Seemingly trivial things that annoy you
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Wifi grrr - despite being all fibred up, there seems to be a bit of a bug with Eero 6's defaulting to channel 155 on the 5Ghz band, so my internet speed is now slightly slower than before, as I'm stuck on the 2.4Ghz band.
The Talktalk community forum is pretty awesome though, so I hope to get it sorted, one way or another. Annoying, all the same.0 -
Triathlon groups I’m on are typically full of active 20’s to 50’s yo on the whole.rick_chasey said:
Pretty much exclusively for the over 60s isn’t it?briantrumpet said:All the 'found pets' scammy posts on Facebook which gullible people share from community groups. The scammers wait for a few thousand shares, then edit the OP to be for loan sharks or suchlike. Comments always disabled, and the same type of wording every time.
"Hi all I'm desperately trying to find the owner of this sweet girl I picked up about half an hour ago along side the road in the (location) area. She has been taken to the vets but does not have a chip. Please help bump this post so she can be reunited with her owner asap."
I sometimes wonder if people should have to pass an exam to use FB.
It did amuse me that I had a moan about it on FB, complete with screencap of a scammy post, and FB's automated system told me that I'd shared false information and blocked out the screencap. At least something there works, sometimes.
I don’t know anyone other than the mother in law who uses it
It’s definitely not the younger generations first choice platform but it’s far from a home for geriatrics.
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Problem is with how modern business has evolved.
Sustaining a business and enhancing the bottom line through long term growth has taken second place to rapidly increasing perceived value and selling the business for an inflated value.
Short termism prevails.
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morstar said:
Triathlon groups I’m on are typically full of active 20’s to 50’s yo on the whole.rick_chasey said:
Pretty much exclusively for the over 60s isn’t it?briantrumpet said:All the 'found pets' scammy posts on Facebook which gullible people share from community groups. The scammers wait for a few thousand shares, then edit the OP to be for loan sharks or suchlike. Comments always disabled, and the same type of wording every time.
"Hi all I'm desperately trying to find the owner of this sweet girl I picked up about half an hour ago along side the road in the (location) area. She has been taken to the vets but does not have a chip. Please help bump this post so she can be reunited with her owner asap."
I sometimes wonder if people should have to pass an exam to use FB.
It did amuse me that I had a moan about it on FB, complete with screencap of a scammy post, and FB's automated system told me that I'd shared false information and blocked out the screencap. At least something there works, sometimes.
I don’t know anyone other than the mother in law who uses it
It’s definitely not the younger generations first choice platform but it’s far from a home for geriatrics.
Yeah, it seems to be a useful tool for social groupings for organising stuff, which is keeping it as one of the things in students' communications. FB is obviously not making much headway in the Tiktok or Instagram brief 'story' or short video realm (ditto Youtube), but it retains useful functionality that keeps its foot in the door. As it seems to be here to stay, at least for a while, I suspect as they get older, current students might still end up using it as a more general communication tool, though, as an old fart, I might be completely wrong.0 -
briantrumpet said:
Wifi grrr - despite being all fibred up, there seems to be a bit of a bug with Eero 6's defaulting to channel 155 on the 5Ghz band, so my internet speed is now slightly slower than before, as I'm stuck on the 2.4Ghz band.
The Talktalk community forum is pretty awesome though, so I hope to get it sorted, one way or another. Annoying, all the same.
Looking like Talktalk/Eero have screwed up, and are using a router that defaults to a 5G channel that virtually no network cards support, so either they need a software fix via the Eero app, so you can change the channel, or they give up on the Eero till they've got it sorted. Will be interesting to see how they deal with this.0 -
This is where your own wifi/mesh is useful.briantrumpet said:briantrumpet said:Wifi grrr - despite being all fibred up, there seems to be a bit of a bug with Eero 6's defaulting to channel 155 on the 5Ghz band, so my internet speed is now slightly slower than before, as I'm stuck on the 2.4Ghz band.
The Talktalk community forum is pretty awesome though, so I hope to get it sorted, one way or another. Annoying, all the same.
Looking like Talktalk/Eero have screwed up, and are using a router that defaults to a 5G channel that virtually no network cards support, so either they need a software fix via the Eero app, so you can change the channel, or they give up on the Eero till they've got it sorted. Will be interesting to see how they deal with this.0 -
TheBigBean said:
This is where your own wifi/mesh is useful.briantrumpet said:briantrumpet said:Wifi grrr - despite being all fibred up, there seems to be a bit of a bug with Eero 6's defaulting to channel 155 on the 5Ghz band, so my internet speed is now slightly slower than before, as I'm stuck on the 2.4Ghz band.
The Talktalk community forum is pretty awesome though, so I hope to get it sorted, one way or another. Annoying, all the same.
Looking like Talktalk/Eero have screwed up, and are using a router that defaults to a 5G channel that virtually no network cards support, so either they need a software fix via the Eero app, so you can change the channel, or they give up on the Eero till they've got it sorted. Will be interesting to see how they deal with this.
Probably, but will see what TT come up with first, as that won't cost me any extra $s, and I'm a tightwad. I have learnt what a mesh is now, BTW.0 -
When I was diagnosed with an underactive thyroid, the Triathlon site that I used was great for dietary advice. Better than BR.morstar said:
Triathlon groups I’m on are typically full of active 20’s to 50’s yo on the whole.rick_chasey said:
Pretty much exclusively for the over 60s isn’t it?briantrumpet said:All the 'found pets' scammy posts on Facebook which gullible people share from community groups. The scammers wait for a few thousand shares, then edit the OP to be for loan sharks or suchlike. Comments always disabled, and the same type of wording every time.
"Hi all I'm desperately trying to find the owner of this sweet girl I picked up about half an hour ago along side the road in the (location) area. She has been taken to the vets but does not have a chip. Please help bump this post so she can be reunited with her owner asap."
I sometimes wonder if people should have to pass an exam to use FB.
It did amuse me that I had a moan about it on FB, complete with screencap of a scammy post, and FB's automated system told me that I'd shared false information and blocked out the screencap. At least something there works, sometimes.
I don’t know anyone other than the mother in law who uses it
It’s definitely not the younger generations first choice platform but it’s far from a home for geriatrics.seanoconn - gruagach craic!0 -
What??!!pinno said:
When I was diagnosed with an underactive thyroid, the Triathlon site that I used was great for dietary advice. Better than BR.morstar said:
Triathlon groups I’m on are typically full of active 20’s to 50’s yo on the whole.rick_chasey said:
Pretty much exclusively for the over 60s isn’t it?briantrumpet said:All the 'found pets' scammy posts on Facebook which gullible people share from community groups. The scammers wait for a few thousand shares, then edit the OP to be for loan sharks or suchlike. Comments always disabled, and the same type of wording every time.
"Hi all I'm desperately trying to find the owner of this sweet girl I picked up about half an hour ago along side the road in the (location) area. She has been taken to the vets but does not have a chip. Please help bump this post so she can be reunited with her owner asap."
I sometimes wonder if people should have to pass an exam to use FB.
It did amuse me that I had a moan about it on FB, complete with screencap of a scammy post, and FB's automated system told me that I'd shared false information and blocked out the screencap. At least something there works, sometimes.
I don’t know anyone other than the mother in law who uses it
It’s definitely not the younger generations first choice platform but it’s far from a home for geriatrics.0 -
Pross said:
What??!!pinno said:
When I was diagnosed with an underactive thyroid, the Triathlon site that I used was great for dietary advice. Better than BR.morstar said:
Triathlon groups I’m on are typically full of active 20’s to 50’s yo on the whole.rick_chasey said:
Pretty much exclusively for the over 60s isn’t it?briantrumpet said:All the 'found pets' scammy posts on Facebook which gullible people share from community groups. The scammers wait for a few thousand shares, then edit the OP to be for loan sharks or suchlike. Comments always disabled, and the same type of wording every time.
"Hi all I'm desperately trying to find the owner of this sweet girl I picked up about half an hour ago along side the road in the (location) area. She has been taken to the vets but does not have a chip. Please help bump this post so she can be reunited with her owner asap."
I sometimes wonder if people should have to pass an exam to use FB.
It did amuse me that I had a moan about it on FB, complete with screencap of a scammy post, and FB's automated system told me that I'd shared false information and blocked out the screencap. At least something there works, sometimes.
I don’t know anyone other than the mother in law who uses it
It’s definitely not the younger generations first choice platform but it’s far from a home for geriatrics.
Did you never eat BR sandwiches?0 -
Funny.briantrumpet said:
Did you never eat BR sandwiches?Pross said:
What??!!pinno said:
When I was diagnosed with an underactive thyroid, the Triathlon site that I used was great for dietary advice. Better than BR.morstar said:
Triathlon groups I’m on are typically full of active 20’s to 50’s yo on the whole.rick_chasey said:
Pretty much exclusively for the over 60s isn’t it?briantrumpet said:All the 'found pets' scammy posts on Facebook which gullible people share from community groups. The scammers wait for a few thousand shares, then edit the OP to be for loan sharks or suchlike. Comments always disabled, and the same type of wording every time.
"Hi all I'm desperately trying to find the owner of this sweet girl I picked up about half an hour ago along side the road in the (location) area. She has been taken to the vets but does not have a chip. Please help bump this post so she can be reunited with her owner asap."
I sometimes wonder if people should have to pass an exam to use FB.
It did amuse me that I had a moan about it on FB, complete with screencap of a scammy post, and FB's automated system told me that I'd shared false information and blocked out the screencap. At least something there works, sometimes.
I don’t know anyone other than the mother in law who uses it
It’s definitely not the younger generations first choice platform but it’s far from a home for geriatrics.
[I did. They were shyte and over priced]
seanoconn - gruagach craic!0 -
Newswatch on BBC Breakfast. It fits the BBC’s love of self-flagellation but most of the complaints are ridiculous. The people who think their complaint is so important they send in a video of themselves reading it out are a particular ‘favourite’ of mine.0
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I can never avoid thinking about the presenter's salary expectations and her legal case.Pross said:Newswatch on BBC Breakfast. It fits the BBC’s love of self-flagellation but most of the complaints are ridiculous. The people who think their complaint is so important they send in a video of themselves reading it out are a particular ‘favourite’ of mine.
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Yes I saw this last night. It's a modern reincarnation of Points of View (if anyone remembers that) and there was diddley squat regarding other channels.Pross said:Newswatch on BBC Breakfast. It fits the BBC’s love of self-flagellation but most of the complaints are ridiculous. The people who think their complaint is so important they send in a video of themselves reading it out are a particular ‘favourite’ of mine.
seanoconn - gruagach craic!0 -
I think Points of View is still going, I bump into every now and again when channel hopping. Possibly in that Sunday afternoon dead zone.pinno said:
Yes I saw this last night. It's a modern reincarnation of Points of View (if anyone remembers that) and there was diddley squat regarding other channels.Pross said:Newswatch on BBC Breakfast. It fits the BBC’s love of self-flagellation but most of the complaints are ridiculous. The people who think their complaint is so important they send in a video of themselves reading it out are a particular ‘favourite’ of mine.
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Pross said:
I think Points of View is still going, I bump into every now and again when channel hopping. Possibly in that Sunday afternoon dead zone.pinno said:
Yes I saw this last night. It's a modern reincarnation of Points of View (if anyone remembers that) and there was diddley squat regarding other channels.Pross said:Newswatch on BBC Breakfast. It fits the BBC’s love of self-flagellation but most of the complaints are ridiculous. The people who think their complaint is so important they send in a video of themselves reading it out are a particular ‘favourite’ of mine.
Used to be Barry Took, IIRC.
I do RC.
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The steady but unending drip of markers of an aging body.
As of this week, pills required for an age related issue and wore my glasses for the first time on a run. Was nice to not be running on a fuzzy trail but not that long ago, it wasn’t fuzzy without them.0 -
Whenever I train for a marathon I seem to pick up a cold a few weeks beforehand that just disrupts the final bit of training. This time around I was feeling a bit unwell for a few days at the same time as my wife had Covid but I somehow tested negative and was fine after a couple of days. Last week I started feeling a bit of a cold coming on and was hoping it wasn't anything more serious as the person I'd been sat next to in choir a few days before had got Covid. That was last Wednesday and nothing really developed, just a sore throat and a bit of a cough that didn't hinder my running so I thought it would clear before the race on Saturday. Unfortunately since last night I've started to feel more blocked up and getting slightly jelly legs. Hopefully there's still enough time for it to clear ahead of the race but at the very least I think I'm going to be snot rocketing all the way around which won't be fun. I suppose at least it won't be high intensity where breathing will be difficult other than getting up the three big hills.0
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^^ Same for big bike events. Have always wondered if getting to that peak of fitness worsens the immune system in some way.0
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Yeah, that's my assumption. It usually comes right at the end of the final big weeks of training for me.0
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In a similar theme, the amount of people who get ill following a cycling holiday. I am sure the exertion lowers the immune system and the body goes into limp mode when you stop.rick_chasey said:^^ Same for big bike events. Have always wondered if getting to that peak of fitness worsens the immune system in some way.
The above may be fact, or fiction, I may be serious, I may be jesting.
I am not sure. You have no chance.Veronese68 wrote:PB is the most sensible person on here.0 -
It doesn't 'worsen' as such, as it's just that your body is under duress and that adds an element of susceptibility. We've seen how a 'bug' rattles through a peloton during a GT. That initial few hours after intensive effort is where you are at your weakest.rick_chasey said:^^ Same for big bike events. Have always wondered if getting to that peak of fitness worsens the immune system in some way.
With my already compromised immune system, it makes riding sometimes tricky.
It's a balance; if I over do things, I am putting the immune system under pressure and if I back off at the slightest sign of illness, I won't get any stronger.
Doesn't help if you are lean, with less fat (insulation), you are further exposed. I wouldn't entertain something competitive in winter. Pro's go to warm climes in winter to train - for multiple reasons.
October/November/December are superb months for colds and coughs. Much better we had frosty dry weather instead of this damp.
seanoconn - gruagach craic!0 -
pblakeney said:
In a similar theme, the amount of people who get ill following a cycling holiday. I am sure the exertion lowers the immune system and the body goes into limp mode when you stop.rick_chasey said:^^ Same for big bike events. Have always wondered if getting to that peak of fitness worsens the immune system in some way.
Or the end-of-term teacher's cold/covid.
Sniffle sniffle. It's what holidays are for.0 -
Just don't go there.briantrumpet said:pblakeney said:
In a similar theme, the amount of people who get ill following a cycling holiday. I am sure the exertion lowers the immune system and the body goes into limp mode when you stop.rick_chasey said:^^ Same for big bike events. Have always wondered if getting to that peak of fitness worsens the immune system in some way.
Or the end-of-term teacher's cold/covid.
Sniffle sniffle. It's what holidays are for.0 -
Just don't go there.briantrumpet said:pblakeney said:
In a similar theme, the amount of people who get ill following a cycling holiday. I am sure the exertion lowers the immune system and the body goes into limp mode when you stop.rick_chasey said:^^ Same for big bike events. Have always wondered if getting to that peak of fitness worsens the immune system in some way.
Or the end-of-term teacher's cold/covid.
Sniffle sniffle. It's what holidays are for.0 -
First.Aspect said:
Just don't go there.briantrumpet said:pblakeney said:
In a similar theme, the amount of people who get ill following a cycling holiday. I am sure the exertion lowers the immune system and the body goes into limp mode when you stop.rick_chasey said:^^ Same for big bike events. Have always wondered if getting to that peak of fitness worsens the immune system in some way.
Or the end-of-term teacher's cold/covid.
Sniffle sniffle. It's what holidays are for.
I'm already there.0 -
Headlines like this: https://bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-67204993
The fog did not cause the pile-up, people not driving to the conditions did.0 -
People using the word "unbelievable" (eg, when the word they really should say, "remarkable".
For example;
"That was an unbelievable piece of skill by the centre-forward".
No it wasn't. He/she just did it.
"That is an unbelievable piece of engineering"
No it isn't. The piece of engineering has been completed.0 -
What about literally unbelievable?de_sisti said:People using the word "unbelievable" (eg, when the word they really should say, "remarkable".
For example;
"That was an unbelievable piece of skill by the centre-forward".
No it wasn't. He/she just did it.
"That is an unbelievable piece of engineering"
No it isn't. The piece of engineering has been completed.0 -
I know, it's incredible how people exaggerate for dramatic effect. It makes me tear my hair out.2
