Quite by accident, I discovered why I must have lost my fixed IP address – Origin are now part of Talktalk! And have been since January, I believe. A bit of a shock, really – I’ve always considered TT to be avoided at all costs! I’m damn sure this was never communicated to me – […]
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Had been considering moving away from Origin back to AAISP (in spite of the cost) as there seemed to have been funny goings-on at Origin. They ditched my fixed IP address and were rather evasive when I asked why, and told them why I wanted fixed IP (the shared IP I was on got blacklisted
I do get too lazy to blog about things that seem obvious and unforgettable, so I’d better say a bit about this unprecedented heat we have been suffering from for the past two days. There was a first-ever Red Alert posted a week or more ago, with somewhere in the UK expected to break the
Had an alert from ExpressVPN that it was due to renew in 7 days. The renewal price was $99.99, which is totally unjustifiable, so I’ve cancelled it, and had a look round for a replacement. NordVPN was the obvious candidate, but not a great deal cheaper once VAT was added. Surfshark a possibility, but I
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There was an article in Yorkshire Live about what we called the Halifax Festival back in 1970. I was there, and it was horrific! Rain, mud… As I remember now, our tent collapsed during the night, and – not having a sewn-in groundsheet – we’d all slide out at some point! I think we gave
Walking up Greno Crescent, and a white van pulled up. “Do you live around here?”. Thinking they were going to ask for directions, I said “Yes”. Then it got a bit surreal… “Do you want to buy a new mattress? King-sized bed. A bargain.” The van said it belonged to a company called Bedexpress, but
Had 3 jackdaws in the back garden this morning – a first. Not sure what they were after, but they were pecking about on the path and verges. Also lots of jacdaw activity in the field below Skew Hill – about 25 of the noisy buggers.
The whole site is now under WordPress and the Elementor plugin (apart from some photo galleries, which I’ve left with Jalbum because I like the idea of being able to display with geolocation). Amazing, really, after all the hassles I had with WordPress in the past – slowness and comprehensibility. Not yet 100% the way
Been a bit of a flurry over the past few days. Had 6 collared doves taking advantage of next door’s feeder. Plus jackdaws have discovered it, and are managing quite well to cling on to the nut cage. Also, opened the curtains around 06:45 this morning to see 3 collared doves in the road, 2
