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Hi, Rusty!
Have your storms abated?
I am surprised your Internet connection has not been affected, if your TV is on the blink?
I hope the worst is over?
I don't think we are going to be affected here....
Our weather seems set to be a tad cooler from tomorrow ....only a high of low to mid twenties, if the forecast is accurate.
That will suit me fine!
I think we are in for a bad night first, though...it is very hot and "heavy"!
I enjoyed "The Voice"....
All the places are filled now, so the coaches get to work with their choices.......
And next week, the "Battle rounds "begin!




Hello, Pigale!
How is it going?
I keep thinking about you and the heat!
I have had my fan going all day........ and we are about ten degrees cooler than you!
Your friend will find it a shock when he arrives tomorrow....... a big change from here!

Hello, Elle!
Still getting intermittent very heavy downpours.
My internet connection and Sky TV are not linked.
They are separate things.
Why should one affect the other?
It is quite warm still.

Hi, Rusty!
I've no idea!
It is just that occasionally when we have a violent thunderstorm here, both the television and the computer are sometimes affected....we will get flickering on the screens and similar disturbances....and maybe lose our Internet connection.
I thought we were having thunder here a short time ago.......but someone is letting off fireworks!
I think they are coming from the park...there is an open air film show up there tonight.
The dog is fretful...I hope the noise stops soon!

Good morning, Elle!
The violent weather has passed!
Looks not too bad outside.
I have never had Sky TV affected by weather before, so that came as a surprise.
A "No signal" message appeared on the screen instead of a picture.
This was after the picture had been breaking up during the Sweden v Germany match.
My internet is "usually" OK, but there can be the odd time when it plays up.
I had an update from Google Chrome yesterday (it takes seconds!) and my Chromebook seems to be faster since it was done.

Morning, Rusty. I know you often don't have your television on, but there's a programme on Wednesday that might interest you. It's 'The River: A Year In The Life of the Tay'. The blurb in my tv guide mentions 'Tay guardians' - I like the sound of those! It's on BBC 4 at 9 pm.

Good morning, Malone!
Thank you kindly for the tip about the "Tay" programme.
It looks as if it could be very interesting!
My son often fishes for salmon on the Tay and I'll let him know, too.
I wonder if the lady who made the programme is the same Helen Macdonald who wrote "H is for Hawk"?
If it is, there lots of videos on YouTube about her.
I may explore later!
Thanks again!

Update, Malone!
It is the same Helen Macdonald.
Here is a short video about the programme.
I think I am hooked!

https://www.earthtouchtvsales.com/distribution/the-river-a-year-in-the-life-of-the-tay/

Thanks, Rusty. You might have spotted the programme anyway, but I thought I'd mention it. It sounds very interesting, I too will watch it.

Good morning, Rusty!
You were up very early this morning!
Last night was very muggy here, and I didn't sleep well, despite the fans.
We were out especially early this morning to avoid the heat......although it is supposed to be considerably cooler than yesterday.
My daughter will have just started her race!
This is what she is doing:
https://raceforlife.cancerresearchuk.org/find-an-event/blackheath-common-5k-2019-06-30-0000
It is only 5K this time...although in October, she is taking part in a Half - Marathon in Manchester, in memory of her Godmother.
I believe the half- marathon will be televised, so we may see her in action!
Your Google Chrome update seems to have left you far happier than I was with Outlook's last "effort"!

Hello, Elle!
I think the heat wakened me, I usually get up earlyish, anyway.
Hope your daughter does well in the run.
My granddaughters have done similar runs for cancer research etc.
And my friend in Norn Iron has recently started "From Couch to 5K"!
And she is enjoying it!
The Chrome updates take a handful of seconds.
I think it's brilliant.
I do not know anyone else who has a Chromebook, but they are perfect for me.
Very fast, and quite a bit cheaper than Windows laptops.
I may get another one later this year.
This is a Toshiba model, but they do not make them any more, I don't think, unfortunately.