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Post by Dawnstar on May 23, 2023 20:40:26 GMT
(Surprised to find this thread down on page 2.) Yesterday I went to see some relatives of my profile photo. See Twitter thread for more wildlife.
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Post by Latecomer on May 23, 2023 21:02:38 GMT
Went back to work after a week off. Lovely to be receipting new books again and always fascinating to see what books people reserve from our store of old library books…someone reserved 3 books on making Corn Dollies! And of course all the Martin Amis fiction books 😞
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Post by lemur on May 24, 2023 13:21:21 GMT
(Surprised to find this thread down on page 2.) Yesterday I went to see some relatives of my profile photo. See Twitter thread for more wildlife. If you like the hungry stare of a Scottish Wildcat, you will love the permanently annoyed glare and floofiness of a Pallas Cat - there were kittens born last year at my local wildlife park... Pallas Cat kitties
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Post by theatremiss on May 24, 2023 17:18:03 GMT
Well here I am with blooming Covid. Had to cancel 2 shows tomorrow. Thankfully one I could reschedule, but Sadly it doesn’t look like I’ll get to see Rose as I am fully booked up with other things until the end of the run
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Post by theglenbucklaird on May 24, 2023 17:25:24 GMT
Well here I am with blooming Covid. Had to cancel 2 shows tomorrow. Thankfully one I could reschedule, but Sadly it doesn’t look like I’ll get to see Rose as I am fully booked up with other things until the end of the run Covid first time? I had it two weeks back for the first time. Really rough for twenty four hours and then a bit under the weather for a couple of weeks. I thought I was a mutant who was immune to covid. I was a bit disappointed to get ill.
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Post by theatremiss on May 24, 2023 18:24:30 GMT
Well here I am with blooming Covid. Had to cancel 2 shows tomorrow. Thankfully one I could reschedule, but Sadly it doesn’t look like I’ll get to see Rose as I am fully booked up with other things until the end of the run Covid first time? I had it two weeks back for the first time. Really rough for twenty four hours and then a bit under the weather for a couple of weeks. I thought I was a mutant who was immune to covid. I was a bit disappointed to get ill. Sadly 3rd time unlucky for me. I was slightly fluey Mon eve, but by Tue I couldn’t even get out of bed, not sign of improving today either. What a faff
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Post by Dawnstar on May 24, 2023 18:55:09 GMT
If you like the hungry stare of a Scottish Wildcat, you will love the permanently annoyed glare and floofiness of a Pallas Cat - there were kittens born last year at my local wildlife park... Pallas Cat kitties Yes, those are very cute too!
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Post by Latecomer on May 25, 2023 18:52:43 GMT
Well here I am with blooming Covid. Had to cancel 2 shows tomorrow. Thankfully one I could reschedule, but Sadly it doesn’t look like I’ll get to see Rose as I am fully booked up with other things until the end of the run Hope you feel better soon. Lots of it about at the moment. Daughter 1 (who also thought she was immune!) had for first time and daughter no 2 had it for 3rd time. 2 weeks recovery for son-in-law. Take it steady!
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Post by theatremiss on May 26, 2023 7:52:44 GMT
Well here I am with blooming Covid. Had to cancel 2 shows tomorrow. Thankfully one I could reschedule, but Sadly it doesn’t look like I’ll get to see Rose as I am fully booked up with other things until the end of the run Hope you feel better soon. Lots of it about at the moment. Daughter 1 (who also thought she was immune!) had for first time and daughter no 2 had it for 3rd time. 2 weeks recovery for son-in-law. Take it steady! Thank you, 4 days in. Not got another show until 8th Jun so should be well cleared by then. I’ve been lucky really as I usually have 2 shows most Sat, but I’d set aside this weekend for something else (not happening now) and cancelled 2 shows on 3 Jun due to train strikes. Gives me decent wriggle room for recovery. Any other time and it would mess up far more theatre trips
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Post by BurlyBeaR on Jun 15, 2023 19:15:31 GMT
Me n the phone to my best friend: “I’ve booked to see Sunset Boulevard in London in the autumn. Nicole Scherzinger is in it” Friend (sings in exaggerated cockney accent) “Tale as old as time, true as it can be, barely even…” Me: “That’s not Sunset Boulevard it’s Beauty And The Beast” Friend: “And who sang that?’ Me: “Angela Lansbury” Friend: “Oh yes, she died today didn’t she?” Me: “ No, Angela Lansbury died a few months ago” Friend: “Thaaaats right. Who died today then?” Me: “Glenda Jackson died today, sadly” Him: “Did she do any musicals?”
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Post by david on Jun 15, 2023 20:43:14 GMT
Travelling down to London this evening from Liverpool and was sat opposite Alison Steadman for the journey. Got talking to her and she really is a lovely lady.
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Post by NeilVHughes on Jun 15, 2023 20:57:03 GMT
Might have to concede, may be better than bumping in to me at Hammersmith Wetherspoon’s.
Not sure I would have had the confidence to start a chat and would likely give weird stares for the entire journey.
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Post by lynette on Jun 16, 2023 12:58:16 GMT
Travelling down to London this evening from Liverpool and was sat opposite Alison Steadman for the journey. Got talking to her and she really is a lovely lady. ‘Got talking ‘ eh? Like ‘Do I know you from somewhere? ‘ or Can I get you something from the buffet?’ O David, you smoothie.
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Post by david on Jun 16, 2023 13:11:01 GMT
Travelling down to London this evening from Liverpool and was sat opposite Alison Steadman for the journey. Got talking to her and she really is a lovely lady. ‘Got talking ‘ eh? Like ‘Do I know you from somewhere? ‘ or Can I get you something from the buffet?’ O David, you smoothie. Definitely the former lynette. I must admit it took me a few minutes to work out who it was at first along with some quick internet searching to make sure!
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Post by david on Jun 17, 2023 16:49:06 GMT
A good couple of hours at WEL today but the the highlight of the day was seeing the fly past of all the RAF planes and the Red Arrows in action. A brilliant experience to be part of with everyone in Trafalgar Square.
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Post by danb on Jun 17, 2023 22:24:32 GMT
Watched my boy smash it as The Squip in ‘Be More Chill’ at uni. It was the last thing we saw before proper lockdown kicked in and I absolutely loathed it. It definitely belongs in a smaller setting like 6th form colleges or uni groups. How it sustained any sort of run at the Shaftesbury is a mystery to me…but tonight it was just right. A discreet fabulous band; nothing jarring to take you out of the tiny venue, and really well cast. So proud of his move from ‘quirky comedy one’ who ‘smashes one song’ to a character actor who learnt a main part in 3 weeks, with a work ethic…you did ask! ❤️
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Post by TallPaul on Jun 24, 2023 15:25:24 GMT
The casual observer passing Sheffield Cathedral today would be forgiven for thinking the city has suddenly found religion. It hasn't!
I don't know if they're onlookers or onlisters. Whatever they are, there are thousands of them here for the National 12-Bells Striking Contest. The Taylor Trophy is at stake, so it's a serious business. 🏆
Who knew that bell ringing is a/ so competitive and b/ such a popular spectator 'sport'?
I hope the Cathedral warned its closest neighbours. Listening to the same peal 10 times would probably try even my patience.
When one local resident previously complained, I know, for a fact, they received a reply from the Cathedral reminding them they lived in an apartment block called 'The Chimes'. Wish I'd never wasted a stamp! 🤣
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Post by theatreian on Jun 24, 2023 16:13:57 GMT
Who knew that bell ringing is a/ so competitive and b/ such a popular spectator 'sport'? I guess those not so good were being shown the ropes. Don't blame me for the joke,,,Tony Blackburn this morning!
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Post by sfsusan on Jul 20, 2023 13:08:17 GMT
I had two interesting experiences with ticket scanning this week. On Monday, I went to see Dr. Semmelweiss after visiting the National Gallery. I brought up my theater ticket on my phone, it was scanned... and while looking at it on the way to my seat, I realized I'd pulled up my National Gallery ticket, NOT the show ticket!
The next night, I went to see Dear England. There was one empty seat to my left and a young woman came in and seemed to be expecting two free seats. There was some discussion with the person in the 'wrong' seat and they compared tickets. The young woman's ticket was for the next night's performance. The gentleman in the contested seat consoled her with "at least it's not for LAST night!" I can understand how this happened, though, as nobody scanned any tickets at the Olivier.
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Post by TallPaul on Jul 29, 2023 14:39:36 GMT
It's been a really tough week, so I decided I needed a nice day out.
I'm currently sitting just yards from David Mellor's magnificent Round Building in Hathersage, drinking coffee from a David Mellor cup sitting on a David Mellor saucer, poured from a David Mellor cafetiere and stirred with a David Mellor spoon, all brought to my David Mellor table on a David Mellor tray.
Yes, I'm slightly obsessed with David Mellor*.
(*Not that David Mellor, the other one.)
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Post by Latecomer on Jul 29, 2023 14:55:16 GMT
It's been a really tough week, so I decided I needed a nice day out. I'm currently sitting just yards from David Mellor's magnificent Round Building in Hathersage, drinking coffee from a David Mellor cup sitting on a David Mellor saucer, poured from a David Mellor cafetiere and stirred with a David Mellor spoon, all brought to my David Mellor table on a David Mellor tray. Yes, I'm slightly obsessed with David Mellor*. (*Not that David Mellor, the other one.) Had to google….and glad I did! My mum is from Sheffield born 1934. How splendid! Sorry you’ve had a tough week. I hope the lovely design has soothed your soul!
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Post by Dawnstar on Aug 2, 2023 17:02:34 GMT
The Twitter app on my phone (Samsung Galaxy), having been playing up for a couple of months, today decided to refuse to send any tweets full stop. I decided to uninstall & reinstall it, which I've done with apps before when they've played up. However having uninstalled it the Google Play app store is informing me I cannot redownload it. Has anyone else had this problem?
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Post by sfsusan on Aug 2, 2023 22:18:23 GMT
The Twitter app on my phone (Samsung Galaxy), having been playing up for a couple of months, today decided to refuse to send any tweets full stop. I decided to uninstall & reinstall it, which I've done with apps before when they've played up. However having uninstalled it the Google Play app store is informing me I cannot redownload it. Has anyone else had this problem? Has the app name changed to X-something?
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Post by londonpostie on Aug 2, 2023 23:44:11 GMT
Came home this evening to a soggy kitchen ceiling and squelchy floor. Ah.
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Post by Dawnstar on Aug 3, 2023 19:27:59 GMT
Has the app name changed to X-something? When I searched it came up showing the new X logo, it just wouldn't let me download it.
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Post by Jon on Aug 3, 2023 20:07:10 GMT
I would guess that if you have an older phone, newer versions of apps simply don't work.
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Post by Dawnstar on Aug 3, 2023 20:19:04 GMT
How depressing. I certainly can't afford to buy a new phone at the moment, quite apart from not wanting to do so on general principal while mine still works. I am on only my second ever smartphone & I only bought the second one, at the end of 2016, when the first one, from 2011, died suddenly & unrepairably. Given we are supposed to be trying to be a less throw-away society to save the planet, I find it disgusting when companies try to to force people into buying new products.
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Post by Jon on Aug 3, 2023 20:22:44 GMT
How depressing. I certainly can't afford to buy a new phone at the moment, quite apart from not wanting to do so on general principal while mine still works. I am on only my second ever smartphone & I only bought the second one, at the end of 2016, when the first one, from 2011, died suddenly & unrepairably. Given we are supposed to be trying to be a less throw-away society to save the planet, I find it disgusting when companies try to to force people into buying new products. TBF 7 years with the same phone is a bit longer than the average support cycle for apps and phone updates which is 3-5 years.
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Post by Dawnstar on Aug 3, 2023 20:28:28 GMT
TBF 7 years with the same phone is a bit longer than the average support cycle for apps and phone updates which is 3-5 years. But why should the support cycle only be 3-5 years? If there is nothing wrong with a phone, and I have had no problems with mine apart from the recent Twitter one, then it should still be supported. Given the resources, especially minerals, needed to manufacture mobile phones people should be able to use them for as long as possible.
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Post by Jon on Aug 3, 2023 20:33:09 GMT
TBF 7 years with the same phone is a bit longer than the average support cycle for apps and phone updates which is 3-5 years. But why should the support cycle only be 3-5 years? If there is nothing wrong with a phone, and I have had no problems with mine apart from the recent Twitter one, then it should still be supported. Given the resources, especially minerals, needed to manufacture mobile phones people should be able to use them for as long as possible. Honest answer, technology changes rapidly especially with phones and there's come a point where the number of users using the older models is smaller than the ones using newer models and so companies stop supporting because the cost to support these older models isn't worth it/ To me, 5 years is a reasonable support period for updates.
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