Wednesday, June 24, 2026
front wall
Similarly one should not allow someone to block a shot into the front corners. Offenders should either move back or to the centre asap.
The issue is almost entirely a doubles issue, and is really part of the " one should be able to play one's most strategic shot", and if stopped, should be given a let. It is not that they cannot play any shot. If they can play a winning shot, although not the best winning shot, they should really play it.
This is not a simple issue, and the rules of the game should in general be more about intent, rather than detailed situations.
M
609
NHS have been told to cancel ...609 as a mobile number for me. And should only have the landline number now.
Hope they do it.
M
the wall in Fives
Some people, particularly beginners, think that they can hide against the side walls.
It is true that the written rules say nothing special about the walls as places to be, there are some unwritten rules that apply. Basically obstructing strategic shots is a no-no, and the wall is full of strategic shot potential, including in particular the wall hugging shots, that use aerodynamics to keep the ball very close but not touching the wall.
I think it perfectly fair to consider trying to hide against a side wall, to be worthy of a replay or let.
Now I am not suggesting that Neil is aware of the issues, but he does know now that I am watching out.
M
centre of the universe
People have difficulty realising that as far as we know, any point in the universe has the same chance of being the centre of the universe.
So you might as well say imagine the earth as that centre. It basically makes one's language simpler, and really does not alter anything.
Neil has difficulty me using the earth as the centre, or maybe myself as the centre. He is wrong of course.
He ended up having some very distorted times and angles for the sun, and seemed to say that if you took the sun as the centre, I would realise my mistake. Eh .. No.
M
Tuesday, June 23, 2026
...609
How to get rid of this reference.
It was used as a general safe reference machine, which you picked up and authorised the transaction. The problem came when it did not ring for one reason or another. This could be that the SIM had been canceled by the provider because you were no longer a customer.
To avoid this you have to intervene much earlier in the sequence of events.
The chaos is just after a supplier changing processes. It gets sorted out, but the period could be a couple of months.
M
Monday, June 22, 2026
watch 2. minutes late
I noted this. Clearly I need to control it a little bit more. I suspect all the co4ect ones are in the computer room, and not my bedroom.
M
poppies
and a couple of other plants in the passage way could easily spread through the top part of the fence, just with the wind howling through the gaps. They can then easily spread further on.
M
power supplies
I am now finding homes for all the power plugs, and keeping them with a potential host. Ideally they would have been part of a single purchase at some point.
It is surprisingly difficult, but rewarding when you can do it.
Nokia seem to be the easiest, as they tend to put their brand name on everything, and they have the weirdest of sized plugs.
M
tamulosin
Put in request for repeat prescription, for both tamulosin and senna. Will be interesting how quick they are. They cannot know my availability to put the request in.
M
Sunday, June 21, 2026
crosswords
Sometimes the mechanisms used by the program completely mess up the input. One is so concentrating on the keyboard that one misses that it is busily messing things up.
Now it is possible to avoid this, anđ use a simpler input method. You can still get messed up, but it is less annoying.
Basically you do it in a dumber environment. Avoid using all things google. Go into a simple browser and search for the independent crossword. Then view it in the simplest way.
I cannot remember all the details here, but it dies work. I seem to remember that you might have to turn rhe sound right down.
M
Saturday, June 20, 2026
sweet potato
no large car
And the Volvo has stayed on the street.
No idea what is happening.
M
forgot override
I messed up when I set the override buttons on two floors. It has continued to heat even in hot weather.
Basically it is a dangerous thing to set.
Will need to check things for a couple of days, and then reintroduce simple thermostat settings when needed.
Probably not much damage done.
M
Friday, June 19, 2026
S driving?
Big car out on a drive. I wonder if S is driving J to some get together.
A fiat is too small.
M
cycle has begun
The cycle of the bum injection has started with the normal fluffy crap. Normally a day or two of this. Don't want to be too far from a loo at this point. But managed shop at Tesco's.
The heat wave won't help much either.
M
Thursday, June 18, 2026
cheap glasses
I currently cannot locate any of the original three. I am back with J's original pair. A symptomatic search is necessary.
M
concise crossword
I seem to have managed to get the crossword back to the basics in terms of functionality. It is still quite clever, jumping over filled squares, but it is much simpler.
One needs to avoid ads by going in with ones independent user credentials. So you go into the full paper and then select the concise crossword.
M
was I right?
I may never know. I am bound to run into Sue one day, but whether she would actually admit my warning was correct, is another matter.
The fact that they must have removed something is rather ominous. Were they in time? Will the medics give him the all clear, and in particular for driving. Bob did, but his esipodes were very much sleep related. I imagine this was not the case with J.
M
licence taken away?
I am beginning to think that J's illness means all his road licences have been cancelled. This may include power bicycles.
This could be a slow process, say minimum 6 months.
He will be driven even more potty.
And the continental ban might extend a chunk more.
Frankly this is right.
M
heat wave forecast
blinds mended
At long last set about renovating the roller blinds in the playroom. All seemed to go well. The centre one can still have sticking points, though I am not sure why.
M
