Random musings and general banter.

[Jazzydrury]

Watches I barely know how to use my Apple Watch lol

 

[Duke of Cheese]

That South African woman remains completely unwatchable - even with sound off.

 

[Muttley]

Happy New Year from me too! The watch stuff is totally over my head but I only buy cheap and cheerful fashion watches (not from here) so don't have to worry about their claims.

Thanks for the laughs everyone and here's hoping for more fun in 2024.

 

[Dr Quincy MkII]

Somebody just texted in asking Peter about larry Grayson (not me) and he said he worked with him many times. (and then stole his act )

 

[Dr Quincy MkII]

Happy New year to everyone. I was a member of this forum many years ago and lost my log in details so setting up a Mk II account has been fun getting back into it all.

 

[Hammy60]

I'm one of Peter's & Ideal World's favourite texters, i'm looking forward to see what mysterious products i'll be purchasing from them in 2024.

Happy & Prosperous New Year everyone.

Thought i would paste a New Year message with some of my recent purchases from IW.

 

[postmanpat68]

Old Simon's off again claiming to have been in the tv business for 60+ years according to his Wiki hes only 62, and he has worked with nearly everybody.
Hammy has also texted in about the alexander brothers duo who he has also worked with in Ayr.

 

[Hammy60]

Old Simon's off again claiming to have been in the tv business for 60+ years according to his Wiki hes only 62, and he has worked with nearly everybody.
Hammy has also texted in about the alexander brothers duo who he has also worked with in Ayr.

He asked about the hogmanay show on STV as well and if i will be watching, which is a big fat no, why the hell would i be watching Lorraine Kelly let alone STV. Think the last Hogmanay show i watch was in the days of Grampian TV before STV took it over. Really have no interest in anything STV do.

Also really not into the Alexander Brothers, remember when i was a kid it was more Andy Stewart and Calum Kennedy that would be playing on hogmanay.

 

[postmanpat68]

I'm thinking he's telling a few porkies again, along with he's worked with Mike Reid at the Lakeside probably sweeping up after him and I've been selling watches on tv for well past 30 years .

 

[Jazzydrury]

If you want to see Den for the final time in 2023 she is currently on Create and Craft LOL

 

[Duke of Cheese]

That suggests she will still be there to endure on screen in 2024.

 

[Keep Going]

From new to year, from day to month, from week to month, from hour to day, right.......forgive me.....Martin is in......curry sauce.......just av a buy, I'd.......right.......ok right.......shower.........from 2021 to 22 from 22 to 2023......Id like to wish all posters on the forum a healthy, safe and peaceful 2028 (all seriousness best wishes and best health for 2024 folks, take care)

 

[stratobuddy]

They did an interesting experiment with time today on Radio 4.

They had someone out in the street listening to Big Ben chime, and also listening to an FM radio at the same time, and the radio chime came slightly before they heard it "live" in the street.

But this will not work with DAB radio, nor streaming radio (which could be minutes behind).

So if you want to set you watch very accurately, listen to the pips on FM radio,

 

[Professor Branestawm]

They did an interesting experiment with time today on Radio 4.

They had someone out in the street listening to Big Ben chime, and also listening to an FM radio at the same time, and the radio chime came slightly before they heard it "live" in the street.

But this will not work with DAB radio, nor streaming radio (which could be minutes behind).

So if you want to set you watch very accurately, listen to the pips on FM radio,

There’s a good website called TimeIs as well, if anyone prefers to use the web. That’s linked to the atomic clock - I generally use it to set customers watches before I return them.

Happy New Year to everyone here.
Its a family more than a forum, I think.

 

[stratobuddy]

I've been looking at that site, but I can't figure out how the time can be accurate when it gets to us.

Surely it will depend on the speed of the internet connection, and whether the PC is wired up to the router or uses wi-fi, and the decoding time in the router, and even the speed of the PC????

I fooled my OH once as she was streaming a quiz over the internet, and I was listening on a radio. I heard the answer to every question before she had even heard the question (I could hear both but she couldn't) so as soon as the Q was asked on her device, I shouted out the answer (I was in a different room). She was most impressed until I admitted what I was doing.

 

[Muttley]

I'm thinking he's telling a few porkies again, along with he's worked with Mike Reid at the Lakeside probably sweeping up after him and I've been selling watches on tv for well past 30 years .

He can't decide whether he was a celeb (working with Mike Reid and Larry Grayson) or working on shopping telly for 30 years selling watches.

 

[Jazzydrury]

I guess at 10pm Peter will be going home, to get into bed with his cocoa

 

[Jazzydrury]

Do u mean Mike Reid as in PAT, or Mike Reid as Radio 1 DJ

 

[Jazzydrury]

Gammon may have to be delayed till tomorrow

 

[Jazzydrury]

He just said he’s going to be in at 10am, so he’s going to be put in a cardboard box, and watered