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Good morning, Rusty!
Our walk started off wet this morning, but the rain has now ceased and the sun is attempting (feebly) to come through.
Warmish still.
I am rather looking forward to Le Tour to see if I can remember what you taught me, and to see whether I can still understand it all!
Utah Beach was a code name for one of the Normandy Landings, in World War II, wasn't it?
Yes, hopefully you are right, and we may get some history thrown in as well.
I have to smile at your "Grab a teenager" to solve all technical problems!
Do you have shares in them or something.........."Rent -a- Teenager".com ?
Not a bad idea....
Do you have any plans for today?
Is it fine up there?

Good day, Elle!
Bit cooler here.
I think what Malone means is that YOU call the shots regarding which match you watch, on Red Button.
You have several options.
For instance if British Heather Watson is on Centre Court, and British Andy Murray is on Court One, although BBC quite naturally concentrates on these players, Red Button offers other alternatives. You may watch someone else on Court 5 or Court 8, for instance.
I am going to try and find Sarafova and Kyrgios on Red Button.
Must keep an eye on my ten bob each way!
Lots of wing stretching going on at the loch today!

Hi Elle
I do agree that watching tennis who ever is playing is a pleasure but the over hype regarding Mr M is too much.There are plenty of very good players who are ignored especially by the BBC.He is merely another tennis player

Hello, Elle!
Posts crossed!
Yes, Utah Beach was one of the landing sites.
I am sure that somewhere I read that 850,000 troops came ashore, but that may at all the designated beaches.
Yes, it is cloudy and cooler here today.
I was out earlier (did crossword on line at 7.00 today!) and am planless for the rest of the day.
May investigate tumbly dryers.
Mine has a hose that I hang out of my window but the hose is fairly knackered, so I shall pick a brain or two.
Not sure that the young ones would be much help though!

Hi, Rusty!
I am very impressed by your doing the crossword at 7am!
I haven't even printed mine out yet!
Now, tumbler dryers......
Have you thought of buying one with a condenser?
This is built into the tumbler dryer and all you have to do is empty the container of water when a red light shows.
It is simple. I have been very pleased with mine (which is a Hotpoint - and no, I don't have shares in the firm!)
Coincidentally, my younger daughter bought the same make and model as I did, and neither knew that the other was so doing.
Spooky or what?



Hello, Doglet!
Did you enjoy the Athletics yesterday?
It was good to have several hours to watch, wasn't it? rather than the very rushed 'highlights' to which we have been subjected of late.
I do hope that the odd competitor who won an automatic qualification for Rio by virtue of being in the first two of their event, but didn't have the qualifying times yet, fulfil the time requirements before the end date.
Otherwise, they will have to hope for a 'discretionary' decision by the Selection Panel.

Hello, Elle,
I had heard of condenser tumbly dryers but did not know what they were.
They sound better than the vent-hose type.
Less of a scutter.
My daughter-in-law suggested condenser, too.
Do they all have a red light warning?
Yes, the crossword was not too tough.
I meant to check up on a town in Isle of Wight which I had not heard of, but it fitted in fine.

Hello again, Elle!
I have Red Button on and there are 6 games to choose from.

Hi, Rusty!
I'm afraid that I don't know whether they all have a red light indicating when the water needs emptying, but it would make sense for it to be so.
I don't know whether this is allowed ( does it classify as 'advertising' - or just 'advising' ?) but this is the reference to the tumbler dryer that my daughter and I both have ........
http://www.hotpoint.co.uk/appliances-1/tumble-dryers-3/hotpoint-aquarius-tcfm-90c-6p-tumble-dryer-white/F083784/
I am at present watching Kyle Edmund play Mannarino on the Red Button at 601, but no sign of any other red button tennis activity that I can find...
I have scanned right through with my TV remote control, and apparently this is the only BBC Red Button showing any tennis.
Oops, that match has suddenly just gone over to BBC2 and now we have a different one on the red button.....just going to change channels to follow Edmund...........
Okay, back again...... you see what I mean!!

Rusty, thanks for seeing what I meant!
Elle, I'm sorry you felt I didn't grasp your point. I think my very literal brain is to blame. When you said 'if a Brit is playing then all other matches disappear... and one is forced to watch...', I thought you believed that to be the case. It obviously isn't!
I think there is only one Rd Button option just now as the tournament has only just started. Play hasn't even begun yet on the show courts.

Hello, Elle!
Sorry for delay!
I was watching the More4 programme on "Somme".
It was first class (thank you, Malone!) and I must confess to being very saddened by it all. Those poor men!
Very well made, though.
Now, to bring up the dreaded Red Button again!
At present on my TV, BBC Red Button are showing 6 different tennis matches at Wimbledon.
If I press Red Button, I then get a Live Tennis option.
I click on that, and get a Blue Menu Button which offers me a choice of 6 different tennis matches. Do you?
Your tumbly dryer looks the biz!
I shall keep it in mind if I go down the purchase route!