Nope. People just can't do lots of things that they might have been intending to do .

But 25th December is still Christmas Day, can't change that .

Makes no difference to plans here, though. The family had assumed that political optimism would eventually have to give way to hard realism and we'd planned accordingly.

Steve

And another one has landed.

An excellent book, Bill. When it eventually finds itself on a shelf with the other photographic books, it will be a worthy neighbour for Ansel Adams, Joe Cornish, Paul Strand and the rest.

Steve

A good use for holiday money! You've already discovered that 12mm is good for big skies with interesting clouds...

Steve

Hey, that's a big version of the Little Egret that's been colonising southern England for the last couple of decades. Very nice!!!

Steve

Mrs L has been bottling redcurrant gin today. I was required to sample it, which I duly did (reluctantly, of course :wink. Another vintage year. And the colour is stunning!

Steve

Agreed. But there's a lot of it about. Just looking at what's lying around here, the MS Surface (on which this is being typed), smartphone and iPod Classic all have batteries that aren't user-replacable (unless you're Gareth, perhaps ). OK, they're rechargable, but even rechargables eventually die. Presumably manufacturers work out a typical rate of use, if they reckon most people will have replaced/destroyed/lost/abandoned the thing before the battery dies then it isn't worth the additional cost of making the battery user-replacable.

Steve

Let's hope the issue isn't salmonella in the kitchen...

Steve

What was the last thing you used the camera for before setting up for macro? Did you change anything in Custom Settings and didn't change back?

Steve

You'll get a state pension based on years of national insurance contributions, same as I did (and I was 'contracted out', too). It will be the higher of what you would get under the old State Pension rules and what you would get if the new State Pension had been in place at the start of your working life. The reason there's a deduction from the new state pension is because the old pension worked on the basis of basic + additional (if 'contracted in') while the new pension starts from a higher level and subtracts (if 'contracted out'). You can get a pension forecast from the government website if you really want a number. And don't forget to apply for the pension when the Big Day approaches .

The other thing that will happen when you turn 66 is headaches after the night before will be worse due to the liver being older...

Steve

Am I allowed to like them all? .... Because I do!

Steve