This is me !!!!
I work for Leeds City Council. I'm married with two sons, and live in a small village on the outsklirts of Leeds. Hobbies include computers, the internet, social networking, drinking, walking, reading and I have a very eclectic taste in music. I have just started to write short stories.
Tag Archives: internet
Are we “Rip Off Britain” ??
For sometime now, I have wanted a propelling pencil. I wanted one of the so called ‘old fashioned’ type, that you have to twist to move the lead out. I have a number of the more modern ‘clutch’ type, … Continue reading
Will it do any good ??????
So Wikipedia is having a ‘blackout’ in protest at the SOPA/PIPA. Will it make any difference ? Well I don’t really think so. Not here in Britain anyway. Two people have mentioned it in the office this morning. One thinks … Continue reading
Posted in Computer stuff, internet, Politics
Tagged Britain, censorship, computer, facebook, government, internet, piracy, Twitter, UK, US, Wikipedia
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Still here !!!!!
(Wednesday 30/06/10) It’s been a long time since my last post (or so it seems). Quite a few late nights over the past few days. The play is coming along nicely, but after the rehearsal, S**** like to nip … Continue reading
Posted in Just another day
Tagged anti-virus, cycle, drama group, drinks, England, football, internet, PC, pint, play, programs, stress, Wi-Fi, work
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A bit rough
Not too good today, started last night with a bit of a cough. Gradually got worse during the day. So much so, that I even bought some cough medicine. It’s a little easier now, but it’s still there. … Continue reading
Saturday 10/10/09
It was a long evening yesterday. With the youngest being away for the week, he was keen to get back onto the internet. So much so,that it was gone 11:30pm, when he finally went back to his room. At … Continue reading
Posted in family, Just another day
Tagged cold, cough, internet, NaBloPoMo, sleep, tired, video
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Too late
Unfortunately, I cannot get on the PC this evening. Youngest is home, and has commandered it. He does not have the internet on his PC, as we would struggle to keep it virus free. So he is downloading pictures to … Continue reading
Weekend over …..
S**** has gone back to his flat this afternoon. Mrs H was very upset, which of course made him upset. They are both worried about his bad back, but I think he was glad to get back. We have … Continue reading
Posted in Computer stuff, internet, Just another day, Work stuff
Tagged Excel, finance, flexi, internet, Messenger, NaBloPoMo, reports, Skype, weather, work
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Reason for not posting on Monday
I first noticed that the internet seemed to be quite slow, at around 8pm. Sites were taking a long time to load, pages were not being refreshed that type of thing. At about 8:45, after youngest could not load YouTube, … Continue reading
Posted in Computer stuff, internet
Tagged internet, NaBloPoMo, outage, Sky, Technical Support, YouTube
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A little bit of this ….. a little bit of that …..
Saturday went well. Potted on some of my seedlings. They are looking quite good, fingers (and everything else) crossed, they will survive the holiday. No luck with the Lottery again. There should be a prize for nearly numbers. You know, … Continue reading
Posted in Just another day
Tagged bet, blog, bookie, chat, DVD, Grand National, holiday, internet, lottery, MSN, packing, Phone, Saturday, seeds, travel agents, winner
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Kids, banks, computers and other annoying things…..
So here’s the thing. He says he is going into town to get his tattoo finished. How long we ask. I don’t know he replies and off he goes. One and a half hours later, he’s ringing up. Can Dad … Continue reading
