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  • altojack
    altojack Posts: 9,734 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture Combo Breaker I've been Money Tipped!
    I have seen the most amazing/awful thing happen. Transfixed so couldn't get camera.

    Sparrows on the feeder disappear into their usual spot in the shrub. A brown bird, size of a blackbird maybe bigger is sat on the side of the shrub. I can't see it's breast as it had its back to me.

    It hopped further down the front of the shrub, sat for a while, maybe just seconds before it disappeared into the shrub.

    No leaves were moving, all was still, then 2 or 3 sparrows flew out heading to the right followed by this brown bird :eek: no doubting that this was a sparrow hawk. Naughty bird. :mad:
    There's no place like home :)

    Feeling down? Weak in body? Makes no difference to me, I think of you all when I'm sitting quietly.

    Hugs and healing thoughts are always going your way.
  • Sarahdol75
    Sarahdol75 Posts: 7,717 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 1,000 Posts
    Good morning everyone. Sun is shining in Wales this morning. I hope it stays as we are here all week:j
    MKS wrote: »
    I went to Jibacoa and it was lovely. I took out extra stuff with me to give to local people. Toiletries (horrendously expensive for locals), pens, pencils, writing pads for children, sweets, pasta, childrens underwear, peanuts (sounds stupid but I took a kg bag with me :o didn't eat them but the bar person loved it when I gave it to him. A small bag would cost £5 there. Vitamin C tablets are also good to take to give and also feminine products. Tampax are prohibitively expensive as are paracetamol. Chewing gum is very welcome. Please leave any 'free' toiletries in resort for your 'cleaner' but leave a note saying that you are doing that, so they are not accused of stealing.
    It is very safe. The Cuban people are lovely. Enjoy your holiday.

    Great thanks.

    TM ((((hugs)))

    Nanny nice to see you here

    DM have a fabulous holiday
  • cjj_2
    cjj_2 Posts: 6,588 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 1,000 Posts Combo Breaker Cashback Cashier
    mhoc wrote: »
    OH says ???? but he is just as worried
    We have 2 Lenovas - big Len and Littie Len but no white bricks

    OH says you can put Avast on for virus check.

    Maybe delete the last thing you did and the ususal full shut down ...

    Thanks. Sorry mhoc not understanding this. I think it has McAfee already on there. I do delete things regular and shut down. It's been happening for a couple of weeks now. Tia xx
    Cherish those you have in your life because you never know when they won't be there anymore.

    No matter how you feel, get up, dress up & never give up.
  • Good morning happy Easter
    looks like its going to be a sunny day may pack up a picnic and go to the park
    at one point at my party we had people aged anywhere between 2 and 82 on the dance floor at the same time :D

    Sounds like you all had a fab time oldies and young ones and those inbetween
  • cjj wrote: »
    Thanks. Sorry mhoc not understanding this. I think it has McAfee already on there. I do delete things regular and shut down. It's been happening for a couple of weeks now. Tia xx

    have you ran a virus check with McAfee to see if anything comes up
    or don't know if this will help or not but a factory restore
  • Enterprise_1701C
    Enterprise_1701C Posts: 23,411 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 10,000 Posts Photogenic Mortgage-free Glee!
    edited 15 April 2017 at 10:02AM
    Good morning all, cloudy here again. We finally had a little rain here.

    Problem is we are now getting quite a few heathland fires locally, we need a good drenching.
    Savvybuyer wrote: »
    How much more does it cost to get everyone that is travelling to Manchester rather than to Gatwick or Heathrow?

    Return trip to Gatwick (the only other choice for this) is a little over £30 as we always hop on the train, so £60+ for two, that would cover the fuel. So really the only extras are car parking and possible hotel.

    It really is considerably cheaper to go via Manchester :eek:
    What is this life if, full of care, we have no time to stand and stare
  • cjj wrote: »
    Also please could someone advise me on lenovo tablet. I'm seeing a flash up of white bricks or similar when jumping from page to page. Something not right and just hoping it's not a virus. Any advise great full to received thanks xx

    Any chance of screenshotting the problem? I know it is unlikely.

    One suggestion - lenovo have a support page, might be worth asking them?
    What is this life if, full of care, we have no time to stand and stare
  • Sunshinemummy
    Sunshinemummy Posts: 17,377 Forumite
    TrulyMadly wrote: »
    DS is travelling to South Korea on Sunday.

    North Korea are possibly testing nuclear devices tomorrow as it is their "Big Weekend"

    American warships in the peninsular

    Trump and China flexing their muscles. I want it all to go away����

    Now this is the time that you do totally irrational things! Breath deeply, and do not do anything that you will regret.

    I always plan emergency exit routs for DS1. But when he went to Qatar we had a right panic as there was trouble in to countries that surrounded him (and 2 princess), and America warships lined up in front of his hotel facing Iran. My :o moment was to send him a sea kayak.... yes a flipping sea kayak... his responses what :rotfl::rotfl::rotfl::rotfl:

    When he was in Myanmar, we had begun to not panic so much.... but then there was the election and fighting on the land, they had to put the boat in the middle of the river and lock the staff based on different ethnic groups into separate areas until they all calmed down and stopped fighting... it is amazing how resilient our children are! Try not to panic x
    10
  • cjj_2
    cjj_2 Posts: 6,588 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 1,000 Posts Combo Breaker Cashback Cashier
    have you ran a virus check with McAfee to see if anything comes up
    or don't know if this will help or not but a factory restore
    Any chance of screenshotting the problem? I know it is unlikely.

    One suggestion - lenovo have a support page, might be worth asking them?

    Hi thanks

    Ran the virus check and nothing showing up.

    I've just contacted lenovo so will await their reply. I have tried and tried to get screen shot but it's just a flicker and way too which for me lol xx
    Cherish those you have in your life because you never know when they won't be there anymore.

    No matter how you feel, get up, dress up & never give up.
  • silvercar
    silvercar Posts: 49,534 Ambassador
    Part of the Furniture 10,000 Posts Academoney Grad Name Dropper
    TrulyMadly wrote: »
    DS is travelling to South Korea on Sunday.

    North Korea are possibly testing nuclear devices tomorrow as it is their "Big Weekend"

    American warships in the peninsular

    Trump and China flexing their muscles. I want it all to go away����

    Mum's are made to worry!

    DS2 has been abroad in the past, far too near war zones for my liking, but I wouldn't actually stop him going. My parents would phone every day and say they can't believe I allowed him to go. Which made the worrying 10 times worse.
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