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Re: The postman's just been...

#101 Post by LAT » Sun Jul 31, 2011 10:09 am

And I like to print them out so I can scribble over them, and rub out the scribblings when I realise they are wrong. Not so easy in the book.

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#102 Post by giraffe » Sun Jul 31, 2011 10:30 am

I photocopy bigger for that, but I like to be able to cut and paste them into spreadsheets.

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#103 Post by Looby » Sun Jul 31, 2011 3:03 pm

It wasn't really a complaint - merely a statement of fact :D

I like to scribble on the puzzles too - and screw them up and jump on them when I feel so inclined
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#104 Post by gill216 » Sun Jul 31, 2011 7:55 pm

I'm gobsmacked that so many mags have arrived early. They were meant to arrive Monday and they didn't hit the post box until 4.30pm Friday with a collection time of 6.15pm Friday evening. Pretty good going so far as Royal Mail goes! :shock:
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#105 Post by giraffe » Sun Jul 31, 2011 8:44 pm

They must have put them in the first class sack by accident. Mind you after dopeyKingsley's mistake the Royal Mail are feeling quite well off this week. :roll: :lol: :lol:

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#106 Post by gill216 » Sun Jul 31, 2011 8:54 pm

:lol: :lol:
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#107 Post by MBH » Sun Jul 31, 2011 10:19 pm

:? From my meetings with your kids, 'Dopey' and 'Kingsley' don't go together in my mind at all! :?

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#108 Post by giraffe » Sun Jul 31, 2011 10:23 pm

When they were little I used to call them Happy, Dopey and Grumpy. Lally was happy because she was a very smiley baby, K is completely lacking in common sense and F spent about 5 years going through the "terrible twos" :roll:

I had a package to post to Gill this week and sent K into the post office with it. I had given her £10 , but thought it would cost about £2.50. I was a bit startled when she said it had cost £9.05 When it arrived Gill told me she had paid for signed for guaranteed next day before noon rather than second class. :roll: Her excuse she couldn't hear the woman through the glass screen and hadn't a clue what she was asking. Definitely dopey.

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#109 Post by Bunnylump » Sun Jul 31, 2011 10:28 pm

:lol: :lol: I just KNOW she'd get on famously with my son. He's the one with the fancy degree and not one ounce of common sense.
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#110 Post by Wulfruna » Sun Jul 31, 2011 11:33 pm

Mine's here too - Leeds post office is obviously offering that next day delivery anyway :lol:
It certainly looks as good as ever - love the cover, which brings Africa really to life :)
I found one of those lovely little yellow ladybirds in my garden this afternoon (as well as a couple of the usual common or garden ones) - but she wasn't giving away any secrets....... :?

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Re: The postman's just been...

#111 Post by giraffe » Mon Aug 01, 2011 9:08 am

Passwords have arrived :D Only two attempts per puzzle :shock: :o

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#112 Post by kathlyn » Mon Aug 01, 2011 9:16 am

anyone else having trouble getting on to the .com site once they have put the password in :?: :?: :!: :!:
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#113 Post by Laura » Mon Aug 01, 2011 10:02 am

I did, but then I realised I'd copied a space along with the password, and for some strange reason it didn't like that! I also forgot that I had to sign in at the top as me with my normal password before putting in the one for this mag in the different box. I'm really not getting any better at all this!!

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#114 Post by kathlyn » Mon Aug 01, 2011 10:09 am

Google chrome keeps telling me page is not available. It's just done it on here as well but when I retry it comes back.
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#115 Post by Looby » Mon Aug 01, 2011 10:41 am

I'm getting 'Oops! This link appears to be broken'

Nowhere to enter my password!
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Re: The postman's just been...

#116 Post by MBH » Mon Aug 01, 2011 10:48 am

giraffe wrote:Passwords have arrived :D Only two attempts per puzzle :shock: :o
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#117 Post by strep98 » Mon Aug 01, 2011 1:42 pm

Wulfruna wrote:
I found one of those lovely little yellow ladybirds in my garden this afternoon (as well as a couple of the usual common or garden ones) - but she wasn't giving away any secrets....... :?
Well I hope you stamped on her :twisted:
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Re: The postman's just been...

#118 Post by Scurra » Mon Aug 01, 2011 1:51 pm

Looby wrote:I'm getting 'Oops! This link appears to be broken'

Nowhere to enter my password!
This problem has now been fixed <fingers crossed!>
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Re: The postman's just been...

#119 Post by Wulfruna » Mon Aug 01, 2011 8:21 pm

strep98 wrote:Well I hope you stamped on her :twisted:
Now, now Strep - you know that ladybirds are the gardeners friend..... :lol:

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Re: The postman's just been...

#120 Post by Looby » Mon Aug 01, 2011 8:46 pm

Yes, fixed - thanks Scurra!

Wulfruna - I hope you would stamp on it if it was a Harlequin one!
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