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In response to:Sometimes.....

Wed, 22 Jul 2009 20:57:23 +0200

Sorry to hear about your friend.

Top Gear is one of the perennial subjects of conversation among we ladies of a certain age at work, and yes I agree it is not quite as focussed as last series.

In response to:Where has Metcheck gone

Thu, 26 Feb 2009 18:58:34 +0100

Metcheck is back! The 'Interactive' section where you were able leave your own local weather reports is not functioning, instead there is a message saying it is down for 'cleaning'. It has been like that for a long while - strange, how long does it take to delete old files on a server? Not long!!

In response to:Where has Metcheck gone

Tue, 10 Feb 2009 11:48:42 +0100

I have noticed it has "gone" for the last day or two. I know they did an update about a year ago and it wasn't available then but there has been no mention of that recently.

Come back, Metcheck - I need to know if I can look forward to golf on Sunday or not!

In response to:Where has Metcheck gone

Tue, 10 Feb 2009 10:01:25 +0100

It seems to have disappeared again. I'm getting this message when I try to log on today

Microsoft OLE DB Provider for ODBC Drivers error '80004005'

[Microsoft][ODBC SQL Server Driver][DBNETLIB]SQL Server does not exist or access denied.

/INCLUDES/GENERIC/_connection_open.asp, line 3

In response to:Where has Metcheck gone

Sat, 22 Nov 2008 13:52:13 +0100

He got 8 yrs for his disgusting acts!!I would have gave more but least that's another freak off the streets.
see here..

http://www.sentryparentalcontrols.co.uk/news/eight-years-for-andrew-bond-who-groomed-boy-14-before-rape-and-abuse.aspx

In response to:Well at last it's over

Wed, 05 Nov 2008 11:34:42 +0100

i presume obama will have his honeymoon period, then everyone will start finding fault with him.
then all the news reports will be about how rubbish he is!

In response to:Where has Metcheck gone

Thu, 02 Oct 2008 10:57:36 +0200

The guy who owns Metcheck (Mr. A Bond) is on remand for being found guilty of being a paedophile.

http://www.thisisexeter.co.uk/news/Paedophile-abused-boys-groomed-net-sites/article-259464-detail/article.html

In response to:Where has Metcheck gone

Sat, 12 Jul 2008 00:23:53 +0200

check here http://92.48.114.106/V40/UK/HOME/

In response to:Where has Metcheck gone

Fri, 11 Jul 2008 22:59:19 +0200

The guys are working on it and there do seem to be some problems. It will come back on but looks like a bit more is involved than was first thought - this from the facebook metcheck group.

In response to:Where has Metcheck gone

Fri, 11 Jul 2008 21:12:32 +0200

I use metcheck every day(favourites list) and am totally p****d off that it seems to have disappeared and been replaced by some site that wants you to look at anything other than the weather. I need to know if I can put washing out or the pool up for my two young children.
Chris from Chippenham

In response to:Where has Metcheck gone

Fri, 11 Jul 2008 19:12:56 +0200

i too could not find it but after a bit of googling I managed to find it with this link http://92dot48dot114dot106/V40/UK/HOME/
this was the same yesterday
odd

In response to:Metcheck has gone awol

Fri, 11 Jul 2008 18:24:34 +0200

As of today (11 July 08) it is no longer there. www.metcheck.com only takes you to a domain vendor's site.

Anyone know what happened?

In response to:Where has Metcheck gone

Fri, 11 Jul 2008 18:21:36 +0200

I just tried to call it up (it's in my Favourites) and all I get is a page for a domain name vendor saying that the domain is registered with them. Could be cybersquatting or a domain name dispute.

Anyway, metcheck.com (which was a huge site) is nowhere to be found. No holding page, nothing...

In response to:As they lived their lives so they will pass on together.

Mon, 04 Feb 2008 23:22:02 +0100

I'm sorry. I hope you don't lose anyone else. I think you've had more than your fair share lately.

In response to:Coloured Inkiness

Wed, 31 Oct 2007 04:03:30 +0100

Has anyone here EVER used a Space Pen to the very last bit of ink (resin?) left in its refill? I've been through 3 or 4 of these and the story is always the same. They start off wonderfully - black, bold - almost "wet" looking in quality, smooth and creamy to use. About two to four months into it (I don't use it daily but keep it in my pocket for when I need a pen handy like at church or for signing my name) and it starts acting like it's out of ink. I finally have to draw circles on a page to get it going again - and again, and again and finally, I give up and replace the refill. Each time I do, I break the previous one in half (expecting to see it's empty) only to find the pressurized vessel has another inch of ink left in reserve!

In response to:Intelligent cricketers are out there.....

Sat, 11 Aug 2007 01:20:22 +0200

I love it when they say things like that!

In response to:Measuring stuff.......

Fri, 10 Aug 2007 10:36:30 +0200

Indeed it was - A door of the correct size now in place......

In response to:Measuring stuff.......

Fri, 03 Aug 2007 16:09:25 +0200

I believe that the national poet of what is now your native land had a word or two to say about the best laid plans of mice and men . . .

In response to:Holidays and back at work

Wed, 25 Jul 2007 09:39:23 +0200

Got to agree on the clown thing - never did like them when I was young - stopped going to the circus after the first or second visit......

In response to:Holidays and back at work

Wed, 18 Jul 2007 09:29:08 +0200

I'm envious, Ian. But not about the circus. Never keen on the animals and I HATE clowns!

In response to:Holidays and back at work

Sat, 14 Jul 2007 22:51:14 +0200

Hi Lissa - no didn't go to the circus - there were camels, ponies, Llamas, some big brown cow with huge horns and some performing dogs - thought about going but....

In response to:Holidays and back at work

Sat, 14 Jul 2007 10:59:12 +0200

Sounds a great place, and a respite after all your family has been through. Not convinced about the lion, but he looks a healthy enough specimen. Did you atcually go to the circus? In the days when British circuses still had wild animal shows I remember a huge furore when two great cats briefly got loose in the streets of Grimsby. The circus was on derelict land in the middl of town and, ss I recall, the poor creatures wandered into the nearby bus station (presumably to find a way to leave) and then more-or-less turned themselves in at the police station opposite.

In response to:Passing

Sun, 17 Jun 2007 22:01:39 +0200

I had to go to the funerals of two much loved aunts in the last couple of weeks. In a weird way, funerals can be quite strengthening. In my case, I got to see again cousins I'd been close to in our childhood, after not seeing them for many years and had a real sense of a family united. But naturally, the closer family you are, the harder it gets, except to be pleased that all the people who came, did come to support you.
Now is the hard time, when everyone else gets back to normal, and the close family don't have a normal to get back to, only a painful new beginning. Good luck and best wishes to you all.

In response to:Passing

Sat, 16 Jun 2007 20:50:52 +0200

sorry for your loss.......cassie

In response to:Moving along

Sun, 10 Jun 2007 19:12:02 +0200

I was reading your blog entries. Can I pass on my sympathies, my father died July 6th 1997 after having exactly the same cause of death in front of me and my mum aged 52.

It's really tragic and can I advise you to spend some time after the hubbub and noise has ceased to get yourself slowly checked over time with your GP for risk of clotting/propensity for stroke or whats called Transient Ischaemic Attack. I was 24 when I found out I had the same thing that killed him. It does NOT change your life but it can be controlled easily and simply.

Once more my condolences.

In response to:Not a good day

Fri, 08 Jun 2007 10:59:47 +0200

LissaT,

Thank you - all kind thoughts and prayers are appreciated

In response to:Not a good day

Wed, 06 Jun 2007 21:54:22 +0200

I suspect the other two expressions of sympathy come from people who know you and your family outside blogland, but the fact that we have never met doesn't make my sympathy any less sincere: I'll keep you in my prayers.

In response to:Not a good day

Sun, 03 Jun 2007 22:42:05 +0200

Ruth,

I don't think you did but he was only 11 years older - my mother is, as you can imagine, living hour by hour to get through the day - there will be a pm I suspect so it will be a while before it is all sorted. Thank you for your prayers.
Ian

In response to:Not a good day

Sun, 03 Jun 2007 22:39:00 +0200

Rowenna,

Thanks - it was a bit of a shocker as you can guess - things will be a bit strange for a while

In response to:Not a good day

Sun, 03 Jun 2007 07:09:21 +0200

So sorry to hear of your brother's death. Did I ever meet him? I know he will live on in your hearts and minds.

I shall keep you in my prayers.