Well, I have even taken myself by surprise today. I suddenly decided needed to change my template yet again as the one I have now doesn't seem to be very stable, although I do like it. So, during a quiet spell at work, I browsed through a few other providers and decided I liked Xanga. To cut a long story short, I have spent the evening setting up my new blog here.
For now, I'll keep both of them up till I've had time to customise the new one and get used to how it works. Now, I'm too tired to do any more, so I'm going to bed! Good night one and all!
A blog with a mind of its own
Although my blog is displaying perfectly normally on my computer, it has suddenly gone haywire on Keith's - the posts have disappeared and the whole screen is taken up with the sidebar. Also, one of my friends who reads it regularly has complained that, on his computer, the post overlaps the sidebar, which it never did when I had the old template. I am wondering if it is because of something I am doing or because it is not one of Blogger's own templates. If anyone else is having difficulty with it or can shed light on the problem, I'd be grateful if they would let me know.
I only hope I don't have to change it all again - another 6 hours or steep learning curve!!! :(
I only hope I don't have to change it all again - another 6 hours or steep learning curve!!! :(
More fun and games
Today brought another dialogue with our favourite furniture shop. Once again, having been promised a phone call, I had to ring them, to be told that we were still no further forward, upon which I again mentioned the magic word "refund". The reaction to this was a promise that someone higher up would ring me shortly and Lesley, the lady I was speaking to, ensured that she had my mobile and work phone numbers. A little later, I did indeed get another phone call - from the warehouse, informing me that our furniture could be delivered on October 14th. This person had no knowledge of, and less interest in, all that had gone before. (A mental picture of her sitting there yawning and filing her nails arose in my mind.) To cut a long story short, the choice was between 14th and 20th, on both of which we can only take delivery in the morning but not the afternoon. She promised a text message 2 days beforehand (again) to inform me of the time and said that, if it was not convenient, I could ring the warehouse and change it.
"And who shall I ask for?" I asked. "Oh, not me, I won't be here. I'm only temporary," was the reply.
Arriving home after work, there was a message on the answerphone. You've got it - Jenny, boss lady at the furniture shop, ringing to tell me that all the stops were being pulled out to find our furniture, they even had one of the directors on the case and she would ring me again tomorrow to let me know if any developments.
Two things sprang to mind:
a) The shop had my mobile and work number as I was not at home, but of course, they had to use our home number.
b) Where have all these emails gone that were supposedly flying between the shop and the warehouse and WHY does NOBODY seem to have read them????
So now we have the shop trying to track down some furniture which has disappeared and at the same time, a warehouse trying to deliver it!
Confused? You will be!!!
"And who shall I ask for?" I asked. "Oh, not me, I won't be here. I'm only temporary," was the reply.
Arriving home after work, there was a message on the answerphone. You've got it - Jenny, boss lady at the furniture shop, ringing to tell me that all the stops were being pulled out to find our furniture, they even had one of the directors on the case and she would ring me again tomorrow to let me know if any developments.
Two things sprang to mind:
a) The shop had my mobile and work number as I was not at home, but of course, they had to use our home number.
b) Where have all these emails gone that were supposedly flying between the shop and the warehouse and WHY does NOBODY seem to have read them????
So now we have the shop trying to track down some furniture which has disappeared and at the same time, a warehouse trying to deliver it!
Confused? You will be!!!
What's in a name?
I have just discovered a weird and wonderful site as I cruised around the ether here. It's called the Cheeky Squirrel Network and while I was having a quick glance around, I found this little item which is supposed to tell you your squirrel name based on your real name. Never one to turn down a challenge, I typed in my name and this was the result:
Jenny from this day forward you will also be known as:
Count or Countess Out of Their Tree
Out of my tree! Who - me??? What a cheek! lol
Jenny from this day forward you will also be known as:
Count or Countess Out of Their Tree
Out of my tree! Who - me??? What a cheek! lol
By popular request!
Ringtone update
Stop Press:
Have just changed my mobile phone ringtone from Faith Hill's "This kiss" to the one I really wanted, Lulu's "Shout."
In my previous teaching life, when we had our sports day in the summer, we used to borrow a loud hailer from a neighbouring school and as deputy head, I used to feel it incumbent upon myself to test it beforehand, which I always did by singing the first few bars of Shout. There have been not a few parents who have claimed to hear my performance from their homes in the locality. (No, actually, I made that bit up!)
Have just changed my mobile phone ringtone from Faith Hill's "This kiss" to the one I really wanted, Lulu's "Shout."
In my previous teaching life, when we had our sports day in the summer, we used to borrow a loud hailer from a neighbouring school and as deputy head, I used to feel it incumbent upon myself to test it beforehand, which I always did by singing the first few bars of Shout. There have been not a few parents who have claimed to hear my performance from their homes in the locality. (No, actually, I made that bit up!)
Friday Fun on Saturday
Friday Fun
I started trying to track down the origins of this idea but then I realized that my sweater was completely unraveled. Still, a bunch of bloggers with cameras are having fun with it so here goes: Ask your readers to think of three photos they'd like to see posted to your blog. (Things around your house or whatever.) When you have enough requests, post them! See: How to post pictures for help. Have fun! – Biz [10/1/2004 11:23:20 AM]
Saw this interesting idea on Blogger News so, with some reservations, I thought I would give it a whirl. So if any readers of this blog can think of three photos they would like to see on it, as long as they are 'reasonable,' I will do my best to comply. Something along the lines of things around the house or garden is the example given, so, be warned in advance! I shall be vetting any suggestions made ve e ery carefully.
OK folks, with that in mind, get thinking! :)
I started trying to track down the origins of this idea but then I realized that my sweater was completely unraveled. Still, a bunch of bloggers with cameras are having fun with it so here goes: Ask your readers to think of three photos they'd like to see posted to your blog. (Things around your house or whatever.) When you have enough requests, post them! See: How to post pictures for help. Have fun! – Biz [10/1/2004 11:23:20 AM]
Saw this interesting idea on Blogger News so, with some reservations, I thought I would give it a whirl. So if any readers of this blog can think of three photos they would like to see on it, as long as they are 'reasonable,' I will do my best to comply. Something along the lines of things around the house or garden is the example given, so, be warned in advance! I shall be vetting any suggestions made ve e ery carefully.
OK folks, with that in mind, get thinking! :)
Clever???
I have just uploaded an mp3 file to my mobile phone to use as a ringtone. Who's clever then???
(Not just clever - a genius! Mind you, it's taken a good hour to work out how to do it, but hey...who's counting? :)
(Not just clever - a genius! Mind you, it's taken a good hour to work out how to do it, but hey...who's counting? :)
Medals and more medals
Keith would like me to announce to the world that he is the proud bearer of the following medals:
Airforce medal
Distinguished Flying Cross
Distinguished Service Order
Victoria Cross
and he has been Mentioned in Dispatches.
Before you make plans to invite him as an after-dinner speaker, let me hasten to tell you that he won these medals on "Combat Flight Simulator 2"!!
(Yes, I know - boys and their toys!) :)
Airforce medal
Distinguished Flying Cross
Distinguished Service Order
Victoria Cross
and he has been Mentioned in Dispatches.
Before you make plans to invite him as an after-dinner speaker, let me hasten to tell you that he won these medals on "Combat Flight Simulator 2"!!
(Yes, I know - boys and their toys!) :)
The tale of the disappearing furniture
This morning I waited patiently till midday for my promised call from the person in charge of the furniture department at the store. Then my patience ran out and I called her. So sorry, but no further development - the email has arrived at the warehouse but they still haven't unearthed our suite so now they are pursuing the suppliers, who, she assures me, the store are not happy with. They have had numerous problems with them and are losing custom as a result. Is it being too simplistic to suppose that the solution would be to change suppliers? I didn't ask but I did wonder aloud to the lady at the other end of the phone why it was necessary to communicate with the warehouse and suppliers by email rather than pick up the old fashioned phone. She agreed it would be sensible but had no idea why it could not be done.
"It's the system we use," she said plaintively.
So, here is the situation to date:
13th September - furniture present and correct in warehouse waiting for us to come back from holiday.
20th September - furniture allocated a date for dispatch chez Jennytc
29th September - one item of furniture has disappeared from said warehouse.
30th September - the other item has also gone AWOL.
1st October - store is contacting supplier to check if suite is, in fact, still with them.
Does it remind you of watching a film being run backwards?
Possible scenario on Monday:
Furniture is in fact not in existence. Relevant materials being gathered with a view to constructing it.
Tuesday will no doubt bring a phone call from the woodcutter sourcing the wood for the frame - "Just to let you know, the wood is being delivered to the factory as we speak. "
Wednesday - a pallet will be delivered to our door bearing the relevant materials for us to do a DIY job!
It would be funny if it were not so frustrating!
"It's the system we use," she said plaintively.
So, here is the situation to date:
13th September - furniture present and correct in warehouse waiting for us to come back from holiday.
20th September - furniture allocated a date for dispatch chez Jennytc
29th September - one item of furniture has disappeared from said warehouse.
30th September - the other item has also gone AWOL.
1st October - store is contacting supplier to check if suite is, in fact, still with them.
Does it remind you of watching a film being run backwards?
Possible scenario on Monday:
Furniture is in fact not in existence. Relevant materials being gathered with a view to constructing it.
Tuesday will no doubt bring a phone call from the woodcutter sourcing the wood for the frame - "Just to let you know, the wood is being delivered to the factory as we speak. "
Wednesday - a pallet will be delivered to our door bearing the relevant materials for us to do a DIY job!
It would be funny if it were not so frustrating!
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