Pedants' Paradise

[french frank]

From the blurb for tonight's concert

Here the solo violin represents Scheherezade himself,

AI not programmed to identify the name.

[Serial_Apologist]

From the blurb for tonight's concert

Probably mixed up with Lucozade.

[oddoneout]

From the blurb for tonight's concert

Here the solo violin represents Scheherezade himself,

[french frank]

You've been lost in the fog erecting those plastic sheets.

I didn't need to do it myself - the laurel trees have been doing it naturally on their own.

The Reply Window has always been at the bottom on my iPad, and the reply stays there after having been posted until you refresh the page (at least in the view settings I use).

Correct. Until I did a bit of zooming out, the blue Post Reply button was on the left at the top. Click on it and the software scrolled down automatically to the reply window. But after zooming out on a different website the Post Reply button moved over to the right which confused me so I scrolled down manually to the bottom of the page to find the window. First: what's changed? Second: why? Third: Solution - all back to normal

[Pulcinella]

Just reading my Guardian newsletter. There's a story about 'cloud milking', a zero-energy method of keeping newly planted forests watered:

"It started in the Canary Islands, and mimics the way laurel trees capture water droplets from fog by using sheets of plastic mesh erected in the path of the wind."

Is it just me?

Why has the Reply Window gone down to the bottom of the page? What did I do? Oh, I think I may have zoomed out too far.

You've been lost in the fog erecting those plastic sheets.
The Reply Window has always been at the bottom on my iPad, and the reply stays there after having been posted until you refresh the page (at least in the view settings I use).

[french frank]

Just reading my Guardian newsletter. There's a story about 'cloud milking', a zero-energy method of keeping newly planted forests watered:

"It started in the Canary Islands, and mimics the way laurel trees capture water droplets from fog by using sheets of plastic mesh erected in the path of the wind."

Is it just me?

Why has the Reply Window gone down to the bottom of the page? What did I do? Oh, I think I may have zoomed out too far.

[Old Grumpy]

Reminds me of the sign to the left of the pre-dual carriagewayed A1 heading north, just after leaving Bawtry:

SLOW CHILDREN CROSSING

"Good to know we're now in Yorkshire" - said Dad!

Interesting history, Bawtry. Apparently it was in Nottinghamshire, then pre-Norman Conquest became part of the West Riding...

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bawtry

[oddoneout]

I discovered recently that EWM have a store in Northallerton - I thought EWM went under years ago.

They went into administration along with Pondens, Peacocks and Bon Marche, but have all come out the other side now over a period of time. EWM is opening a new store in Chesterfield.
The improved fortunes have been welcomed in my home town where half the space in the then-new shopping centre was occupied by those stores. When it all went pear-shaped EWM stayed open but the 3 other stores all closed. Pondens didn't return but Peacocks and recently BM have now opened again.

[oddoneout]

Reminds me of the sign to the left of the pre-dual carriagewayed A1 heading north, just after leaving Bawtry:

SLOW CHILDREN CROSSING

"Good to know we're now in Yorkshire" - said Dad!

And, while we're at it, why is it so many TV ads nowadays end with "Always keep away from children"?

To stop them doing their own laundry?
My father would be happy though that his sentiments are now part of an advertising push - NSPCC was prevention rather than protection.
The real reason though is that the current washing product fad is jelly capsules which risk being confused with sweets by small children, with undesirable results.

[Old Grumpy]

And, while we're at it, why is it so many TV ads nowadays end with "Always keep away from children"?

Always good advice at Halloween!

[Serial_Apologist]

I have passed this notice regularly for some years . . . musing as I go:

Drivers Beware

Children Crossing

Reminds me of the sign to the left of the pre-dual carriagewayed A1 heading north, just after leaving Bawtry:

SLOW CHILDREN CROSSING

"Good to know we're now in Yorkshire" - said Dad!

And, while we're at it, why is it so many TV ads nowadays end with "Always keep away from children"?

[Old Grumpy]

There's still a Santander in Crewe and I saw one in Hereford today, and even an Edinburgh Woollen Mill though the HMV shop closed some time ago.

I discovered recently that EWM have a store in Northallerton - I thought EWM went under years ago.

[Padraig]

One reads quickly without always considering context - or even obvious meaning - if sentence structure is ambiguous.

I have passed this notice regularly for some years . . . musing as I go:

Drivers Beware

Children Crossing

[smittims]

I think that's what they wanted me to think.

Funny there was no free wine and cheese in 2008...

[vinteuil]

Many years ago ,when stocks and equities were undergoing a periodic boom ,my bank invited me to drop in on my way home from work for a cheese and wine event I was given one small glass of wine (no seconds) and one piece of bread and cheese . somehow, I sensed the boom wasn't going to last.

... surely you should have been happy that the Bank was spending its time and money investing your funds wisely and well, rather than profligately spending its efforts on further wine and nibbles?

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