@El Loro posted:

Tried to sort out the payroll software issue and got nowhere. Payroll company support hasn't bothered to contact me and it doesn't look as if it intends to.

So I've rang the client to tell him that I'm unable to do the payroll. I had already told him about the computer problems. About a year ago I had suggested that he do his own payroll as it would be cheaper for him. It's the only payroll I do and so the fee income I can charge for doing that payroll isn't much more than the cost of the payroll.

He does have a background of providing computer support for the software his company used to supply so he says that he'll do his own payroll. I'm now providing him with the information that I have for the payroll.

I'll keep on doing the company accounts and tax.

It’s a good job it’s your only payroll account and the client is able to do it himself

@Moonie posted:

It’s a good job it’s your only payroll account and the client is able to do it himself

Yes, payrolls aren't something that I've ever done many for clients so I'm not that sorry for that work to go.

I've always kept my clients informed if there have been problems. I rang my client on the 15th, the day I took the computer in to be sorted out to warn him as to what had happened, that the hard drive had failed. And rang him today as I mentioned. He did suggest that I could forward the software to him for him to install and for me to then access his computer to do the payroll. He said he was familiar with Microsoft SQL Server and knew that problems could arise. I didn't take him up as that would have meant that I would have to access his computer each time I did the payroll. That in itself would be possible. But I would not want to be reliant on that and if I could access his computer, could he access mine at the same time? He uses TeamViewer for remote access to his clients' computers, For obvious reasons I don't want client A being able to access files of all my other clients.

Also he would not be able to get any support from the payroll software company as the product is registered to me, not him.

@El Loro posted:

Yes, payrolls aren't something that I've ever done many for clients so I'm not that sorry for that work to go.

I've always kept my clients informed if there have been problems. I rang my client on the 15th, the day I took the computer in to be sorted out to warn him as to what had happened, that the hard drive had failed. And rang him today as I mentioned. He did suggest that I could forward the software to him for him to install and for me to then access his computer to do the payroll. He said he was familiar with Microsoft SQL Server and knew that problems could arise. I didn't take him up as that would have meant that I would have to access his computer each time I did the payroll. That in itself would be possible. But I would not want to be reliant on that and if I could access his computer, could he access mine at the same time? He uses TeamViewer for remote access to his clients' computers, For obvious reasons I don't want client A being able to access files of all my other clients.

Also he would not be able to get any support from the payroll software company as the product is registered to me, not him.

I don’t think I would like anyone remotely accessing my computer either El...

@Moonie posted:

I don’t think I would like anyone remotely accessing my computer either El...

It's standard in computer support. Customer downloads an app sent by support, opens the app, enters the pin number sent to them by support, support then has access to customer's computer. Customer can see what the support is doing on their computer. Once the support is done, the connection between customer and support should be severed so support can't continue to look at the customer's computer. So it should be OK but things can go wrong.

Not the usual way of moving house
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/av/...d-us-canada-56156483

@El Loro posted:

Not the usual way of moving house
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/av/...d-us-canada-56156483

I watch a program called “Outback Trucker” an Aussie trucker program. You should see some of their ‘road trains.’

Enormous in length and on numerous occasions I have seen them moving whole houses in the outback for hundreds of miles

Good evening everyone

It has been dry, bright and chilly today.

I was busy with housework in the morning then lazy in the afternoon.
El, I hope you can get a satisfactory solution to the payroll problem

Moonie, I went further than the kitchen - I went out to the garage.

Hope you all had a good day

Goodnight and sweet dreams, Moonie and Ros

Hug for the night owls

night yogi moonsie

@Yogi19 posted:

Good evening everyone

It has been dry, bright and chilly today.

I was busy with housework in the morning then lazy in the afternoon.
El, I hope you can get a satisfactory solution to the payroll problem

Moonie, I went further than the kitchen - I went out to the garage.

Hope you all had a good day

Hi Yogi

That sounds like a good day to me 😉😁

That’s almost an expedition 😂

Night night, sleep well, sweet dreams Yogi, Rosss and visitors

Good morning everyone it's extremely windy here and set to stay that way all day.

Enjoy your day everyone

Good morning everyone

Settled weather here, a bit breezy but nowhere near as windy as for Squiggle. I hope that doesn't cause damage
Forecast to be quite warm for February tomorrow but just the one day.

Yogi, I sent the payroll information my client needs for him to be able to do his own payroll once he's got software. HMRC do provide a free basic PAYE system. A year ago I mentioned to the client a cloud based option which was relatively cheap compared to what I had to pay and has the advantage of a monthly payment and a contract which could be cancelled at short notice. There's 2 months left of this tax year (February and March) so he would be paying for just 2 months for this tax year whereas for other packages he could get charged for a whole tax year.

I hope everyone has a good day

Good morning everyone

Quite a nice start to the day. The sun is out. It’s breezy. Temperature around 6 degrees

The weather forecast is cloudy changing to sunny intervals by lunchtime. Seems they have that the wrong way round

Enjoy your day everyone

Moonie, it's clouded over here now though that was forecast.

Noticeably breezy. My neighbour is having some work done on his roof. The workman is up there at present. Used a ladder to get up there, no scaffolding. He's by himself. Gusts up to 30 mph.

@El Loro posted:

Moonie, it's clouded over here now though that was forecast.

Noticeably breezy. My neighbour is having some work done on his roof. The workman is up there at present. Used a ladder to get up there, no scaffolding. He's by himself. Gusts up to 30 mph.

I’m not sure that’s good health and safety being on his own is such gusty conditions El.

@Moonie posted:

I’m not sure that’s good health and safety being on his own is such gusty conditions El.

That's what I thought.

I saw today that one of the fence panels in my back garden (an older one, not one of those which were replaced a year ago) is showing wear and tear. It's got worse since yesterday. That's due to the gusts of wind. So if they are strong enough to do that at ground level, it must be a lot riskier at roof level. The workman has gone but I don't know if it's due to the wind or if he's finished his work.

@El Loro posted:

That's what I thought.

I saw today that one of the fence panels in my back garden (an older one, not one of those which were replaced a year ago) is showing wear and tear. It's got worse since yesterday. That's due to the gusts of wind. So if they are strong enough to do that at ground level, it must be a lot riskier at roof level. The workman has gone but I don't know if it's due to the wind or if he's finished his work.

I have just been down the back garden. It blowing an absolute gel here now

Whatever the reason is sensible to have gone

I have just looked at our local forecast and it now says gusts of up to 39mph

@Moonie posted:

I have just looked at our local forecast and it now says gusts of up to 39mph

Gusts reached 38mph locally and the forecast is for gusts to be in the 30s for the rest of the day and all tomorrow though easing by Thursday. Nothing like other parts of the country with gusts in the 70s forecast.

@El Loro posted:

Gusts reached 38mph locally and the forecast is for gusts to be in the 30s for the rest of the day and all tomorrow though easing by Thursday. Nothing like other parts of the country with gusts in the 70s forecast.

Evening all

It has rained all day and been very windy too.

El, that workman must be nuts to go up on a roof when it’s windy.

I hope everyone has had a good day and managed to stay cosy

@Yogi19 posted:

Evening all

It has rained all day and been very windy too.

El, that workman must be nuts to go up on a roof when it’s windy.

I hope everyone has had a good day and managed to stay cosy

Hi Yogi

We had some sunshine, only a little rain but 39mph winds

I only went as far as the garden

Baby Cyril was rampaging round the garden again today

Did your blackbirds come to see you today Yogi?

Hi Moonie

lol at rampaging Cyril😂

My blackbird was back at 7.30am but he was AWOL the rest of the day. I think the awful weather might have deterred him.

@Yogi19 posted:

Hi Moonie

lol at rampaging Cyril😂

My blackbird was back at 7.30am but he was AWOL the rest of the day. I think the awful weather might have deterred him.

At least you had a visit

@Moonie posted:

At least you had a visit

Yes, it’s always good to see him

@Yogi19 posted:

Yes, it’s always good to see him

Goodnight and sweet dreams, Moonie and Ros

Hug for the night owls

@Yogi19 posted:

Goodnight and sweet dreams, Moonie and Ros

Hug for the night owls

Night night, sleep well, sweet dreams Yogi, Rosss and visitors

night yogi moonsie

Good morning everyone it's still breezy and we can expect a bit of everything today.

Enjoy your day everyone

Good morning everyone

Some high cloud and still breezy here. For February, a mild day, at present 13° and possibly a high of 16° That's just for today, a few degrees cooler from tomorrow.

Yogi, I think that the workman next door had finished the roof work as no sign he's coming back.

I hope everyone has a good day

A better evening for Cheltenham Town yesterday - Cambridge (top of table) 0 - Cheltenham (stay 3rd in table) 1.

Re Cambridge, apparently cows graze in one of the commons there which extends into the city centre.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-...bridgeshire-56168065

I knew there was a deer park at one of Oxford's universities. In the past I would go to Oxford for a day and have my lunch near that deer park and could see the deer.

When in Oxford I would go to Blackwells. the book shop, one of the best in the country.

Moonie, I hope you feel better soon and your "bad head" eases

University of Liverpool is to offer a master's degree course on The Beatles:
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-...-merseyside-56182212

My father's musical interest was only classical, his favourite composers were Gustav Mahler and Anton Bruckner.
He had no time for non-classical music. The only group he considered to have any merit at all were The Beatles.  Though when he saw Paul McCartney's Liverpool Oratorio on television (his first venture into classical music), he was not impressed

Good evening all

A dry day but damp and chilly. Spoke too soon, it’s raining now!

Moonie, I hope your headache eases

El, I’m glad that workman hasn’t gone back into the roof.

I love bookshops, especially old fashioned ones. I could spend hours in them.

I hope everyone has had a good day and stayed cosy indoors

night yogi moonsie

Sorry thought I had posted this last night

@Rocking Ros Rose posted:

night yogi moonsie

Sorry thought I had posted this last night

You should have saved it for tonight