@El Loro posted:

Gloucestershire had a good first day at Leicestershire today closing on 385 for 2.
That includes an opening partnership of 316 between Cameron Bancroft and Ben Charlesworth. That beat the previous record for an opening partnership against Leicestershire of 315 back in 1937. That was by Yorkshire,
The two Yorkshire players wee Herbert Sutcliffe and Len Hutton. Anyone who is interested in cricket is likely to heard of that two,

I’m not a cricket fan El….but remember Len Hutton from my youth

@El Loro posted:

Scientists may have solved the mystery of how the materials for the pyramids in Egypt were taken there:
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c99zwkzzrxvo

dragging by hand makes sense  and the proximity to water- thank you EL

@El Loro posted:

Gloucestershire had a good first day at Leicestershire today closing on 385 for 2.
That includes an opening partnership of 316 between Cameron Bancroft and Ben Charlesworth. That beat the previous record for an opening partnership against Leicestershire of 315 back in 1937. That was by Yorkshire,
The two Yorkshire players wee Herbert Sutcliffe and Len Hutton. Anyone who is interested in cricket is likely to heard of that two,

love cricket - have done from a young age - my Manchester family -uncles went to OT regularly

night EL slim moonsiee bazzy

Good morning everyone

Cloudy here, may get a bit of sunshine later and there may be a shower.

I hope everyone has a good day

Good morning Buddies

Dull morning, occasional sunshine and gentle breeze

Have a nice day everyone

Gloucestershire has just declared on 706 for 6 - their highest ever score in their history. (nowhere near the record in county championship which was Yorkshire's 887 back in 1896)

Night night, sleep well, sweet dreams Buddies

night  EL slim moonsieee

Good morning everyone

A sunny day here with a high of 23° forecast,

I hope everyone has a good day

Slim, little new of interest on the Talking Pictures tv channel. . Next Saturday at 15.35 is "The Story of Robin Hood" (1952) which starred Richard Todd. It was Walt Disney's second live action film (the first being "Treasure Island"). It's a British film and some of it was filmed in Sherwood Forest. A good film  which relies more on the story rather than personalities.

Good morning Buddies

Wall to wall sunshine here. Set to reach 23° today

Have a nice day everyone

@El Loro posted:

Slim, little new of interest on the Talking Pictures tv channel. . Next Saturday at 15.35 is "The Story of Robin Hood" (1952) which starred Richard Todd. It was Walt Disney's second live action film (the first being "Treasure Island"). It's a British film and some of it was filmed in Sherwood Forest. A good film  which relies more on the story rather than personalities.

Thank you El

I've seen both those films...admittedly it was many years ago, but I remember the joy of watching them

@slimfern posted:

Thank you El

I've seen both those films...admittedly it was many years ago, but I remember the joy of watching them

Thanks Slim

Night night, sleep well, sweet dreams Buddies

night  EL slim moonsiee

Good morning everyone

Some sunshine at times here, a high of 21° forecast.

I hope everyone has a good day

Good afternoon Buddies

A cold overcast day here. A high of 19° expected

Enjoy your day everyone

"scraps digital landline switch deadline" in the headline and "significantly delayed plans" in the first paragraph of this BBC news article doesn't quite match a delay from end of 2025 to January 2027 (so just over a year):
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c5119g5z4q5o
It's those with personal alarms linked to their landline who are most affected

@El Loro posted:

"scraps digital landline switch deadline" in the headline and "significantly delayed plans" in the first paragraph of this BBC news article doesn't quite match a delay from end of 2025 to January 2027 (so just over a year):
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c5119g5z4q5o
It's those with personal alarms linked to their landline who are most affected

We're already on wifi landline, which doesn't work if the internet goes down
They're counting on everyone having a smart mobile phone in order to go online to complain or access the link they send out with details of fault...

@slimfern posted:

We're already on wifi landline, which doesn't work if the internet goes down
They're counting on everyone having a smart mobile phone in order to go online to complain or access the link they send out with details of fault...

My brother's landline was switched over to digital a few weeks ago. As you say, doesn't work if the internet goes down, or there's a power cut.

Night night, sleep well, sweet dreams Buddies

@El Loro posted:

My brother's landline was switched over to digital a few weeks ago. As you say, doesn't work if the internet goes down, or there's a power cut.

yes  agree ELwe have digital phones

night EL slim moonsiee

Good morning everyone

Not as sunny as yesterday here, could be raining by evening.

I hope everyone has a good day

Good morning Buddies

Cool and overcast here. Heavy rain forecast for later. A high of 17°

Enjoy your day everyone

That Gloucestershire cricket match petered out to a draw, not that surprising given that Leicestershire seem to be drawing all their 4 day matches this year.

Did my local shopping this morning rather than tomorrow which is likely to be the wettest day so far this year - 30mm quite possible. Not as bad as further north