Rant of the Day v2.

[G-CPTN]

I found sleep soon afterwards, but it was another deeply significant dream which kept me active throughout and now I have woken up exhausted.

I just want some quiet dream-less sleep.

[Pontius Navigator]

The main problem I had with the 1st vari-focals, was when I was driving, if I glanced at the instrument panel, it was out of focus.

My current ones believe have Canon lens.

Ian, that was the problem in a nutshell. I am used to 'casting my eyes' around rather than my head .

One job I had I needed wide reading vision up to about level of straight ahead. I had the glasses made with the reader portion like half-moon glasses and the upper with minor distant correction.

Worst bifocals I ever had were great for reading and great for watching TV at 12-15 feet. Beyond that everything was out of focus. I didn't even take them out of Specsavers.

[PHXPhlyer]

Hardest thing with vari or bi -focals is working where you need to see above your head and can't maneuver so you can close focus.
I have heard of pilots having a close focus placed at the top of lenses to be able to see switches on the overhead panel. I have encountered that issue several times requiring contortions in the seat to see properly.

PP

[Pontius Navigator]

PHC, trifocal, also a flip down reader.

I need to look up to check my boiler pressure. I keep an old pair of readers, by the boiler.

[ExSp33db1rd]

I have heard of pilots having a close focus placed at the top of lenses to be able to see switches on the overhead panel.

Yes, or turn regular ones upside down. Works OK I can assure you !

[OFSO]

TSOHost who bought Mr Site but then closed Mr Site down at the end of June with a month's warning to those of us who had our websites there, still billed me £66 for my website 2020-2021. On complaining, a gentleman with a very Russian for- and sur-name said it was an 'error' and the money will be refunded by the end of July. I wonder how many Mr Site users didn't spot this 'error' ?

[jimtherev]

TSOHost who bought Mr Site but then closed Mr Site down at the end of June with a month's warning to those of us who had our websites there, still billed me £66 for my website 2020-2021. On complaining, a gentleman with a very Russian for- and sur-name said it was an 'error' and the money will be refunded by the end of July. I wonder how many Mr Site users didn't spot this 'error' ?

Hmmmm, interesting. I'm still with TSOHost, and will scrutinise my bank statements for the next few. Nothing of what you've experienced yet

[OFSO]

Our website with TSHost died at midnight on the last day of June, as they promised it would. Unlike, as I said, my a/c in their billing dept...

[Ex-Ascot]

Jungle bunny noise again. Not had it for ages. Suspect fishermen are back now the lagoon has water.

[fin]

Local (Dixie) news website mentions school "Resource Officer". I represent myself as being reasonably well educated and of at least average intelligence, but I had NO effing idea at all what this was, unless it was someone charged with being sure the building had air, light, heat, books, pencils, desks etc.

It is a cop. This to me screams at the problem (not challenge, not issue) with modern 'education'. Titles are designed to conceal, not illuminate reality. A stupid, belligerent, disruptive, violent person has "special needs". Etc thru a very long list. I wonder (not enough to look it up) whether other parts of the world have armed individuals in schools with similar or different titles.

[Pontius Navigator]

Fin we had a janitor and groundsman. If you think about it, neither are actually self explanatory just historical we know one is an infrastructure manager and the other cuts grass.

[OFSO]

Monday night Mrs OFSO had knee pain, sat on terrace 3 am, saw FIVE meteorites.

Envy.

Tuesday night I sat up at 1 am, 3 am, 5 am, NONE !

[G-CPTN]

Monday night Mrs OFSO had knee pain, sat on terrace 3 am, saw FIVE meteorites.

Envy.

Tuesday night I sat up at 1 am, 3 am, 5 am, NONE !

Have you seen the comet yet?

[Boac]

Last night Iss, Starlink and an Iridium plus another polar satellite, all with a 10 minute gap. Trees in the way of sighting the Comet.

[llondel]

Monday night Mrs OFSO had knee pain, sat on terrace 3 am, saw FIVE meteorites.

Envy.

Tuesday night I sat up at 1 am, 3 am, 5 am, NONE !

Get her to kick you in the knee.

Of course, if she whacked you over the head with a frying pan then you might see stars.

[Wodrick]

Comet is higher and closer to the Plough than I thought so I'll look again. 'tis overcast at present though.

[Magnus]

OFSO, meteors or meteorites? The latter land, the former burn up. Great to see, either way.

[G-CPTN]

OFSO, meteors or meteorites? The latter land, the former burn up. Great to see, either way.

So it should have been the Gloster Meteorite?

[PHXPhlyer]

Only when on the ground!

PP

[Hydromet]

For as long as I can remember, my daily newspaper was delivered by the local newsagent. It was, in latter years enclosed in thin plastic wrap and in wet weather, the newsagent's unfailing aim would put it in a sheltered. It was probably the most reliable service around.
Early this year, the newspaper company decided to outsource the delivery of their paper. Delivery immediately became unreliable. Sometimes it didn't arrive, often it was late. Instead of arriving dry, it now comes in a leaky plastic bag, and half the time it is in the gutter, rather than on the path.
Yesterday, when I collected it, it was a soaked, unreadable pulp.
Enough! Having notified them, yet again, ineffectually, via their website, I decided that I'd take my complaints to the organ grinders, rather than some poor, under-payed monkey (I use the term figuratively and with no malice) who probably can't do anything anyway. I have written to both the Chairman (a former senior politician) and the CEO. We shall see what happens. Hopefully, the arse of the right person will be kicked.