Stormy Weather

[teamsaint]

been to Cornwall today. Bit dull but Ok there. Still nice here.

Bloody Glasto traffic everywhere. Young people enjoying themselves. Mumble Grumble.

And I don@t want to hear ANY talk of poor weather untill September Please.

Talking of the THames, is the river bus thing down to Hampton worth doing ?

[Nick Armstrong]

I practically had the Moor to myself (unless everyone else was crowded round the Cup & Ring stones!)

You didn't find an old bottle of 1970s aftershave in a cupboard, did you?

(I found a 1970s Xmas pressie bottle of Brut 33 not long ago, with some liquid still in it and, amazingly, liquid - and the pong still as powerful!! )

Bloody Glasto traffic everywhere. Young people enjoying themselves. Mumble Grumble.

Home to yet another batch of letters of red-taped insensitive incompetence from my energy providers and the PO. I got so fed up I switched my suppliers, so now I'm worried that I won't have any gas or electricity over the Winter!

[ferneyhoughgeliebte]

You didn't find an old bottle of 1970s aftershave in a cupboard, did you?

- I's been a-courtin' Mary Jane, tha knows!

(I found a 1970s Xmas pressie bottle of Brut 33 not long ago, with some liquid still in it and, amazingly, liquid - and the pong still as powerful!! )

If it was good enough for Henry Cooper ... (maybe he should have splashed it all over when he fighting Cassius Clay - he wouldn't've got up then!)
Even worse was "High Karate". Boy! Was it "High"! (If Christine Battersley had ever let me talk to her again, I'd've apologised.)

[greenilex]

My youngest and his family were on the Glasto coach yesterday. I can imagine locals must be fed up.

Do we think the mud will be deep enough to engulf them all?

But I expect granddaughter (2 and a half) will have fun in her wellies.

[BBMmk2]

I do pity the locals. We have The south of England Show here, and the traffic from that is awful! Can sympathise!!

Weather a lot better today. More hospitable methinks! :)

[Nick Armstrong]

- I's been a-courtin' Mary Jane, tha knows!


If it was good enough for Henry Cooper ... (maybe he should have splashed it all over when he fighting Cassius Clay - he wouldn't've got up then!)
Even worse was "High Karate". Boy! Was it "High"! (If Christine Battersley had ever let me talk to her again, I'd've apologised.)

It was in fact "Hai"... http://www.stuffwelove.co.uk/images/hai%20karate.jpg Not that Christine would have cared, I imagine!

We never bought the cod-Far Eastern schtick.

For some reason, Brut 33 gained more traction in Christmas shopping down our way....

[antongould]

It has just started to rain here in the Pennines, after a warm, slightly overcast day with a gentle breeze and frequent patches of sunshine. Perfect walking weather, so I spent three hours on Ilkley Moor (carrying, but not wearing my hat, which counts as "baht" as far as I'm concerned). I was hoping to get to see the Cup and Ring stones, but couldn't find them, which was disappointing, but a really good walk - I practically had the Moor to myself (unless everyone else was crowded round the Cup & Ring stones!) and there are some glorious views.

Home to yet another batch of letters of red-taped insensitive incompetence from my energy providers and the PO. I got so fed up I switched my suppliers, so now I'm worried that I won't have any gas or electricity over the Winter!

You should have stuck with Spenny Moor if it was crowds you were after.

Having spent my life working in the energy industry and watching it implode ......fear not you will have your supplies but you could join the ever growing number who do not pay for same......

[ferneyhoughgeliebte]

You should have stuck with Spenny Moor if it was crowds you were after.

IIRC - it was the crowds who were after me!

Having spent my life working in the energy industry and watching it implode ......fear not you will have your supplies but you could join the ever growing number who do not pay for same......

Well, that's got my curiosity in gear! Pray, sir; tell more ...

[teamsaint]

IIRC - it was the crowds who were after me!


Well, that's got my curiosity in gear! Pray, sir; tell more ...

Where do we sign for that scheme?

[Serial_Apologist]

Boy - the air don't arf smell good from rain that's been falling here for the last couple of hours! I've flung all my windows open to partake of the aroma.

Tomorrow's going to be fun - shopping day - dodging the predicted storms!

[antongould]

Where do we sign for that scheme?

You just change supplier, as ferney has done, conversely to one of the worst suppliers and chances are they will lose you in the mass of their broken records and may possibly eventually find you after such a time has elapsed that they cannot "by the rules" bill you for the full period....

[Petrushka]

You just change supplier, as ferney has done, conversely to one of the worst suppliers and chances are they will lose you in the mass of their broken records and may possibly eventually find you after such a time has elapsed that they cannot "by the rules" bill you for the full period....

I know someone who claims never to have been billed for any energy use since changing supplier. I doubted this but seems it could have been right. I just wonder who the 'worst suppliers' might be as there seems to be no shortage of likely candidates, just need to pick the worst of the worst.

[antongould]

No shortage at all - ofgem has just taken action against npower who it, rightly IMHO, sees as the worst,,,,,

[ferneyhoughgeliebte]

No shortage at all - ofgem has just taken action against npower who it, rightly IMHO, sees as the worst,,,,,

My "HO", too, although the language they've inspired in me recently couldn't really be classed as "H"!

It would be interesting to see how NPower would cope with somebody who changed their supplier from NPower to NPower, but if my "correspondence" with them over the past two months is anything to go by, I'd probably end up getting the bills of all the people who haven't been charged!


Back OT - raining this morning; the first prolonged downpour in about a fortnight.

[BBMmk2]

A few minutes ago, just one clap of thunder! What a dismal performance!!