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« on: December 22, 2017, 16:21:29 »

Bit sad to be looking at OTT (Open Train Times website, or possibly 'over the top', depending on context) when I probably should be peeling potatoes or generally doing something useful. 

So - what are YOU doing in the background or do you have going on in the background?
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« Reply #1 on: December 22, 2017, 17:21:24 »

Listening to Radio 4, which is on pretty well all the time when I'm on my computer, which is a desktop at home  Probably reflects my age etc.
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« Reply #2 on: December 22, 2017, 17:24:06 »

Listening to Radio 4, which is on pretty well all the time when I'm on my computer, which is a desktop at home  Probably reflects my age etc.

Ditto.
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« Reply #3 on: December 22, 2017, 18:20:20 »

Talk to Alexa !! How sad is that ??
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« Reply #4 on: December 22, 2017, 22:11:14 »

Currently reading the forum whilst listening to, and occasionally watching, a documentary on the film, 'Saturday Night Fever'.
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« Reply #5 on: December 22, 2017, 22:16:58 »

Some mornings BBC» (British Broadcasting Corporation - home page) Radio Bristol (on late start work days or days off). Got their 'Noelworthy' completion correct today so am officially 'Noelworthy' until the New Year now.

And right now Walking with Dinosaurs on a cable channel.. Been yonks since I saw it last.
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« Reply #6 on: December 23, 2017, 08:24:10 »

Reading forum; Radio Cornwall for incidental listening.  Unless Mrs GBM is speaking of course  Wink
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« Reply #7 on: December 23, 2017, 08:42:05 »

Quite a fan of Radio 4 Extra
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« Reply #8 on: December 23, 2017, 08:57:53 »

Listening to Absolute radio or Radio X
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« Reply #9 on: December 23, 2017, 08:58:26 »

Having posted the question ... I supposed I should answer myself and nearly did last night.  Problem was there was so much going on around me that I couldn't concentrate to do more that read - and I only had one hand free.  To my far left, Lisa was playing Final Fantasy XIV on twin screens (one game view, one database views), volume up, and wearing an earpiece through which she was co-ordinating with Leah (our emergency technical admin here) and indeed talking back at times.  Across the room, the TV (Thames Valley, or TeleVision, depending on context) moved from Top of the Pops 2 (old disco hits) through to the harrowing situation in Myanmar - from relaxing to extremely unsettling.  Between us, on his back and head down the bed lay Billy (the greyhound), and he was occupying that hand that I mentioned to be unavailable earlier - grumbling if I stopped the gentle stroking of the parts of him that were within easy reach.  As well as the forum, various Facebook things were coming up on my screen including no fewer than three Facebook friends finding this Christmas season already starting hard.  One I suspect dumped, one feeling very lonely indeed after life changing choices which have taken over her whole life, and one who's partner has come back from a concert drunk and abusive and who needs to sort out a developing cycle she only just admitted during the evening.

This morning, it's a bit quieter.  I'm updating 2018 fare charts, preparing for 7th January Coffee Shop special event (my keynote speaker confirmed his availability yesterday evening!).   Incoming post includes a notice of auction of Railwayana in the New Year and a quick distraction to glance through reveals a Taplow totem (but in brown not green!) I expect will be of interest to one of our members - further look through in the evening I expect when the rest of the house is buzzing again.  Billy has appeared and been outside to drain - now waiting for breakfast on the dog cushion.   Gypsy - who was asleep at the bottom of the bed last night (snoring loudly) was up in the middle of the night but has yet to appear ...
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« Reply #10 on: December 23, 2017, 16:32:06 »

Having posted the question ... I supposed I should answer myself and nearly did last night.  Problem was there was so much going on around me that I couldn't concentrate to do more that read - and I only had one hand free.  To my far left, Lisa was playing Final Fantasy XIV on twin screens (one game view, one database views), volume up, and wearing an earpiece through which she was co-ordinating with Leah (our emergency technical admin here) and indeed talking back at times.  Across the room, the TV (Thames Valley, or TeleVision, depending on context) moved from Top of the Pops 2 (old disco hits) through to the harrowing situation in Myanmar - from relaxing to extremely unsettling.  Between us, on his back and head down the bed lay Billy (the greyhound), and he was occupying that hand that I mentioned to be unavailable earlier - grumbling if I stopped the gentle stroking of the parts of him that were within easy reach.  As well as the forum, various Facebook things were coming up on my screen including no fewer than three Facebook friends finding this Christmas season already starting hard.  One I suspect dumped, one feeling very lonely indeed after life changing choices which have taken over her whole life, and one who's partner has come back from a concert drunk and abusive and who needs to sort out a developing cycle she only just admitted during the evening.

This morning, it's a bit quieter.  I'm updating 2018 fare charts, preparing for 7th January Coffee Shop special event (my keynote speaker confirmed his availability yesterday evening!).   Incoming post includes a notice of auction of Railwayana in the New Year and a quick distraction to glance through reveals a Taplow totem (but in brown not green!) I expect will be of interest to one of our members - further look through in the evening I expect when the rest of the house is buzzing again.  Billy has appeared and been outside to drain - now waiting for breakfast on the dog cushion.   Gypsy - who was asleep at the bottom of the bed last night (snoring loudly) was up in the middle of the night but has yet to appear ...
Wow! Makes my life seem dead.  Actually I like it 'dead'.  Sedentary I believe. 
Good luck to you.  Also for Christmas & New Year.
Talking of which,  many many thanks for all your forum efforts.  They are SO appreciated.
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« Reply #11 on: December 24, 2017, 20:23:29 »

Read a biography of Damian Green.
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« Reply #12 on: December 25, 2017, 02:04:31 »

Read a biography of Damian Green.

Does it have pictures? Ones from his hard drive?  Tongue
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