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Trainfish · October 15, 2021, 12:04:15 AM

You need to find out what that glue was. It could possibly be used on Peco sleepers as nothing else sticks those to anything

NinOz · October 25, 2021, 01:11:45 AM

Huge (around 2.5m, thick as my forearm, living in the garden) carpet python killed my cat last night.
Buried her this morning. :'(

emjaybee · October 25, 2021, 08:41:02 AM

I'm so sorry to hear that. My condolences.

Michael.

Newportnobby · October 25, 2021, 09:43:17 AM

There's nothing we can say will make the loss anything less, but rest assured every pet owner on the forum (and there are lots) feels so sad for you.
6 months on and the loss of my cat is still very raw.

dannyboy · October 25, 2021, 11:18:46 AM

Mick @Newportnobby is spot on with his comments. It is always upsetting to loose a pet, but to loose your cat that way is a bit beyond my comprehension, living as I do in Ireland.

stevewalker · October 25, 2021, 05:26:53 PM

Our youngest cat (2 years old) has disappeared. We've not seen him for just over a week and searching, knocking on doors, putting on the local area Facebook forum and leafletting the area has done no good. Hope is fading

dannyboy · October 25, 2021, 05:59:14 PM

One of our very first cats when we moved to Ireland regularly used to go missing. He was a youngish cat and, once we got used to it, (and Louisa learned not to get upset!), we used to say he had gone 'walkabouts'. The longest he was 'missing' was about six weeks and he looked rather bedraggled when he eventually came home. Hopefully, your cat is just out exploring Steve.

stevewalker · October 30, 2021, 11:41:29 PM

It's a good job my son's school trip to the battlefields of Alsace has been cancelled, as despite applying for a passport renewal months in advance, he still hasn't received it - although his older brother received his well over a month ago.

To add insult to injury, they now want more money off us, because the delay has meant that he has turned 16! Oh well, at least he'll get a 10 year one.

His passport was valid when the trip was due to take place, but then it was put back due to Covid. Again it was still due to be valid, but then it was put back again - and that meant that he'd have had less than three months left at the new date and it needed to be renewed.

Bob G · October 30, 2021, 11:51:24 PM

Quote from: stevewalker on October 30, 2021, 11:41:29 PM
It's a good job my son's school trip to the battlefields of Alsace has been cancelled, as despite applying for a passport renewal months in advance, he still hasn't received it - although his older brother received his well over a month ago.

To add insult to injury, they now want more money off us, because the delay has meant that he has turned 16! Oh well, at least he'll get a 10 year one.

His passport was valid when the trip was due to take place, but then it was put back due to Covid. Again it was still due to be valid, but then it was put back again - and that meant that he'd have had less than three months left at the new date and it needed to be renewed.

I've been lucky. I've just got a new passport after just 4 weeks. But I'm still waiting for my old one and my supporting info to be returned.
The new passport cover is rubbish compared to the previous one. Its already curled up and doesn't look like it will last a year let alone ten.

Hope you get your son's passport sorted out.

Bob

railsquid · November 06, 2021, 07:32:13 AM

Not looking forward to my new passport (whenever I get round to renewing it...)

Meanwhile... an exciting afternoon burnt to a cinder looking around for a new smartphone, trying to work out what is available at the "sweet point" between not-too-expensive and not-too-carp. I swear the average size is getting bigger every time I need to get a new one.

Annoying thing was, I was supposed to get one for Mrs. Railsquid as well, but not sure if the one I got would suit, so will if she decides it doesn't I'll have to send her out with instructions what kind of thing to look for (now I have an idea what's currently on the market).

emjaybee · November 06, 2021, 08:59:33 AM

It is bewildering. Changed mine last year, trying to change the wife's this year, and yes, they are getting bigger.

It's a veritable pita.

thebrighton · November 06, 2021, 09:37:18 AM

There appeared to be a race to produce the smallest phone possible then suddenly it was all about the biggest screen possible. I'm sure there are now phones out there bigger than a tablet!

guest311 · November 06, 2021, 09:50:23 AM

makes me glad I'm still a luddite.

I still use a flip phone, if it's good enouth for Jethro, it's good enough for me.

brrr, brrr 'hello'

tap actual keys brr brr

simples, like me.

GAD · November 06, 2021, 09:55:52 AM

I agree they're getting bigger, but there's a good reason.

The big earner for the providers is data and the larger the screen the easier interwebby pages are read.

I bought the very first 'smartphone' that Orange made available*, it was their own 'brand', I've no doubt made for them by one of the big manufacturers.
The screen was tiny and only 30-40% of the size of the phone, so text was difficult to read.
That would be around about the year 2000. So as computers are getting smaller and tablets do many things computers used to do, so phones are getting larger and do most of the things tablets used to do.

*I worked for them and there was a huge subsidy on the staff rate.

Dorsetmike · November 06, 2021, 11:09:13 AM

Quote from: class37025 on November 06, 2021, 09:50:23 AM
makes me glad I'm still a luddite.

I still use a flip phone, if it's good enouth for Jethro, it's good enough for me.

brrr, brrr 'hello'

tap actual keys brr brr

simples, like me.

Sorry, a real luddite (like myself) does not have any form of "mobile" phone, pad, pod nor tablet: I've managed without one for 87 years so see no reason to start now.

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