@slimfern posted:Good for you El
It's one thing to correct a genuine error, but for them to ignore you and make the same mistake again is just ignorant ...one should always charge extra for that
Thanks 
@slimfern posted:Weather photos - Some real stunners...
https://www.loveexploring.com/...ather-photos?page=11
those are stunning slim-love the one with the sheep in it
night EL slim
hope you are ok moonsieee
Good morning everyone no sunshine in the forecast today just colder and windier.
Enjoy your day everyone 
@Moonie posted:Good morning Buddies
Iâm just popping in to let you know I am still alive and kicking
Iâm taking a little time out because of personal and family reasons.
Iâll be back for a while to share Christmas with you, my forum buddies
Enjoy your day. See you again soon
Good morning Moonie
Good to know that you are still alive and kicking, I hope your personal and family reasons ease soon 
Radio 4 keep on mentioning "Starship Titanic" which is on tomorrow afternoon. They mention Michael Palin being in the adaptation of Terry Jones's novel which is set on Douglas Adam's universe (Hitchhiker's Guide).
What they don't mention is that the novel was a spinoff from the computer adventure game "Starship Titanic" which was written by Douglas Adams.. I can't remember if I ever played the game but if I did, I didn't think much of it and lost interest 
(I'm not bothering to listen tomorrow as I'm not a fan of Douglas Adams's writing).
@El Loro posted:Radio 4 keep on mentioning "Starship Titanic" which is on tomorrow afternoon. They mention Michael Palin being in the adaptation of Terry Jones's novel which is set on Douglas Adam's universe (Hitchhiker's Guide).
What they don't mention is that the novel was a spinoff from the computer adventure game "Starship Titanic" which was written by Douglas Adams.. I can't remember if I ever played the game but if I did, I didn't think much of it and lost interest
(I'm not bothering to listen tomorrow as I'm not a fan of Douglas Adams's writing).
No me neither El...my boys consider me a heathen for not liking 'Hitchhikers Guide'
Not heard of the game, so can't say I've played it either...
@El Loro posted:Saw a bit of a 1944 British comedy film called "Don't Take it to Heart". One of the characters had the surname Bucket, and there were scenes about how it should be pronounced. Just a touch of "Keeping Up Appearances"
Not the best of names to have when wanting to be of a certain class hey El
They picked the perfect actress to play that part
@El Loro posted:The 9th series of "Father Brown" starts on Monday 3 January, 10 episodes. Looks as if Sid Carter will be in several of the episodes, Bunty only a couple, the 5th episode has Flambeau in, and the 10th episode is the 100th one and has Lady Felicia in.
My Dad will be pleased
It's not a programme I watch...
night EL Slim moonsiieee lovely to see you back
Good morning everyone it's a cold and cloudy day with a strong breeze.
Enjoy your day everyone
@slimfern posted:No me neither El...my boys consider me a heathen for not liking 'Hitchhikers Guide'
Not heard of the game, so can't say I've played it either...
During the 1980s, Infocom was one of the major publishers of text adventure computer games. Later games included graphics. Their most famous series of games were the Zork ones.
Back in 1984 they, together with Douglas Adams, made "Hitchhiker's Guide". I dis start playing the game but lost interest very quickly
@slimfern some films on the Talking Pictures TV channel:
Today at 17.30 "Night Mail" (1936). The classic British black and white short documentary about the night mail steam train going from London to Scotland. Good cinematography, music by Benjamin Britten and the famous poem by W H Auden.
Thursday 23rd 9.10 am "Scrooge" (1935) A bit creaky but still interesting version of "A Christmas Carol" Seymour Hicks had played the part of Scrooge a huge number of times on stage. Was regarded as the definitive version until the Alastair Sim film was made.
Thursday 23rd 12.45 "The Grapes of Wrath" (1940). One of the greats of American films.
Friday 24th 15.05 "Come to the Stable" (1949). Pleasant religious themed film about two nuns (Loretta Young & Celeste Holm) trying to build a children's hospital. Confusingly Talking Pictures has the director as Michael McCarthy, whereas IMDB has Henry Koster. Henry Koster directed films such as "The Bishop's Wife" and "The Robe". His last film was "The Singing Nun".
@El Loro posted:During the 1980s, Infocom was one of the major publishers of text adventure computer games. Later games included graphics. Their most famous series of games were the Zork ones.
Back in 1984 they, together with Douglas Adams, made "Hitchhiker's Guide". I dis start playing the game but lost interest very quickly
We bought the full range of Spectrum consoles from the early 80's onwards, plus hundreds of games...all now collecting dust up in the loft room...spent hours playing
@El Loro posted:@slimfern some films on the Talking Pictures TV channel:
Today at 17.30 "Night Mail" (1936). The classic British black and white short documentary about the night mail steam train going from London to Scotland. Good cinematography, music by Benjamin Britten and the famous poem by W H Auden.Thursday 23rd 9.10 am "Scrooge" (1935) A bit creaky but still interesting version of "A Christmas Carol" Seymour Hicks had played the part of Scrooge a huge number of times on stage. Was regarded as the definitive version until the Alastair Sim film was made.
Thursday 23rd 12.45 "The Grapes of Wrath" (1940). One of the greats of American films.Friday 24th 15.05 "Come to the Stable" (1949). Pleasant religious themed film about two nuns (Loretta Young & Celeste Holm) trying to build a children's hospital. Confusingly Talking Pictures has the director as Michael McCarthy, whereas IMDB has Henry Koster. Henry Koster directed films such as "The Bishop's Wife" and "The Robe". His last film was "The Singing Nun".
Thanks El
@slimfern posted:We bought the full range of Spectrum consoles from the early 80's onwards, plus hundreds of games...all now collecting dust up in the loft room...spent hours playing
I had ordered a Sinclair Spectrum when it was first announced. There was a long delay due to strike action and so I gave up and cancelled the order. My brother had bought an Atari 400 so I decided to get an Atari 800. I stayed with Atari computers for a long time until I became a self employed accountant and switched to pcs so that I could use files sent to me by clients. Atari computers were a lot more expensive than Sinclair ones but were more sophisticated,
Years ago I was walking past one of those photo booths and it was being repaired. I could see that the booth was using an Atari computer (one of the ST 16 bit ones rather than the original 8 bit ones, The ST model was the first computer to come with MIDI ports so became popular with musicians.
@El Loro posted:I had ordered a Sinclair Spectrum when it was first announced. There was a long delay due to strike action and so I gave up and cancelled the order. My brother had bought an Atari 400 so I decided to get an Atari 800. I stayed with Atari computers for a long time until I became a self employed accountant and switched to pcs so that I could use files sent to me by clients. Atari computers were a lot more expensive than Sinclair ones but were more sophisticated,
Years ago I was walking past one of those photo booths and it was being repaired. I could see that the booth was using an Atari computer (one of the ST 16 bit ones rather than the original 8 bit ones, The ST model was the first computer to come with MIDI ports so became popular with musicians.
I remember the Atari but never had a go on one. The Spectrum was a nifty little machine, despite programmes taking forever to load .. I was even able to write a small adventure game, it was so easy to use
Have lost count of the number of gaming devices we've had in our house since then 
@slimfern posted:I remember the Atari but never had a go on one. The Spectrum was a nifty little machine, despite programmes taking forever to load .. I was even able to write a small adventure game, it was so easy to use
Have lost count of the number of gaming devices we've had in our house since then
I wrote a simple word processing programme on my Atari for my brother and he used it for a number of years to type letters etc before he moved to a pc
Over the years I had the Atari 2600 console,
Atari 800, 800XL and 130XI 8 bit computers,
Atari 520ST, 1040ST and 1040STE 16 bit computers.
night EL slim Moonsieee
Good morning everyone it's a cloudy and windy day today, getting colder throughout the day.
Enjoy your day everyone
I see that BBC Two is showing "The Adventures of Robin Hood" (1938) on Christmas Day at 5.20pm.
One of the most enjoyable films ever made.
The best film of its type ever made.
Errol Flynn's best film.
Olivia de Havilland's best film.
Basil Rathbone's best film.
Eugene Pallette's best film (Friar Tuck).
Great techicolour cinematography.
Great music score (Erich Wolfgang Korngold).
As you can guess it's one of my favourite films
And to think that James Cagney might have been chosen instead of Errol Flynn. I've liked some of Cagney's films but I can't see him as being Robin Hood.
On a point of trivia, Maid Marian's horse was Trigger in his second film. Famous for being Roy Roger's horse in his films and television show.
@El Loro posted:I see that BBC Two is showing "The Adventures of Robin Hood" (1938) on Christmas Day at 5.20pm.
One of the most enjoyable films ever made.
The best film of its type ever made.
Errol Flynn's best film.
Olivia de Havilland's best film.
Basil Rathbone's best film.
Eugene Pallette's best film (Friar Tuck).
Great techicolour cinematography.
Great music score (Erich Wolfgang Korngold).
As you can guess it's one of my favourite films
And to think that James Cagney might have been chosen instead of Errol Flynn. I've liked some of Cagney's films but I can't see him as being Robin Hood.
On a point of trivia, Maid Marian's horse was Trigger in his second film. Famous for being Roy Roger's horse in his films and television show.
Sweet!
Another classic to watch on iPlayer at a later date
That's an impressive list of achievements 
Cagney would never match up to the part like Errol Flynn...you are so right El
@slimfern posted:
Another classic to watch on iPlayer at a later date
That's an impressive list of achievements
Cagney would never match up to the part like Errol Flynn...you are so right El
They are my views rather than official ones 
At the time of release it was Warner's most expensive film and it shows.