The Children's Off Topic Thread

[qbman1]

You've got it - seek everyone's opinion and then do exactly what you were going to do in the first place anyway

[Stephen]

I'll second that

[Mervyn and Trish]

So we're agreed then.

[Stephen]

Well you and I are, not sure about the rest.

What was the question again

[Manoverboard]

Would you like me to change the Topic Title from ' Children etc ' to ...

" The On Topic or Off Topic ... Topic "

or .... would you much prefer that I left it alone ?

Remember

[Happydays]

something about committees I think but don't hold me to that!!

[Stephen]

I think it should be called 'The Wheeltappers and Shunters Social Club' Committee.

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[towny44]

I reckon "The Totally Committed Thread", which we all ought to be really."

[Mervyn and Trish]

Or "The truly excellent thread"

[towny44]

Or "The truly excellent thread"

If you're wanting an Oscar nomination for director, you're on the wrong forum.

[Mervyn and Trish]

I sometimes think I'm on the wrong forum anyway! Other days I have no idea where I am at all.

[Stephen]

I sometimes think I'm on the wrong forum anyway! Other days I have no idea where I am at all.

Are you microchipped

[qbman1]

....and neutered

[qbman1]

Would you like me to change the Topic Title from ' Children etc ' to ...

" The On Topic or Off Topic ... Topic "

or .... would you much prefer that I left it alone ?

Remember

It could be "The On/Off Topic Topic"

[qbman1]

Would you like me to change the Topic Title from ' Children etc ' to ...

" The On Topic or Off Topic ... Topic "

or .... would you much prefer that I left it alone ?

Remember

Stop whingeing - we're simply obeying the rules and straying off-topic !

[Mervyn and Trish]

Had a smart meter fitted today. House not blown up yet

[Stephen]

Had a smart meter fitted today. House not blown up yet

Good luck with that Merv

http://www.itv.com/news/2017-02-02/smar ... d-to-know/

[Manoverboard]

I guess you have positioned your chair right next to it and will therefore race up n down n round n round to see who is wasting the electricity ...

[Stephen]

I guess you have positioned your chair right next to it and will therefore race up n down n round n round to see who is wasting the electricity ...

[Mervyn and Trish]

At the moment it claims our annual bill will be £34.60. I'll go with that!

[Stephen]

At the moment it claims our annual bill will be £34.60. I'll go with that!

....and the moon is in Uranus

[towny44]

The problem is many customers will believe their summer readings, but once winter kicks in then the complaints will escalate.

[Mervyn and Trish]

Yes it can give a rosy picture if you don't understand its limitations.

The worst thing about having it fitted was the relatively limited knowledge on the gas aspect of the fitter, who was originally trained as an electrician. Before he fitted the meters he had to check our appliances. He took one look at our gas flue and said "that's too close to an opening window, I might have to cap your gas off".

After a bit of debate, in which I indicated that would not be an acceptable outcome of the day, he added "it would be okay if it was a combi."

I asked what difference that would make. He said "because they're fan assisted". I then pointed out that although our boiler wasn't a combi it was indeed fan assisted. "Oh is it", he said. "In that case it's okay".

Had I not asked the "what difference would that make" question we might have been having a very different conversation this morning!

BTW my estimated annual consumption has now gone up to £37.40. I may have to turn this PC off sharpish.

[Stephen]

I'd be more concerned about cutting down kettle use

Someone told me once that if you leave you TV on standby all the time it uses as much power as if it was on. How much truth there is in that I don't know.

[towny44]

I'd be more concerned about cutting down kettle use

Someone told me once that if you leave you TV on standby all the time it uses as much power as if it was on. How much truth there is in that I don't know.

Merv, will be checking out all these issues and letting us know the facts or fiction.