Non-motoring > Bye for now	Miscellaneous
Thread Author: Stuu	Replies: 40

New Tue 20 Sep 11 15:39   Bye for now - Stuu

A forced departure due to terminal laptop issues and lack of money to fix mean I wont be around for the foreseeable future. Im hoping to make it back this year but shall see how the pennies go, just didnt want to slink off without frantic waving :-) If I am needed for something specific like valeting, mods can get hold of me via email as I will check it once a week from a borrowed laptop, otherwise, see ya later reprobates :-p Reply to this message | Report message

New Tue 20 Sep 11 15:52   Bye for now - Boxsterboy

I sometimes think life without a computer would be so much more relaxing. Frustrating at times, but relaxing. Reply to this message | Report message       1

New Tue 20 Sep 11 16:44   Bye for now - Dave_

Good thread title Stu. Maybe we could consolidate all other users' leaving posts in here? ;) Reply to this message | Report message

New Tue 20 Sep 11 16:44   Bye for now - Dog

hasta luego Stu ... I had a whole month (twice!) this year without a puter - first 3 weeks are the worst! Couldn't be without it though, being an avid researcher + getting things ( any things) cheaper. Might even have to get a Lenovo Thinky to sit around the Ingle with in the ice age ;} Reply to this message | Report message

New Tue 20 Sep 11 16:46   Bye for now - nyx2k

my laptop died today so im stuck with a desk top which means i have to sit in the lounge to use it. see you soon stu. Reply to this message | Report message

New Tue 20 Sep 11 16:49   Bye for now - R.P.

No worries - look forward to the "comeback" ! Reply to this message | Report message

New Tue 20 Sep 11 16:55   Bye for now - Mike Hannon

Look forward to seeing you back FoR - maybe the world will be a slightly more prosperous place by then. I thought most people were like me - sitting in the home office. Reply to this message | Report message

New Tue 20 Sep 11 17:31   Bye for now - Armel Coussine

An elegant flouncette indeed Stu... you are a de Gaulle to my Mitterrand.... Reply to this message | Report message       1

New Tue 20 Sep 11 21:26   Bye for now - Robin O'Reliant

>> An elegant flouncette indeed Stu... you are a de Gaulle to my Mitterrand.... >> Hello, who left the back door open? AC's back. Reply to this message | Report message

New Tue 20 Sep 11 18:06   Bye for now - Iffy

...I sometimes think life without a computer would be so much more relaxing. Frustrating at times, but relaxing... Never thought I would say this, but I would now treat denial of internet access in the same way as a power cut - get it fixed as soon as possible. Reply to this message | Report message

New Tue 20 Sep 11 22:24   Bye for now - RattleandSmoke

If the internet goes down I go into a real panic, thankfully it happens about once a year, only for an hour or so. I can check my emails via my mobiles if broadband was to go down, but it is not the same. For me broadband and the alternative music scene is my life, it is one reason I love camping so much, I can get away from all the technology and live a bit more basic for a couple of days. No doubt next time Stu comes on he will have swapped his Maruti for a FSO Polenez. Reply to this message | Report message       1

New Tue 20 Sep 11 23:49   Bye for now - Dutchie

Take care Stu.Keep looking after you'r customers and have a good live... Reply to this message | Report message

New Wed 21 Sep 11 07:09   Bye for now - Iffy

...No doubt next time Stu comes on he will have swapped his Maruti for a FSO Polenez... Judging by the parlous state of his finances, he might be on the bus. Reply to this message | Report message

New Wed 21 Sep 11 09:18   Bye for now - DeeW

Stu, try asking for a laptop on Freecycle. If you are not fussed about model I am sure lots of people have older ones around gathering dust. I have re-homed several left behind by eldest son plus three sacks of old computer cables and accessories.... so far. Reply to this message | Report message

New Wed 21 Sep 11 09:29   Bye for now - wotspur

I have on occasions been without my computer and its like having an arm cut off - if you have a local library they have free access so you can check things out daily - but hopefully you will be thinking " i'll be back ! Reply to this message | Report message

New Wed 21 Sep 11 10:20   Bye for now - VxFan

Bad enough forgetting to put your watch on in the morning. Being without a computer - eeeeek!!!!! Reply to this message | Report message

New Wed 21 Sep 11 10:44   Bye for now - CGNorwich

'Bad enough forgetting to put your watch on in the morning." Watches are so yesterday. You check the time on your iphone. Reply to this message | Report message

New Wed 21 Sep 11 12:08   Bye for now - RattleandSmoke

Is a desktop not out of the question? You can get decent desktops for almost free now. Reply to this message | Report message

New Wed 21 Sep 11 12:41   Bye for now - bathtub tom

Really? Tell me more. Reply to this message | Report message

New Wed 21 Sep 11 12:50   Bye for now - Phil I

Large numbers of users have gone to using laptops for various reasons. Many of these users had top end desktops which are standing idle and are totally surplus to their needs. A good source is the local freecycle groups and also For Sale in local free papers. Prices appear to be realistic. Another source (if you have the time) is the local tip. Walk back along the queue at the weekend and enquire. Once into the tip the attendants get first choice at the good ones. Phil I Reply to this message | Report message

New Wed 21 Sep 11 16:57   Bye for now - RattleandSmoke

It is mad really, I have two desktops and a netbook, my desktops get used far more. Reply to this message | Report message

New Wed 21 Sep 11 12:49   Bye for now - VxFan

>> Watches are so yesterday. You check the time on your iphone. Old habits die hard. Plus easier to look at my wrist rather than getting the iPhone out my pocket and waking it up. Reply to this message | Report message

New Wed 21 Sep 11 13:03   Bye for now - R.P.

And one looks a bit odd with a phone strapped to the wrist ! Watch before phone for me every time. Reply to this message | Report message

New Wed 21 Sep 11 13:05   Bye for now - Iffy

I use the phone. Pressing the red button on my basic Nokia when it's locked brings up a decent-sized clock. Reply to this message | Report message

New Wed 21 Sep 11 13:38   Bye for now - Suppose

>> via email as I will check it once a week from a borrowed laptop, otherwise, >> see ya later reprobates :-p >> FoR looked in today so he must have access to the same PC he last used yesterday. Going by his past record on flounces, wait and see how long this one lasts. Reply to this message | Report message

New Wed 21 Sep 11 13:46   Bye for now - Dog

>>Going by his past record on flounces, wait and see how long this one lasts<< Is Stu another Flouncer then? I wasn't aware of that ... flouncers, mimsers - I need a new dictionary :) Reply to this message | Report message

New Wed 21 Sep 11 13:53   Bye for now - -

>> FoR looked in today so he must have access to the same PC he last >> used yesterday. Blimey SpooksRus. Reply to this message | Report message       1

New Wed 21 Sep 11 13:56   Bye for now - VxFan

>> FoR looked in today so he must have access to the same PC he last used yesterday. Does it really matter? Besides which, maybe his weekly check from the borrowed laptop happened to be today. He didn't say which particular day he would be borrowing it. Last edited by: VxFan on Wed 21 Sep 11 at 13:57 Reply to this message | Report message       1

New Wed 21 Sep 11 14:07   Bye for now - Iffy

...Does it really matter?... Quite. I apprehend Stu just fancies a break from forum posting/active computing. Reply to this message | Report message

New Wed 21 Sep 11 14:55   Bye for now - R.P.

I may be gullible but I take him at face value. "apprehend" iffy ? Surely an archaic use of that word ? Not a criticism just an observation... Last edited by: R.P. on Wed 21 Sep 11 at 14:56 Reply to this message | Report message

New Wed 21 Sep 11 15:08   Bye for now - Iffy

...apprehend" iffy ? Surely an archaic use of that word ?... apprehend |ˌapriˈhend| verb [ trans. ] 1 arrest (someone) for a crime : a warrant was issued but he has not been apprehended. 2 understand or perceive : great art invites us to apprehend beauty. • archaic anticipate (something) with uneasiness or fear. ORIGIN late Middle English (originally in the sense [grasp, get hold of (physically or mentally)] ): from French appréhender or Latin apprehendere, from ad- ‘toward’ + prehendere ‘lay hold of.’ Needless to say, I'm relying on definition two, although I didn't know the third meaning - to anticipate with fear - was archaic. Perhaps it would be simpler if I go back to using 'think'. Reply to this message | Report message

New Wed 21 Sep 11 15:32   Bye for now - R.P.

I was more familiar with definition 1 and 3 and have rarely come across the usage you put it to - not wrong just unusual use for me...carry on using as far as I'm concerned. Last edited by: R.P. on Wed 21 Sep 11 at 15:33 Reply to this message | Report message

New Wed 21 Sep 11 15:43   Bye for now - Iffy

I think I picked up definition two from listening to the barristers in court as in: "I apprehend you honour will not be minded to suspend the sentence in this case." Reply to this message | Report message

New Wed 21 Sep 11 15:50   Bye for now - R.P.

I should have added that it was a word from the BBB dictionary of legalese ! ;-) Reply to this message | Report message

New Wed 21 Sep 11 15:55   Bye for now - Iffy

Another word I've only heard used in court is 'outwith', which we discussed on here recently. Reply to this message | Report message

New Wed 21 Sep 11 16:56   Bye for now - RattleandSmoke

I have in my workshop which is spare:- AMD Athlon X2 3800 1GB DDR2 RAM 40GB IDE HD (with a low number of hours on the clock) DVD RW Built up from spares, the processor is still decent, the rest is a bit lacking but with XP works fine. No COA though, so has Ubuntu on it. You can get second hand monitors for around £20 too, or plug into a TV with a VGA port. It is rather heavy though, so postage might cost more than it is worth but there will be similar local to FOR that people want shut off. Reply to this message | Report message

New Wed 21 Sep 11 17:12   Bye for now - WillDeBeest

'Outwith' is commonly used in Scotland. In fact, Oxford Dictionaries Online defines it as 'preposition, Scottish: outside; beyond' It suggests the word can be used literally to specify physical location, but I've only ever heard it used metaphorically, a bit like the strange American usage of 'absent' as a preposition to mean 'in the absence of'. Reply to this message | Report message

New Wed 21 Sep 11 21:51   Bye for now - Bromptonaut

>> I think I picked up definition two from listening to the barristers in court as >> in: >> >> "I apprehend you honour will not be minded to suspend the sentence in this case." I finger legalese as well Iffy. My court observations have been in the fields of civil and administrative justice rather than criminal. Counsels' contribution was along the lines of apprehending the tribunal's intention to carry out a site visit, its familiarity with the usual authorities on medical condition x or the latest on land valuation principle y. It was amongst a number of usages mocked mercilessly in the clerk's office. Last edited by: Bromptonaut on Wed 21 Sep 11 at 21:52 Reply to this message | Report message

New Thu 22 Sep 11 21:30   Bye for now - Runfer D'Hills

If I could dis-invent the internet ( well email anyway ) and mobile phones, I think, on balance, I probably would. Oh and Lorraine Kelly too of course. Goes without saying I guess. Reply to this message | Report message

New Thu 22 Sep 11 21:40   Bye for now - R.P.

....and Crocs ? Reply to this message | Report message

New Thu 22 Sep 11 21:42   Bye for now - Runfer D'Hills

Naturally. Reply to this message | Report message