Re the BBC clip of Pepper the robot I posted a link yesterday, if you want to see more, the complete meeting of the parliamentary education select committee can be watched via:
https://www.parliamentlive.tv/...f4-89f4-1af11b643e9f
Pepper's section is in the second half and starts at 11 hours 10 minutes 18 seconds.
The meeting will be of interest for those interested in such matters.
British landscape photographer of the year:
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/in-pictures-45862171
10 photos shown. My favourite is the third one by Mario D'Onofrio which I think should have won. Won't post it here because of copyright.
El Loro posted:British landscape photographer of the year:
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/in-pictures-4586217110 photos shown. My favourite is the third one by Mario D'Onofrio which I think should have won. Won't post it here because of copyright.
I love all of them. I think my favourites are the second and third ones.
velvet donkey posted:Alright Mrs Y.
You better be good
I’m good thanks 
Hope you are too 
Goodnight and sweet dreams, Velvet and Ros
Hug for any night owls
El Loro posted:British landscape photographer of the year:
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/in-pictures-4586217110 photos shown. My favourite is the third one by Mario D'Onofrio which I think should have won. Won't post it here because of copyright.
like 2,5,8,9 but all are interesting-thank you EL
night yogi and velvet summer if you pop in
Good mornng everyone 
Weather similar here as yesterday, generally cloudy with bits of blue poking through.
Not yet avalable but a new indoor lighting system from Mitsubishi which provides realistic fake sunlight:
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/av/technology-45827812/
Client meeting this morning which will take some time. Husband and wife have a number of properties which they let out. He does all the maintenance work he's allowed to do (things like gas & electrical work have to be either done by a registered person or at least inspected by them). He'll have some 200 expense invoices to go through so quite a lot to go through.
I hope everyone has a good day
Good morning everyone, a much brighter and sunnier morning here. That sounds like a very complicated meeting EL, I hope it all goes smoothly.
Enjoy your day everyone
Afternoon all
Quite a nice day with sunny spells.
I’ve been to the nurse to get bloods done and my B12 injection then I headed off to Morrisons to do the weekly grocery shopping.
El, that’s a lot of receipts to wade through.
I wonder if that fake natural light would help people who suffer from SAD?
I hope you are all having a good day.
Yogi, I hope the results of your blood tests are encouraging
I had wondered about those windows if they would help people who suffer from SAD. I think it's intended for places which are likely to get minimal or no natural daylight.
That client has sold one of their let properties. They had to do a lot of renovating work when they bought it in order to make it habitable - it took them some 3 years. The man did all the work himself so it's all those receipts I have to go through as well as the ordinary receipts for the year. If he'd used a builder, then it would have been just a handful. I hope I can read those receipts will go back 18 years to when he bought the property. Invoices tend to fade over the years. A trick I learned years ago is that by using a magnifying glass can help in deciphering faded text.
Thanks El. They only contact me if there is a problem with the blood results so, I hope to hear nothing from them
The magnifying glass is a good idea for faded receipts.
El Loro posted:Yogi, so for you, no news is good news
Exactly
Thanks for the laughs tonight, Ros. Goodnight and sweet dreams
Hug for any night owls
Yogi19 posted:Thanks for the laughs tonight, Ros.
Hug for any night owls
night yogisummer if you pop in
Yogi19 posted:Thanks for the laughs tonight, Ros.
Hug for any night owls
Good morning all
El, do you want to swap weather? We’ve got grey skies and rain.
Good luck with the work you have to do today
Heading out to the Post Office and shops.
Have a good day, everyone.
Good morning everyone, another sunny morning here, bright and clear. Sorry that you have the rain Yogi
Enjoy your day everyone
El Loro posted:Yogi, I hope your weather improves to be like mine and Squiggle's
It's a bit hectic today with the huge job. I've just had my lunch and it's back to it.
It has improved, thanks El. The sun has appeared.
It's been a heavy work day for me regarding the huge client. They were wanting to have an idea of the profit as one of the main directors is off next week on holiday. The main thing I needed to look at was the client's workings of their work in progress. I identified errors they had made in their calculations on nearly a third of the contracts in WIP (ignoring trivial differences). In a typical year I would find errors on more like 10%. The WIP calculations for this client are complex and it's easy to make mistakes though the client had got them double-checked before sending them to me. It's fair to say that their staff are very busy and also the husband of the woman I deal with mostly is in hospital - he'd fused his spine and had the op today - so it's understandable.
El Loro posted:It's been a heavy work day for me regarding the huge client. They were wanting to have an idea of the profit as one of the main directors is off next week on holiday. The main thing I needed to look at was the client's workings of their work in progress. I identified errors they had made in their calculations on nearly a third of the contracts in WIP (ignoring trivial differences). In a typical year I would find errors on more like 10%. The WIP calculations for this client are complex and it's easy to make mistakes though the client had got them double-checked before sending them to me. It's fair to say that their staff are very busy and also the husband of the woman I deal with mostly is in hospital - he'd fused his spine and had the op today - so it's understandable.
Still means there are a lot of errors for you to find, El.
Goodnight and sweet dreams, Ros
Hug for any night owls
El Loro posted:It's been a heavy work day for me regarding the huge client. They were wanting to have an idea of the profit as one of the main directors is off next week on holiday. The main thing I needed to look at was the client's workings of their work in progress. I identified errors they had made in their calculations on nearly a third of the contracts in WIP (ignoring trivial differences). In a typical year I would find errors on more like 10%. The WIP calculations for this client are complex and it's easy to make mistakes though the client had got them double-checked before sending them to me. It's fair to say that their staff are very busy and also the husband of the woman I deal with mostly is in hospital - he'd fused his spine and had the op today - so it's understandable.
Yogi19 posted:Goodnight and sweet dreams, Ros
Hug for any night owls
night yogi summer if you pop in
Good morning everyone
There was a bit of sunshine first thing here but the fog has rolled in. Should be a sunny day once the fog lifts.
My pick of the films on television today would be the comedy film "It should happen to you" (1954) starring Judy Holliday, Peter Lawford and Jack Lemmon (in his film debut). No connection with the comedy film "It could happen to you" (1994), the one with Nicolas Cage and Bridget Fonda. "It should happen to you" is on Talking Pictures this afternoon and is being shown again on Thursday.
I hope everyone has a good day
Good morning everyone, another lovely sunny morning, a little on the chilly side I think but I haven't been out yet.
Enjoy your day everyone
Good morning everyone.
It has rained overnight and is now cool and cloudy.
El, I hope the fog has lifted and, Squiggle, enjoy your sunshine
Have a good weekend.
The fog has lifted here, it's now a mix of blue sky and cloud
Squiggle, I hope it remains a lovely sunny day for you, and Yogi, I hope your weather improves
Although I have to do a bit of client work this weekend, I've put the huge job to one side until Monday and the work I'm doing is light work rather than the heavy day I had yesterday.
What can happen if you report the sighting of a rarely seen bird in your back garden to the RSPB:
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-...and-norfolk-45905647
Good evening I hope you've all had a lovely day, Autumn is definitely here and i find it exciting
El Loro posted:What can happen if you report the sighting of a rarely seen bird in your back garden to the RSPB:
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-...and-norfolk-45905647
lol I won’t be reporting any rare birds
~Sweet Sparkles~ posted:Good evening
Good evening Summer
I am enjoying all the beautiful Autumn colours
Me too yogi, it's come round very fast this year! I'm trying to maximise my daylight walks, I know they're very limited now
how are you?
I LOVED strictly!
Bramble wants some play time lol back soon
~Sweet Sparkles~ posted:Me too yogi, it's come round very fast this year! I'm trying to maximise my daylight walks, I know they're very limited now
how are you?
I LOVED strictly!
Yes, it won’t be long till the clocks change and the dark nights are here.
I’m good thanks and enjoyed Strictly too
~Sweet Sparkles~ posted:Bramble wants some play time lol back soon
Have fun
