Alas, my 'Outlook', through which I read and send my e-mails, remains out of order. 'SoD' appears to have gone a.w.o.l. so I have approached the mighty, world-wide organisation known as, er, Milborne Port Computers. I spoke to a charming lady who sensed after about 0.5 micro seconds that she was dealing with the village idiot. Even so, she was patient and exceedingly competent and after asking me to click this, click that and click the other she decided to hand the problem over to someone else who will call me later on.
It is quite incredible to me that after years spent before a computer screen in which I repeat endlessly various actions literally without thinking but when asked to describe them, what passes for my mind goes completely blank! Anyway, this is to let you know that I am unable to receive any e-mails so if you have some off-topic messages for me, please leave them in the comments on the blog.
Needless to say, I am now in Grump Factor Max mode!
God, and Bill Gates (if you can tell the difference!), be praised because Milborne Port Computers clicked a few buttons and - hey presto! - all is well again!
David, I wonder what Shakespeare would have done in your situation?
Posted by: Whitewall | Wednesday, 15 January 2020 at 11:33
Well, Whiters, if he was in my grump mood he would have stabbed himself with his quill pen!!!
Posted by: David Duff | Wednesday, 15 January 2020 at 13:07
I don't know how this happened, David, but we were only chatting yesterday about your Outlook issues, and just today, Mrs O'Blene's PC has totally packed up and joined the scrap-heap of the vanities!
I spy gremlins, especially as quite a few seem to work for our servers (servers - PAH!), and annoy me to the point of distraction.
So join the club, for that is what it is, a loose arrangement of desperate individuals, clinging to a keyboard!
Posted by: Scrobs... | Wednesday, 15 January 2020 at 14:16
Well, Scrobs, tell the missus that those infernal machines can be cured - I'm back up again thanks to my local 'whizzy-do' operators!
Posted by: David Duff | Wednesday, 15 January 2020 at 15:05
Channelling Morecambe and Wise, "Which buttons and in what order?"
Posted by: decnine | Thursday, 16 January 2020 at 08:55
No idea, Scrobs, but if was me I usually end up slamming the flat of my hand down on the keyboard in a fury before switching the damned thing off!
Posted by: David Duff | Thursday, 16 January 2020 at 09:19
Here's you another of those 'aging sequence vids' David
https://dailytimewaster.blogspot.com/2020/01/the-transformation-of-time.html
Do not read the comments until after! Ya know?
Posted by: JK | Thursday, 16 January 2020 at 19:30