Hi all: Thanks for chat and Ernie info - don't forget to read the last few posts of last week to catch up on folks.
Brenda: My sister has been to the Chelsea Flower Show several times and has always loved it. Do hope the weather is kind on your day.
Patriciat: How nice that people were so generous with your fund-raising efforts. Good for you - you must have a winning way!!
dibnlib: Thanks for spelling out Ernie's "real" name. Doesn't sound half as much fun as his more familiar name. Actually, I remember now - Premium Bonds - they were being sold when I was still in the UK. I think my sister also has some that she bought way back when....
Emma: Painting is done - although just noticed a smudge of Pot of Cream (the paint) on a wood ceiling beam. How did it get there!! Took all the blue painter's tape off the glass panes this afternoon and put the hardware back on and it looks pretty nice. Do need to do some tidying up where paint trickled under the tape and also onto the hinges a bit, but all pretty minimal.
Have been keeping tabs on Trucker Steve, whose cat has an eye problem. He's going to take her to the vet. He's got a hard trip this time - three days of 11 hours a day to the next stop in Wisconsin. He's in Montana now, where it's well into the evening.
Off to see how EJ is doing. Have a nice Sunday morning all.
On a less happy note: Here's a link to "Spill Cam", a live video feed of the BP Gulf oil spill from the ocean floor, 5,000 feet below the surface. http://globalwarming.house.gov/spillcam/ The cam was made available to the public yesterday, and their server has often been overwhelmed with viewers.
Hey Diane: THought I'd responded already but must've not hit Post. Thanks for the links. Will have to check out the spill cam in the morning. Hope you don't have too many storms!
Night all.
gary a said: There has been some recent discussion on other threads about Realplayer not working on Windows 7. I'd just like to add that, after my trusty old PC died a death 3 weeks ago today and had to be replaced with a laptop complete with 7, Realplayer steadfastly refuses to download any live streaming feeds. I can record videos no problem but whatever tinkering I try with the settings on the laptop it will not record streamed media. Interested to know if anyone out there who is using Windows 7 can record off the webcams.
There has been some recent discussion on other threads about Realplayer not working on Windows 7. I'd just like to add that, after my trusty old PC died a death 3 weeks ago today and had to be replaced with a laptop complete with 7, Realplayer steadfastly refuses to download any live streaming feeds. I can record videos no problem but whatever tinkering I try with the settings on the laptop it will not record streamed media.
Interested to know if anyone out there who is using Windows 7 can record off the webcams.
Sandy, I just put a link on the other side to a Facebook page that discusses the problem
http://www.facebook.com/topic.php?uid=44675316826&topic=13146
You may want to have a look at that as it gives a couple of suggestions from Real itself.
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Gary: I've tried all the "fixes" that have been put forward from every possible source. It simply doesn't work on Windows 7.
Morning, All. Been so transfixed by the goings on on the webcam and the webcam at LotL, that I forgot to come on here, this morning. We awoke to a heavy mist over the fields seen out of our bedroom window - its stlll clearing slowly. The air is heavy and bodes well or ill for the hot weather we're promised over the weekend.
Gary: Thanks for all the wonderful clips, you are a star! Alan said he was going to Wales for a week, so could return this weekend.
Annette: Sorry to hear of your toothache, hope its cleared up now.
I'm off now to go watch the clip posted by Diane thanks, Diane.
--Those baby bears are def. a cute overdose.
Breakfast at last !!
Ooh, Cirrus, that's beyond cute!
Just watching her feed the little one at LotL - so very gentle, its touching.