I have just discovered that you can click the left or right side of the Apple TV remote touch surface to skip forward or backward. Mind blown š¤Æ support.apple.com/en-gb/gui…
November 28, 2020
This doesn’t make any senseā¦ Medway is currently 4th in the COVID charts, continuing to climb and yet in three day time the gyms will be open and I can go and get a haircut.
Yes, Medway will be in Tier 3, but surely that’s just not enough? If things are as bad as they appear and getting worse then how is a relaxation of anything a sensible approach?
Victoria and I will certainly not be going out for the foreseeable. Just because you can doesn’t mean you should and all that…
We continue to question how the five-day Christmas ‘forget about the rules’ system makes any sense at all - should we pop off to Cornwall (in Tier 1) as we normally do and risk spreading to family members? I’d rather not have that on my concious, to be honest.
Very foggy morning in Upnor today. Not often you canāt see St Maryās Island at all!
November 27, 2020
Another beautifully calm day here in Upnor today. Canāt remember the last time the river this flat. Very few boats not yet hauled out for winter āļø
āHey Siri, Xmas lights onā š š
November 26, 2020
So, it looks like we (Medway) are in Tier 3 (Very High alert) from the 2nd Dec. No going to the pub just yet then. Yay!
November 25, 2020
Well, it looks like Michael Gove drew Ebenezer in this yearās Christmas Carol as he announced the policies and procedures that must be followed to celebrate Jesus' birthday.
It’s certainly going to make for an interesting Andrews family Christmas with our four split-parent families, two grandparents and grown-up sibling families. Barely any of whom we’ve seen this year.
Perhaps we should draw names on a Zoom call - that seems the most fair approach if you ask me.
I can’t help but feel that this is all a little bit silly, even if you ignore the obvious comedy of Gove explaining how Christmas Bubbles will work. The rules are unenforceable, so people are either diligently following them to the letter or bending them to suit their own agenda.
I’m resolutely in support of the tier system (although think 1 and 3 need to be far more extreme) but can’t help but think that this Christmas thing is just a big ‘ol Boris bodge job.
Anyway, I’m sure itāll be fine. More than ever, let’s hope for a white Christmas - that’ll throw a spanner in the works.
Microsoft restrict the use of certain characters in Microsoft Team Channel names. So, for example I can’t use a question mark in a channel name.
But it seems that they don’t restrict the use of emoji characters. Which I suspect is going to bring a great deal of joy to many once they realise.
Ironically, I can use the question mark emoji character. š
The destruction of rainforests has got to stop. It’s sickening that this continues to happen despite it being understood.
If youāre scoffing cheap chicken, you’re supporting these practices.
Hue news: 3 more bulbs added to Chez Andrews. Went for white ambience, installed to the bathroom. Nice relaxing bath, here I come! š š§āāļø
November 24, 2020
Maybe I live in a bubble, but I donāt consider a Ā£150 monitor or a Ā£110 chair to be particularly excessive. …and I didnāt get any home āsupplementsā from my work.
Financial Conduct Authorityās home workers get luxury chairs and screens
Companies spend much more than that on equipment and furniture in an office setting, so why now is it an issue?
Realised yesterday that when I moved my blog earlier this year I didn’t move the About Me page. This now explains why so many people have been puzzled as to who I am. Don’t worry, I’ve added it back.
Boring post: Bought a new mattress yesterday, after spending months of having a sore back with our 4-year old Ikea one. Went for this Silentnight thing from John Lewis. Arrives tomorrow. Praying that it will sort my back out š
November 23, 2020
This has got to be satire, surely? No matter your cause, intentionally causing yourself financial harm seems like madness to me.
Donāt pay your mortgage, urge climate activists
Very sensible. More urgently needs to be done here to stop a crisis in waiting. Alcohol is far too inexpensive and accessible.
Minimum alcohol price demanded to save thousands
Calm and crisp morning here in Upnor today. Ready for the week ahead. Letās do this.
For about two years, maybe three there’s been a small draft between our front door and it’s frame, it has really bugged me.
A man came and fixed it today. It took him less than 30 seconds.
Good start to the week. āŗļø
How is it still not possible to archive a channel in Microsoft Teams? Our main Team a work now has 40 channels, most of them dormant causing unnecessary clutter.
There’s a UserVoice item for this: Ability to archive Channels. Vote!
Just seen the update from Alex Thompson where he shows the damage to Hugo Boss. Looks very serious, but heās confident that a temporary repair will do whatās needed to get back in the race. youtu.be/EJfhOBJAM…
Our Prime Minister, ladies and gentlemen:
āātis the season to be jolly! But itās also the season to be jolly careful.ā
November 22, 2020
Long day blogging today but feel like Iāve made progress. Finally have the first part on my great, great grandfather ready to post. Iāve spent countless hours and late nights researching him and putting facts together. Just need to prepare the images and Iāll publish. Exciting!
2nd episode of Worldās Greatest Ships, the story of the Curry Sark, from tea ship to tramper to training ship, fascinating. I remember visiting not long before the fire. https://watch.amazon.co.uk/detail?asin=B084H3SDV4&territory=GB&ref_=share_ios_season&r=web 3:54 pm
November 21, 2020
Just watched the first episode of World’s Greatest Ships, the story of how Sir Francis Drake circumnavigated the globe. Few bits filmed here in Chatham too! https://watch.amazon.co.uk/detail?asin=B084H3SDV4&territory=GB&ref_=share_ios_season&r=web
Two magnificent new blog posts today, one on moving from Google Photos to Apple photos. andrews.io/blog/movi… and another on the different software I subscribe to or pay for andrews.io/blog/soft… Very busy day.
If youāre following the VendĆ©e Globe, there is an absolutely fantastic daily report on the subreddit. Hereās todayās update (Day 13): https://reddit.com/r/Vendee_Globe/comments/jyj919/day_13_update/
