WBMT.....What baffled me today

JohnC6 said:
left only look right and don't turn their head left until they are in the process of making the turn,
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As above, this one was wasn't truly facing forward until they had made the turn ( yes they were that close :( )
 
For a few weeks, facebook has been adding groups etc. I might like to my pages and not putting stuff friends post on there !!!
I started doing the "hide all from" button, it just got worse with the "find more friends to see more posts" and putting those across the top as well.
If I wanted to make friends with people I have never heard of, even if some have mutual friends then I would
Last week I got fed up with it and started reporting these links as Spam or abuse
Yesterday FB said they had investigate and found no proof, but today it all seems to have stopped and I actually
have things I want to see :) Long may it last
 
Gremlin said:
I started doing the "hide all from" button, it just got worse with the "find more friends to see more posts" and putting those across the top as well.
If I wanted to make friends with people I have never heard of, even if some have mutual friends then I would
Last week I got fed up with it and started reporting these links as Spam or abuse
Yesterday FB said they had investigated and found no proof, but today it all seems to have stopped and I actually
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Ah, it would only be classed as spam or abuse if it was from outside sources who hadn't paid FB to send stuff. Anything FB sends you (however unwanted) is classed as legit.
It's been found that if A knows B, and A knows C, there's a good chance B knows C, or at least shares some opinions/interests with them. If you push B & C together, and they start interacting on your platform, that interaction can be mined to expand their profiles, and more precisely target advertising. You've been flagged as showing signs of being pushed too hard (which may result in you quitting FB), so they've backed off... for now,
 
Cobra said:
Always a good excuse that one ;)


Miraculous eh?
:D
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Yep, we can only hope :rolleyes:

Tori_T said:
You've been flagged as showing signs of being pushed too hard (which may result in you quitting FB), so they've backed off... for now,
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I've met everyone I'm friends with, don't want to interact with people I don't know, they should have realised that long ago,
I just won't bother going on there much for while ;)
 
In the light of tanker driver shortages and folk being encouraged not to panic buy.......why do folk insist on creating their own 'self fulfilling prophecy' by panic buying :banghead: :mad:

We went, as usual, to collect our "click & collect" supermarket shop and noticed a minor queue at the nearby Shell but at the Sainsbury's store the queue to get in the car park area was much busier than usual. Yes, it was because of folk in line to get fuel.

Chatting with the c&c guy, there were people queuing at 7am and even at 3pm the petrol station was still very very busy.

On our journey home we passed two BP stations and it seemed that these had reduced pump usages......but no significant queues.

Lastly, passing the Shell station they had closed all bar one side of a pump island.

So, as I opened with......I cynically have little doubt (some of) the same folk that added to the queues will be saying when there are indeed some shortage(s).......I told you so! Little appreciating their action was a contributing factor in the problem they are crowing about getting the better of :bat:
 
I was told by someone late to an event yesterday evening that they had been held up by waiting in a queue for petrol. I asked if she needed petrol and she replied that she was panic buying not because she needed it. This morning I had to refuel because my fuel warning light was on. I did have to queue for a while at my local supermarket but it was clear that there was panic buying.

Dave
 
I was bemused that Grant Shapps-Transport Secretary and someone heading up refineries said not to panic-buy because quote...'There is no shortage of petrol". I thought, you're missing the point. There may not be a shortage at the refineries ..well, they said there isn't but there is at the garage forecourts where it matters. Anyway, I think that's the wrong term 'panic buying'. It's people being prudent and making sure they have enough petrol to go about their business because taking on board all the information we have ..like the country needs 100,000 HGV drivers, they don't think the government is going to get it sorted any time soon. Also, re petrol I think drivers of petrol tankers and the like (chemicals) have to have a special licence because of the dangerous nature of the commodity they transport.

Here's what the government has said. "People should carry on buying petrol as normal, despite supply problems that have closed some stations,"

If that's the case..ie supply problems that have closed some [petrol]stations, how can people buy petrol as normal.

Looks like we're going to have to allow those pesky EU drivers back in but only on a time-limited visa..:D
 
Could someone explain what's happened here re a smart speaker notifying the manufacturer re a location move ? How does that work ?

A burglar broke into a primary school in Halver, Germany. He stole a smart speaker used for playing stories to the children. When the man got home he downloaded more story files and at this point the smart speaker revealed his location to the manufacturer. The police were informed and the man was arrested.

Sounds like the speaker is smarter than he is :D

I'm assuming that the school asked the manufacturer for the location of the speaker knowing they'd be able to tell them.. Does the speaker have a locator signal ? Is it like Alexa ?
 
Dave Canon said:
I was told by someone late to an event yesterday evening that they had been held up by waiting in a queue for petrol. I asked if she needed petrol and she replied that she was panic buying not because she needed it. This morning I had to refuel because my fuel warning light was on. I did have to queue for a while at my local supermarket but it was clear that there was panic buying.

Dave
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JohnC6 said:
I was bemused that Grant Shapps-Transport Secretary and someone heading up refineries said not to panic-buy because quote...'There is no shortage of petrol". I thought, you're missing the point. There may not be a shortage at the refineries ..well, they said there isn't but there is at the garage forecourts where it matters. Anyway, I think that's the wrong term 'panic buying'. It's people being prudent and making sure they have enough petrol to go about their business because taking on board all the information we have ..like the country needs 100,000 HGV drivers, they don't think the government is going to get it sorted any time soon. Also, re petrol I think drivers of petrol tankers and the like (chemicals) have to have a special licence because of the dangerous nature of the commodity they transport.

Here's what the government has said. "People should carry on buying petrol as normal, despite supply problems that have closed some stations,"

If that's the case..ie supply problems that have closed some [petrol]stations, how can people buy petrol as normal.

Looks like we're going to have to allow those pesky EU drivers back in but only on a time-limited visa..:D
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Another aspect to consider is that AFAIK (in common with many supply chains) the fuel supply chain (for domestic ~ strategic suppliers will/should be covered differently?) are tightly run i.e. any interruption to the crude oil > refining > bunkering > distribution > sales will have both down & upstream consequences.

Out of typical sequence buying by end users will potentially have downstream consequences that will take time to recover from........ another phase of a "self fulfilled prophecy".
 
JohnC6 said:
Looks like we're going to have to allow those pesky EU drivers back in but only on a time-limited visa..:D
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I would suspect its pretty much the same everywhere so I guess they are working in their own countries.
 
Box Brownie said:
why do folk insist on creating their own 'self fulfilling prophecy' by panic buying :banghead: :mad:
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I managed to fill up earlier today, without much hassle.
I was running on vapor so I thought it might be a plan :)

Then it occurred to me, I'd probably used a litre or so getting home.
Now should I use another litre getting back to the garage to fill up again?
Decisions decisions ... :thinking:
 
Cobra said:
I managed to fill up earlier today, without much hassle.
I was running on vapor so I thought it might be a plan :)

Then it occurred to me, I'd probably used a litre or so getting home.
Now should I use another litre getting back to the garage to fill up again?
Decisions decisions ... :thinking:
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Back in the days when I could put half crown's worth of fuel in and to fill the tank could be done for <£5..........I used to refer to being that low as running on 'a teat pipette & a prayer'.

I would prefer not to see a return to those days or the 3 day week, district power cuts and petrol station queues during the "fuel crisis".

So we shall how this current situation pans out :lol: :banghead:
 
Cobra said:
I'm not quite that old. ( but I do know what half a crown is) But I do clearly remember 33p / Gallon


Around '73 /'74 iirc
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I still spoke £Sd for some time after decimalisation.......the one thing that sticks in my head is that a Mars bar used to cost 7d and post decimalisation it was 7p = it effectively doubled in price :(. And it took a very long time for me reconcile that 15shillings (a lot of money!) was then 75p.,.......it just did not seem or feel like 'real money' for ages :LOL:

PS as for the 3 day week, I started in the NHS in sept 73 and we worked every day during the Jan to Mar 74 crisis........though the power to hospitals was supposed to be protected, we saw the site generators firing up every so often.

However, where we lived saw us using candles and torches..... the only place on the estate with lights on was the district heating plant, as they produced electricity as part of the plant running.
 
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JohnC6 said:
Here's what the government has said. "People should carry on buying petrol as normal, despite supply problems that have closed some stations,"

If that's the case..ie supply problems that have closed some [petrol]stations, how can people buy petrol as normal.
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By just going to garages when they need to, not to fill up containers to store at home, which has been happening.
There was a report yesterday of one garage making a minimum charge of £30, customers weren't ha[[y but then
one showed having a [ump charge of £6 !!!
Next it will ne stripping supermarket shelves as happened last year
 
None of my bikes could take £30, even from empty.
 
LCPete said:
Yes me too I assume that they won’t turn away people on bikes
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Don't take this as read, but I can only assume that if you go to pay for a stupidly small amount of fuel they will charge extra, or at least threaten to, but I would also imagine that people on bikes will be exempt
 
Cobra said:
I would suspect its pretty much the same everywhere so I guess they are working in their own countries.
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Yes...seems it is the same over there so that might be wishful thinking on the part of HMG to help out here. The haulage industry have estimated the Brexit loss at 20,000 HGV drivers. I've read that there are several factors causing the shortfall but two stand out. A lot of drivers retiring and global companies are increasingly locating production in central and eastern Europe offering much better jobs to those who might otherwise have taken up driving. I've been listening to details of an HGV driver's job and can understand why drivers would prefer factory jobs. Long hours..limited by law of course..away from home for days in not weeks on end, no free weekends sleeping in cabs because they have to pay for their own accommodation, at least here in the uk. The retirement problem is a lack of foresight by the industry itself and governments.
 
Cobra said:
I managed to fill up earlier today, without much hassle.
I was running on vapor so I thought it might be a plan :)

Then it occurred to me, I'd probably used a litre or so getting home.
Now should I use another litre getting back to the garage to fill up again?
Decisions decisions ... :thinking:
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Be sure to drive to that garage in the next town to do it as well, as it's 0.02p a litre cheaper there! (y)
 
JohnC6 said:
I've been listening to details of an HGV driver's job and can understand why drivers would prefer factory jobs.
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I can't remember when it was now, ( back in the '80's iirc) but many years ago when I was driving,
there were many redundancies from office type jobs.
Those people were putting some of there redundancy money in to an HGV test.
After all where else could you pay less than a grand ( at the time) and be fully qualified in less than 2 weeks?

The agencies became swamped with newly qualified drivers, and that, greatly increased the amount of agencies, around here at least,
and of coursed forced down the pay for the drivers, as each agency sort to undercut the others to get contracts from the companies.
 
Cobra said:
I can't remember when it was now, ( back in the '80's iirc) but many years ago when I was driving,
there were many redundancies from office type jobs.
Those people were putting some of there redundancy money in to an HGV test.
After all where else could you pay less than a grand ( at the time) and be fully qualified in less than 2 weeks?

The agencies became swamped with newly qualified drivers, and that, greatly increased the amount of agencies, around here at least,
and of coursed forced down the pay for the drivers, as each agency sort to undercut the others to get contracts from the companies.
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I'm hearing that pay is a big factor too, so that's how it came about, then.. (y)
 
JohnC6 said:
I'm hearing that pay is a big factor too, so that's how it came about, then.. (y)
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I've been "out" for many many years.
I discovered a much easier way of making a living.

I wonder is the afore mentioned "saturation drivers" have also found a much easier way of making a living by now?
 
Cobra said:
I've been "out" for many many years.
I discovered a much easier way of making a living.

I wonder is the afore mentioned "saturation drivers" have also found a much easier way of making a living by now?
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They probably have found other jobs that are far less stressful and family-friendly too...re hours. It sounded an awful job to have and it's worrying that people who work under those conditions are driving vehicles up to 44 tons. I don't like having one of these juggernauts behind me on motorways and would always try to avoid being between a couple of them.
 
JohnC6 said:
I don't like having one of these juggernauts behind me on motorways and would always try to avoid being between a couple of them.
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"We" ( when CB was the thing) often referred to those as the meat between the sandwich ;)
 
What with ...
  • the internatter (AKA A bunch of prats with keyboards),
  • a "media" industry staffed by youngsters who were "trained" by failed reporters or editors who've been kicked out of real jobs,
  • the various business manias of the last few years (such as "just in time" manufacturing and delivery)
  • the insanity of leaving an economic union which helped to iron out problems of supply
  • and politicians who really wouldn't recognise the truth if it were about to crush them under a falling building
...it's not surprising that we're suffering problems.

Just be glad of the huge army of unsung heroes who go to work, do their best despite the bullying management by overpromoted twerps managers and keep things running regardless of the the scum directors taking far too much pay for doing far too little work.

:tumbleweed:
 
Box Brownie said:
I still spoke £Sd for some time after decimalisation.......the one thing that sticks in my head is that a Mars bar used to cost 7d and post decimalisation it was 7p = it effectively doubled in price :(. And it took a very long time for me reconcile that 15shillings (a lot of money!) was then 75p.,.......it just did not seem or feel like 'real money' for ages :LOL:

PS as for the 3 day week, I started in the NHS in sept 73 and we worked every day during the Jan to Mar 74 crisis........though the power to hospitals was supposed to be protected, we saw the site generators firing up every so often.

However, where we lived saw us using candles and torches..... the only place on the estate with lights on was the district heating plant, as they produced electricity as part of the plant running.
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Sorry, but your memory is playing tricks on you!

Mars bars were 6d and went to 3p which was 7d ... still outrageous!!!!! :oops: :$
 
Tigger.ufo said:
Sorry, but your memory is playing tricks on you!

Mars bars were 6d and went to 3p which was 7d ... still outrageous!!!!! :oops: :$
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It was a long time ago.......that is my excuse..... :LOL:

As in all matters 'memory' / recall, I am open to corrections ;)
 
Penny chews went from 2 for a(n old) penny to 4 for a (new) penny. Sounded good but was effectively a price hike.
 
@Nod
You're nothing but a whipper snapper ;)

I could have a penny in my pocket and get 4 chews, typically 2 Blackjacks & 2 Fruit salads.

If short of money I could even get change and buy 2 or perhaps 3 ( the latter giving me a farthing in my pocket :)

PS as coins go the Farthing is still my favourite with the Wren on the reverse.
 
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Box Brownie said:
I could have a penny in my pocket and get 4 chews, typically 2 Blackjacks & 2 Fruit salads.
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I used to go shopping with sixpence.
I could get a pocket full of sweets, a pint of milk, and a bag of spuds.

Can't do that nowadays, too many damned security camera's about

:D
 
Box Brownie said:
@Nod
You're nothing but a whipper snapper ;)

I could have a penny in my pocket and get 4 chews, typically 2 Blackjacks & 2 Fruit salads.

If short of money I could even get change and buy 2 or perhaps 3 ( the latter giving me a farthing in my pocket :)

PS as coins go the Farthing is still my favourite with the Wren on the reverse.
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And the thruppeny bit with its many sides and a portcullis or what looked like three dandelion clocks on the tails side. I used to get 3 thruppeny bits as pocket money from my grandad, so knew them well. :) The ten shilling note was a nice looking thing too, and could sometimes be found inside a Christmas or birthday card as a present from an Aunt.
 
Mr Badger said:
And the thruppeny bit with its many sides and a portcullis or what looked like three dandelion clocks on the tails side. I used to get 3 thruppeny bits as pocket money from my grandad, so knew them well. :) The ten shilling note was a nice looking thing too, and could sometimes be found inside a Christmas or birthday card as a present from an Aunt.
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Back in the early seventies, when I was at school, I always asked the bus conducter if he had any old pennies in the change. I ended up with most of my Victorian coin collection from him :) I also gained a 1723 halfpenny and 1806 penny.
 
Mr Badger said:
And the thruppeny bit with its many sides and a portcullis or what looked like three dandelion clocks on the tails side. I used to get 3 thruppeny bits as pocket money from my grandad, so knew them well. :) The ten shilling note was a nice looking thing too, and could sometimes be found inside a Christmas or birthday card as a present from an Aunt.
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Now you are making me reminisce.

Oh, the thruppeny bit......... don't forget the silver 6d. As for the 10 bob note, definitely a birthday card present from the relatives. My dad used to refer to it as a $ this being when it was $2 to the £.
andya700 said:
Back in the early seventies, when I was at school, I always asked the bus conducter if he had any old pennies in the change. I ended up with most of my Victorian coin collection from him :) I also gained a 1723 halfpenny and 1806 penny.
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Ah! not that I did the same way of collecting but somewhere I have a bag full of pennies (I think with some ha'pennies and farthings). Can't recall my oldest coin but fairly sure none before 1810?

One of these days that bag will reappear and I can review them! I think there was in excess of £1 i.e. > 240 coins.
 
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Had to get a new phone and it came with a promotional offer of a free pair of live earbuds
I got the phone sorted, well it was easy once I got the 2 phones talking to each other :rolleyes:
just a matter of signing into various apps, it is getting easier these days.
Then thought, well I don't really use earbuds/headphones et, but as they are offering them
I'll sign up, someone might like them
That's, a couple of hours of my life I won't get back
First the place I bought them from was missing from, it appeared this morning so I tried again
Send a digital picture of the IMEI code sticker on the back of the phone !!!
That could be fun, I took one with my DSLR and macro lens but if you only have the phone :thinking:
Now got to wait and see if they are happy with the evidence that I have actually bought it, luckily the company included a PDF VAT receipt which they also wanted
 
Box Brownie said:
@Nod
You're nothing but a whipper snapper ;)

I could have a penny in my pocket and get 4 chews, typically 2 Blackjacks & 2 Fruit salads.

If short of money I could even get change and buy 2 or perhaps 3 ( the latter giving me a farthing in my pocket :)

PS as coins go the Farthing is still my favourite with the Wren on the reverse.
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4 a penny was well before decimalization day!

I'm too young to have used farthings but do have a small selection of them somewhere. Got a wired Haig bottle of silver tanners and shillings somewhere too.
 
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