them to guess.

Have to now get to the end of the questions to see what happens/if what I choose makes any difference etc.

Next one is "filter out those that don't give cashback" - dunno, depends if getting cashback/not would make a significant difference.