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  1. richardinwales

    Weather : Thunderstorms

    My nan was the same, terrified of thunder and lightening. When I was about 12 I found her in the garden smoking and she made me promise not to tell anyone because they had no idea she smoked. Of course years later I found out everyone in the family new she smoked, she'd been nicking granddads...
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    Birmingham Nightclubs of the Past - Memories

    Anybody remember the Oxford Club in Moseley? Opened in the afternoon and shut whenever...early hours usually. The Odd Spot was another mainly afternoon club and there was another which I can't remember the name of and Daddy Long Legs was dubious place to drink.
  3. richardinwales

    Then & Now

    Some nice arial photos of old brum here https://www.britainfromabove.org.uk/en/search?keywords=birmingham&country=global&year=all Its a great site for looking around the UK in the 1920s
  4. richardinwales

    Radio

    Thats a great website, the audio and visual stuff there is fantastic and I've spent many an hour there plus its copyright free so no worries downloading.
  5. richardinwales

    Computer help

    Guce is owned by yahoo/AOL. I would say to the OP to create a new email account, Gmail is as good as any and its easy to use the account on a computer or phone.
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    Windows 10

    A few years ago, two nephews working in graphic design went into work and shock horror........they were getting rid of Apple machines and switching to PCs; there was a meltdown, "You can't do that" etc but in no time at all it all calmed down when they actually used the PCs. Bottom line is use...
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    Windows 10

    Apple make good machines but grossly overpriced and limited software compared to a PC platform IMO. Lot of fear about being spied on but obviously 'they' are not spying on the real you, just collecting data on shops visited, sites visited etc. If people want privacy then smash your router and...
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    Windows 10

    I've got an old laptop running ham radio software through XP and only retired it because the screen was failing. Thats all that machine had to do and it worked. Lot of people spend hundreds of pounds on a laptop and really just do a bit of social media/email/youtube on them, pointless upgrade...
  9. richardinwales

    Windows 10

    And some folk will still be running it in 2035.
  10. richardinwales

    Windows 10

    I've been an 'Insider' for a long time now (stand alone machine/different MS account). I'll let the dust settle before upgrading main machines but at present W10 works so well I don't feel a real need to upgrade. I rolled back from W8.1 to W7 and waited for W10.
  11. richardinwales

    Windows 10

    I appreciate your concern but I'll pop a clean SSD into a spare PC base unit and install on that, no access to the home router or NAS and I'll hook it up to 4G just for net access if needed to take a look so no security risks at all there and I'm just curious to take a peek; I certainly won't...
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    Windows 10

    A Windows 11 .ISO image was 'leaked' and its on all the torrent sites to download, when I get the chance I'll install it on a spare PC or via VM to take a look. I'm in no rush to upgrade, I've W10 running very happily and trouble free on multiple machines at home so as the old saying goes "If...
  13. richardinwales

    What do you watch on tv nowadays ?

    I like a simple life, shed, radio, computer, and a paraffin stove thats older than me...I'm happy :)
  14. richardinwales

    What do you watch on tv nowadays ?

    Brooky!!! while the wife will be happy I thank the Lord for my radio shack ;) I like BritBox, started off as a bit of a slow burner but its getting better all the time. There is a free channel full of all sorts of junk and tat but you find some shows tucked away worth looking at and remember...
  15. richardinwales

    MY FIRST/SECOND GRANDCHILD

    Thank you Lyn.
  16. richardinwales

    MY FIRST/SECOND GRANDCHILD

    I was on night shift at the same hospital my daughter was in when she went into labour and after several calls the midwife put her foot down and said "stop phoning Richard, I'll call you if things change" LOL. He was born at 06:50, I gave the quickest handover report I could and was holding him...
  17. richardinwales

    Barlows of Birmingham

    Its not the van, it was a Mini car, sorry mate. Did you know Dave Evans he worked on intercom installations IIRC.
  18. richardinwales

    Uniform c1915

    Add a bit of colour to the photo
  19. richardinwales

    Barlows of Birmingham

    Fred also wrote a book https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1107419.Mental_Prodigies One last photo for you.
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