He's been awol for quite some time.

On 31/03/17 18:24, bm wrote:
He's been awol for quite some time.


I hope he hasn't choked on his own bile...

Tony Sayer has contact details IIRC.


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On Friday, 31 March 2017 18:38:55 UTC+1, The Natural Philosopher wrote:
On 31/03/17 18:24, bm wrote:
He's been awol for quite some time.


I hope he hasn't choked on his own bile...

Tony Sayer has contact details IIRC.

Hopefully he's fine, just taking a break.


NT

Thank you all for your concern. Or rather some of you. ;-)

I was merely visiting my brother in Scotland for their golden wedding
celebrations which went on a bit.

I didn't take a laptop with me - merely my mobile phone - and have never
bothered trying to work out if I could read newsgroups with it - even if I
wanted to, which I didn't. ;-)

I could bore you about tales of watching the seals in the Ythan estuary,
the dolphins off Peterhead, having the very best fish and chips I have
ever tasted in Cullen for under a tenner in a restaurant, or driving the
Boxster hood down on some of the best driving roads in the UK during an
unseasonably fine spell of weather. But since this is a DIY group, won't.
A derelict fisherman's cottage in Gourdon which with the purchase of
additional land which would give a wonderful sea view was tempting,
though, and more on topic.

As it was said by someone, the reports of my demise were greatly
exaggerated. ;-)

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Dave Plowman (News) wrote:
Thank you all for your concern. Or rather some of you. ;-)

I was merely visiting my brother in Scotland for their golden wedding
celebrations which went on a bit.

I didn't take a laptop with me - merely my mobile phone - and have never
bothered trying to work out if I could read newsgroups with it - even if I
wanted to, which I didn't. ;-)

I could bore you about tales of watching the seals in the Ythan estuary,
the dolphins off Peterhead, having the very best fish and chips I have
ever tasted in Cullen for under a tenner in a restaurant, or driving the
Boxster hood down on some of the best driving roads in the UK during an
unseasonably fine spell of weather. But since this is a DIY group, won't.
A derelict fisherman's cottage in Gourdon which with the purchase of
additional land which would give a wonderful sea view was tempting,
though, and more on topic.

As it was said by someone, the reports of my demise were greatly
exaggerated. ;-)

Welcome back to - civilisation?? - Dave

Bob

On Tuesday, 4 April 2017 12:30:18 UTC+1, Dave Plowman (News) wrote:
Thank you all for your concern. Or rather some of you. ;-)

I was merely visiting my brother in Scotland for their golden wedding
celebrations which went on a bit.

I didn't take a laptop with me - merely my mobile phone - and have never
bothered trying to work out if I could read newsgroups with it - even if I
wanted to, which I didn't. ;-)

I could bore you about tales of watching the seals in the Ythan estuary,
the dolphins off Peterhead, having the very best fish and chips I have
ever tasted in Cullen for under a tenner in a restaurant, or driving the
Boxster hood down on some of the best driving roads in the UK during an
unseasonably fine spell of weather. But since this is a DIY group, won't.
A derelict fisherman's cottage in Gourdon which with the purchase of
additional land which would give a wonderful sea view was tempting,
though, and more on topic.

The weather is really crap in Scotland.
Don't even think about it.

In message ,
harry writes

The weather is really crap in Scotland.

********. It can be, yes, but generally isn't. I'm an Englishman who
has been in Aberdeenshire for 15 years, and love it here. Yes, can be
colder than England in Winter, but we don't get those horrible hot
steamy summer nights where sleep is almost impossible. Lovely morning
today. Some cloud, some blue bits, and the forecast is a couple of
degrees cooler than SE England.
--
Graeme

"Graeme" wrote in message
...
In message , harry
writes

The weather is really crap in Scotland.

********. It can be, yes, but generally isn't. I'm an Englishman who has
been in Aberdeenshire for 15 years, and love it here. Yes, can be colder
than England in Winter, but we don't get those horrible hot steamy summer
nights where sleep is almost impossible. Lovely morning today. Some
cloud, some blue bits, and the forecast is a couple of degrees cooler than
SE England.

I hear that they have mobile phone coverage in some places AND running water
too.

Graeme wrote:
In message ,
harry writes

The weather is really crap in Scotland.

********. It can be, yes, but generally isn't. I'm an Englishman who
has been in Aberdeenshire for 15 years, and love it here. Yes, can be
colder than England in Winter, but we don't get those horrible hot
steamy summer nights where sleep is almost impossible. Lovely morning
today. Some cloud, some blue bits, and the forecast is a couple of
degrees cooler than SE England.

When I went up to Scotland I did not own a raincoat, 4 years later I
owned 6! I found Scotland warmer than Norfolk or the rest of eastern
England. Fewer overnight frosts.

On 05/04/2017 07:49, Graeme wrote:
In message ,
harry writes

The weather is really crap in Scotland.

********. It can be, yes, but generally isn't. I'm an Englishman who
has been in Aberdeenshire for 15 years, and love it here. Yes, can be
colder than England in Winter, but we don't get those horrible hot
steamy summer nights where sleep is almost impossible. Lovely morning
today. Some cloud, some blue bits, and the forecast is a couple of
degrees cooler than SE England.

Try the west coast of Scotland then...

On 04/04/2017 12:20, Dave Plowman (News) wrote:
Thank you all for your concern. Or rather some of you. ;-)

I was merely visiting my brother in Scotland for their golden wedding
celebrations which went on a bit.

I hope it was few few too many drinks etc

--
Adam

On Tue, 04 Apr 2017 12:20:42 +0100, "Dave Plowman (News)"
wrote:

snip

... or driving the
Boxster hood down on some of the best driving roads in the UK

snip

+1

We have motorcycle - camped around Scotland and the roads (and views
from them) are pretty amazing (and quiet, dry and clear when we were
there).

We particularly liked the fact that most of the roads had been laid
and not immediately been dug up or otherwise mutilated to add / repair
services that lay underneath. So very few lumps and bumps or dangerous
(to a motorcycle), overbanding.

The only disadvantages up there (like when coming back from Thurso to
Dornoch late on a Sunday afternoon) are the lack of petrol stations
[1], especially open ones. Luckily, my BM has a fairly large tank
(larger than her XV 750 tank anyway) and I carried a short length of
syphon hose for such emergences. We were both running on fumes when we
did finally find the only open petrol station on the router, just as
it was about to close.

Oh, and the midges ... (but not so much on the East coast).

Great memories. ;-)

Cheers, T i m

[1] And cash points.

In message , T i m
writes

We particularly liked the fact that most of the roads had been laid
and not immediately been dug up or otherwise mutilated to add / repair
services that lay underneath.

That is because there aren't any :-)

Slightly more seriously, there really aren't many services below the
roads, at least outside the built up areas. We're 40+ miles inland, no
gas, overhead electricity and telephone, although underground fibre has
now reached us. Water and sewage are below ground of course, but all
the properties outside larger villages have private sewage disposal.
Our sewage goes to a treatment plant just outside the village. Not sure
where fresh water comes from.

The only disadvantages up there (like when coming back from Thurso to
Dornoch late on a Sunday afternoon) are the lack of petrol stations

Yes. Finding fuel can be a challenge outside towns or off primary
routes any day of the week.

Oh, and the midges ... (but not so much on the East coast).

Yes, we have never had a midge problem this side of the Cairngorms.
--
Graeme

On Thursday, 6 April 2017 10:55:00 UTC+1, Graeme wrote:
Our sewage goes to a treatment plant just outside the village. Not sure
where fresh water comes from.

A treatment plant just outside the village :-)

Owain

On Thu, 6 Apr 2017 10:46:13 +0100, Graeme
wrote:

In message , T i m
writes

We particularly liked the fact that most of the roads had been laid
and not immediately been dug up or otherwise mutilated to add / repair
services that lay underneath.

That is because there aren't any :-)

;-)

Slightly more seriously, there really aren't many services below the
roads, at least outside the built up areas. We're 40+ miles inland, no
gas, overhead electricity and telephone, although underground fibre has
now reached us. Water and sewage are below ground of course, but all
the properties outside larger villages have private sewage disposal.

The things us 'townies' take for granted eh.

Our sewage goes to a treatment plant just outside the village. Not sure
where fresh water comes from.

Probably the same place. ;-(


The only disadvantages up there (like when coming back from Thurso to
Dornoch late on a Sunday afternoon) are the lack of petrol stations

Yes. Finding fuel can be a challenge outside towns or off primary
routes any day of the week.

After that we upgraded the GPS with one with POI and so had we been in
the same situation again we would have just entered Nearest Fuel and
gone to that, whatever direction it was in!

Oh, and the midges ... (but not so much on the East coast).

Yes, we have never had a midge problem this side of the Cairngorms.

Yeah, that seems to be the way it works.

With a motorcycle tank that only holds ~2 gallons on main and a 1/2
gallon on reserve and even with it doing ~50 mpg means you only have
~25 miles if you wait till you go on reserve. Even if you set the trip
on fill up and keep an eye on it it's still sometimes difficult to
pre-plan where the next / last fill up should be (in places like the
North of Scotland even). ;-)

My bike has a 5 gallon tank and also does ~50 mpg so has the option of
bigger hops between fill ups.

Thurso to Dornoch is around 70 miles and with little (along the A9) in
between.

Lovely on a sunny day and with a full tank of fuel but not so nice at
dusk and on empty. Whilst we did learn from that, it's not really an
issue anywhere else in the UK (that we have found so far anyway).

Cheers, T i m

Dave Plowman (News) wrote:
Thank you all for your concern. Or rather some of you. ;-)

I was merely visiting my brother in Scotland for their golden wedding
celebrations which went on a bit.

I didn't take a laptop with me - merely my mobile phone - and have never
bothered trying to work out if I could read newsgroups with it - even if I
wanted to, which I didn't. ;-)

I could bore you about tales of watching the seals in the Ythan estuary,

Taken a couple of weeks ago. Thousands of seals.

https://www.dropbox.com/s/lq9k1xqco1...than.jpeg?dl=0

Tim


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On Tue, 04 Apr 2017 12:20:42 +0100, Dave Plowman (News) wrote:

Thank you all for your concern. Or rather some of you. ;-)

At least they noticed, Dave.

No comment (that I've seen) when I "disappeared" July/August last
year.

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Cheers
Dave.

On Fri, 07 Apr 2017 09:00:18 +0100 (BST), "Dave Liquorice"
wrote:

On Tue, 04 Apr 2017 12:20:42 +0100, Dave Plowman (News) wrote:

Thank you all for your concern. Or rather some of you. ;-)

At least they noticed, Dave.

No comment (that I've seen) when I "disappeared" July/August last
year.
Speaking of people who have disappeared the Medway Handyman seems to
have stopped posting, perhaps smoking has caught up with him or maybe
he gave it up and feeling healthier has purchased a bicycle and gone
on a long cycle tour.

G.Harman

In article ,
Tim Streater wrote:
In article , Dave Plowman (News)
wrote:

Thank you all for your concern. Or rather some of you. ;-)

I was merely visiting my brother in Scotland for their golden wedding
celebrations which went on a bit.

I didn't take a laptop with me - merely my mobile phone - and have never
bothered trying to work out if I could read newsgroups with it - even if I
wanted to, which I didn't. ;-)

Quite right too and welcome back.

Was interesting to hear the opinions of so many of my relatives and
friends of my brother and SIL. Ranging in age from 3-94. The 94 year old
having driven over from Belgium specially for the do. ;-)

Not one was in favour of Brexit. No support for Nicola either.

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Dave Plowman London SW
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On 04/04/17 16:55, Tim Streater wrote:
In article , Dave Plowman (News)
wrote:

In article ,
Tim Streater wrote:
In article , Dave Plowman (News)
wrote:

Thank you all for your concern. Or rather some of you. ;-)

I was merely visiting my brother in Scotland for their golden wedding
celebrations which went on a bit.

I didn't take a laptop with me - merely my mobile phone - and have
never
bothered trying to work out if I could read newsgroups with it -
even if I
wanted to, which I didn't. ;-)

Quite right too and welcome back.

Was interesting to hear the opinions of so many of my relatives and
friends of my brother and SIL. Ranging in age from 3-94. The 94 year old
having driven over from Belgium specially for the do. ;-)

Not one was in favour of Brexit. No support for Nicola either.

Well there's nowt as queer as folk.

Clan plow**** is Little Socialist to the last eh?


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bm wrote:
He's been awol for quite some time.


Probably on holiday. Be thankful for small mercies!

Capitol Wrote in message:
bm wrote:
He's been awol for quite some time.


Probably on holiday. Be thankful for small mercies!


France?
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In message , jim
writes
Capitol Wrote in message:
bm wrote:
He's been awol for quite some time.


Probably on holiday. Be thankful for small mercies!


France?

There ought to be some mechanism put in place to determine if a regular
poster has dropped off his perch.

I have no idea how this might be achieved. My wife has no understanding
of news feeds or access to my passwords.

--
Tim Lamb

In message , Tim Lamb
writes

I have no idea how this might be achieved. My wife has no understanding
of news feeds or access to my passwords.

I too hope Dave is OK, but, picking up on Tim's comment above, I guess
that is the situation for most of us. OK, we will not be here to worry
about it, but it isn't just the sudden loss of contact, but all the
other online stuff. I 'know' a bloke online only, and have an order on
the way. When it gets here, I will read the postage cost, add the cost
of goods, and send him a cheque. May be slightly awkward if I fall off
my perch within the next few days. I also have stuff en route from
Amazon, eBay and elsewhere, although that has all been paid for.

Not just Usenet. Various forums and groups. Membership of clubs.
Magazine subscriptions. Quite apart from the usual bank accounts etc.

We should all write comprehensive notes before it is too late. Yeah
right.
--
Graeme

On Saturday, 1 April 2017 09:39:26 UTC+1, Graeme wrote:
I too hope Dave is OK, but, picking up on Tim's comment above, I guess
that is the situation for most of us. ...
We should all write comprehensive notes before it is too late. Yeah
right.

I do have a list of almost all my online accounts with login details etc in the Important Papers box ... but will have to check if Usenet / Googlegroups is on it.

Whether anyone will know what to do with them, or care enough, is another matter but I'm not worrying about that. With no family left, I expect the Council will bury me when the time comes.

Owain

In message , Graeme
writes
In message , Tim Lamb
writes

I have no idea how this might be achieved. My wife has no
understanding of news feeds or access to my passwords.

I too hope Dave is OK, but, picking up on Tim's comment above, I guess
that is the situation for most of us. OK, we will not be here to worry
about it, but it isn't just the sudden loss of contact, but all the
other online stuff. I 'know' a bloke online only, and have an order on
the way. When it gets here, I will read the postage cost, add the cost
of goods, and send him a cheque. May be slightly awkward if I fall off
my perch within the next few days. I also have stuff en route from
Amazon, eBay and elsewhere, although that has all been paid for.

Not just Usenet. Various forums and groups. Membership of clubs.
Magazine subscriptions. Quite apart from the usual bank accounts etc.

We should all write comprehensive notes before it is too late. Yeah
right.

I suppose a note attached to the will file we all keep:-)

Maybe a buddy system where one other poster has contact details?

I'd be concerned to return from holiday and read a requiem on he-)

--
Tim Lamb

On 01/04/2017 09:10, Tim Lamb wrote:
In message , jim
writes
Capitol Wrote in message:
bm wrote:
He's been awol for quite some time.


Probably on holiday. Be thankful for small mercies!


France?

There ought to be some mechanism put in place to determine if a regular
poster has dropped off his perch.

I have no idea how this might be achieved. My wife has no understanding
of news feeds or access to my passwords.


I have written instructions (along with some other instructions) that
would notify this newsgroup should I die.



--
Adam

On 01/04/2017 15:52, ARW wrote:
On 01/04/2017 09:10, Tim Lamb wrote:
In message , jim
writes
Capitol Wrote in message:
bm wrote:
He's been awol for quite some time.


Probably on holiday. Be thankful for small mercies!


France?

There ought to be some mechanism put in place to determine if a regular
poster has dropped off his perch.

I have no idea how this might be achieved. My wife has no understanding
of news feeds or access to my passwords.


I have written instructions (along with some other instructions) that
would notify this newsgroup should I die.

You mean you might not (die, that is)? Share the secret please!

--
F

On Sat, 1 Apr 2017 15:52:49 +0100, ARW
wrote:

On 01/04/2017 09:10, Tim Lamb wrote:
In message , jim
writes
Capitol Wrote in message:
bm wrote:
He's been awol for quite some time.


Probably on holiday. Be thankful for small mercies!


France?

There ought to be some mechanism put in place to determine if a regular
poster has dropped off his perch.

I have no idea how this might be achieved. My wife has no understanding
of news feeds or access to my passwords.


I have written instructions (along with some other instructions) that
would notify this newsgroup should I die.

I bags your cordless drill then.
--

Graham.
%Profound_observation%

On Friday, 31 March 2017 18:24:49 UTC+1, bm wrote:
He's been awol for quite some time.

Drivel disappeared too.

On Fri, 31 Mar 2017 18:24:46 +0100, "bm" wrote:

He's been awol for quite some time.


Just over a week.

https://groups.google.com/d/msg/uk.d...o/83b-LwlyBQAJ

I don't think we should scramble search & rescue just yet.

--

Graham.
%Profound_observation%

Graham. wrote
bm wrote

He's been awol for quite some time.

Just over a week.

https://groups.google.com/d/msg/uk.d...o/83b-LwlyBQAJ

I don't think we should scramble search & rescue just yet.

Could get a bit smelly if you wait too long...